Past Events: Theater

The Producers
Jun. 23 - Aug. 22, 2004
2003-2004 Season
The smash Broadway hit musical based on the classic Mel Brooks movie comes to the Opera House stage for an extended run.
The Producers
Jun. 23 - Aug. 22, 2004
2003-2004 Season
The smash Broadway hit musical based on the classic Mel Brooks movie comes to the Opera House stage for an extended run.
Tennessee Williams Explored: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Jun. 12 - Jul. 4, 2004
2003-2004 Season
The Kennedy Center presents a new production of Williams’ landmark play of a dysfunctional Southern family.
Tennessee Williams Explored: A Distant Country Called Youth
Jun. 11 - 13, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Tennessee Williams Explored: A Streetcar Named Desire
May 8 - 30, 2004
2003-2004 Season
An aging Southern belle seeks refuge from her demons in this new Center production of a Williams classic.
Tennessee Williams Explored: Five by Tenn
Apr. 21 - May 9, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Women of Tennessee Symposium
Mon., Apr. 12, 2004, 8:00 PM
2003-2004 Season
Royal Shakespeare Company: Tamer Tamed
Dec. 17 - 30, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Taming of the Shrew
Dec. 13, 2003 - Jan. 4, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Britain’s premier interpreter of the Bard returns with The Taming of the Shrew and John Fletcher’s The Tamer Tamed.
Bounce
Oct. 21 - Nov. 16, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Stephen Sondheim's new musical comedy follows the real-life story of the notorious Mizner brothers.
Sing-A-Long Wizard Of Oz
Sep. 9 - 14, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Dress as your favorite "Wizard of Oz" character, watch the film, and sing along to all the subtitled musical numbers!
Reduced Shakespeare Company: All The Great Books (abridged)
Jun. 10 - Aug. 2, 2003
2002-2003 Season
"Speed reading" takes on hilarious new meaning when the bad boys of abridgement take on the literary canon!
Barbara Cook 2003
Jun. 5 - 22, 2003
2002-2003 Season
Broadway legend Barbara Cook returns to the Kennedy Center with a concert of musical gems from Broadway and beyond.
The Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It
Apr. 22 - May 18, 2003
2002-2003 Season
One of the world’s most important interpreters of classical drama presents the first of five annual Kennedy Center engagements.
Stones In His Pockets
Feb. 4 - Mar. 2, 2003
2002-2003 Season
Bronson Pinchot and Tim Ruddy play 15 wildly different characters in this Hollywood-goes-to-Ireland comedy hit!
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me On A Sunday
Dec. 17, 2002 - Jan. 12, 2003
2002-2003 Season
Tony® nominee Alice Ripley stars in this triumphant one-woman musical about love, relationships, and career in New York City.
Carmen Jones
Nov. 15 - 17, 2002
2002-2003 Season
A twist on Bizet's famous opera, conducted by Placido Domingo and starring Vanessa Williams.
Pacific Overtures
Sep. 3 - 8, 2002
2001-2002 Season
The New National Theatre, Tokyo, brings a Japanese perspective to Sondheim's compelling musical exploration of the westernization of Japan.
Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"
Aug. 2 - 25, 2002
2001-2002 Season
1973 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, this tale of lost loves and scandalous affairs includes the unforgettable song "Send in the Clowns"
Sondheim's Passion
Jul. 19 - Aug. 23, 2002
2001-2002 Season
Sondheim plumbs the darker side of love in this tale of obsession that captured three 1994 Tony Awards
Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along"
Jul. 12 - Aug. 24, 2002
2001-2002 Season
Three successful people look back on their lost friendship in this musical adaptation of Kaufman and Hart's play
Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA
Jul. 9 - Aug. 18, 2002
2001-2002 Season
Disney's latest hit musical spectacular
Barbara Cook-Mostly Sondheim-A Concert
Jun. 5 - Aug. 18, 2002
2001-2002 Season
Broadway's musical legend performs an intimate concert of her favorite Sondheim songs and more.
Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George
May 31 - Jun. 28, 2002
2001-2002 Season
This Pulitzer Prize-winning musical centers on the famous painter Seurat, who won't commit to anyone or anything - except his work.
Sondheim's "Company"
May 17 - Jun. 29, 2002
2001-2002 Season
This smart, bittersweet portrayal of five married couples - as seen through the eyes of a bachelor friend - swept the 1971 Tony Awards