* Information on this website collected from: Bourbeau, Heather, and Camille Eiss.
Irreverent Guide to Washington D.C.. New York: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 2000.
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ENTERTAINMENT *
Folger Shakespeare Library
- Presents concerts, plays, & readings
- 2nd Street & E. Capitol Street
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Metro stop: Capitol South
Ford’s Theatre
- Presents family-oriented American musicals
- 511 10th Street
- Metro stop: Metro Center, Gallery Place, or Federal Triangle
Union Station
- Active train station with over 40 places to eat, 100 shops, and 9 movie screens
- 1st Street & Massachusetts Avenue
- Metro stop: Union Station
Arena Stage
- For theater showtimes click onto link
- 6th Street & Maine Avenue
- Metro stop: Waterfront
Capitol Steps
- Musical political satire group
- Performing at Petit Bon’s in Rosslyn, VA
- Make Advance Reservations
- 201 N. Washington Street
The Improv
- Comedy club
- Dinner served
- 1140 Connecticut Avenue
- Metro stop: Farragut North
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Six theaters presenting orchestras, operas, plays, etc.
- Click on link for show information
- New Hampshire Avenue & Rock Creek Parkway
- Metro stop: Foggy Bottom
National Theater
- Presents free shows as well as Broadway shows
- 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Metro stop: Metro Center
Shakespeare Threatre
- Presents a five-play season
- 450 7th Street
- Metro stop: Gallery Place or Archives
Washington Ballet
- Ballet company performing at Kennedy Center & Warner Theaters
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