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A couple years ago, I laughed my butt off at the off-Broadway play, Jewtopia. It’s the story of Chris, a nice Gentile guy who decides he wants to meet and marry a nice Jewish girl, but to do so, he needs to pass himself off as being Jewish. Between looking for a possible mate […]
Disney’s movie the Lion King was a mega-blockbuster. And now you can watch the live musical recreation version on stage in Washington, DC.
With Oscar-winning music by Elton John and Tim Rice, the birds, giraffes, gazelles and lions from the original movie are brought to life on stage by more than 40 actors.
The […]
President Richard Nixon opened relations with the Soviet Union and China leading to the first strategic arms limitation treaty. He also launched the EPA, the DEA to fight the war on drugs, ended the gold standard for American currency, and eventually ended the Vietnam War. Yet his legacy is defined by just one word - […]
Ballet Across America brings together nine of the nation’s top ballet companies for six days of ballet at The Kennedy Center.
Romantic pas de deux, modern dance by Twila Tharp, ballet to Spanish folk music, and the dancing of the first U.S. created ballet by George Balanchine using music by Tchaikovsky, illustrates the range of […]
Sometimes I’ve seen some of the most enjoyable and affordable theater productions, not at the Kennedy Center or the National Theatre, but at some of the 80 small local community playhouses in the Washington, DC area. It’s usually easy to find a fun, interesting and hopefully great performance.
And where else can you find award-winning […]
Flowing costumes, tribal music and the celebration of female sensuality and emotion make up the Under the Desert Moon annual belly dance performance in Washington, DC.
The show highlights traditional eastern and experimental belly dance styles, by over 150 dancers, most from Sahara Dance, Washington, DC’s premiere belly dance school. About a dozen of of […]
We all know teenagers can be cruel to each other. Self doubt, the need for group acceptance, the desire to be popular, to lead or quietly blend into the background, all play a role in the maturing process on the road to self-awareness.
In William Golding’s classic 1954 tale of human nature and the lust […]
The story of big hair and winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hairspray, is coming to Washington, DC. It’s the 1962 story of curvy Baltimore teen Tracy, a teen girl with big dreams and even bigger hair.
She daydreams all day at school about becoming a dancer on her favorite after-school teen dance […]
Comedian, turned Saturday Night Live cast member, turned actress, turned political activist, turned liberal radio talk show host of the daily Air America Radio’ program The Majority Report, turned former radio host due to AAR’s now Chapter 11 status, Janeane Garofalo, will be in town for some stand-up and one can assume, a bit of […]
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Gala Dinner Cruise aboard The Odyssey sets sail with Japanese and American dignitaries and Japanese cultural performances. Watch the monuments overlooking the Potomac River pass by while dancing to live bands, and enjoying a four-course dinner with open bar.
National Cherry Blossom Festival Gala Dinner CruiseThe OdysseyGangplank Marina, Southwest […]
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