CONCERTS & COMEDY
CHER
The music and pop culture icon is making her way to the DMV this spring with a residence that includes six performances at the newly opened MGM National Harbor. March 17–26, The Theater at MGM National Harbor, 101 MGM National Ave., Oxon Hill, 844-646-6847; mgmnationalharbor.com
TOVE LO
The electropop darling pairs candid lyrics of romantic hardship with beguilingly stripped-down synthpop effects at DC’s coolest pop/rock venue. February 24, 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW, 202-265-0930; 930.com
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS
Stephin Merritt and his indie pop band play their way through 50 Song Memoir—a new album containing one song for each year of Merritt’s life— over the course of two evenings. March 18–19, Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW, 202-328-6000; thelincolndc.com
RENÉE FLEMING VOICES
The beloved American soprano has curated a concert series that celebrates the power of the human voice across a variety of genres. True to her stated mission, the series’s inaugural season includes Hamilton star and Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. (March 11), composer and pianist Billy Childs (March 31), and chameleonic actor Alan Cumming (April 29). The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW, 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
DAVID SEDARIS
The hilarious memoirist brings his sixth sense for the comic potential of human foibles to DC in advance of the release of his new book Theft by Finding, due out this summer. April 13, The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100; strathmore.org
DITA VON TEESE
America’s most glamorous burlesque performer brings her show The Art of the Teese to the District after a residency at Paris’s famed Crazy Horse. February 23, The Fillmore, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301960-9999; fillmoresilverspring.com
VANESSA WILLIAMS
The chart-topping pop/R&B singer and deliciously funny actress comes to DC for one night only; dinner is available during the show. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW, 202-8032899; thehowardtheatre.com