Based on true events, My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort explores the real-life friendship between contralto Marian Anderson and physicist Albert Einstein. Sheldon Epps returns to direct Christopher Bloch as Einstein and Felicia Curry as Anderson in this remarkable new play about courage, justice and our shared humanity. Member Pre-Sale: July 26-28; Public On-Sale: July 29.

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. Member Pre-Sale: Sept. 27-29; Public On-Sale: Sept. 30.

Written by Katori Hall, this play is a gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people. KenYatta Rogers plays King with Shannon Dorsey as Camae. Member Pre-Sale: Oct.12-14; Public On-Sale: Oct.18.

Ford’s Theatre presents the world-premiere musical Grace by acclaimed American composer Nolan Williams Jr. directed and choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming. Packed with an eclectic mix of styles including Jazz, R&B, rousing up-tempos and raise-the-roof ballads, Grace is an electrifying musical feast celebrating the perseverance of family and the power of traditions.

Ford’s has commissioned five BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) playwrights to write new works about BIPOC figures in history and the BIPOC experience in the United States. Learn more about the playwrights at the link below.

A visit to the Ford's Theatre campus traces the story of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, assassination and legacy.

Take an intimate, guided tour of the historic Ford’s Theatre. Explore the events surrounding President Lincoln’s assassination.

In this one-act play, learn about Lincoln’s assassination from two men who were there.

Join Detective James McDevitt on a walking tour as he investigates the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy and the events of April 14 and 15, 1865. In-person walking tours are currently suspended.