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Events in May 2024
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- Cheat Trivia Night
Cheat Trivia Night Cheat Trivia Night
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May 1, 2024Join friends and fans of The Keegan Theatre for a social evening of trivia… for cheaters! Bring a team and compete to be named the brainiest theater lovers in the city — or cheat your way to the top by buying cheats along the way! Complimentary pizza, wings, and snacks provided, plus your first drink is free.
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- Opera Lafayette Presents: Jean-Joseph Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie
Opera Lafayette Presents: Jean-Joseph Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie Opera Lafayette Presents: Jean-Joseph Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie
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May 3, 2024Mouret’s spirited opéra-ballet, Les Fêtes de Thalie, looks at love through the eyes of three women in these delightful vignettes: La Fille (The Girl), La Veuve Coquette (The Coquettish Widow) and La Femme (The Wife). Conducted by Christophe Rousset and directed by Catherine Turocy, these witty tales, in which women get the better of the men in their lives, feature a young and diverse cast of American singers and dancers.
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- Little Shop of Horrors and 1 other event
Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors
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May 4, 2024Join us for our Sensory-Friendly performance of Little Shop of Horrors! Please call (202) 347-4833 to reserve tickets or email access@fords.org with questions. Sensory-Friendly experiences are designed to create a museum or theatre experience that is welcoming for individuals on the autism spectrum or those with other sensory sensitivities who might benefit from an adjusted environment. Our Sensory-Friendly experiences aim to provide a safe environment where individuals and families can relax and be who they are.
Little Shop of Horrors is a nonstop blast, sci-fi horror comedy, love story and rock musical that has become one of the most treasured pieces of American musical theatre. Little Shop pays homage to doo-wop and Motown recordings. The story follows a luckless florist shop worker, Seymour, who raises a wisecracking carnivorous plant – Audrey II – that develops a craving for human blood. He delights in the fame and fortune that his leafy, ever-growing friend attracts, while trying to show his co-worker Audrey that she is the girl of his dreams. As Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out-of-this-world origins and intent toward world domination, he learns the lesson: “Don’t feed the plants!” Join us for the return of Little Shop to our historic theatre, directed by Kevin S. McAllister (The Wiz, Ragtime).
Ford's Theatre511 Tenth Street, NWWashington, DCOpera Lafayette Presents: Jean-Joseph Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie Opera Lafayette Presents: Jean-Joseph Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie
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May 4, 2024Mouret’s spirited opéra-ballet, Les Fêtes de Thalie, looks at love through the eyes of three women in these delightful vignettes: La Fille (The Girl), La Veuve Coquette (The Coquettish Widow) and La Femme (The Wife). Conducted by Christophe Rousset and directed by Catherine Turocy, these witty tales, in which women get the better of the men in their lives, feature a young and diverse cast of American singers and dancers.
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- Divinity Roxx
Divinity Roxx Divinity Roxx
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May 5, 2024Celebrate self-love and positivity in Divinity Roxx’s fun and empowering live show. The upbeat and sunny music is filled with powerful messages that encourage young people to become the best versions of themselves. A Grammy®-nominated musician, recording artist, and composer who has toured with Beyoncé, Divinity is praised for her ability to inspire others with her infectious grooves and memorable lyrics. She recently released her first family music album Ready, Set, Go!, along with two picture books published by Scholastic, Inc.
Most enjoyed by ages 5+
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- Problems Between Sisters and 1 other event
Problems Between Sisters Problems Between Sisters
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May 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024Two pregnant sisters—one visual artist, one con artist—converge on a remote family cabin in Vermont. Jess races to finish her long-awaited solo show; Rory sees a new audience for her latest scam. When Rory hatches a plan for an art project of her own, the problems between the sisters flare into a collision of family baggage, personal morality, and artistic taste. A response to True West, Sam Shepard’s surreal psychodrama about brothers with problems, Problems Between Sisters is a funny and savage take on domestication, creativity, and the elusive demands of the Primal Female.
This world premiere is a part of Julia May Jonas’s five-play ALTAS cycle (“All Long True American Stories”), in which she reimagines canonical 20th-century American male-experience plays as they’d be experienced by other people, mostly women.
1501 14th Street NWWashington, DC 20005Problems Between Sisters Problems Between Sisters
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May 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024Two pregnant sisters—one visual artist, one con artist—converge on a remote family cabin in Vermont. Jess races to finish her long-awaited solo show; Rory sees a new audience for her latest scam. When Rory hatches a plan for an art project of her own, the problems between the sisters flare into a collision of family baggage, personal morality, and artistic taste. A response to True West, Sam Shepard’s surreal psychodrama about brothers with problems, Problems Between Sisters is a funny and savage take on domestication, creativity, and the elusive demands of the Primal Female.
This world premiere is a part of Julia May Jonas’s five-play ALTAS cycle (“All Long True American Stories”), in which she reimagines canonical 20th-century American male-experience plays as they’d be experienced by other people, mostly women.
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- Problems Between Sisters and 1 other event
Problems Between Sisters Problems Between Sisters
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May 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024Two pregnant sisters—one visual artist, one con artist—converge on a remote family cabin in Vermont. Jess races to finish her long-awaited solo show; Rory sees a new audience for her latest scam. When Rory hatches a plan for an art project of her own, the problems between the sisters flare into a collision of family baggage, personal morality, and artistic taste. A response to True West, Sam Shepard’s surreal psychodrama about brothers with problems, Problems Between Sisters is a funny and savage take on domestication, creativity, and the elusive demands of the Primal Female.
This world premiere is a part of Julia May Jonas’s five-play ALTAS cycle (“All Long True American Stories”), in which she reimagines canonical 20th-century American male-experience plays as they’d be experienced by other people, mostly women.
1501 14th Street NWWashington, DC 20005Problems Between Sisters Problems Between Sisters
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May 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024Two pregnant sisters—one visual artist, one con artist—converge on a remote family cabin in Vermont. Jess races to finish her long-awaited solo show; Rory sees a new audience for her latest scam. When Rory hatches a plan for an art project of her own, the problems between the sisters flare into a collision of family baggage, personal morality, and artistic taste. A response to True West, Sam Shepard’s surreal psychodrama about brothers with problems, Problems Between Sisters is a funny and savage take on domestication, creativity, and the elusive demands of the Primal Female.
This world premiere is a part of Julia May Jonas’s five-play ALTAS cycle (“All Long True American Stories”), in which she reimagines canonical 20th-century American male-experience plays as they’d be experienced by other people, mostly women.
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- Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness
Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness
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May 9, 2024Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led tour of highlights from the museum’s collection using museum-provided, colorblind correcting glasses that bring the vibrancy of these works to life.
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- Smithsonian Morning at the Museum (Natural History Museum) and 3 other events
Smithsonian Morning at the Museum (Natural History Museum) Smithsonian Morning at the Museum (Natural History Museum)
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May 11, 2024Please contact Ashley Grady at access@si.edu for registration information.
Adventure Theatre7300 MacArthur BlvdGlen Echo, MD 20812SENSORY-FRIENDLY CONCERT HALL TOURS SENSORY-FRIENDLY CONCERT HALL TOURS
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May 11, 2024Young people with autism or sensory sensitivities are invited backstage at the Concert Hall for a small group tour. Play instruments on the stage, visit the artists’ dressing rooms, learn about how the lights and sound work, and more.
All children and teens must be accompanied by an adult. Each person attending must have a free ticket. Due to the small-group nature of this program, we recommend reserving tickets in advance, which also helps us plan. Tickets may be available at the door if space remains.
Strathmore (Music Center)George Lopez: ALLLRIIIIGHHTTT! Comedy Tour George Lopez: ALLLRIIIIGHHTTT! Comedy Tour
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May 11, 2024George Lopez’s illustrious and multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community on and off the stage.
Recommended for ages 18+.
2700 F Street NWWashington, DC 20566From Gumbo to Mumbo From Gumbo to Mumbo
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May 11, 2024The writers of Keegan’s hit hip-hop musical PUSH THE BUTTON present a one-night-only performance of their original two-man show! Nominated for a 2020 Helen Hayes Award for its World Premiere at Keegan and named 2019 “Best of Fringe” at the Charm City Fringe Festival in Baltimore, FROM GUMBO TO MUMBO features a New Orleanian science teacher turned rhyme speaker (Drew Anderson) and a dreadlock-rocking Southeast DC b-boy (Dwayne Lawson-Brown) who together conjure a dynamic cauldron of hip hop, poetry, and theatre. They dig into what it means to be authentic, question the culture and politics of today, and ultimately celebrate love and the search for home.
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- NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations and 1 other event
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar’s Enigma Variations
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May 16, 2024Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin*
Anna Clyne: This Moment**†
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Danse nègre
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Classical music loves a prodigy. Fresh off his multi-album deal with Decca Records, Sphinx laureate and Juilliard graduate Randall Goosby makes his exciting NSO debut performing Mendelssohn’s poetic Violin Concerto. Don’t miss this rising superstar with “ample charm” (The Classical Review), “alluring lyricism,” and “golden-age tenderness” (The New York Times).2700 F Street NWWashington, DC 20566202-416-8727Anastasia: The Musical Anastasia: The Musical
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May 16, 2024The Theatre Lab’s Creating a Musical Role class of 2024 presents Anastasia: The Musical. This show follows a brave young woman as she embarks on a thrilling adventure to uncover her mysterious past, set against the backdrop of a changing Russia. Based on the animated movie musical but updated for audiences of all ages, Anastasia features a stunning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on this Island).
Admission is $15, $10 for students with valid ID. We hope you’ll support our students as they present the results of their hard work. Donations welcome.
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Thursday, May 16, 7:30pmFriday, May 17, 7:30pmSaturday, May 18, 7:30pmSunday, May 19, 7:30pmThe Theatre Lab -
- Anastasia: The Musical
Anastasia: The Musical Anastasia: The Musical
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May 17, 2024The Theatre Lab’s Creating a Musical Role class of 2024 presents Anastasia: The Musical. This show follows a brave young woman as she embarks on a thrilling adventure to uncover her mysterious past, set against the backdrop of a changing Russia. Based on the animated movie musical but updated for audiences of all ages, Anastasia features a stunning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on this Island).
Admission is $15, $10 for students with valid ID. We hope you’ll support our students as they present the results of their hard work. Donations welcome.
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Thursday, May 16, 7:30pmFriday, May 17, 7:30pmSaturday, May 18, 7:30pmSunday, May 19, 7:30pmThe Theatre Lab -
- Anastasia: The Musical
Anastasia: The Musical Anastasia: The Musical
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May 18, 2024The Theatre Lab’s Creating a Musical Role class of 2024 presents Anastasia: The Musical. This show follows a brave young woman as she embarks on a thrilling adventure to uncover her mysterious past, set against the backdrop of a changing Russia. Based on the animated movie musical but updated for audiences of all ages, Anastasia features a stunning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on this Island).
Admission is $15, $10 for students with valid ID. We hope you’ll support our students as they present the results of their hard work. Donations welcome.
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Thursday, May 16, 7:30pmFriday, May 17, 7:30pmSaturday, May 18, 7:30pmSunday, May 19, 7:30pmThe Theatre Lab -
- Turandot
Turandot Turandot
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May 19, 2024WORLD PREMIERE
Powerful princess Turandot plays by her own rules. She invites any suitor to marry her, but first they’ll have to correctly solve three riddles—or face a gruesome death. The men are dropping like flies until Prince Calaf cracks the code. When he poses his own riddle back to Turandot, she finally has a glimpse at true love. But will Turandot’s icy heart freeze love out?
Color… pageantry… spectacle… there’s a reason why Turandot is at the top of the opera canon. Puccini’s final work mesmerizes with its sumptuous music, from the alluring overture to Prince Calaf’s passionate “Nessun dorma,” one of the world’s most famous arias ever written. Grammy Award®–winning composer and playwright Christopher Tin, known for his film and video game soundtracks, and acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Susan Soon He Stanton, offer a compelling ending to Puccini’s otherwise unfinished fantasy story. Turandot will let audience members decide for themselves: is Turandot mercilessly cruel, or justifiably cautious?
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- NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Killer Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival and 2 other events
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Killer Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Killer Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival
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May 21, 2024A never-before-seen concert experience! Killer Mike is more than just a rapper—he’s a cultural icon. From his groundbreaking collaborations with Run the Jewels to his solo endeavors, Killer Mike’s music resonates with authenticity, raw energy, and a fearless commitment to speaking truth to power. Hear tracks from his newest, three-time Grammy-winning album Michael, and more, accompanied by the epic sounds of the Mighty Midnight Revival and the National Symphony Orchestra live.
2700 F Street NWWashington, DC 20566202-416-8727NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAKiller Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAKiller Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival
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May 21, 2024A never-before-seen concert experience! Killer Mike is more than just a rapper—he’s a cultural icon. From his groundbreaking collaborations with Run the Jewels to his solo endeavors, Killer Mike’s music resonates with authenticity, raw energy, and a fearless commitment to speaking truth to power. Hear tracks from his newest, three-time Grammy-winning album Michael, and more, accompanied by the epic sounds of the Mighty Midnight Revival and the National Symphony Orchestra live.
Adventure Theatre7300 MacArthur BlvdGlen Echo, MD 20812NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAKiller Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAKiller Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival
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May 21, 2024A never-before-seen concert experience! Killer Mike is more than just a rapper—he’s a cultural icon. From his groundbreaking collaborations with Run the Jewels to his solo endeavors, Killer Mike’s music resonates with authenticity, raw energy, and a fearless commitment to speaking truth to power. Hear tracks from his newest, three-time Grammy-winning album Michael, and more, accompanied by the epic sounds of the Mighty Midnight Revival and the National Symphony Orchestra live.
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- Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL Virtual Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
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May 24, 2024Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute virtual conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voice interpretation for hearing participants.
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- Dixie’s Tupperware Party
Dixie’s Tupperware Party Dixie’s Tupperware Party
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May 28, 2024Dixie Longate is the fast-talking, gum-chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who is bringing your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century. Audiences howl with laughter as Dixie demonstrates the many alternative uses for the iconic plastic kitchen staple. Filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, audience participation, and a little bit of empowerment and homespun wisdom, Dixie’s Tupperware Party leaves your heart a little bigger and your food a little fresher.
Recommended for age 16 and up. This production contains adult content.
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- Dixie’s Tupperware Party
Dixie’s Tupperware Party Dixie’s Tupperware Party
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May 31, 2024Dixie Longate is the fast-talking, gum-chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who is bringing your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century. Audiences howl with laughter as Dixie demonstrates the many alternative uses for the iconic plastic kitchen staple. Filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, audience participation, and a little bit of empowerment and homespun wisdom, Dixie’s Tupperware Party leaves your heart a little bigger and your food a little fresher.
Recommended for age 16 and up. This production contains adult content.
2700 F Street NWWashington, DC 20566202-416-8727
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