Bad Bunny, Chuck D, Wanda Sykes headline April entertainment in DC area

WTOP's Jason Fraley previews April entertainment (Part 1)

April showers bring May flowers, but first April brings entertainment!

Here’s a roundup of fun events around the D.C. area this month.

April Entertainment Guide

April 1: Nicki Minaj at Capital One Arena

April 1-7: Words, Beats & Life Festival

April 1-7: The Arlington Players stage “The Prom”

April 1-21: “Nancy” at Mosaic Theatre

April 1-28: “At the Wedding” at Studio Theatre

April 1-28: “Penelope” at Signature Theatre

April 1-May 5: “Unknown Soldier” at Arena Stage

April 1-May 18: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Ford’s Theatre

April 1-June 16: Disney’s “Beauty & The Beast” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre

April 2: Nicki Minaj at CFG Bank Arena

April 2: Jena Friedman at DC Comedy Loft

April 3-28: “Sunset Baby” at Anacostia Playhouse

April 4: Alan Ruck screens “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Warner Theatre

April 4: Men at Work’s Colin Hay at Capital One Hall

April 4: Buddy Guy at The Lyric Baltimore

April 4: “Ripley” premieres on Netflix

April 4-5: Stanley Jordan at Blues Alley

April 4-7: Annapolis Film Festival

April 5: “Scoop” premieres on Netflix

April 5: Lotus at 9:30 Club

April 5: Lauren Graham at Lincoln Theatre

April 5: Disney DJ Night at Howard Theatre

April 5-7: Average White Band at The Birchmere

April 6: Regina Belle at Bethesda Theater

April 6-7: “WrestleMania 40” on Peacock

April 6-May 5: “Webster’s B*tch” at Keegan Theatre

April 7: “Curb Your Enthusiasm” series finale on HBO

April 7: Choral Arts Society of Washington’s “Carmina Burana” at Kennedy Center

April 8: Gershwin Prize for Elton John & Bernie Taupin on PBS

April 9: “Bad Bunny” at Capital One Arena

April 9: Shawn Colvin & KT Tunstall at Wolf Trap

April 9-21: “Peter Pan” at National Theatre

April 9-21: “Message in a Bottle” at Kennedy Center

April 9-May 5: Ralph Fiennes stars in “Macbeth” at Shakespeare Theatre

April 11: Richard Thompson at Wolf Trap

April 12: “Civil War” in movie theaters

April 12: “Franklin” premieres on Apple TV+

April 12: Smokey Robinson at MGM National Harbor

April 12: Los Lobos at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

April 12: Bernard Ebb Songwriting Contest Awards at Strathmore

April 13: Josh Turner at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

April 13: Shawn Colvin & KT Tunstall at Weinberg Center

April 13: David Sedaris at Strathmore

April 13: Jim Norton at Rams Head Annapolis

April 14: Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott at Kennedy Center

April 14: “Who’s Live Anyway?” at Warner Theatre

April 14: Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia performs “Looney Tunes”

April 15-16: Yola at The Atlantis

April 16-July 7: “Hair” at Signature Theatre

April 17: Snarky Puppy at Kennedy Center

April 17: Phil Rosenthal of “Somebody Feed Phil” at Warner Theatre

April 18: Chuck D of Public Enemy at Weinberg Center

April 18: John Mellencamp at DAR Constitution Hall

April 18: Sister Hazel at State Theatre

April 18-28: Filmfest DC

April 18-21: Ella Fitzgerald Tribute at Blues Alley

April 19: Robyn Hitchcock at The Hamilton

April 19: Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ravi Coltrane at Kennedy Center

April 19-21: Dan Soder at DC Improv

April 20: Wammie Music Awards at Capital One Hall

April 20: Chelsea Handler at The Lyric Baltimore

April 20: “The Lebowski Experience” at Pearl Street Warehouse

April 20-21: Wanda Sykes at Warner Theatre

April 20-May 12: “Amm(i)gone” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

April 23: Chris Thile at Kennedy Center

April 23-28: “The Illustionists” at Kennedy Center

April 24: Derek Hough at Capital One Hall

April 24: “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 on Apple TV+

April 25: Rodrigo y Gabriela at Capital One Hall

April 25: Brandy Clark at The Birchmere

April 25: Stanley Jordan at Rams Head Annapolis

April 25-28: Jordan Rock at DC Improv

April 26: Terence Blanchard at Strathmore

April 26: Staind at CFG Bank Arena

April 26: “Challengers” opens in movie theaters

April 26: Step Afrika! at Weinberg Center

April 26-27: NSO Tribute to Leonard Cohen at Kennedy Center

April 26-27: The Whispers at Bethesda Theater

April 27: B.J. the Chicago Kid at The Birchmere

April 28: Take 6 at The Birchmere

April 29: Signature Theatre honors Nathan Lane

April 30: The Black Crowes at The Anthem

WTOP's Jason Fraley previews April entertainment (Part 2)

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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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