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for 25%off
tickets-online
advance
purchaseonly.
$20 -$30
WorkhouseArtsCenter
BuildingW-3 Theater
9518 WorkhouseWay
Lorton,VA 22079
703-584-2900
Workhousearts.org/xanadu
Originalhit scorebyJeffLynne&John
Farrar.Basedon the UniversalPictures
movie,“Xanadu”followsaGreek muse,
whodescendsfrom the heavensto
Venice Beach,California in 1980to
inspireastrugglingartist.
Friday,May 20 –
Saturday,June 24,
2022 Fridayand
Saturday 8pm
Sundays2pm
WorkhouseArts Center
presents
Xanadu
Tony Award-nominated
roller skatingmusical
adventure
THEATRE
Proof of
vaccination
required.
$25
CapitolHill ArtsWorkshop
545 7th St SE
WashingtonDC 20003
http://www.wehapyfewdc.com/
desdemona
The three femalecharactersfrom
Shakespeare's Othellotacklefriendship,
relationships,sex, and liberationin the
backroom of the castlewhilethe story
of Othello(andits direconsequences)
unfoldsaroundthem.PaulaVogel’s
feministmasterpieceis ahilariousand
poignantdelight.
May19 -June 11
Thurs,Fri, &Sat
nightsat 7:30pm
Desdemona:
APlay AboutA
Handkerchief
By PaulaVogel
In Spanish
with English
surtitles
$45 -$65
GALATheatre
3333 14thStreet NW
202-234-7174
Galatheatre.org
The love storyof aCuban-American
couplewhoconquered the musical
charts,Broadway,and the American
Dreamwith theirirresistiblerhythm.
ThruJune 5
Thurs–Sat at 8pm
Sun at 2pm
ON YOURFEET!
La historiade
EmilioyGloriaEstefan
¡EN ESPAÑOL!
AddedShows:
Mon,5/30
at 8PM
Thu,6/2
at 5PM
Mon,6/6
at 8PM
Tickets
Available
at the
Box Office
The KennedyCenter
TheaterLab
StudentRush
TicketsAvailable
Tickets:202-467-4600
Groups:202-416-8400
http://www.shearmadness.com
Everybody’sfavoritecomedywhodunit
is backin townand ready with fresh and
funnynew laughsand new clues.We
can’twait to see you."Shrieksof laughter
nightafternightat the KennedyCenter."
(WashingtonPost)
RegularSchedule:
Tuesday–Fridayat 8
Saturday at 6&9
Sundayat 3&7
ShearMadness
The KennedyCenter
TheaterLab
$35
DumbartonUnited
MethodistChurch
Newmusictheatre.org/
voicesofzion
Anew workof musictheater
commemoratesthe hiddenhistoryof
Georgetownby givingvoiceto the real
historicalfigures buriedthere.
May13, 14, 20, and 21
at 7:00pm
MemorialDay Special
May30 at 2:00pm
The BlackGeorgetown
CemeteriesProject
Voicesof Zion
DINNERTHEATRE
571-477-9444
http://www.Stage
CoachTC.com
$70-85for
the show&
dinner
At Oatlands,LostCreek
Winery,EffinghamManor
Winery,&CasanelWinery.
Checkwebsitefor dates.
Drucilla&Chuckaregettingmarriedbut
tragedystrikesand Drucillanevermakes
it to the altar.
In-personJune4–
August 13
Murder Mystery
Dearly Beloved
and Departed
MUSIC-CONCERTS
WBSsupports
Ukraineand is
collecting
donations for
Ukraine
refugees.
Adults:$30
Seniors/
Military:
$25.
Students:
$15.
Children12
&under$5.
KenmorePerformingArts
Center,200 S. CarlinSprings
Road,Arlington;
Ticketsat:
http://www.balalaika.org
Questions:
[email protected]
WBSwill presentan excitinginternational
programof folk,classicaland popular
music.Internationallyacclaimed
SopranoYulia Petrachuk,will makeher
WBSdebut.PeterOmelchenckowill
dazzleon the domra.
Sunday,June 5; 3pm
Washington
BalalaikaSociety
SpringConcert
PeterOmelchenko,
Conductor
OPERA
Pleasecheck
websitefor
up-to-date
COVIDsafety
protocols
$30-110
KennedyCenter’s
TerraceTheater
2700 FStreet, NW,
Washington,DC 20029
(202)546-9332
http://www.operalafayette.org
GuestConductorPedroMemelsdorff
explores the complicateddynamic
betweenthe musicalcultureofimperial
Franceand the peopleof the Caribbean.
Well-knownFrenchcomposersfrom the
18thcenturyand newlyrediscovered
worksarerepresentedin this orchestral
concertwith vocalsoloistsand
ensemble.
Sunday,June 12, 2022,
7:30p.m.
ConcertSpirituel
aux Caraïbes
Musicfrom the Caribbean
FrenchColonies
Ticketsonline
and at the
door
$40
BenderJewishCommunity
Centerof Greater
Washington,
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville,MD
Info at:
http://www.belcantanti.com
FeaturingRobertMcGinness,Baritone,
and dancersfrom the OlneyBallet,
accompaniedby achamberorchestra
and KaterinaSouvorova on piano.
Sungin Germanwith Englishsupertitles.
FridayMay27 at
7:30pm
SUNMay29 at 3pm
FranzSchubert’s
Die schöneMüllerin
(TheFair Maidof the Mill)
Baltimore
Performances:
Desdemona,
June7and 8;
Othello,June
14 and 15
Theatre
project.org
Individual
tickets
$35 -$65;
packages
$60 -80
Source Theater
1835 14thStreet NW
WashingtonDC, 20009
BaltimoreTheatreProject
45 West PrestonStreet
Baltimore, MD 21201
Inseries.org(202)204-7763
One theaterexperiencein two evenings:
Anew English-languagetellingof Verdi
and Shakespeare’sOthellocenters
imagesby KeithPiper;whileToni
Morrison’sDesdemona, wrappedin the
musicof NinaSimone,is set aroundan
interactivesculptureinstallationby Maya
Freelon.
Othello:June 2
(preview)4, 9. 17
at 7:30pm,June 12
and 19 at 3:00pm
Desdemona:June 3
(preview)10, 11, 16, 18
at 7:30pm; June5at
2:00pm
OTHELLO/
DESDEMONA
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