All posts tagged "kennedy center"
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Modern Love
Did you know William Shakespeare's Mercutio might be gay? ''Perhaps Mercutio is bisexual, who knows? He's a sexual provocateur, let's put it that way,'' says...
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Hair at the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center lets the sun shine in on Hair, the 2009 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival, as it kicks off its national tour....
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Frock On
''It was getting a little tedious, frankly,'' says Bette Bourne. ''All these men kind of waving their dicks around, telling us what they'd read and...
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Angella Foster at the Kennedy Center
Angella Foster’s commissioned piece “Speechless” uses movement, text, live music and video projections to tell the stories of families who care for special needs children...
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Les Ballets Trockadero at The Kennedy Center
Les Ballet Trockadero is a playful, entertaining company of professional male dancers who perform — in tutus, tiaras and tights — ballet and modern dance...
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Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival
The 26th annual Kennedy Center Open House Arts Festival helps kick off the center’s 2010-2011 season and comes as part of its Celebrate Mexico 2010,...
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These United States at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Jesse Elliott leads this alt-country/indie-rock band These United States. With roots in D.C. and Lexington, Ky, it’s said to be one of rock's best kept...
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Joo Young Oh at The Kennedy Center
Celebrated teenage violinist Joo Young Oh performs a recital called "Passion of the Violin," featuring selections from Tartini, Saint-Saëns, Milstein and Sarasate. Saturday, Aug. 28,...
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Shen Yun Performing Arts at the KenCen
Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts seeks to breathe new life into traditional Chinese culture, blending beauty, energy and grace. Dancers dressed in...
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Michael Feinberg Ensemble at the KenCenMillennium Stage
This ensemble, featuring the vibrant young bassist and composer Michael Feinberg, with Julian Shore, Daniel Platzman, Joe Santa Maria and Tivon Pennicott, continues to bring...
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Jolly Holiday
For every Lion King, there is a Little Mermaid. For every Beauty and the Beast, there is a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. There is perhaps...
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Marital Bliss
Truth be told, most comic operas are funnier in theory than in reality. The buffo, over-rouged in a teetering wig, capers about the stage and,...
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McNally's Aria
Three years ago, Terrence McNally's phone rang. On the line, Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ''We'd like...
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Opera Queens
Terrence McNally was angry with John Glover. ''So, what's going to happen? I've called and offered you this part and I haven't heard from you,''...
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Diva Country
When Terrence McNally first approached Tyne Daly to play Maria Callas in Master Class, the actress, known for her work in television (Cagney & Lacey)...
