Leslie Odom Jr., Cypress Hill and Bonnie Raitt headline May entertainment in the D.C. area
The weather is warming up, so it’s time to get outside and enjoy some fun activities. WTOP’s Jason Fraley rounds up events in the DC area in our May Entertainment Guide.
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley looks at May entertainment in the DC area (Part 1)
To paraphrase Justin Timberlake, “Guess what? It will be in May. In fact, it’s here!
The weather is warming up, so it’s time to get outside and enjoy some fun activities.
We’re rounding up fun events in the DC area in our May Entertainment Guide:
May Entertainment Guide:
May 1st to 5th: “Unknown Soldier” at Arena Stage
May 1-5: “A Jumping Off Point” at the Round House Theater
May 1-5: Ralph Fiennes in “Macbeth” at the Shakespeare Theater
May 1-12: “Amm(i)Gone” at Woolly Mammoth Theater
May 1-18: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Ford’s Theater
May 1 – July 7: “Hair” at Signature Theater
May 2: Belle and Sebastian at The Anthem
May 2: Cheryl Strayed at the Weinberg Center
May 2: Ra Ra Riot at 9:30 am Club
May 2-5: Maryland Film Festival
May 3: Lewis Black at the Kennedy Center
May 3: Leslie Odom Jr. at Strathmore
May 3: “The Fall Guy” in theaters
May 3: “Unfrozen” on Netflix
May 3: Everclear at Tally Ho Theater
May 3: Big Tony & Trouble Funk at Bethesda Theater
May 3: Little River Band at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
May 4: Dave Attell at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
May 4: WWE “Backlash” on Peacock
May 4-5: M3 Rock Fest in Merriweather
May 5: Godsmack at MGM National Harbor
May 5: Linda Eder at Wolf Trap
May 7 – June 16: “Metamorphoses” at the Folger Theater
May 8: “Dark Matter” debuts on Apple TV+
May 8 – June 16: “Problems Between Sisters” at Studio Theater
May 9: BSO’s “Blockbuster Film Classics” at Strathmore
May 9 – June 9: “Mummy in the Closet: Evita’s Return” at GALA Hispanic Theater
May 10: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” in theaters
May 10: 10,000 Maniacs at The Birchmere
May 10-11: George Lopez at the Kennedy Center
May 10-11: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center
May 11: Marlon Wayans at MGM National Harbor
May 11: Crazy Horse by Neil Young at Jiffy Lube Live
May 11: Indigo Girls at Capital One Hall
May 11: Charlie Wilson at Pier Six Pavilion
May 10-12: Chocolate City Records at Lincoln Theater
May 11: Broadway in Bethesda with Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Round House Theater
May 11-25: Washington National Opera “Turandot” at the Kennedy Center
May 12: Mother’s Day Brunch with Eric Byrd Trio at The Hamilton
May 12: PJ Morton and MAJOR.! Mother’s Day Celebration at the Kennedy Center
May 13: Heart at CFG Bank Arena
May 14: Helmet at The Atlantis
May 14: Cypress Hill at Lincoln Theater
May 14: Todd Rundgren at the Warner Theater
May 15: BoDeans at Rams Head Annapolis
May 16: Rob Schneider at the Lincoln Theater
May 16-25: “Expecting” at the Keegan Theater
May 16 – June 15: “Mexodus” at Mosaic Theater
May 17: “Franklin” finale on Apple TV+
May 17: Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in theaters
May 17: Patti LuPone at the Kennedy Center
May 17: Amos Lee at the Warner Theater
May 17: Hozier at Merriweather
May 17: BoDeans at The Birchmere
May 17-18: Jack Harlow headlines Preakness Live
May 17-19: “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the National Theater
May 17-25: “Cirque du Soleil: Corteo” at EagleBank Arena
May 18: Howie Day at The Hamilton
May 18: Hank Williams Jr. at Jiffy Lube Live
May 18-19: The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Blues Alley
May 19: Judas Priest at MGM National Harbor
May 19: BoDeans at Tally Ho Theater
May 19: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at 9:30 am Club
May 20: Helen Hayes Award at The Anthem
May 20: John Hiatt at Rams Head Annapolis
May 21: Ruth Moody of The Wailin’ Jennys at Rams Head Annapolis
May 21: Killer Mike and The Mighty Midnight Revival at the Kennedy Center
May 21: “The Veil” finale on Hulu
May 21: John Hiatt at the Weinberg Center
May 21 – June 16: “The Matchbox Magic Flute” at Shakespeare Theater
May 21 – July 7: “Where the Mountain Meets the Sea” at Signature Theater
May 22: “Trying” Season 4 on Apple TV+
May 22: Pun DMV at DC Improv
May 22-26: Washington Ballet’s “Beyond Boundaries” at the Kennedy Center
May 22 – June 23: “Long Way Down” at the Olney Theater
May 23: Ruth Moody of The Wailin’ Jennys at The Birchmere
May 23-25: Willie Marc at DC Comedy Loft
May 24: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” in theaters
May 25: Kenny Chesney at Commanders Field
May 25-26: Capital One Arena Adventure
May 26: Rare Essence and Be’la Dona at the Howard Theater
May 26: “The Jinx: Part 2” finale on HBO/Max
May 26: National Memorial Day concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
May 26: National Memorial Day Choral Festival at the Kennedy Center
May 26: Maggie Rose at The Birchmere
May 27: Tyler Childers at CFG Bank Arena
May 27: Andy Grammer at Camden Yards
May 28: Megan Thee Stallion at CFG Bank Arena
May 28: Orchestral rendition of Dr. Dre’s ‘Chronic 2001’ at The Fillmore
May 29 – June 23: “Topdog/Underdog” at the Round House Theater
May 30: Jeff Goldblum at the Lincoln Theater
May 30-31: Louis Hayes Quintet at Blues Alley
May 31: Dwight Yoakam at The Anthem
May 31: Bonnie Raitt at the Warner Theater
May 31: Chris Botti at Strathmore
May 31: Randy Houser at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
May 31 – June 2: Resuming Sunday and Dashboard Confessional at Let’s Go Music Festival
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley looks at May entertainment in the DC area (Part 2)
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