Past Events: Theater

Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Aaron Lazar
Fri., May 4, 2012, 7:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
Broadway actor and singer Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables, A Little Night Music, The Light in the Piazza) performs in this theater cabaret series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.
Come Fly Away
Apr. 18 - 29, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Ol' Blue Eyes' greatest hits soar in a new way in Twyla Tharp's Broadway musical Come Fly Away. Live music and Sinatra vocals swirl in with "fast, flashing, remarkably intricate dances" (The New York Times) in this swinging show.
Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Emily Skinner
Fri., Apr. 13, 2012, 7:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
With Broadway credits including The Full Monty, Side Show, and Billy Elliot the Musical, Emily Skinner returns to the Kennedy Center spotlight in this theater cabaret series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.
Katona Jozsef Theatre's Gypsies
Mar. 15 - 17, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Katona József Theatre, one of Hungary's most well-respected theater companies, performs Gypsies, which chronicles the love, tensions, and conflicts that arise among Gypsy musicians and Hungarians in the countryside.
La Cage aux Folles
Jan. 17 - Feb. 12, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Winner of three Tony Awards, Entertainment Weekly calls La Cage Aux Folles "hilarious and deeply moving!" It's a tuneful and touching tale of one family's struggle to stay together…stay fabulous…and above all else, stay true to themselves!
Ann
Dec. 17, 2011 - Jan. 15, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Emmy Award–winning stage and screen actress Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men) brings audiences a hilarious, inspiring, and no-holds-barred look at Ann Richards, the unforgettable Governor of the Lone Star State.
Billy Elliot the Musical
Dec. 13, 2011 - Jan. 15, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Heart and humor make Billy Elliot the Musical "the best show you'll ever see" (New York Post) and earned it the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical. Experience this joyous celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true.
Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Alexandra Silber
Fri., Dec. 2, 2011, 7:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
Alexandra Silber has lit up West End stages in Carousel and Fiddler on the Roof as well as the Kennedy Center's own Master Class. See her in the spotlight in this theater cabaret series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.
Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Euan Morton
Fri., Oct. 28, 2011, 7:30 PM
2011-2012 Season
He's sung on Broadway in Sondheim on Sondheim and Taboo and regionally in Signature Theatre's Chess. Now, Scottish singer Euan Morton performs in this theater cabaret series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.
Mabou Mines DollHouse
Oct. 20 - 22, 2011
2011-2012 Season
Director Lee Breuer adapted Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House to deconstruct the mythic feminist anthem by physicalizing power and scale with little men dominating and commanding women nearly twice their size.
Lemieux Pilon 4D Art: Norman
Oct. 6 - 8, 2011
2011-2012 Season
Montreal-based company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art presents Norman, a tribute to pioneer filmmaker Norman McLaren where film and theater collide as projected holograms inhabit the stage with live actors.
Les Misérables
Sep. 28 - Oct. 30, 2011
2011-2012 Season
Cameron Mackintosh presents a new 25th anniversary production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical, Les Misérables, featuring glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Sydney Theatre Company's Uncle Vanya
Aug. 4 - 27, 2011
2011-2012 Season
Sydney Theatre Company returns with an exclusive U.S. engagement of Andrew Upton's new adaptation of Chekhov's tragicomedy Uncle Vanya, starring Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver, and Hugo Weaving.
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete World of Sports (abridged)
Jul. 5 - 24, 2011
2010-2011 Season
From the earliest cavemen playing "Neanderthal in the Middle" to your own kid's soccer practice, the entire history of athletic competition is celebrated in the Reduced Shakespeare Company's newest production, a tour de farce of physical theater.
Next to Normal
Jun. 28 - Jul. 10, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Three-time Tony winner Next to Normal, starring Alice Ripley, is a story of family members torn between caring for themselves and each other. This musical with a thrilling rock score was deemed "one of the year's ten best" by critics.
Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged)
Jun. 21 - Jul. 3, 2011
2010-2011 Season
America's "Bad Boys of Abridgement" are back--again!--taking on 187 movies in 100 minutes with hilarious results. It's summer's biggest blockbuster with no stars, no budget, and no popcorn--but plenty of laughs!
Wicked
Jun. 15 - Aug. 21, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Back by popular demand! The New York Times calls Wicked "the defining musical of the decade." When it last played Washington in 2005, it broke box office records and sold out in record time.
Penumbra Theatre Company: I Wish You Love
Jun. 11 - 19, 2011
2010-2011 Season
With the Civil Rights Act unsigned, and equality still a dream, one black man was welcomed in houses every week. I Wish You Love looks at the African American community of 1957 through the words and music of one of its heroes, Nat "King" Cole.
Follies
May 7 - Jun. 19, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Winner of seven Tonys, Follies is one of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's greatest works. All of life's might-have-beens take center stage as two couples rehash past times and favorite songs amid the crumbling magnificence of their old theater.
Peter Brook's Fragments
Apr. 14 - 17, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Revered director Peter Brook, returning to the Kennedy Center for the first time since 1973, brings together five short works by playwright Samuel Beckett for his theater collection, Fragments.
Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Ashley Brown
Fri., Mar. 25, 2011, 7:30 PM
2010-2011 Season
Actress and singer Ashley Brown, fresh from her starring role in both the Broadway and touring productions of Mary Poppins, performs in this theater cabaret performance series curated by Broadway legend Barbara Cook.
Broken Images Starring Shabana Azmi
Wed., Mar. 16, 2011, 8:00 PM
2010-2011 Season
Award-winning actress Shabana Azmi stars in this psychological thriller about a relatively unknown Hindi short-story writer who becomes wealthy and famous by writing a best-seller in English. Has she betrayed her language and identity?
Motley Theatre Group: Ismat Apa Ke Naam
Mar. 5 - 6, 2011
2010-2011 Season
In a celebration of Indian writer Ismat Khanum Chughtai, Indian film superstar Naseeruddin Shah and his Motley Theatre Group stage three short stories that challenge India's gender biases, caste system, and notions on rural women's worth.
Chorus Repertory Theatre: When We Dead Awaken
Mar. 4 - 5, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Based on Henrik Ibsen's final play, this enigmatic play revolves around the buried symbolism in names and occupations, hinting that when we wake up to our reality, there is little around to recognize.
Theatre & Television Associates: Nati Binodini
Mar. 2 - 3, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Born into prostitution and a caste system that holds down even the most ambitious, Nati Binodini defied all odds to become one of India's leading actresses. Five actresses portray Nati throughout her life, landing on significant moments.