DC Theatre Shows in December 2026

Find the best theater shows, Broadway musicals, and plays this month.
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Shows: 67
Theatre Shows in December
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Ryan Long
    Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Lil Mo Mozzarella
    Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    04
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
    22204, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, US
    Tickets
  • Ryan Long
    Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Lil Mo Mozzarella
    Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    04
    2026
    9:30 PM
    Fri
    Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
    22204, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, US
    Tickets
  • Ryan Long
    Dec
    04
    2026
    9:45 PM
    Fri
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Lil Mo Mozzarella
    Dec
    04
    2026
    9:45 PM
    Fri
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    05
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    05
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
    22204, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, US
    Tickets
  • Ryan Long
    Dec
    05
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Lil Mo Mozzarella
    Dec
    05
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    05
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Ryan Long
    Dec
    05
    2026
    9:30 PM
    Sat
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    05
    2026
    9:30 PM
    Sat
    Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
    22204, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, US
    Tickets
  • Lil Mo Mozzarella
    Dec
    05
    2026
    9:45 PM
    Sat
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Yolks on You! Burlesque and Variety Brunch
    Dec
    06
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    06
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • DC Theater Schedule
    Dec
    06
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sun
    Hell's Kitchen - The Musical
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Dec
    08
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Dec
    09
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Dec
    10
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Keon Polee
    Dec
    10
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Keon Polee
    Dec
    11
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
    20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Dec
    11
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    National Theatre - DC | Capacity: 1705
    20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
  • Emily Catalano
    Dec
    11
    2026
    9:45 PM
    Fri
    DC Improv
    20036, 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Washington, DC, US
    Tickets
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Theatres

List Of all theatres in the city and DC area.
Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
location 22204, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, US
Shows & Events: 112
Birchmere Music Hall
location 22305, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave,, Alexandria, VA, US
Shows & Events: 3
Capital One Hall
location 22102, 7750 Capital One Tower Rd., Tysons Corner, VA, US
Shows & Events: 20
Capital Turnaround
location 20003, 770 M St SE, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 2
DAR Constitution Hall
location 20006, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 4
DC Improv
location 20036, 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 104
EagleBank Arena
location 22030, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA, US
Shows & Events: 10
Fichandler Stage At the Mead Center for American Theater
location 20024, 101 6th Street Southwest, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 38
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
location 20003, 201 East Capitol Street, Se, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 25
Ford's Theatre
location 20004, 511 10th Street, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 6
Howard Theatre - DC
location 20001, 620 T Street, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 9
Jammin Java
location 22180, 227 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA, US
Shows & Events: 1
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
location 20566, 2700 F Street Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 40
Kennedy Center Opera House
location 20566, 2700 F Street, Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 44
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
location 20566, 2700 F Street Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 38
Kennedy Center Theatre Lab
location 20566, 2700 F Street Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 42
Kreeger Theatre at the Mead Center for American Theater
location 20024, 101 6th Street Southwest, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 18
Lincoln Theatre - DC
location 20009, 1215 U St Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 2
Lisner Auditorium
location 20052, 730 21st Street, NW , Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 2
Lounge Showroom At DC Improv
location 20036, 1140 Connecticut Ave., Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 14
Music Center At Strathmore
location 20852, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD, US
Shows & Events: 2
National Theatre - DC
location 20004, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 278
Roberts Mainstage At Olney Theatre Center
location 20832, 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd
Shows & Events: 63
Sage Theatre - DC
location 20005, 1100 13th Street NW, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 40
Sidney Harman Hall
location 20004, 610 F St. Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 40
Sixth & I Synagogue
location 20001, 600 I Street Nw, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 1
The Ark at Signature Theatre - Arlington
location 22206, 3806 South Four Mile Run, Arlington, VA, US
Shows & Events: 16
The Barns At Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
location 22182, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA, US
Shows & Events: 4
The Cellar At The Comedy Loft of DC
location 20037, 1523 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 98
The Comedy Loft of DC
location 20037, 1523 22nd St NW, Washington, DC, US
Shows & Events: 122
The Max at Signature Theatre - Arlington
location 22206, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, VA, US
Shows & Events: 83
The Theater at MGM National Harbor
location 20745, 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD, US
Shows & Events: 7
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