March Entertainment Guide 2018

Which fun events in the D.C. area should you circle on your calendar in March? (WTOP/AP Composite)
It’s time to turn the calendars from February to March.
Which fun events should you hit around the D.C. area?
Click through the gallery for video highlights, then find the full list below. (WTOP collage via AP/YouTube)
March 1-11: “Familiar” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
March 1-18: “Becoming Dr. Ruth” at Theater J
March 1-18: “The Raid” at Anacostia Playhouse
March 1-25: “Every Brilliant Thing” at Olney Theatre Center
March 13-25: “Motown: Hitsville U.S.A” at Signature Theatre
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Which fun events in the D.C. area should you circle on your calendar in March? (WTOP/AP Composite)
WTOP's Jason Fraley previews March entertainment (Jason Fraley)

March Entertainment Guide

March 1: Billy Ocean at Bethesda Blues & Jazz

March 1: Graham Nash at The Birchmere

March 1-4: “Light Years” at Signature Theatre

March 1-4: Capital Irish Film Festival at AFI Silver Theatre

March 1-10: Atlas Intersections Festival

March 1-11: “The Great Society” at Arena Stage

March 1-11: “Familiar” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

March 1-18: “Becoming Dr. Ruth” at Theater J

March 1-18: “The Raid” at Anacostia Playhouse

March 1-25: “Every Brilliant Thing” at Olney Theatre Center

March 1-April 8: “Hold These Truths” at Arena Stage

March 2: “Red Sparrow” in movie theaters

March 2: “The Big Picture” at George Mason

March 2-3: DC Shorts WINS at Miracle Theatre

March 2-24: Hexagon at Wilson High School

March 3: Little Big Town at The Anthem

March 3: BSO presents “Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban” at Strathmore 

March 3-4: Jim Gaffigan at MGM National Harbor

March 3-17: Washington National Opera presents “Don Carlo”

March 4: Bill Murray & Friends at Kennedy Center

March 4: 90th annual Academy Awards

March 4: Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes at Bethesda Blues & Jazz

March 5: David Archuleta at The Birchmere

March 6: Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music

March 7: Pat Green at The Birchmere

March 7-8: Jim Belushi at Hamilton Live

March 8: Edwin McCain at The Birchmere

March 9: “A Wrinkle in Time” in movie theaters

March 9-May 12: “The Wiz” at Ford’s Theatre

March 10: Dropkick Murphys at The Anthem

March 10: The Irish Tenors at National Theatre

March 10: Tiffany Haddish at Warner Theatre

March 10: Bob Seger Tribute at State Theatre

March 10-April 7: “Chicago” at Keegan Theatre

March 11: “American Idol” returns to television

March 13: The Zombies at The Birchmere

March 13-25: “Motown: Hitsville U.S.A” at Signature Theatre

March 15: MGMT at The Anthem

March 15-25: Environmental Film Festival

March 15-June 10: “Newsies” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre

March 16: “Tomb Raider” in movie theaters

March 16: The Oak Ridge Boys at The Birchmere

March 16-18: “Sloppy Firsts” at Round House Theatre

March 17: Rock & Roll for Children Benefit at The Fillmore

March 17: Jon Batiste at 9:30 Club

March 17: The Manhattans at The Birchmere

March 18: Justin Timberlake at Capitol One Arena

March 18: Judas Priest at The Anthem

March 18: Daughtry at The Hippodrome

March 20: Weird Al Yankovic at Strathmore

March 20-25: “School of Rock” at The Hippodrome

March 21-25: “In the Heights” at Kennedy Center

March 22-24: Jim Norton at DC Improv

March 22-24: NSO presents Verdi’s “Requiem”

March 23: Biz Markie at The Fillmore

March 23: Lee Ann Womack at The Birchmere

March 24: Demi Lovato w/ DJ Khaled at Capitol One Arena

March 24: Glen Hansard at The Anthem

March 25: K.D. Lang at Strathmore

March 27: Mike & The Mechanics at The Birchmere

March 28: Air Supply at MGM National Harbor

March 30: “Ready Player One” in movie theaters

March 30: Beatles Tribute at Warner Theatre

March 31: Pink Floyd Tribute at Hamilton Live

March 31: “Million Dollar Quartet” at Strathmore

March 31: Curtis Harding at 9:30 Club 

March 31: Dashboard Confessional at The Fillmore

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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