CLASSICAL MUSIC
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Capital City Symphony: Choral Hits. March 30
Levine School: Brahms Birthday Bash. May 1
Capital City Symphony: Cinco de Mayo. May 4
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
1317 G St. NW. 202/347-2635, www.epiphanydc.org
Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Dublin: Rejoice in the Lamb. Feb. 16
DUMBARTON CONCERTS
Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202/965-2000, www.dumbartonconcerts.org
Red Priest: Pirates of the Baroque. Feb. 23
Amelia Piano Trio: East Meets West. March 15
Vogler String Quartet, Daniel Mueller-Schott, cello. April 5
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 9
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Russia — Rebels on the Red Carpet. Feb. 10
Virginia Opera: Eugene Onegin. Feb. 22, 24
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Washington Concert Opera: Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero. April 13
HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org
Washington Bach Consort: Many Moods of Bach. March 30
KENNEDY CENTER
Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
NSO: Christoph Eschenbach conducting, with Erik Schumann, violin: Tchaikovsky. Feb. 26
NSO: Manfred Honeck conducting, with Ingrid Fliter, piano: Beethoven. March 6-8
NSO: Hans Graf conducting, with Alban Gerhardt, cello: Prokofiev. March 13-15
NSO: Mark Elder conducting, with Louis Lortie, piano: Prokofiev. March 27-29
NSO: Ivan Fischer conducting: Mahler’s Second Symphony. April 3-5
NSO: Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, with Julian Rachlin, violin: Shostakovich. April 10-12
NSO: Hugh Wolff conducting, with Stephen Hough, piano: Saint-Saens. April 24-26
NSO, Slatkin, with Hilary Hahn, violin: Paganini. May 8-10
NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: All-Sibelius program. May 29-31
NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: Grieg’s Peer Gynt. June 5-7
NSO, Slatkin: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in concert. June 12-16
NSO, Slatkin, with Sol Gabetta, cello: Tchaikovsky. June 26-28
NSO: Salute to Slatkin with Yo-Yo Ma, cello. June 29
KENNEDY CENTER
Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Midori, violin, with the Miro Quartet. Feb. 14
James Madison University’s School of Music: Beth Chandler and Gabriel Dobner. May 11
KENNEDY CENTER
Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Washington National Opera: The Flying Dutchman. March 15-April 10
Washington National Opera: Rigoletto. March 29-April 13
Washington National Opera: Tamerlano. April 30-May 22
Washington National Opera: Elektra. May 10-27
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Brahms, Martinu and Beethoven. April 13
Ariel String Quartet. April 21
Jonathan Biss, piano, and Miriam Fried, violin. May 12
Eighth Blackbird: The Only Moving Thing. May 13
Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Jaffe, Schumann, more. May 18
Trio Mediaeval and Cantus. May 30
I Fagiolini. May 31
THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org
Miranda Blakeslee, viola. Feb. 27
Peter Pertis, piano. Feb. 24
Mayuko Kamio, violin. March 7
DBR, sonic artist. March 10
Sara Daneshpour, piano. March 27
Angela Taylor, singer/songwriter/flutist. April 2 and 23
The New Century Saxophone Quartet. April 17
Antares. May 15
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org
WPAS: Orli Shaham, piano and Gil Shaham, violin. Feb. 8
Free to Sing: The Story of the First African-American Opera Company. Feb. 16. Sold out.
State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 20
BSO Soulful Symphony: Fresh Winds. Feb. 21
National Philharmonic: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Feb. 23
BSO Classical Thursdays: Beethoven’s Fifth with Emily Skala, flute. March 6
WPAS: Yundi Li, piano. March 12
National Philharmonic: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. March 15
WPAS: Alfred Brendel, piano. March 17
BSO Classical Saturdays: Andre Watts Plays Brahms. March 29
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/842-6941, www.nga.gov
Orchestra of New Spain. Feb. 10
Juilliard String Quartet. Feb. 17
National Gallery Chamber Players Piano Trio. Feb. 24
Soprano Celeste Headlee with pianist Danielle DeSwert. Feb. 27
SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER
Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Euphoria. Feb. 9, 10
American Balalaika Symphony. Feb. 23
Capital Wind Symphony. Feb. 24
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Rapture. March 8, 9
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-5527, www.cathedral.org
Organ recital: Marilyn Keiser, Indiana University. Feb. 17
World Premiere: Dominick Argento, Evensong: of Love and Angels; Mozart, Solemn Vespers of the Confessor. March 2
Bach, St. John Passion. March 16
Mendelssohn, Elijah. May 18
WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS
1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500.
Tafelmusik. Feb. 8
POP MUSIC
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Congressional Chorus: A Night at the Speakeasy. March 8, 9
Washington Musica Viva and Capital City Symphony: Chaise Lounge. March 22
In Series: Fin de Fiesta with pianist Carlo Rodriguez. June 14, 15
BIRCHMERE MUSIC HALL
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets through Ticketmaster, 202/397-SEAT. For information, call 703/549-7500.
Altan. Feb. 19.
Rachelle Ferrell. Feb. 21
Wayne Newton. Feb. 22
Robin Trower. March 9
The Average White Band. March 14, 15
Buddy Guy. March 26, 27
SGGL & the Sherpas Birthday Show. April 11
Colin Hay, solo. April 21
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
1776 D St. NW. 202/628-1776, www.dar.org/conthall. Tickets 703/573-SEAT, 202/397-SEAT, 410/ 547-SEAT or www.ticketmaster.com
Lalah Hathaway. Feb. 14
The Ojays, the Whispers, Jeffrey Osborne. Feb. 15
Jill Scott. March 11, 12
If You’re Irish: Conductor Frank McNamara, tenor Derek Moloney, soprano Deirdre Shannon, fiddler Cora Smyth. March 17
Steve Harvey. April 26
John Edward. June 20
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 8
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Eighth Annual Flamenco Festival: Quatro Esquinas (Four Corners). Feb. 9
Eighth Annual Flamenco Festival: Tomatito Quintet. Feb. 10
Eighth Annual Flamenco Festival: Gala Flamenca: Mujeres. Feb. 12
Eighth Annual Flamenco Festival: Ballet Flamenco: Eva Yerbabuena. Feb. 14, 15
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: That 80s Show. March 15, 16
East Village Opera Company. March 29
This American Life’s Ira Glass. April 12
Zakir Hussein and the Masters of Percussion. April 24
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective. May 3
Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: America, the Fabulous! June 6, 7
KENNEDY CENTER
Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600
The McCoy Tyner Trio with Savion Glover. Feb. 24
NSO Pops: Pink Martin. Feb. 28-March 1
Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis. April 13
WPAS: Sonny Rollins. April 18
WPAS: Nancy Wilson. April 19
WPAS: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Wynton Marsalis. May 7
NSO Pops: Marvin Hamlisch, conductor: A Date with Dave Koz. May 15-17
KENNEDY CENTER
Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600
Luciana Souza. May 2
Kenny Barron. May 3
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater and Gallery, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Terell Stafford Quintet. March 7
Chip Jackson with Annette Sanders. March 8
Sarah Morrow. March 14
Winard Harper. March 21
Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner. April 11
The Real Ambassadors: Dave Brubeck and Dr. Billy Taylor. April 12
Broadway Up Close and Personal: Charles Strouse. May 14
Mary Lou Williams and the 13th annual Women in Jazz Festival. May 15-17
Congressional Chorus: Bernsten and Sondheim, American Masters. June 7
Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brent Barrett. June 28
THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.
Chris Bacon, hip-hop artist, guitarist. March 5 and 26
DBR. March 10
MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
2829 16th St. NW. 202/728-1647
In Series: Viva Zarzuela! March 28-April 6. www.inseries.org
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.
WPAS: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Feb. 10
BSO Superpops: Art Garfunkel with the BSO. Feb. 14
Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour. Feb. 19
BSO Symphony with a Twist: Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. Feb. 29
Mandy Patinkin. March 1
B.B. King. March 3, 4
WPAS: Natalie MacMaster, fiddle. March 5
BSO Superpops: Pops Goes Vegas! March 13
Anne Murray. March 18
Angelique Kidjo. March 26
The Seldom Scene and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. March 28
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
1250 New York Ave. NW. 202/783-5000, www.nmwa.org
In Series: Mujeres. March 7-9. www.inseries.org
9:30 CLUB
815 V St. NW. 202/393-0930, www.930.com
Hellyeah with Machine Head, Nonpoint, Ankla. Feb. 5
Marah with Adam and Dave’s Bloodline. Feb. 7
MN8 Presents Molotov. Feb. 9
Angels and Airwaves with Meg and Dia, The Color Fred, Ace Enders. Feb. 10
Liars with No Age. Feb. 12.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Feb. 15.
Exposure at 9:30 Club featuring over 20 local alternative and punk bands. Feb. 17.
The Pogues. March 9. Sold out. Second show being planned.
PATRIOT CENTER
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com
Matchbox 20 featuring Alanis Morissette and Mute Math. Feb. 8
Blue Man Group How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1. Feb. 9, 10
Toby Mac and Jeremy Camp. March 13
Trace Adkins with Special Guest Bill Engvall. March 16
Juanes. March 30
Avril Lavigne featuring Boys Like Girls. April 15
The Cure. May 9
ROSSLYN SPECTRUM THEATRE
1611 North Kent St., Arlington. 703-276-6701, www.arlingtonarts.org/cultural_affairs/RosslynSpectrum.htm. Tickets 703/573-SEAT, www.ticketmaster.com
Planet Arlington: Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca. March 15
Planet Arlington: Coco Zhao. May 3
SIGNATURE THEATRE
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/820-9771, www.signature-theatre.org
First You Dream: The Songs of Kander & Ebb. Karen Akers in cabaret. March 11-16. Some performances sold out.
Kander & Ebb Overtures. Graduates from Signature’s Overtures Musical Theater Institute showcase Kander and Ebb’s most popular songs. June 4-7. Some performances sold out.
STATE THEATRE
220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. 703/237-0300, www.thestatetheatre.com
Bruce in the USA: A tribute to Bruce Springsteen. Feb. 8
The Mary Ann Redmond Band. Feb. 9
VAST with The Kin. Feb. 14
The Legwarmers. Feb. 15, 16
22nd Annual Wammie Awards. Feb. 17.
The Machine: America’s Premier Pink Floyd Tribute. Feb. 23
Politicks, Everyone But Pete. Feb. 29
Maceo Parker. March 1
Pat Metheny Trio with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez. March 14
Leon Russell. March 21
Victor Wooten. March 28
The Liberty Benefit Concert to Support our Troops. March 31
Jefferson Starship. April 4
Gin Blossoms. May 22
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW. 202/397-SEAT or ticketmaster.com, www.verizoncenter.com
Barry Manilow. Feb. 9
The Return of the Spice Girls World Tour. Feb. 21
Bon Jovi Lost Highway World Tour. Feb. 28
WARNER THEATRE
13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT, www.warnertheater.com
The Fab Faux. April 26
WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS
1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500. See www.wolftrap.org
Michelle Shocked. Feb. 7.
Patty Larkin. Feb. 9.
An Evening with Last Train Home. Feb. 10.
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. Feb. 14.
The Subdudes. Feb. 17.
John Waite. Feb. 21.
Washington Saxophone Quartet. Feb. 22.
Celtic Fiddle Festival: Kevin Burke, Christian LeMaitre, Andre Brunet, Ged Foley. Feb. 23.
Roomful of Blues. Feb. 28.
DANCE
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Middle Eastern Dance Concert. March 29
Dance Place: Asian Dance Festival. May 17
Tap into the Energy: Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble. May 31, June 1
Step Afrika! June 11-15
CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, University of Maryland, College Park. 301/405-ARTS, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
Take Five: Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp. March 4
DANCE PLACE
3225 Eighth St. NE. 202/269-1600, www.danceplace.org
Black Expressions: Dance! Aysha Upchurch and Camille Brown. Feb. 9, 10
Washington Reflections Dance Company. Feb. 16, 17
Coyaba Dance Theater. Feb. 23, 24
Tim Miller. Feb. 29-March 2
VTDance and Inspirit. March 8, 9
Pearsonwidrig Dancetheater. Katrina, Katrina: Love Letters to New Orleans. March 15, 16
Sharna Fabiano Tango. March 29, 30
Victoria Marks. April 5, 6
Coyaba Dance Theater Intergenerational Showcase at THEARC. April 12
ClancyWorks Dance Company. April 12, 13
Leine and Roebana. April 19, 20
Deborah Riley Dance Projects 20th Anniversary. April 26, 27
CrossCurrents Dance Company. May 3, 4
Youth Dance Festival at THEARC. May 10
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh and Company. May 10, 11
Asian Dance Festival at Atlas for Asian Pacific Islander Month. May 17
Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp. May 31, June 1
BosmaDance. June 21, 22
New Releases Choreographers Showcase. July 12, 13
Summer Camp Show. Aug. 7, 8
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Mark Morris Dance Group: Dido and Aeneas. Feb. 15, 16
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Third Annual Capitol Movement Project Dance Concert. April 26, 27
HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter
Merce Cunningham Dance Company. March 27-29
KENNEDY CENTER
Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo. Feb. 15-17
New York City Ballet. Feb. 17-March 2
Proteges II. June 6-8
Ballet Across America. June 10-15
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Jo Kanamori’s Noism 08: NINA materialize sacrifice. Feb. 7, 8
Ballet 360 — A Day in My Shoes: The Dancer’s Life. March 30
PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, montgomerycollege.edu/PAC
St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Giselle. March 12
SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER
Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter
Bowen McCauley Dance. March 8, 9
SIGNATURE THEATRE
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/820-9771, www.signature-theatre.org
Bowen McCauley Dances Kander & Ebb. The company interprets Kander & Ebb standards. June 12-15
WARNER THEATRE
13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT.
The Washington Ballet: Cinderella. May 7-11
WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/218-6500, www.wolftrap.org, www.tickets.com
Riverdance. May 29-June 1
Pilobolus. June 17
Paul Taylor Dance Company. July 8
SPECTACLE
1st MARINER ARENA
201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. 410/347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com
Disney On Ice: Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Feb. 6-10
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. March 12-23
PATRIOT CENTER
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. April 2-13
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW. www.verizoncenter.com, 202/397-SEAT or ticketmaster.com
Disney On Ice: Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Feb. 13-18
Harlem Globetrotters. March 15
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. March 26-30
WARNER THEATRE
13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT.
Aeros. Feb. 8, 9
CHILDREN AND FAMILY
ADVENTURE THEATRE
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301/634-2270, www.adventuretheatre.org
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales. March 8-April 20
Goodnight Moon. May 16-June 1
Babe, the Sheep Pig. June 9-Aug. 3
CHARTER THEATRE
Theater on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. www.chartertheatre.org
Chicken in the Family. April 19-May 3
CLASSIKA THEATRE
4041 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/824-6200, classika.org
The Story of the Lost Sock. Feb. 16-May 18
Mamotaro. March 22-May 18
The Lion and the Mouse. June 14-Aug. 16
DISCOVERY THEATER
Various locations. 202/633-8700, discoverytheater.com
Listen to the Drumbeat! The Art Speaks. Feb. 15
Farafina Kan. March 5, 6
Pete Moss and the Bog Band with The Sean Culkin Irish Dancers. March 14, 15
Jus’ Folks: Folk Art Alive! March 18, 19
Annual Bunny Party and Spring Fling. March 21, 22
Galapagos George with Barefoot Puppets. March 25-28
That’s Not Magic, It’s Science! April 2, 3
Munching Along the Asia Trail. April 4
Seasons of Life. April 8”11, 15 and 16, 22-25
Ecosystems Alive! April 17-19
Kodomono Hi: Children’s Day. May 2
American Rice. May 6-9, 13, 14, 16
Kahurangi: Maori Dance Theater of New Zealand. May 15
Wild Zappers! May 20, 21
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Charlotte’s Web. Feb. 27
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books. March 10
Max and Ruby. March 19
Freedom Train. March 31
Romeo and Juliet. April 8
Junie B. Jones. May 12
Yarina: Music of the Andes. May 13
Seussical. May 19
IMAGINATION STAGE
4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. 301/280-1660, www.imaginationstage.org
Story Theater Series with Erica Perl. Feb. 29, March 1
Looking For Roberto Clemente. April 12-June 1
The Neverending Story. June 24-Aug. 10
KENNEDY CENTER
Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org
NSO Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf. March 2
NSO Family Concert: All in the Musical Family. May 18
KENNEDY CENTER
Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org
Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure. March 8-16
Kite on the Wind: A Tale of Pakistan. April 4-12
NSO Teddy Bear Concert: More Tunes ‘n’ (Pig) Tales! May 3-10
NSO Kinderkonzert: Magical Mozart. May 4
LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Maryland Campus, The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Room 309, North Bethesda. 202/686-8000, www.levineschool.org
Word-Beat Children’s Program. March 2
LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Jane Lang Recital Hall, 2801 Upton St. NW. 202/686-8000, www.levineschool.org
A Romp Through the Baroque and Romantic Eras. April 6
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. 301/581-5200, www.strathmore.org
Strathmore Strums! with Joe Uehlein. March 2, April 20
Strathmore Sings! with Kim and Reggie Harris. Feb. 10
DinoRock: Dinosaur Jamboree. March 29
The Laurie Berkner Band. March 30
THE NATIONAL THEATRE
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Saturday Morning at The National performance information at 202/783-3372 or www.nationaltheatre.org and click on the “Saturday Morning” logo.
Theatre IV: The Frog Prince. March 1.
The Barefoot Puppet Theatre: The Little Bread Hen. March 8.
Furia Flamenca Dancers. March 15.
Swords and Chivalry. March 29.
Bill Dickson: The Art of Mystery. April 5.
Theatre IV: The Ugly Duckling. April 2.
PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, www.montgomerycollege.edu/PAC
Max and Ruby. March 8
Winnie the Pooh. May 31
PATRIOT CENTER
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com
Doodlebops Live. April 19
STAGE
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
Rik Reppe: Staggering Toward America. March 2
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM
730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org
Live Nation presents Daniel Tosh. Feb. 16
THE IMPROV
1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202/296-7008, www.dcimprov.com
Flip Orley. March 5-16
John Pinette. May 15-18
Robert Schimmel. May 29-June 1
Kevin Pollak. June 19-22
PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, montgomerycollege.edu/PAC
Bob Newhart. May 16
TIVOLI THEATRE
3333 14th St. NW. 202/234-7174.
Oyelo, Out Loud!: Hip-Hop, Spoken Word and Poetry. March 7, 8
WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER
1551 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/218-6500, www.wolftrap.org, www.tickets.com
A Prairie Home Companion. May 23, 24
WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS
1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500. See www.wolftrap.org
The Amazing Kreskin. Feb. 15.
Second City National Touring Company: One Nation, Under Blog. Feb. 29.
THEATER
AMERICAN CENTURY THEATER
Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington. 703/998-4555, www.americancentury.org
Happy Birthday, Wanda June. March 7-29
Eccentricities of a Nightingale. April 4-26
The Titans. July 18-Aug. 16
ARENA STAGE
1101 Sixth St. SW. 202/488-3300, www.arenastage.org
Miller Festival: Death of a Salesman. March 14-May 18
Miller Festival: A View from the Bridge. March 21-May 18
The Mystery of Irma Vep. June 6-July 13
ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org
Godspell. Feb. 7-17
The Washington Savoyards: The Pirates of Penzance. Feb. 27-March 16
Condensed Mikado. March 27-April 13
Man of La Mancha. April 9-27
DreamCity Theatre Group: The 70. June 19-29
BETHESDA THEATRE
7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 301/657-7827, www.bethesdatheatre.com
My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy. Feb. 21-March 23
CATALYST THEATER COMPANY
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. 202/494-3776, www.catalysttheater.org
Swimming in the Shallows. Feb. 6-March 8
Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake). May 7-June 7
CHARTER THEATRE
Theater on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. www.chartertheatre.org
Am I Black Enough Yet? April 9-May 3
FOLGER THEATRE
201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202/544-7077.
Macbeth. Feb. 28-April 6
The School for Scandal. May 7-June 15
GALA HISPANIC THEATER
Tivoli Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202/234-7174, www.galatheatre.org
Bodas de Sangre/Blood Wedding. April 3-27
Bolero & Blues: The Legacy of Lara. June 5-29
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa
The Acting Company: Moby Dick Rehearsed. April 5
The Tempest. April 6
KEEGAN THEATRE
703/892-0202, Ext. 2, www.keegantheatre.com
The Hostage. Feb. 21-March 29
Last Days of the Killone Players. March 6-April 5
Translations. April 18-May 17
Closing Time. May 8-June 7
Man of La Mancha. July 10-Aug. 16
The Happy Prince. July 24-Aug. 23
KENNEDY CENTER
Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Mari Natsuki’s The Impressionist ‘08. Feb. 13
KENNEDY CENTER
Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Yukio Ninagawa’s Shintoku-Maru. Feb. 7-9
Disney’s The Lion King. June 26-Aug. 24
KENNEDY CENTER
Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.
Mansai Nomura and The Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen Company: Traditional Kyogen Works; The Kyogen of Errors: Feb. 11-14
August Wilson’s 20th Century: Staged readings of Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, Radio Golf. March 4-April 6
Synetic Theater: Carmen. May 29-June 15
Gaytino! starring Dan Guerrero. June 17, 18
Double Edge Theatre: The UnPossessed. June 21, 22
Fund for New American Plays: Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter. July 19-27
LANSBURGH THEATRE
450 Seventh St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History of America (abridged) and the Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). March 11-April 13
NATIONAL THEATRE
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/628-6161, 800/447-7400, www.nationaltheatre.org
Mamma Mia! June 24-July 13
OLNEY THEATRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. 301/924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org
Doubt: A Parable. Feb. 13-March 9
Bad Dates. March 19-April 20
1776. April 9-May 4
The Mousetrap. June 11-July 6
Stuff Happens. June 18-July 20
QUOTIDIAN THEATRE COMPANY
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. www.quotidiantheatre.org
The Mollusc. April 4-May 4
Long Day’s Journey into Night. July 11-Aug. 10
ROUND HOUSE THEATRE
4545 East West Highway, Bethesda. 202/644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org
The Book Club Play. Feb. 6-March 2
Lord of the Flies. April 2-27
Nixon’s Nixon. May 28-June 22
ROUND HOUSE THEATRE
8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. 202/644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org
Cyrano. March 7, 8 and 14-16
SCENA THEATRE
Warehouse Theater, 1024 Seventh St. NW. 703/683-2824, www.scenatheatre.org
The Chairs. Feb. 25-March 30
Waiting for Godot. April 13-May 25
The Camus Project: Caligula or the Stranger. June 3-July 13
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY
450 Seventh St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org
Major Barbara. Feb. 19-March 23
Antony and Cleopatra. April 26-July 6
Julius Caesar. April 27-July 6
The Imaginary Invalid. June 10-Aug. 3
SIGNATURE THEATRE
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/820-9771, www.signature-theatre.org
Kander & Ebb Celebration: Kiss of the Spider Woman. March 11-April 20
Kander & Ebb Celebration: The Happy Time. April 1-June 1
Kander & Ebb Celebration: One on One with John Kander. The songwriter talks with Signature’s artistic director, Eric Schaeffer. May 12.
Kander & Ebb Celebration: The Visit. May 13-June 22
SILVER SPRING STAGE
Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. 301/593-6036.
The Cripple of Inishmaan. Feb. 22-March 16
Communicating Doors. April 11-May 4
Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. May 30-June 22
Deathtrap. July 11-Aug. 3
STUDIO THEATRE
1501 14th St. NW. 202/332-3300, www.studiotheatre.org
All That I Will Ever Be. Feb. 13-March 9
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