A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas opens at Ford’s Theatre on November 16 (Ford’s Theatre)
DON’T MISS
Choose between two Christmas Carol productions this holiday season. Charles Dickens’ beloved seasonal perennial gets its annual production at Ford’s Theatre, which opens November 17. Olney’s distinct Christmas Carol is a one-man show performed by Paul Morella, and opens November 24.
Musical satire alert: this time, the two Mormons ringing the bell to say, “Hello!” are visiting Ethel Merman in Landless’s The Book of Merman (November 16).
Speaking of books, there’s also The Book of Will, Round House’s alternate Shakespeare history (November 2).
Another year, anotherTwelfth Night from Shakespeare Theater; the comedy of mistaken identity debuts November 14.
Crazy for You Opens at Signature on November 7 (Signature)
ALSO OPENING
Signature goes nuts for Gershwin with Crazy for You (November 7).
Not one, but two new offerings from Studio in November: A Short Series of Disagreements Presented Here in Chronological Order , a world premiere all about arguments, (November 8) and the funeral-set Curve of Departure (November 29).
A man is torn between art and tradition in 1st Stage’s My Name is Asher Lev, based on the novel by Chaim Potok (November 16).
Faction of Fools brings its broad style to The Merchant of Venice (November 18).
At Solas Nua, Misterman, from Tony-award winner Edna Walsh, is a timely work about “one man’s descent into fanaticism” (November 16).
There’s more holiday fare at Washington Stage Guild with A Child’s Christmas in Wales and Other Stories, which brings together holiday works from Dylan Thomas, Charles Dickens, A. A. Milne, Louisa May Alcott, and others (November 24).
It’s only … a few days away. Olney Theater presents Annie: The Musical (November 10).
Quotidian has two plays in November: A Coffin in Egypt, about a Texas widow (November 15), and St. Nicholas (November 16), about a Dublin theater critic facing down vampires.
Find out how the singer found her voice: Nina Simone: Four Women opens at Olney (November 10).
Keegan stages the ultimate dinner party of women with Top Girls (November 4).
MetroStage puts on a music hall-style Christmas spectacular with Christmas at the Old Bull & Bush (November 17).
That special pig takes the stage in Imagination’s rendition of Charlotte’s Web (November 18).
Vicuna and the American Epilogue is a Trump-inspired satire from Mosaic (November 1).
The romantic, late 1930s-set The Last Night of Ballyhoo opens November 29 at Theater J.
Felonius Monk and Second City come together in Woolly’s Nothing to Lose (But Our Chains) (November 11).
Kids can learn about Jane Goodall, whose pioneering primate research is the subject of a recent film, at Kennedy Center’s Me … Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall (November 15).
Shirine Babb and Cody Nickell in Antony and Cleopatra, which closes on November 19 at Folger (Teresa Wood)
STILL PLAYING
The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus, based on historic events, wraps up at Anacostia Playhouse November 12.
18th century French pioneer Emille‘s story is at WSC Avant Bard until November 19.
The puppet-enhanced Our Town at Olney closes November 12.
Arthur Miller’s tragic The Price closes at Arena November 19.
Synetic’s kinetic take on Peter Pan shutters November 19.
Hello Ny Name Is…, the Welders’ site-specific installation at Rhizome, ends November 12. We wrote that, “It might give you what a more traditional show can’t …a view into underappreciated slices of life as they were and are lived.”
Ill-fated lovers Antony and Cleopatra are on the Folger Stage through November 19. We wrote that the leading man is a “rock star … but the true master of emotion is Shirine Babb, who steals all attention as a stunning Queen Cleopatra.”
The comedic phenomenon The Book of Mormon finishes up its stop at the Kennedy Center (November 19). We wrote that the show’s showstopping songs ensure the play “remains a pure delight.”
Tina Fey’s musical adaptation of the teen comedy classic Mean Girls ends its National Theater run December 3. Stay tuned for a review.
Langston Hughes is the focus of Are You Now or Have You Ever Been at MetroStage, ending November 5.
Stephen Sondheim’s black comedy musical Assassins, about a singing rogues gallery of Presidential killers, ends its run November 12. We wrote that this production, “isn’t a show for those who like their history packaged neatly with a bow.”
Signature’s Tom Story-starring comedy An Act of God has its last show November 26. We wrote that it’s “irreverent but rarely shocking.”
LOOKING AHEAD
December is notoriously light on theater, but will bring a Synetic take on Hansel & Gretel, and An Irish Carol at Keegan, among other shows.
