Above and Beyond: Spring Arts 2012
Comedy, Spoken Word, Discussions, Multi-media, Tastings, Tours, Etc.
PATRIOT CENTER
George Mason University
4500 Patriot Circle
Fairfax
703-993-3000
patriotcenter.com
Harlem Globetrotters – Surprisingly, they’re still shooting hoops (3/24-25)
Mac Miller – A night of stand-up (3/31)
Ringling Bros: Fully Charged – The circus comes back to town with its newest show, featuring its new ringmaster (4/5-15)
UFC on Fuel: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier – Fake wrestling mayhem (5/15)
RAM’S HEAD ON STAGE
33 West St.
Annapolis, Md.
410-268-4545
ramsheadonstage.com
Capitol Steps – Sung and spoken satire directly from the mouths of Hill staffers (4/7)
Burlesque-A-Pades – Direct from New York, ladies and gentlemen, Gypsy Rose-sorry, wrong show; it’s the glamorous Pontani Sisters! (4/14)
RED PALACE
1210 H St. NE
202-399-3201
redpalacedc.com
The Staxx Burly-Q Revue – Local burlesque entertainers (3/28)
Brown Girls Burlesque – New York group offers ”Soul Train vs. Solid Gold,” a tribute to the beloved music shows (3/30)
EPIC WIN Burlesque – Another New York burlesque group, billed as the nerdiest, with a nerd-themed show (4/7)
Deanna Danger’s Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio – Virginia burlesque school hosts its first student showcase at Red Palace (4/12)
RIOT ACT COMEDY THEATER
801 E St. NW
202-697-4900
riotactcomedy.com
DMV Showcase: Tim Miller, Dave George & Herbie Gill – Chance to see the region’s brightest young stars (3/28)
Tom Rhodes (3/29-31)
Gaylarious w/Frank Liotti, Jess Wood (4/4)
Ray Lipowski (4/5-7)
Tony Roberts – A ”comedian’s comedian” (4/12-14)
Erin Foley (4/19-21)
Cinderella Cares Comedy for Cure Gala – First annual event meant to bring awareness in the fight against lung cancer (4/26)
Sylvia Traymore (4/27-29)
Eddie Griffin – Allegedly Griffin called Riot Act the best comedy club he’s ever played, so his return his extra sweet (5/3-6)
Josh Wolf – One of the cutest and funniest Chelsea Lately regulars (5/18-19)
Michael Colyar (5/24-26) ^ Rory Albanese – Has served as executive producer and writer for The Daily Show since 1999 (6/8-9)
Ali Wong – Up-and-coming California comic makes her D.C. debut (6/14-16)
Dean Edwards (6/21-23)
SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
600 I St. NW
202-408-3100
sixthandi.org
Sixth & I Tour – Uncover the venue’s unexpected history (4/15)
Chris O’Brien’s Spring Brews – Author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save The World leads a tutored tasting of local beers (4/17)
BroBible Presents The Post-College Confusion Tour – A night of stand-up from D.C. and New York’s best young comedians (4/21)
Slate Political Gabfest Live – Slate‘s Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the presidential campaign and Supreme Court cases in a live version of their podcast (5/23)
STRATHMORE
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda
301-581-5100
strathmore.org
Michael Patterson and Washington Improv Theater – WIT members lecture about what they call the ”Seventh Sense: A Sense of Humor,” as part of Strathmore’s Arts and the Brain discussion series (4/5, Mansion)
Dr. Charles Limb – A faculty member at both Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Peabody Conservatory of Music focuses on ”Your Brain on Jazz,” as part of the Arts and the Brain series (4/26, Mansion) ^ Chuck Redd – Internationally known jazz percussionist examines the making of jazz in a ”Jazz: Unraveling the Mystery” discussion and performance (4/16, Mansion)
THE STATE THEATRE
220 North Washington St.
Falls Church, Va.
703-237-0300
thestatetheatre.com
$5 Comedy Night (3/30)
Jim Jefferies – Two shows of stand-up (4/20)
The 2012 Funniest Fed Competition – GEICO sponsors this event of federal employees working hard for the laughs, culminating in a finale June 22 at the Lincoln Theatre (5/2, 5/16, 5/23, 6/13) ^ Comic Strip! – A wild night of comedy and burlesque (5/4)
VERIZON CENTER
601 F St. NW
202-628-3200
verizoncenter.com
Cirque Du Soleil’s The Immortal – The new Michael Jackson show, focused on the music and the moves of the King of Pop (7/13-15)
WEST END CINEMA
2301 M St. NW
202-419-FILM
westendcinema.com
Opera In Cinema: La Boheme – The West End offers encore screenings of a simulcast from Spain’s Gran Teatre del Liceu of Puccini’s classic (3/25, 3/27)
Ballet In Cinema: Romeo & Juliet – Encore screenings of the Royal Ballet’s latest production of Kenneth MacMillan’s work, based on Shakespeare with music by Prokofiev (4/1, 4/3)
Opera In Cinema: Aida – Unconventional production from Austria’s Bregenz Festival of Verdi’s grand opera, from a recorded simulcast (4/8, 4/10)
Opera In Cinema: Rigoletto – David McVicar’s immensely popular production of Verdi’s opera, seen by simulcast from the Royal Opera House (4/22, 4/24)
Ten Films That Changed America – Yale professor Marc Lapadula shows clips and analyzes films that defied Hollywood’s predilection for escapist fluff, including Annie Hall, The Exorcist, The Wild Bunch and Jaws (5/1)
Ballet In Cinema: The Bright Stream – Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet presents Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov’s comic ballet, with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and music by Shostakovich (5/6, 5/8)
WOLF TRAP
1645 Trap Road
Vienna, Va.
703-255-1900
wolf-trap.org
A Prairie Home Companion — Folksy public radio Garrison Keillor show kicks off Wolf Trap’s Filene Center season (5/25-26)
Face of America: Spirit of South Florida — This multimedia presentation pays tribute to four of the state’s national parks and features live dance choreographed by David Parsons set to music by Andrew Bird and Tiempo Libre, with HD video of images from the parks projected on enormous screens (9/8)
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