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ground level and upper balconies.

Music emerged from the dark-

ness. Cue the flashing lights —

and that voice.

Lee strutted and shimmied

across the stage in a bedazzled

blazer-and-skirt combo. The

Ernsts manned synthesizers be-

hind her.

“What’s up D.C.?” she called

out. The crowd roared back.

During an interlude between

songs, Spencer told the audience

that it had been 10 years to the day

since Max came out to him. It h ad

been 12 years since the three first

met at this venue. Lee announced

she and Spencer just celebrated

their first anniversary. Could one

moment hold so many mile-

stones?

They c losed with “Trampoline.”

Lee began with the lyric about

dreams. At the end, their friends,

family and fans joined their voic-

es with hers:

When I dream of dying / I never

feel so loved.

[email protected]

time on the road.”

Lee’s lost her voice twice on

tour. One time, after five consecu-

tive shows, little sleep and a bru-

tal red-eye flight to Atlanta for

Music Midtown, her vocals were

in rough shape. The band rushed

her to urgent care for a cortisone

shot. Those injections can cost

$1,000.

The band has taken measures

to protect her voice. “Now I have a

whiteboard to write the things I

want to say,” she says.

More people are listening now.

This fall, Shaed embarked on a

headlining tour across North

America. In October, they played

at the 9:30 Club. It was a home-

coming — the place where Shaed’s

story began, before the members

knew what they would be.

Before they took the stage, the

band mates entertained a posse of

family who had come to see them

perform. There was a “graduation

day” vibe. This night was a big

one.

Hundreds of fans packed the

On their own screens, the band
watched their star rise. “Seeing
the views go up on the YouTube
video, all of the comments saying
things like, ‘Omg what band is
this’ — it was amazing,” Spencer
says.
“Trampoline” r eset Shaed’s ho-
rizons. The collaboration oppor-
tunities expanded. The track
turned into a radio fixture and
charted on lists such as the To p
40, Hot AC and AAA. It went gold
in June after being the No. 1
Alternative Song in the country
for two weeks. As of Oct. 19, 2019,
“Trampoline” occupies the No. 22
spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
These days, Lee worries less
about finding her voice than
keeping it in good working condi-
tion.
“That’s the name of the game
for us,” Max Ernst says. “Keeping
Chelsea’s voice healthy. So we
don’t e ver go o ut and party a fter a
show. We don’t have a lot of free

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Shaed performs in the District. From left, the band is Max Ernst, Chelsea Lee and Spencer Ernst.

THEATRE

Featuringthe

GreatestHitsof

WhitneyHouston!

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tickets and

info.

To by’sDinner Theatre

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Based on theWarner Brothers film,TheBodyguard

includes hits like “I Will Always LoveYou,” “I’m Every

Woman,” “Saving All My Love,” “How WillIKnow,” “I

Wanna Dance With Somebody,”and “So Emotional.”

The Bodyguard Now-November 3

The Musical

Welcome home

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1529 16th St. NW

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Alate-career masterpiece by multiple Pulitzer Prize-winner

EdwardAlbee(Who’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf)about the

great American sculptor Louise Nevelson.

November7–December 8

EdwardAlbee’s

Occupant

“’Sequel’ to Fiddler

is amust-see

musical”

–JewishTelegraph

$30

general

public,

$15

students,

staff, seniors,

groups

Center for the Arts Concert Hall

4373 Mason Pond Drive

Fairfax,VA 22030

cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/rags

(703) 993-2787

This D.C.-area premiereisapowerful tale showcasing the

grit and optimism of immigrants arriving in Ellis Island at the

turnofthe 20th century.

Oct 31-Nov2at8pm

Nov2at8pm

Nov3at4pm

Mason School of Theater

Rags

Great Group Rates

for 15 or More

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Available

at the

Box Office

The Kennedy Center

Theater Lab

Student Rush

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Thisrecord-breaking interactive solve-the-crime comedy

keeps the audiences laughing as they try to outwit the

suspects and catch the killer.New clues and up to the

minute improvisation deliver “shrieks of laughter night after

night.” (WashingtonPost)

Regular Schedule:

Tuesday–Friday at 8

Saturday at6&9

Sunday at3&7

Shear Madness

The Kennedy Center

Theater Lab

Feat. Jabari Exum,

Michelle Rogers,

Nigel Rowe,

GregWatkins

$21-$46

ATLAS–Sprenger Theater

1333 HStNE

(202)7993 ext. 2

http://www.atlasarts.org/events

TheTe mpest’sstory of colonization and subjugation is

retold by Sycorax in poetic prose by Sybil Williams with

the songs of Billie Holiday,spoken word, African drumming,

and jazz combo.

Sat 10/19 @8pm; Sun

10/20 @3pm; Fri 10/25

@8pm; Sat10/26 @3pm &

8pm; Sun 10/27 at 3pm

StormyWeather

Join us Monday

10/21 forafree

discussion at NYU

in DC about Digital

Free Speech.

Moreinfo here:

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$25–35

Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 HStNE

202-399-7993 mosaictheater.org

Isabelle,ayoung professor,tests the limits of free

speech with an unmoderated discussion group. But the

experiment becomesadeadly game of cat-and-

mouse, leading Isabelle to question her beliefs and

fear for her life. “Turnsafree-speech debate at a

university intoatechno-thriller.”—GlobeandMail,Toronto

Limited PWYC tix available

at box office for all

previews!

Wed, Oct 23@8PM

Thurs, Oct 24@8PM

Fri, Oct 25@8PM

Sat, Oct 26@8PM

Sun, Oct 27@3PM

Mosaic Theater Company

Theory

By NormanYeung

Directed by

Victoria Murray-Baatin

MUSIC-CHAMBER

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21stcentury

consort.org

Free

St. Mark’s

301 AStreet SE

Washington, DC

“Time Out of Mind” Music by Corey Dundee, Gemma

Peacocke, ChenYi,Sofia Gubaidulina, Jon Deak, Melinda

Wagner,featuring soprano Catherine Gardner

Sat. Nov.9th

4:00pm Discussion

5:00pm Concert

2019 –2 020

Season

“High-energy thrill

rides for musically

inquisitive listeners.”

–ChicagoTribune

$40

Kennedy CenterTe rrace Theater

2700 FStreet NW,

Washington, D.C. 20566

202.785.9727•202.467.4600

WashingtonPerformingArts.org

The Spektral Quartet performsaprogram spanning more

than 400 years, including Beethoven’sOpus 135 Quartet

and the world premiereofEnigma,acollaboration between

contemporary Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir

and video artist Sigurdur Gudjonsson.

Tuesday,October 29,

7:30pm

Spektral Quartet

Looking Skyward

Program includes

works by Janácek,

Schubert, and

Chopin

$45

Kennedy CenterTe rrace Theater

2700 FStreet NW,

Washington, D.C. 20566

202.785.9727•202.467.4600

WashingtonPerformingArts.org

Aone-time protégé of Sir András Schiffand winner of

a2013 Grand Prix du Disque, Fejérvári equally thrives

while performing major concerti with the Budapest Festival

Orchestra, chamber music with the Musicians of Marlboro,

andrecitals at major venues like Carnegie Hall’sWeill

Recital Hall.

Sunday,November 17,

2pm

Zoltán Fejérvári,

piano

MUSIC-CHORAL

Bringagrocery

or office supply

storegift cardfor

donation to

CulmoreClinic,

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those in need.

$40-$50;

Young Adult

(Ages 23-30):

$20;

Ages

13-22: $5;

Ages 12 &

Under: Free

The National Presbyterian Church

4101 NebraskaAvenue, NW

Washington, DC 20016

(ample free parking in church lot)

http://www.choralis.org

Maestra Kuhrmann has assembled an “eclectic” Requiem

featuring favorite movements from the Requiems of Mozart,

Durufle,Verdi, Britten, Brahms, FaureandVogler.Soloists

will be Katelyn Aungst, soprano; Erin Sanzero, soprano;

Roger Isaacs, countertenor; Robert Petillo, tenor; and Mark

Wanich, bass and Jeffrey Benson will beaguest conductor.

Sunday,October 20, 2019

5:00 pm

The Maestra’s

Eclectic Requiem

Gretchen Kuhrmann,

Artistic Director

Free Parking

$35 Adult

$30 Seniors

(62+)

$15 Students

(ages5to22)

St. Luke Catholic Church

7001 Georgetown Pike

McLean,VA 22101

http://www.newdominion.org

202-244-7191

Thomas Beveridge conducts the Chorale in Carissimi’s

“Jephte,” Schubert’s“Miriam’sSong ofVictory,” and a

selection of Sacred Harp Songs, along with Beveridge’s

“Il Cantico di Frate Sole” and Purcell’s“Canticle of David.”

With keyboardartists Thomas Pandolfi and Paul

Skevington, and featuring Amy Broadbent, soprano.

Sunday,November 3, 2019

at 4:00 PM

Biblical Scenes

and

Sacred Canticles

Thomas Colohan,

Artistic Director

http://www.washington

masterchorale.org

202-596-8934

$10-$ 50

The Church of the Epiphany

1317 GStreet Northwest

Washington, D.C.

Weopen our 10th season asaperforming ensemble with

arich program of African American spirituals, choral art

songs, and well-crafted arrangements of early American

folk songs and hymns. Featuring the world premiereofa

new choral cycle by composer Henry Dehlinger,based on

the poetry of James Joyce.

Sunday,October 27, 2019

at5p.m.

Pre-concert discussion at

4p.m.

Washington Master

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