Past Events: Theater

Royal Shakespeare Company: Coriolanus
Apr. 13 - May 6, 2007
2006-2007 Season
The Royal Shakespeare Company returns with Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus as part of the citywide festival, Shakespeare in Washington.
The Tempest/La Tempête
Mar. 22 - 24, 2007
2006-2007 Season
Performed with virtual characters interacting with live actors, Shakespeare's powerful words are matched with an equally powerful storm--brought to life through spectacular multimedia effects.
Carnival!
Feb. 17 - Mar. 11, 2007
2006-2007 Season
This new Kennedy Center production revives the classic 1961 musical based on the film Lili, in which a young orphan girl joins a traveling circus.
Bill Irwin and Kathleen Turner in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jan. 4 - 28, 2007
2006-2007 Season
The divine Kathleen Turner and the dazzling Bill Irwin reprise their roles from the electrifying 2005 Broadway production of Edward Albee's masterpiece.
The Light in the Piazza
Dec. 19, 2006 - Jan. 7, 2007
2006-2007 Season
The six-time Tony-winning musical tells the story of a mother and daughter traveling through Italy, and the daughter's romance with a handsome Italian man, despite the mother's objections.
Twelve Angry Men
Oct. 3 - 22, 2006
2006-2007 Season
Richard Thomas and George Wendt star in the Tony-nominated production of the critically acclaimed 2005 Broadway revival.
Waiting for Godot
Oct. 3 - 5, 2006
2006-2007 Season
Two tramps meet by the roadside, and endlessly wait for someone--or something--named Godot.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: All the Great Books (abridged)
Jul. 11 - 30, 2006
2005-2006 Season
From a reduced Proust to a short Longfellow, "this trio of modern Marx Brothers will have you in stitches" (The Boston Herald) as they compress 83 of history's preeminent tomes into ninety-eight minutes.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History of America (abridged)
Jul. 5 - 28, 2006
2005-2006 Season
600 years of history is covered in 6,000 seconds! The three cultural guerillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take audiences on a ninety-minute roller coaster ride through the glorious quagmire that is American history.
Little Women, the Broadway Musical
Jun. 27 - Jul. 23, 2006
2005-2006 Season
Join the remarkable March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--as one of America's most beloved books soars to the stage starring Maureen McGovern.
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Jun. 17 - 25, 2006
2005-2006 Season
Steppenwolf Theatre Company co-produces Don DeLillo's riveting drama as part of The Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays.
Mame
May 27 - Jul. 2, 2006
2005-2006 Season
Tony and Emmy winner Christine Baranski stars as madcap Mame in an all-new Kennedy Center production of the delightful musical.
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Canterbury Tales, Part 2
Apr. 19 - May 7, 2006
2005-2006 Season
The RSC presents a brand-new adaptation of Chaucer's timeless classic about a boisterous and bawdy storytelling competition.
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Canterbury Tales, Part 1
Apr. 15 - May 6, 2006
2005-2006 Season
The RSC presents a brand-new adaptation of Chaucer's timeless classic about a boisterous and bawdy storytelling competition.
The Subject Was Roses
Jan. 7 - 29, 2006
2005-2006 Season
A young man returns from WWII to find his parents are strangers--to him and each other--in this powerful drama that won the Pulitzer Prize and Best Play Tony Award(r) in 1965.
Wicked
Dec. 21, 2005 - Jan. 15, 2006
2005-2006 Season
The untold story of the witches of Oz is the most spellbinding new Broadway musical in years.
Hairspray
Jul. 13 - Aug. 21, 2005
2004-2005 Season
Winner of nine 2003 Tony Awards(r), Broadway's blockbuster musical comes to the Kennedy Center.
Red, White and Tuna
Jun. 24 - Jul. 10, 2005
2004-2005 Season
In this hilarious sequel to the hit comedies Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams return for their side-splitting spoof of rural America.
Royal Shakespeare Company: Hecuba
May 21 - Jun. 12, 2005
2004-2005 Season
Legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave makes her Washington debut as the Queen of Troy in Euripides’ classic tragedy.
Mister Roberts
Mar. 12 - Apr. 3, 2005
2004-2005 Season
This 1948 Tony Award®-winning American comedy is a tale of unusual heroism during World War II.
Marc Blitzstein's Regina
Mar. 10 - 12, 2005
2004-2005 Season
Tony®-winning actress and singer Patti LuPone stars in a semi-staged concert version of this soaring musical drama.
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Dec. 28, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005
2004-2005 Season
Broadway stars sing his greatest hits plus songs from his new musical The Woman in White and the film version of The Phantom of the Opera.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Dec. 7 - 26, 2004
2004-2005 Season
This six-time Tony® winner takes you back to the height of the Jazz Age in New York City.
On Golden Pond
Sep. 28 - Oct. 17, 2004
2004-2005 Season
Tony® winners James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams star in a brand-new production of this intimate family drama.
Tennessee Williams Explored: Glass Menagerie
Jul. 17 - Aug. 8, 2004
2003-2004 Season
A new Center production of Williams’ masterwork portrays a family’s struggle to hold on to its illusions.