May Entertainment Guide
May 1: HAIM at The Anthem
May 1-6: “Two Trains Running” at Arena Stage
May 1-6: “Master Harold” at Round House Theatre
May 1-12: “The Wiz” at Ford’s Theatre
May 1-19: Washington National Opera’s “Barber of Seville” at Kennedy Center
May 1-20: “Snow Child” at Arena Stage
May 1-20: “Waiting for Godot” at Shakespeare Theatre Company
May 1-20: “The Crucible” at Olney Theatre Center
May 1-June 10: “Girlfriend” at Signature Theatre
May 2: Todd Rundgren at Warner Theatre
May 2-6: Maryland Film Festival
May 2-6: Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Hamlet” at Kennedy Center
May 2-13: Washington Jewish Film Festival
May 3: Alice in Chains at The Anthem
May 3: Kennedy Center Spring Gala with Mavis Staples & Alison Krauss
May 3-6: DL Hughley at DC Improv
May 4: “Tully” hits movie theaters
May 4: Max Weinberg at Wolf Trap
May 4: Temptations and Four Tops at MGM National Harbor
May 4-6: M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather
May 4-5: The Whispers at The Birchmere
May 5-27: “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” at Keegan Theatre
May 6: Tom Jones at MGM National Harbor
May 6: Millie Jackson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
May 6: Bullet for My Valentine at The Fillmore
May 6: Avalon Benefit: We’ll Always Have ‘Casablanca’
May 7-8: Kygo at The Anthem
May 8-20: “Artes de Cuba” at Kennedy Center
May 10: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” In Concert at Strathmore
May 10-June 17: “Flood City” at Anacostia Playhouse
May 11: Carol Burnett at Kennedy Center
May 11: Rob Lowe at Strathmore
May 12: Funk Parade at Lincoln Theatre
May 13: Boyz II Men at MGM National Harbor
May 14: Bon Jovi at Capitol One Arena
May 14: 34th Annual Helen Hayes Awards
May 15-June 3: “Waitress” at National Theatre
May 15-16: Shakey Graves at 9:30 Club
May 16: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at The Anthem
May 16: BJ The Chicago Kid at U Street Music Hall
May 16-June 17: “The Remains” at Studio Theatre
May 17: Roseanne Barr at MGM National Harbor
May 17-19: Lewis Black at Warner Theatre
May 18: George Lopez at MGM National Harbor
May 18: Fleet Foxes at The Anthem
May 18: Dierks Bentley at Merriweather
May 18: “Deadpool 2” hits movie theaters
May 18-19: Margaret Cho at DC Improv
May 20: Kiefer Sutherland at The Birchmere
May 20: WNO Opera Gala celebrates Leonard Bernstein
May 22: New Found Glory at The Fillmore
May 22-July 1: “Camelot” at Shakespeare Theatre Company
May 24: Marc Cohn at The Birchmere
May 24: Jason Aldean at Merriweather
May 25: Macy Gray at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
May 25: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” hits movie theaters
May 25: Washington Ballet’s “Giselle” at Wolf Trap
May 26: 702 at Howard Theatre
May 27: National Memorial Day Concert
May 27: Willie Nelson & Sturgill Simpson at The Anthem
May 27: 10,000 Maniacs at The Birchmere
May 27: Trent Tomlinson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
May 27: Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson, Elvis Costello at Jiffy Lube Live
May 28-29: The Gaslight Anthem at 9:30 Club
May 28-June 24: “Botticelli in the Fire” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
May 29-30: Jack White at The Anthem
May 29-30: John Fogerty & ZZ Top at Wolf Trap
May 30: Tech N9ne at The Fillmore
May 30: Frank Caliendo at DC Improv
May 30: “Don Quixote” ballet at Warner Theatre
May 30: “Jurassic World” in Concert at Kennedy Center
May 30-June 24: “Trayf” at Theater J
