Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to get outside and enjoy some fun activities. WTOP’s Jason Fraley rounds up events around his DC area in his May entertainment guide.
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews May entertainment in the DC area (Part 1)
In the words of Justin Timberlake, “Guess what? It’s May.” Here it is!
Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to get outside and enjoy some fun activities.
Our May entertainment guide features fun events around the DC area.
May entertainment guide:
May 1st to May 5th: “Unknown Soldier” Arena Stage
May 1st to May 5th: “A Jumping off point” at Roundhouse Theater
May 1st to May 5th: Ralph Fiennes appears in ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare Theater
May 1st to 12th: “Amm (i) Got” by Woolly Mammoth Theater
May 1st to 18th: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Ford Theater
May 1st to July 7th: “Hair” at Signature Theater
May 2: Belle and Sebastian in Anthem
May 2: Cheryl Strayed of the Weinberg Center
May 2: La La Riot at 9:30 Club
May 2nd – May 5th: maryland film festival
May 3rd: Lewis Black at the Kennedy Center
May 3rd: Leslie Odom Jr. of Strathmore
May 3rd: “Fall Guy” now showing in movie theaters
May 3rd: Netflix’s “Unfrosted”
May 3rd: Everclear at Tally Ho Theater
May 3rd: Big Tony & Trouble Funk @ Bethesda Theater
May 3rd: Little River Band at Hollywood Casino at Charles Towne Races
May 4th: Dave Attell at Hollywood Casino at Charles Towne Races
May 4th: WWE “Backlash” against Peacock
May 4th-5th: M3 Rock Fest at Merriweather
May 5th: Godsmack at MGM National Harbor
May 5th: Linda Eder @Wolf Trap
May 7th – June 16th: “Metamorphoses” at the Folger Theater
May 8th: “Dark Matter” premieres on Apple TV+
May 8th – June 16th: Studio Theater “Sister Problems”
May 9th: BSO’s Blockbuster Movie Classics at Strathmore
May 9th – June 9th: “Mummy in the Closet: The Return of Evita” Gala Hispanic Theater
May 10th: “Planet of the Apes” now showing in theaters
May 10th: 10,000 enthusiasts gather at The Birchmere
May 10th-11th: George Lopez at the Kennedy Center
May 10th-11th: Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival (Kennedy Center)
May 11th: Marlon Wayans at MGM National Harbor
May 11th: Neil Young’s Crazy Horse performed at Jiffy Lube Live
May 11th: Capital One Hall Indigo Girls
May 11th: Charlie Wilson at Pier Six Pavilion
May 10th-12th: Chocolate City Records at Lincoln Theater
May 11th: Performed with Brian Stokes Mitchell at Broadway’s Roundhouse Theater in Bethesda
From May 11th to 25th: Washington National Opera “Turandot” @Kennedy Center
May 12: Mother’s Day Brunch by Eric Bird Trio at The Hamilton
May 12: Major with PJ Morton!Mother’s Day Celebration at the Kennedy Center
May 13th: Heart at CFG Bank Arena
May 14th: helmet of atlantis
May 14th: cypress hill lincoln theater
May 14th: Todd Rundgren at the Warner Theater
May 15th: Bourdain’s at Ram’s Head Annapolis
May 16th: Rob Schneider at the Lincoln Theater
May 16th-25th: “Expectations” at the Keegan Theater
May 16th to June 15th: Mosaic theater “Mexodus”
May 17th: ‘Franklin’ Finale on Apple TV+
May 17th: Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’ now in theaters
May 17th: Patti LuPone at the Kennedy Center
May 17th: Amos Lee at the Warner Theater
May 17th: Hosier at Merriweather
May 17th: Bodines at the Birchmere
May 17th-18th: Jack Harlow to headline Preakness Live
May 17th-19th: National Theater “Jesus Christ Superstar”
May 17th to 25th: “Cirque du Soleil: Corteo” at Eaglebank Arena
May 18th: Howie Day in Hamilton
May 18th: Hank Williams Jr. appears on Jiffy Lube Live
May 18th-19th: Blues Alley’s Fabulous Thunderbirds
May 19th: Judas Priest at MGM National Harbor
May 19th: Bodines at Tally Ho Theater
May 19th: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at 9:30 Club
May 20th: Helen Hayes Award at Anthem
May 20th: John Hiatt at Ram’s Head Annapolis
May 21st: Ruth Moody of Waylin’ Jennys at Ram’s Head Annapolis
May 21st: Killer Mike & the Mighty Midnight Revival at Kennedy Center
May 21st: “The Veil” final episode on Hulu
May 21st: John Hiatt of the Weinberg Center
May 21st to June 16th: Shakespeare Theater’s “The Magic Flute”
May 21st to July 7th: “Where the Mountains Meet the Sea” at Signature Theater
May 22nd: Trying Season 4 on Apple TV+
May 22nd: DMV puns at DC Improv
May 22nd-26th: Washington Ballet “Beyond Boundaries” @Kennedy Center
May 22nd – June 23rd: “Long Way Down” at the Olney Theater
May 23rd: Ruth Moody of Wailin’ Jennys at the Birchmere
May 23rd to 25th: Willie Mark at DC Comedy Loft
May 24th: “Furiosa: Mad Max Saga” now showing in theaters
May 25th: Kenny Chesney at Commander’s Field
May 25th-26th: Aventura at Capital One Arena
May 26th: Rare Essence & Bela Donna at Howard Theater
May 26th: HBO/Max’s ‘The Jinx: Part 2’ Finale
May 26th: National Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
May 26th: National Memorial Day Choral Festival at the Kennedy Center
May 26th: maggie rose at the birchmere
May 27th: Tyler Childers at CFG Bank Arena
May 27th: Andy Grammer at Camden Yards
May 28th: Megan Thee Stallion at CFG Bank Arena
May 28th: Orchestral performance of Dr. Dre’s “Chronic 2001” at the Fillmore
May 29th to June 23rd: “Top Dog/Underdog” at the Roundhouse Theater
May 30th: Jeff Goldblum at the Lincoln Theater
May 30th-31st: Louis Hayes Quintet at Blues Alley
May 31st: Dwight Yoakam in Anthem
May 31st: Bonnie Raitt at the Warner Theater
May 31st: Chris Botti of Strathmore
May 31st: Randy Hauser at Hollywood Casino at Charles Towne Races
May 31st to June 2nd: Take Back Sunday & Dashboard Confessions at Let’s Go Music Festival
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley previews May entertainment in the DC area (Part 2)
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