All posts tagged "wolf trap"
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Some Enchanted Story
The precursor to today's fight for marriage equality was, of course, the fight for interracial marriage. And that didn't reach its biggest milestone, the Supreme...
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Musical Theater Band
''She was certain that I was gay, because I was in New York to study musical theater and I was playing piano [at a gay...
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John Eaton, tonight at Wolf Trap
The music of Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael kicks off this year’s three-part series on American pop and jazz standards at Wolf Trap, ably led...
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Gays and Dolls
''It's one of the great gay musicals of all time,'' Gordon Greenberg asserts of Guys and Dolls. No, there's nothing gay per se about Frank...
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Dolly Parton comes to Wolf Trap
Some people refer to her as the Queen of Country, and that’s all well and good. In fact, Dolly Parton is one of the savviest...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell performs with the NSO at Wolf Trap
Marvin Hamlisch leads Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell and the NSO at Wolf Trap in a performance of classic showtunes, including South Pacific, Carousel and...
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Hey, it’s tradition! Fiddler on the Roof at Wolf Trap
A Jewish Sound of Music of sorts and one of Broadway’s cash cows, Fiddler on the Roof was first staged in 1964, as directed and...
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Wedding Singer
''I put together this program before ,'' says Steven Blier, ''but now that it has, the program has a different meaning...
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Mamma Mia at Wolf Trap
The popular ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia reportedly has more productions playing internationally than any other musical. Catherine Johnson’s sunny tale set on a Greek...
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A Prairie Home Companion at Wolf Trap
Public radio star Garrison Keillor comes to Wolf Trap to offer D.C. another live trip to his fictional-but-oh-so-real Lake Wobegon, which will be broadcast over...
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Big Bad Bass
Matt Boehler photographed at Wolf Trap by Todd Franson ''There's nothing more gay than opera!'' exclaims opera singer Matt Boehler. ''We have fabulous divas wearing...
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Howling good comedy: The Second City stops at Wolf Trap
Chicago’s infamous comedy improv troupe, known for introducing a slew of celebrity talent, from Mike Myers and Amy Poehler to John Belushi and Tina Fey...
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Swinging Standards
''It's all right for younger people to like older music,'' says pianist John Eaton, an expert of the Great American Songbook and jazz music from...
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Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks at The Barns at Wolf Trap
Bringing a devilish twist to holiday classics and original songs, lively folk-jazz originator Dan Hicks and his band The Hot Licks tour in support of...
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The Senate: A Long Way From Sixty
It was not too long ago that the Democrats had — finally — seated the 100th senator: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). That magic 60-vote count...
