Going to the theatre is always an adventure. Here are two great shows I saw last year: An American In Paris and Meteor Shower.

Music ruled in 2016: I saw Belly, a David Bowie tribute, Duran Duran with Nile Rodgers and Chic, Go-Gos, Sting and Peter Gabriel, Esperanza Spalding, Jason Moran and Charles Lloyd, Buster Williams, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche with Patty Larkin, Yasiin Bey, a George Gershwin concert and a House of Cards concert. Phew! Here’s how good they all were.

In 2016, I saw a lot of talented dancers in The Washington Ballet’s Bowie & Queen, The Kennedy Center’s DEMO Series, and Dorrance Dance’s The Blues Project.

Looking back on 2016, here are my favorites at the theatre: Matilda, Kinky Boots, Urinetown, Shuffle Along, Jelly’s Last Jam, Constellations, Moment, and The Object Lesson.

In 2015, music filled the air. Here are my reviews for Roy Ayers, Jason Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Ginger Baker, Terence Blanchard, Justin Kauflin, Roy Hargrove, Min Xiao-Fen, Kendrick Lamar, Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer, and Jody Watley and Shalamar Reloaded.

Learn about my dad’s favorite jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, a one-of-a-kind musician whose centennial was celebrated by The Kennedy Center last March.

Get inspired to move from these 2015 dance events!

It’s always a good idea to go to the theatre. Here are some great shows I saw in 2015.

This concert, a celebration of Danny Elfman’s music for Tim Burton’s films, was an audio-visual feast.

The Kennedy Center’s New Moves Symphony + Dance Festival moved me.

Catch some exhilarating theatre while you can: The Tallest Tree in the Forest, about Paul Robeson, and Peter and the Starcatcher, about Peter Pan.

Lucy Wainwright Roche does it again.

Don’t miss it when Cate Blanchett’s in town.