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NSO Pops: Blue Suede Tunes with Frankie Moreno
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2017 Kennedy Center Honors Announced
On December 3, 2017, the Kennedy Center will hold its 40th annual national celebration of the arts – The Kennedy Center Honors. The 2017 recipients are American dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, Cuban American singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, American hip hop artist and entertainment icon LL COOL J, American television writer and producer Norman Lear, and American musician and record producer Lionel Richie.
2017 Kennedy Center Honors Announced: Learn More16th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival
The Page-to-Stage New Play Festival features more than 60 theaters from the D.C. area presenting open rehearsals, concert readings, and workshops of new plays that are often still in the development phase, throughout the Center Sep. 2-4. Audience members may also take the stage themselves through activities such as cold readings from participants’ plays in Script Karaoke and singing songs in Kostume Karaoke, as well as joining post-presentation discussions with the artists about pressing topics of today.
16th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival: Learn MoreFree Labor Day Capitol Concert with the National Symphony Orchestra
Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Aoife O’Donovan joins the National Symphony Orchestra in its annual free Labor Day concert, Sunday, Sep. 3, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Guest conductor John Morris Russell leads the NSO and O’Donovan in an America-inspired program featuring marches, folk music, and bluegrass-inspired songs. No tickets are required. Gates open at 3 p.m., open rehearsal at 3:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m.
Free Labor Day Capitol Concert with the National Symphony Orchestra: Learn MoreKennedy Center News Now Online
Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The September-October issue features the grand reopening of the Terrace Theater, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to David Letterman, Matthew Bourne's dazzling production of The Red Shoes, NSO Music Director Gianandrea's inaugural performances, Washington National Opera's towering production of Aida, and much more!
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