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June entertainment guide 2021

WTOP’s monthly entertainment guide took a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic.

Now, with venues opening back up, it’s time to bring back the monthly tradition.

Below is a roundup of fun events going on around the D.C. area in June:

June Entertainment Guide:

June 1-6: Studio Theatre’s “2.5 Minute Ride”

June 1-13: Round House Theatre’s “Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up”

June 1-13: Studio Theatre’s “Flow”

June 1-26: Signature Theatre’s “Midnight at the Never Get”

June 1-July 3: Shakespeare Theatre’s “Blindness”

June 1-July 11: Constellation Theatre’s “Children of Medea”

June 3: Noseda & NSO Soloists at Kennedy Center

June 3: Stevie Wonder Tribute at Strathmore

June 4: “Vivo” hits movie theaters

June 4-13: Filmfest D.C.

June 6: Kennedy Center Honors on CBS

June 6: DC Improv’s Pun DMV Online

June 6: The Wood Brothers at Frederick Fairgrounds

June 6: “The Kings” boxing documentary on Showtime

June 6: National Philharmonic’s “Portrait of a Queen” at Strathmore

June 7-12: Washington National Opera Gala at Kennedy Center

June 10: Get the Led Out at Frederick Fairgrounds

June 10-12: Wil Sylvince at DC Improv

June 11: “In the Heights” hits movie theaters

June 11: Amy Helm at Hamilton Live

June 11-12: Zedd at Echostage

June 12-July 11: Constellation Theatre’s “The Last Five Years”

June 13: Allman Betts Band at The Birchmere

June 14-July 11: Woolly Mammoth Theatre & Folger Theatre’s “Where We Belong”

June 15: Sebastian Bach at Howard Theatre

June 15-Aug. 4: Signature Theatre’s “After Midnight”

June 17: David Guetta at Echostage

June 17-20: Michael Blaustein at DC Comedy Loft

June 18: “Luca” drops on Disney+

June 18: “Fatherhood” drops on Netflix

June 18: NSO’s “The Anonymous Lover” at Wolf Trap

June 18: The Washington Ballet presents “NEXTsteps”

June 18: Joni Mitchell & Bob Dylan Tributes at Strathmore

June 18-19: Bela Dona at The Birchmere

June 18-19: Tiesto at Echostage

June 18-Aug. 22: Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s “Elf: The Musical”

June 20: Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center

June 20: “The Masked Singer” at Warner Theatre

June 21: Aaron Myers streams via Blues Alley

June 22-27: AFI DOCS Film Festival

June 23: Don Felder at Frederick Fairgrounds

June 24: Sister Hazel at Rams Head (Baltimore)

June 24: Conan O’Brien’s last episode of “Conan”

June 25: “F9” hits movie theaters

June 25-27: President’s Own United States Marine Band at Wolf Trap

June 28-Aug. 6: Virtual Camp Arena Stage

June 30: “America: The Motion Picture” drops on Netflix

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