The touring star tells how a role she once doubted became a nightly triumph at The National through Nov. 15.

Room 8 at Gadsby's Tavern hosted presidents and, legend says, a dying stranger whose candle still won't stay out.

Twenty-six rare works, including a jeweled Persian royal portrait, are on view at the National Museum of Asian Art through January 18.

The 3,500-pound tribute to Mamie “Peanut” Johnson replaces the old Dave Thomas Circle in NoMa.

Seven amateur queens vie for the crown at the Washington Hilton, with proceeds this year backing Whitman-Walker Legal Services.

All three Saturday shows at the Keegan Theatre are sold out, with more sports-themed cabaret dates ahead in Delaware and D.C.

Six guitars and basses were swiped overnight in College Park. Sponge borrowed gear from Candlebox to keep its tour rolling.

The Warner Theatre hosts a world premiere pairing classical dancers with live go-go band Black Alley starting October 30.

The 3,200-square-foot center on East All Saints Street traces Black history in Frederick back to the 1600s.

The Vermont Avenue museum reopened with 200-plus new artifacts and a courtyard entrance built for accessibility.

A San Francisco vocalist steps into Karen Carpenter's shoes for one night at the National Theatre, backed by a full band and the duo's biggest hits.

A one-of-a-kind Inka garment, cut apart centuries ago, is on view in two separate pieces in Foggy Bottom through December.

The 15th-season opener pairs Brahms with Margaret Bonds at the Schlesinger Concert Hall, with kids 5 to 17 admitted free.