The comedy whodunit Shear Madness has been performed in the Theatre Lab for approximately 7,300 performances making it the second longest-running play in the history of the American Theatre (It’s sister productions in Boston and Chicago are #1 and #3.

Washington’s Shear Madness takes place in a Georgetown hairstyling salon where the comings and goings of the flamboyant salon proprietor, his streetwise assistant, and the zany customers in the shop lead up to a madcap murder reminiscent of the Marx Brothers. Washingtonians and visitors alike delight in the surprising mixture of audience sleuthing and up to the minute improvisational humor.

Washington D.C. Show Times

There is drink service available before the performance and during intermission in the foyer directly outside the Theatre Lab. They also offer light snacks and dessert items.

Shear Madness is the longest-running show in Kennedy Center history and plays 8 times each week in the Theatre Lab Cabaret, an intimate 400 seat theatre. Nothing brings a group together like laughter and the laughs are guaranteed at Shear Madness. Our affordable group rates and flexible booking policy make this the perfect group option.

It would be Madness to miss it!

Certificates valid thru December 17, 2007