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Into The Woods

Tue, December 6 thru Sunday, January 8, 2017

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsVenture into the woods with the acclaimed Fiasco Theater'sproduction that became NYC's surprise hit of the season. Thiswitty and wildly theatrical re-invention of Sondheim's TonyAward-winning musical classic is staged like you've never seenit before!

Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli

Thursday, December 15 @ 8 pm

StrathmoreThree-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis,known as “The Great Performer,†and jazz singer/guitaristJohn Pizzarelli have crafted a tribute to Nat King Cole thatincludes his pop vocal hits along with those singular,sophisticated cool jazz tracks that influenced their own careers.You’ll hear favorites such as “Route 66,†“MonaLisa,†“Unforgettable,†and many more.

Sleeping Beauty

Wed, December 7 thru Sunday, January 8, 2017

Synetic TheaterThe classic tale of a princess, an evil sorceress, and a centuries-long sleepingcurse in this darkly elegant adaptation of one of the Grimm Brothers’ mostbeloved stories. This magical wordless production will enchant viewers of all ages!This production is recommended for ages 7+ .

Stuart Davis: In Full Swing

Sun, November 20 thru Sunday, March 5, 2017

National Gallery of ArtCarefully selected from the full range of Davis's career, some100 of his most important, visually complex, jazz-inspiredcompositions will be on view. Davis rarely painted a work thatdid not make careful reference (however hidden) to one ormore of his earlier compositions. This exhibition offers a newexploration of his working method. West Building, Main Floor.

The Alden, Fancy Nancy Spendiferous Christmas

Adventure Theatre MTC, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

AMP, Shaun Jones & Brent Blakeney

BlackRock, Jewmongous

BlackRock, The Reduced Shakespeare Company

The Clarice, Kreativity End of Semester Show

The Clarice, Second Season: The Goldfish by Shuping Yang and B.W.A. (Black Woman's Anonymous) by WhitneyGeohagan and April Monu

Encore Stage, A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol

Folger Consort, The Second Shepherds' Play

Ford's Theatre, A Christmas Carol

GALA Hispanic Theatre, Hecho en Puelto Rico (Made in Puelto Rico)

GALA Hispanic Theatre, Hecho en Puelto Rico (en español)

In Series, Goyescas

Kennedy Center, Wicked

Kennedy Center, Into The Woods

Kennedy Center, A View From the Bridge

Kennedy Center, The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens

Keegan Theatre, An Irish Carol

Keegan Theatre, Six Degrees of Separation

Olney Theatre Center, Mary Poppins

Pointless Theatre, King Ubu - Pointless Theatre

Publick Playhouse, Frosty

The Puppet Co., Tiny Tots - Nutcracker Fantasy

The Puppet Co., The Nutcracker

Reston Community Center, Mr. Vaudeville & Friends with Mark Brutsché: Happy Vaudeville Holidays!

Shakespeare Theatre Company, Making Stage Magic

Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Secret Garden

Shear Madness, Shear Madness

Signature Theatre, Silver Belles

Signature Theatre, Titanic: The Musical

Smithsonian Discovery Theater, Discovery Theater: Tot Rock: Rockoceros Holiday:

Smithsonian Discovery Theater, Discovery Theater: Seasons of Light

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Special Tours–The Measure of Our Lives

Studio Theatre, Straight White Men

Synetic Theater, Sleeping Beauty

Theater J, The Christians

Theater J, Oy Vey in a Manger

Thin Air Productions, Catch Me: A Magic Duel

Washington Revels, The Christmas Revels: A Nordic Winter Celebration

Woolly Mammoth, The Second City's Black Side of the Moon

WSC Avant Bard, Tame.

Anacostia Arts Center, J.A.M. 6 Days of Christmas

BalletNova, The Nutcracker

BalletNova, The Nutcracker Pre-School Petite Performances

The Clarice, Shared MFA Dance Thesis Concert: Render Edit & Full Circle: Bridging the Gap

Dance Place, Agora Dance

Dance Place, Kwanzaa Celebration

Dance Place, The DC Contemporary Dance Theatre / El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea

Dance Place, Fieldwork for Mixed Disciplines Showing

Embassy Experiences, Holiday/winter Ball & Celebration At The Embassy Of France

Jane Franklin Dance, Jane Franklin Dance at Second Thursday – Torpedo Factory Art Center

Jane Franklin Dance, The Migration Project

National Gallery of Art, Evenings at the Edge: Deviated Theatre

Strathmore, The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Washington Revels, The Christmas Revels: A Nordic Winter Celebration

The Alden, John Eaton Holiday Songbook

American Pops Orchestra, Third Thursdays - A Lunchtime Concert Series

AMP, Bernard/Ebb Showcase

AMP, Chopteeth

AMP, An A Cappella Holiday with The Capital Hearings

Anacostia Arts Center, J.A.M. 6 Days of Christmas

Atlas, Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra: A Bohemian Christmas

Atlas, Holiday Cheers: A Night of Live Music, Champagne & Interactive Fun for Grown-Ups

Atlas, Eldar Trio

Atlas, Cecily: Cecily Salutes DC

The Barns, Chamber Music at The Barns: Boston Brass - Christmas Bells are Swingin'!

The Barns, Chamber Music at The Barns: The Swingles - Yule Songs

The Barns, Art Garfunkel

BlackRock, Jewmongous

BlackRock, Bumper Jacksons

BlackRock, Cathie Ryan

Brentwood Arts Exchange, Humble Fire Live at the Listening Room

Capital City Symphony, 11th Annual Holiday Concert and Sing-Along

Capital City Symphony, Holiday Cheers: A Night of Live Music, Champagne & Interactive Fun for Grown-Ups

Capitol Hill Chorale, Vidimus Stellam

Cathedral Choral Society, Family Joy

Cathedral Choral Society, Joy of Christmas

Choral Arts Society, Christmastime in the City

Choral Arts Society, A Choral Arts Christmas

Choral Arts Society, A Family Christmas

The Clarice, Honors Chamber Music Recital

The Clarice, Margaret Leng Tan, piano: Cabinet of Curiosities

The Clarice, NextLOOK: Afro House: Ebon Kojo: The Last Tribe

The Clarice, UMD Percussion Ensemble Concert

The Clarice, Gamelan and Koto Concert

The Clarice, UMD Wind Orchestra & Wind Ensemble: Circus Maximus

The Clarice, UMD Percussion Ensemble Concert

The Clarice, Winter Big Band Showcase: UMD Jazz Ensemble, UMD Jazz Lab Band & University Jazz Band

The Clarice, UMD Repertoire Orchestra Concert #2

The Clarice, Daraja Ensemble Recital #2

The Clarice, Kaleidoscope of Bands

The Clarice, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Stretch Music

Congressional Chorus, Holiday Sing-Along

Congressional Chorus, Holiday Cheers: A Musical Champagne Evening for Grownups

The Embassy Series, Boutellis-Taft, Violin, Angela Draghicescu, Piano

The Embassy Series, French Cabaret At The Embassy Of Luxembourg With Adrienne Haan, Cabaretist & HowardBreitbart, Pianist

Folger Consort, The Second Shepherds' Play

GMU Center for the Arts, Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna

GMU Center for the Arts, American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season

GMU Center for the Arts, A Canadian Brass Christmas

GMU Center for the Arts, Virginia Opera: The Barber of Seville

Hylton, Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra featuring New York Voices

Hylton, Restless Heart: A Restless Heart Christmas

Hylton, American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season

In Series, Goyescas

JCC of Greater Washington, Benjamin Beilman & Haochen Zhang, Violin + Piano

JCCNV, Cantata Ebraica: The Music of the Italian Jews

Kennedy Center, NSO Pops: Diana Ross: All the Best of Times

Kennedy Center, Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Kennedy Center, Renée Fleming VOICES: An Evening with Megan Hilty

Kennedy Center, NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! featuring Laura Benanti and Santino Fontana

Kennedy Center, NPR's A Jazz Piano Christmas

Kennedy Center, KC Jazz Club: Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas

Library of Congress, Concert: The Tallis Scholars

Library of Congress, Jason Robert Brown, composer & piano

Library of Congress, Cecilia String Quartet

Montpelier Arts Center, A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Eric Byrd Trio

National Chamber Ensemble, Happy Holidays

National Gallery of Art, Donal Fox, jazz piano

National Philharmonic, Handel's Messiah

NSO, National Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah

Publick Playhouse, Platinum Live: A Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long featuring The BRENCORE ALLSTARS Band

Publick Playhouse, Bob Brown Puppets: Nutcracker Fantasy

Publick Playhouse, Holiday Concert featuring Chelsey Green and the Green Project

Publick Playhouse, Snowday: An A Cappella Musical History

Publick Playhouse, Holiday Songs: Music Around the World

Smithsonian Associates, The Christmas Markets of Europe: A Festive Stroll: Evening Program with Reception

Smithsonian Associates, Emerson String Quartet: Evening Performance

Smithsonian Associates, Musicians From Marlboro: Evening Performance

Smithsonian Discovery Theater, Discovery Theater: Tot Rock: Rockoceros Holiday:

Strathmore, Bandana Splits

Strathmore, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Strathmore, Strathmore Children's Chorus: This Shining Night

Strathmore, Zemer Chai

Strathmore, Holidays with Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists

Strathmore, The Mavericks

Strathmore, Mrs. Claus Tea

Strathmore, Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli

Strathmore, China Philharmonic Orchestra

Strathmore, Ramón Tasat, tenor & guitar

Strathmore, Piedmont Blues

Theater J, Oy Vey in a Manger

Washington Jewish Music Festival, Klezmer Brunch

Washington Musica Viva, Washington Musica Viva Chamber Concert: Teri Manolio, flute, Jodi Beder, cello, CarlBanner, piano,

Washington Performing Arts, Attacca Quartet

Washington Performing Arts, Tomer Gewirtzman, piano

Washington Revels, The Christmas Revels: A Nordic Winter Celebration

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Wanderer/Wonderer: Pop-Ups by Colette Fu

Kreeger Museum, Smith | Paley

Kreeger Museum, John L. Dreyfuss' Inventions

Kreeger Museum, Lament: Emilie Brzezinski

Kreeger Museum, Selected Works: Sam Gilliam and Simmie Knox

Library of Congress, World War I: American Artists View the Great War

Library of Congress, Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood

Library of Congress, #Opera Before Instagram: Portraits, 1890-1955

National Archives, Amending America

National Gallery of Art, In the Tower: Barbara Kruger

National Gallery of Art, Photography Reinvented: The Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Collection

National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959–1971

National Gallery of Art, Drawings for Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt

National Gallery of Art, Intersections: Photographs and Video from the National Gallery of Art and the CorcoranGallery of Art

National Gallery of Art, Stuart Davis: In Full Swing

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Free Community Day

National Museum of Women in the Arts, NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Choose Your Own ARTventure

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Artists in Conversation: NO MAN’S LAND with Mira Dancy andSuzanne McClelland

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Bold Broadsides and Bitsy Books

Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, Curator Talk with Dr. Ariana Curtis

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, One Life: Babe Ruth

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, In the Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman Leonard

Tudor Place, Tudor Nights: Home for the Holidays, 1945

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