The DC Traveler

Elle Woods, the classic dumb blonde sorority girl, decides to try to get accepted into Harvard Law School, just to try to rekindle her romance with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntington III, who dumped her because she just wasn’t smart enough.
With the help of a law school professor, a beauty parlor confident and interactions with classmates, makes her realize that her idea of the perfect husband, is not what she wants.
The Broadway production of Legally Blonde grossed over $1 million and was nominated seven Tony Awards.
Legally Blonde the Musical
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
Opera House 
2700 F …read more

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In 1977, five years after the Watergate break in scandal and after President Richard Nixon’s resignation, legendary political interviewer David Frost sat down with Nixon for a series of interviews.
These lengthy and historical interviews, the first since Nixon’s resignation in 1974, aired on television and showed Nixon, speaking at length about his presidency and literally taking over the interview, often not allowing Frost to effectively ask questions.
During the interviews, he did admit for the first time, an apology, stating he had “let the American people down” through his part in the Watergate burglary and cover-up.
The Tony Award nominated play, …read more

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Since It’s Monday, and I typically write a Monument Monday, but here’s one that’s monument to the performing arts – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Next weekend, enjoy over 30 FREE music, dance and artistic performances at Washington, DC’s premiere center for the arts, The Kennedy Center and their annual Open House.
The range of entertainment of as varied as the number of performers.
Here’s just a sampling of the many free performances:

The Kennedy Center’s own Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Suzanne Ferrell  who was one of one of George Balanchine’s most celebrated ballerinas.
Washington’s own, National Symphony …read more

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A few times a season, the National Symphony Orchestra steps out of its traditional role of playing famous classical music by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Wagner, and play scores from classic Hollywood movies.
For two evenings in September, the NSO will perform music from some of the greatest films of all time. 
The first evening, Classical Hollywood, includes selections from movies that use classical music as parts of their score, including Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, The Godfather, and Raging Bull.
The second evening, entitled The Golden Age of Film Music, features musical scores written …read more

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Since 1972, Grammy winning doo-wop jazz and A Cappella singing quartet, the Manhattan Transfer has been delighting audiences with their unique blend of cool and at times sophisticated campy bebop, fusion, jazz and pop.
On June 6th, you can see them perform free at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage 11th Anniversary.   

Here’s one of their signature tunes – Birdland.

And another unique interpretation – Twilight Zone.
Manhattan Transfer
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Millennium Stage – Grand Foyer
2700 F Street, NW
Washington DC. 20566 (map it) Date and Time – Friday, June 6, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Tickets – FREE – No tickets are …read more

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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 the diverse dance troupes.
Each performance includes a mixed repertory from three ballet companies from around the U.S., including Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet, Salt Lake City’s Ballet West and DC’s own, The Washington Ballet.
The schedule includes:

June 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Ballet West–Serenade – Choreography by Balanchine …read more

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Every night at 6:00 p.m., at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC , the public can attend free music, theater and dance performances at the Millennium Stage. 
Performers range from upcoming local artists to world-recognized groups from around the world, and everything in between.
But with so many great shows, how can you attend every one?
Now, it’s easy, and you can do it from the comfort of your own computer.
The Kennedy Center puts all of the concerts online to watch live and many are archived to watch later.  Some of the archived performances date back to …read more

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Years ago, I had the fortune to meet one of the world’s most stunning woman, Lynda Carter, aka Wonder Woman.  At over 5′8′, with long, flowing dark hair and self-reported measurements of 38-25-35 and 122 lbs., she was a one of America’s more wholesome sex symbols in the 1970s and 80s.
Linda’s mother started her singing at the age of 5 and she later studied classical dance and ballet in college in Arizona. Her stunning good looks, along with her singing and dance talent, helped her become a contestant in the Miss American pageant. She later went on to …read more

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And it’s not due to the latest Federal budget. 
It’s the 5th Annual Congressional Blues Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.  And the lottery for FREE tickets starts tomorrow morning.
This year’s free concert includes performances by:

The Robert Cray Band,
Elvin Bishop – “Fooled Around and Fell In Love”,
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion,
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, and more.

5th Annual Congressional Blues Festival The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – South Plaza2700 F Street, NWWashington DC. 20566 (map it)
Date and Time – Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 6:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Tickets – The performances are free, but …read more

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At the end of the month, The New York City Ballet will be performing some of their most loved and classic George Balanchine pieces at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
George Balanchine is considered one of the greatest choreographers in ballet history.  He first rose to ballet fame, as the choreographer for Ballet Russe and then moved to the the competing company, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Choreographing ballets for prima ballerinas such as Maria Tallcheif and Nathlie Krassovska, he created some the the world’s most famous ballets. He later formed a new ballet company, Ballet Society, which eventually became …read more

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