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  • [<i>Blanche and Beyond</i> Starring Richard Thomas.] Blanche and Beyond Starring Richard Thomas

    Sep 24 - 26, 2008 | Buy Now
    Adapted by Steve Lawson from the personal letters of Tennessee Williams, this one-man show starring Richard Thomas delves into the life of one of America's great playwrights.

  • [<I>Broadway: Three Generations</I>.] Broadway: Three Generations

    Oct 2 - 5, 2008 | Buy Now
    The Kennedy Center celebrates three generations of Broadway songwriters with star-filled evenings combining abridged concert versions of three representative musical classics: Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, and Side Show.

  • [Barbara Cook's <i>Spotlight</i>: 'Quintessence: An Evening with Betty Buckley and Kenny Werner'.] Barbara Cook's Spotlight: "Quintessence: An Evening with Betty Buckley and Kenny Werner"

    Oct 3 - 4, 2008 | Buy Now
    Tony winner Betty Buckley (Cats) performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.

  • [DRUID: <i>The Shadow of the Glen</i> & <i>The Playboy of the Western World</i>.] DRUID: The Shadow of the Glen & The Playboy of the Western World

    Oct 22 - 25, 2008 | Buy Now
    Galway, Ireland's internationally acclaimed award-winning DRUID theater company presents two of Irish playwright John Millington Synge's greatest works.

  • [Barbara Cook's <i>Spotlight</i>: 'Theater Songs: The Next Generation' with Rebecca Luker.] Barbara Cook's Spotlight: "Theater Songs: The Next Generation" with Rebecca Luker

    Nov 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
    Tony nominee Rebecca Luker (Mary Poppins) performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.

  • [<i>Frost/Nixon</i>.] Frost/Nixon

    Nov 11 - 30, 2008 | Buy Now
    This Tony-nominated play starring Stacy Keach recounts one of the most powerful television interviews of all time. How did British talk-show host David Frost elicit the apology the rest of the world was waiting to hear from former President Richard Nixon?

  • [Barbara Cook's <i>Spotlight</i>: 'Fifteen Seconds of Grace' with Victoria Clark.] Barbara Cook's Spotlight: "Fifteen Seconds of Grace" with Victoria Clark

    Dec 6, 2008 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 10/10/08, [Remind Me.]
    Tony winner Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza) performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.

  • [<i>Legally Blonde the Musical</i>.] Legally Blonde the Musical

    Dec 16, 2008 - Jan 11, 2009 | On Sale 9/12/08, [Remind Me.]
    Nominated for seven 2007 Tony Awards, Legally Blonde makes its D.C. premiere. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her, Elle sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law.

  • [Barbara Cook's <i>Spotlight</i>: 'An Evening with Liz Callaway'.] Barbara Cook's Spotlight: "An Evening with Liz Callaway"

    Jan 9, 2009 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 10/10/08, [Remind Me.]
    Tony nominee Liz Callaway (Baby) performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.

  • [Barbara Cook's <i>Spotlight</i>: 'Opposite You' with Jason Danieley & Marin Mazzie.] Barbara Cook's Spotlight: "Opposite You" with Jason Danieley & Marin Mazzie

    Feb 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 12/11/08, [Remind Me.]
    Celebrating ten years together, Broadway's golden couple performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.

  • [<i>Alive from Palestine: Stories Under Occupation</i>.] Alive from Palestine: Stories Under Occupation

    Feb 26 - 27, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08, [Remind Me.]
    From beneath piles of newspapers, Palestinian actors from the Al Kasaba Theater in Ramallah emerge to tell their diverse life stories.

  • [<i>Richard III: An Arab Tragedy</i>.] Richard III: An Arab Tragedy

    Mar 6 - 7, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08, [Remind Me.]
    In this world of tribal allegiances, family in-fighting, and absolute power, the questions of leadership, religion, and foreign intervention at the heart of Shakespeare's play take on powerful new meanings in a modern Arab-Islamic context.

  • [<i>Khamsoun ("Fifty")</i>.] Khamsoun ("Fifty")

    Mar 14 - 15, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08, [Remind Me.]
    This controversial production chronicles an important period in Tunisia's history, spanning 50 years from the country's independence to 2006.

  • [<i>Ragtime</i>.] Ragtime

    Apr 18 - May 10, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08, [Remind Me.]
    The Kennedy Center presents an all-new production of Ragtime, the Tony-winning musical based on an E.L. Doctorow novel that intertwines three distinct families' stories in turn-of-the-century New York.

  • [<i>The Color Purple</i>.] The Color Purple

    Jul 1 - Aug 2, 2009
    Based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning book by Alice Walker, this soul-stirring Broadway musical is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who--through love--finds the strength to triumph over adversity.

  • [<i>Spring Awakening</i>.] Spring Awakening

    Jul 7 - Aug 2, 2009
    Winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening makes its D.C. premiere featuring an original score by Grammy-nominated recording star Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater.

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