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The Hip-Hop Nutcracker

Tuesday November 17 2026 7:30pm

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High-energy holiday musical deployments begin as Da Brat takes the center mic at the National Theatre.

National Theatre DC
1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC , DC 20004
United States

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