April Entertainment Guide 2018

Introduction April showers bring May flowers — but first, April brings a month of fun events. Time for your “Top of the Month” Entertainment Guide for the month of April. Click through the gallery for video highlights, then find the full list underneath. (WTOP collage via AP)
April 1-14: “Chicago” at Keegan Theatre
April 3-29: “John” at Signature Theatre
April 4-29: “Underground Railroad Game” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
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WTOP's Jason Fraley previews April entertainment (Jason Fraley)

April Entertainment Guide

April 1-14: “Chicago” at Keegan Theatre

April 1-17: “Waiting for Godot” at Shakespeare Theatre

April 1-29: “Two Trains Running” at Arena Stage

April 1-May 12: “The Wiz” at Ford’s Theater

April 3-29: “John” at Signature Theatre

April 4: Yo La Tengo at 9:30 Club

April 4: The Art of Burning Man at Renwick Gallery

April 4-29: “Underground Railroad Game” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

April 5: Opening Day at Nats Park

April 5: Ronnie Milsap at The Birchmere

April 6: Bobby McFerrin at Strathmore

April 6: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” live at Lincoln Theatre

April 6-7: Marty Stuart at The Birchmere

April 6: “A Quiet Place” hits movie theaters

April 6: Rita Moreno at Weinberg Center

April 6: Willie Nile at Hamilton Live

April 6-7: The Legwarmers at the State Theatre

April 6-7: Bethesda Film Festival

April 6-7: DC Web Fest

April 7: Patti LaBelle at Warner Theatre

April 8: Lorde at The Anthem

April 8: WWE Wrestlemania

April 10: Elton John tribute on CBS

April 10: Andy Grammer at 9:30 Club

April 11: Christopher Cross at The Birchmere

April 11-15: Washington Ballet’s “Mixed Masters” at Kennedy Center

April 11-May 6: “Master Harold” at Round House Theater

April 12: Mick Foley at DC Improv

April 12-15: Disney on Ice at Eagle Bank Arena

April 13: “Rampage” hits movie theaters

April 13: “Beirut” hits movie theaters

April 14: National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

April 14: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

April 14: “Let it Be” at National Theatre 

April 14: They Might Be Giants at 9:30 Club

April 14: Don McLean at The Birchmere

April 14: Young M.A. at Howard Theatre

April 15: Engelbert Humperdinck at Warner Theatre 

April 16-17: Pink at Capitol One Arena

April 17-June 10: “Girlfriend” at Signature Theatre

April 17: David Foster at Warner Theatre

April 17: Eric B & Rakim at The Fillmore

April 18: Grammys on the Hill at Hamilton Live

April 18: RZA at Warner Theatre

April 18: Rick Astley at Lincoln Theatre

April 18-May 20: “The Crucible” at Olney Theatre Center

April 19: Los Lobos at The Birchmere

April 19-29: Filmfest DC

April 20: Tracy Morgan at Kennedy Center 

April 20: Black Star at The Anthem 

April 20: Lotus at 9:30 Club

April 20: “I Feel Pretty” hits movie theaters

April 20: “Super Troopers 2” hits movie theaters 

April 20-21: Average White Band at The Birchmere

April 21: Be’La Dona at AMP 

April 22: Eric Clapton tribute at AMP

April 22: Chris Botti at Kennedy Center

April 22: Sawyer Brown at Weinberg Center

April 25: “The Handmaid’s Tale” returns on Hulu

April 26-27: Beck at The Anthem 

April 27: “Avengers: Infinity War” hits movie theaters

April 28: Dweezil Zappa at Hamilton Live

April 28: Old Crow Medicine Show at The Anthem 

April 30: Modest Mouse at The Anthem

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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