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Theater

Mean Girls

APR. 5–24 | OPERA HOUSE

Shear Madness

APR. 4–OCT. 2 | THEATER LAB

OKLAHOMA!

APR. 5–10 | EISENHOWER THEATER

A Monster Calls

MAY 25–JUN. 12 | EISENHOWER

THEATER

National Symphony

Orchestra

Noseda conducts a new Carlos

Simon work

James Ehnes plays Beethoven

MAR. 3–5 | CONCERT HALL

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

James Ehnes, violin

Antonín Dvořák: The Wood-Dove

Carlos Simon: Tales - A Folklore Symphony

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto

Thomas Wilkins & Jan

Lisiecki

MAR. 17–19 | CONCERT HALL

Thomas Wilkins, conductor

Jan Lisiecki, piano

Franz von Suppé: Di e schöne Galathée – Overture

Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1

Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (Matthias the Painter)

Symphony

Michael Tilson Thomas

MAR. 25–26 | CONCERT HALL

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Measha Brueggergosman, soprano

Mikaela Bennett, soprano

Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano

Carl Ruggles: Angels**

Michael Tilson Thomas: Fo ur Preludes on Playthings of

the Wind**

Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring

Michael Tilson Thomas

conducts Mahler’s

“Resurrection”

MAR. 31 & APR. 1 | CONCERT HALL

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Ying Fang, soprano

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano

Choral Arts Society of Washington

Scott Tucker, Artistic Director

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Hélène Grimaud plays Ravel

APR. 7 & 9 | CONCERT HALL

Roderick Cox, conductor

Hélène Grimaud, piano

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Helix

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major

Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

DECLASSIFIED

®

:

Ben Folds Presents

With William Shatner

APR. 29 | CONCERT HALL

Mason Bates’s Philharmonia

Fantastique

MAY 12–14 | CONCERT HALL

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite

Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique (NSO co-

commission)**

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 6

Louis Langrée conducts

Boléro

MAY 19-21 | CONCERT HALL

Louis Langrée, conductor

Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

Joan Tower: Cello Concerto (NSO co-commission)**

Maurice Ravel: La Valse

Maurice Ravel: Boléro

NSO Pops

Amos Lee

APR. 19 |CONCERT HALL

Disney Princess -

The Concert

MAY 6–7 | CONCERT HALL

Love: A Joni Mitchell

Songbook

with Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway,

Aoife O’Donovan, and Moses Sumney

MAY 25–26 | CONCERT HALL

Washington National

Opera

Written in Stone

MAR. 5–25 | EISENHOWER THEATER

Così fan tutte

MAR. 12–26 | EISENHOWER THEATER

Carmen

MAY 14–28 | OPERA HOUSE

Ballet & Dance

American Ballet Theatre

ABT Forward

MAR. 29 & 30 | OPERA HOUSE

Don Quixote

MAR. 31–APR. 3 | OPERA HOUSE

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

APR. 29 & 30 | EISENHOWER THEATER

Comedy

Made in Puerto Rico

MAR. 24–26 | FAMILY THEATER

Hannah Gadsby:

Body of Work

APR. 21–23 | EISENHOWER THEATER

Freestyle Love Supreme

MAY 10–15 | EISENHOWER THEATER

Hip Hop

HOORAE Takeover

MAR. 24–27

The festival will highlight music, comedy, film,

television, and the talent of black creatives.

MC Lyte Presents

I Am Woman: A Celebration of

Women in Hip Hop

APR. 15 | CONCERT HALL

The Roots Residency

Road to Roots Picnic

MAY 1 | CONCERT HALL

Jazz

Ledisi Sings Nina

MAR. 13 | CONCERT HALL

Robert Glasper and Jason

Moran

APR. 16 | CONCERT HALL

NSO Pops Presenting Sponsor

ROBERT GLASPER AND JASON MORAN

Millennium Stage

Film Screenings

WEDNESDAYS AT 6 P.M.

Live Performances

THU., FRI., AND SAT. AT 6 P.M.

MEAN GIRLS

THOMAS WILKINS AND JAN LISIECKI

A.I.M. BY KYLE ABRAHAM