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Friday at 8, Saturday at 2, and Sunday- Monday and Wednesday-Thursday at 8. 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7741. 800-494-8497.
www.constellationtheatre. org. $20-$25.
B REASONS TO BE PRETTY
At Studio Theatre through Sunday
Greg, the rumpled but attractive Everyschlub, has a good thing going with Steph until one day he makes the lame move of remarking on her looks to a third party. So, sure enough, Steph gets wind of it, blows her stack — and off we go on a prickly and perceptive stuff-hits-the-fan evening. It happens to be Neil LaBute’s most effective work, one with a soft spot as well as abrasive facets, and a plot that doesn’t hinge on some contrivance, such as a shocking reverse. Studio should have a juicy little hit with “Reasons,” because it’s one of those plays you go to with a date or spouse or friend or partner, then spend the after-hours sorting out which character missed which signals and how couples stuff can go so wrong.
— P
Friday at 7:30, and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30. 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300.
www.studiotheatre.org. $35-$63.
B SOPHISTICATED LADIES
At the Lincoln Theatre through June 6
With Arena Stage producing part time at the Lincoln Theatre while the troupe’s regular home gets a two-year makeover, why not exploit U Street’s roots with a Duke Ellington tribute? The party hits the highest gear at every opportunity, rarely letting the dancers or the audience rest. As the action zips from the Cotton Club to the Savoy and then, as Duke Ellington goes international, to places like Amsterdam, the high kicks and exuberant spins seem like they’ll never stop. The perpetual motion can be exhausting, but it can also be a gas. Maurice Hines is still a gleeful ambassador of tap, surprisingly agile and full of mischief as he cocks his hips and prowls toward the various glamour-pusses inhabiting the highly decorated stage. The Ellington band is swell, and great tunes such as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Satin Doll” and “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” give the show a lush framework.
Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, Sunday at 2 and 7:30, and Thursday at 8. 1215 U St. NW. 202-488-3300. 202-328-6000. www.
arenastage.org. $62-$82.
B [TITLE OF SHOW]
At Signature Theatre through June 27
Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen’s hall-of-mirrors premise has characters named Hunter and Jeff composing a show for a festival of new musicals. Their musical is about the writing of the musical for the festival. The predominant feeling, reinforced by the elan of the four young singing actors, is that of an after-hours cabaret, one at which the musical-theater cognoscenti gather to revel in their love of the arcane ins and outs of the biz. Getting the references is part of the fun of this cuter-than-adorable chamber musical, which is receiving a sweetly in-the-know treatment by Signature Theatre. It’s the kind of postmodern entertainment that wraps you in an ever-tighter self-conscious hug. And as we know, sometimes, a friend’s affectionate squeeze can go on a teensy bit longer than we’re prepared to accommodate. Such is the sensation with “[title of show],” whose cleverness about the vicissitudes of writing a musical ultimately wears a little thin.
— P
Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, Sunday at 2 and 7, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30, and Thursday at 8. 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703-820-9771. www.
signature-theatre.org. $64-$76.
Also Playing
Prices are for the entire run of the show; Individual shows may vary.
THE DISTRICT
EL BOLA — CUBA’S KING OF SONG This
play celebrates the international career of Afro-Cuban singer, pianist and composer Ignacio Villa, nicknamed “Bola de Nieve” (Snowball), through June 27. Thursday at 8. GALA Theatre-Tivoli, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174.
www.galatheatre.org. $34-$38, $20-$26 students and seniors.
GRETTY GOOD TIME Theater
Alliance and VSA presents John Belluso’s play about Gretty, who lives with post-polio paralysis in a nursing home, and Hideko, a woman who was burned by the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, through July 3. Thursday at 8. H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St. NE. 202-399-7993, Ext. 2.
www.hstreetplayhouse.com. www.
theateralliance.com. $30, $20 students and seniors.
IT’S A HARDBOP LIFE Take a trip
back to 1964 New York with a modern-day rapper as he learns an important lesson about the legacy of live music, through June 6. Wednesday-Thursday at 8. Meade Theatre at Flashpoint, 913 G St. NW.
202-302-6703. www.
americanyouthsymphony.org. Free.
OTHELLO Synetic Theater’s wordless interpretation of Shakespeare’s play, through July 3. Thursday at 7:30. Kennedy Center, Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $30-$55.
.M.
SHEAR MADNESS The audience joins the fun in this performance based on a murder in a hair salon. Friday at 8, Saturday at 6 and 9, Sunday at 3 and 7, Monday at 8, Tuesday-Thursday at 5 and 8. Kennedy Center, Theater Lab, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $42.
SWINGTIME: THE FABULOUS
FORTIES Swing back to the ‘40s as several characters find their identities in a changing world. Presented by the In Series, through June 12. Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 5. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-204-7763. 202-399-7993.
www.inseries.org. $38, $34 seniors, $19 students.
THURGOOD The story of Thurgood Marshall is brought to life by actor Laurence Fishburne, through June 20. Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30. Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $25-$90.
MARYLAND
— N.P .
ANNA CHRISTIE Eugene O’Neill’s drama about a woman meeting her estranged father for the first time in 15 years, through June 5. Friday and Thursday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8. The Heritage-O’Neill Theatre, 8011 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. 301-770-9080. www.
theheritagetheatre.org. $25-$30, $22-$27 seniors, $18-$20 students.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE A
musical within a comedy following a theater maven thrust into his favorite musical, through Sunday. Friday at 8, Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3. Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia.
410-461-7373.
www.silhouettestages.com.
$15, $12 students and seniors.
THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA?
Edward Albee’s celebrated comedy about sexual perversity and true love, through June 27. Wednesday and Thursday at 7. Rep Stage, Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia.
410-772-4900.
www.repstage.org.
JOURNEY’S END Catch a glimpse of British officers’ lives during World War I in this play chronicling four days in the trenches, through June 6. Friday-Saturday and Thursday at 8, Sunday at 2. Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., Baltimore. 410-276-7837.
www.fpct.org. $10-$17.
.M.
SWEENEY TODD Act Two Performing Arts presents Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s play about a murderous barber and tasty meat pies, through June 6. Thursday at 7:30. Figge Theatre, Georgetown Preparatory School, 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda.
888-402-2282.
www.acttwo.org.
VIRGINIA
EVERY YOUNG WOMAN’S DESIRE A
woman is held hostage in this thriller written in Chile during the reign of Pinochet, through June 20. Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, Sunday at 2, Thursday at 8. Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. 703-418-4808. 800-494-8497. www.
washingtonshakespeare.org. $25-$35.
THE HISTORY (AND MYSTERY) OF
THE UNIVERSE A play distilled from the writings of R. Buckminster Fuller, through July 4. Friday-Saturday and Thursday at 8, Sunday at 2 and 7:30, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30. Arena Stage, 1800 S. Bell St., Arlington. 202-488-3300.
www.arenastage.org. $25-$66.
MINDGAME Spot-LYTE presents the play about inmates taking over an asylum, through June 5. Friday-Sunday and Wednesday-Thursday at 8. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton. 703-495-0001. www.
workhousearts.org. $15.
SYCAMORE TREES Ricky Ian Gordon premieres a work based on his family history, through June 13. Friday and Thursday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, Sunday at 2 and 7, Wednesday at 7:30. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703-573-7328.
703-820-9771.
www.signature-theatre.org.
$52-$72.
TREADWELL: BRIGHT AND DARK
Melissa Flaim stars in American Century Theater’s play by Allyson Currin, through June 19. Friday and Wednesday-Thursday at 8. Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington. 703-998-4555.
www.americancentury.org. $26-$32.
DINNER THEATER
HAIRSPRAY through Aug. 1. Friday and Saturday at 6, Sunday at 10:30 and 5, Tuesday and Wednesday at 6. Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Rd., Columbia. 800-888-6297.
301-596-6161.
www.tobysdinnertheatre. com.
OLIVER! through June 6. Saturday at 6, Sunday at 10:30. Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 5625 O’Donnell St., Baltimore. 800-888-6297. 410-649-1660. www.
tobysdinnertheatre.com.
COMMUNITY THEATER
ABANDONMENT Port City Playhouse presents a work about a fresh start that mixes social comedy, family drama and mystery, through Sunday. Friday at 8, Saturday at 8, Sunday at 2. Nannie J. Lee Center for the Performing Arts, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria.
703-838-2880. www.portcityplayhouse.
com. $16, $14 seniors and age 18 and younger.
FOREVER PLAID Four friends, who were on the brink of fame when their lives were cut short, come back for one last performance, through June 13. Friday-Sunday and Thursday at 8:30. Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St., Annapolis.
410-268-9212.
www.summergarden.com.
$18.
THE FANTASTICKS St George’s
Community Players present a musical about illusion and love written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, through Sunday. Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3. 7010 Glenn Dale Rd., 7010 Glenn Dale Rd., Glenn Dale. 301-262-3285. $15, $10 seniors and students.
COMEDY
THE CAPITOL STEPS Friday at 7:30,
Saturday at 7:30. Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-397-7328.
www.capsteps.com.
JAKE JOHANNSEN Friday and
Saturday at 8 and 10:30, Sunday at 8, through Sunday. Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-296-7008.
www.dcimprov.com. $15-$17.
SHAHRYAR RIZVI AND MATT
KAZAM Saturday at 8. Hyatt Laugh Riot, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 7400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 301-657-1234. www.
standupcomedytogo.com. $10.
DENIS LEARY, LENNY CLARKE AND
ADAM FERRARAWednesday at 8. Warner Theatre, 13th and E streets NW.
202-397-7328.
www.warnertheatre.com.
$76-$86.
AISHA TYLER Thursday at 8:30, through June 6. Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-296-7008.
www.dcimprov.com. $15-$17.
Dance
AVI SCHER & DANCERS Monday at 6.
Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600.
800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org.
Free.
RIVERDANCEWednesday and
Thursday at 8, through June 6. Wolf Trap National Park, Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. 703-255-1868.
877-965-3872.
www.wolftrap.org.
$20-$70.
CHRISTIE’S
At the National Museum of American History, an exhibit about the legendary Apollo Theater includes James Brown’s cape.
exhibits from 46
Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal,” Friday through June 11. Local artists display their works based on the exhibition’s theme, “soul revival.” 1623 W. North Ave., Baltimore. 301-318-4691.
MONTPELIER ARTS CENTER
“Steven Williams,” through Friday. Mixed-media works with a surrealist twist by a Maryland artist. 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-377-7800. 410-792-0664.
SCHOOL 33 ART CENTER “Are You
of the Body?,” through June 5. Work by Kathleen Thum, Mason Eubanks and Benjamin Lock. 1427 Light St., Baltimore. 410-396-4641.
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE “Image &
Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition,” through June 10. A collection by local artists in the college’s Mitchell Gallery. 60 College Ave., Annapolis. 410-626-2556.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
“William T. Williams: Variations on Themes,” through Friday. More than 30 lithographs, works on paper and sculptures. Cole Student Activities Building, College Park. 301-314-2615.
WASHINGTON PRINTMAKERS
GALLERY “Things Uncertain: Recent Works on Paper by Ellen Winkler,” through Sunday. Pyramid Atlantic, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. 301-273-3660.
WAVERLY STREET “The Magic
Hours,” through June 5. Recent paintings by Loriann Signori. 4600 East West Hwy., Bethesda. 301-951-9441.
WEST ANNAPOLIS ART WORKS
“Annapolis Water Color Club Spring Exhibit,” through Monday. 4 Annapolis St., Annapolis. 410-295-7045.
VIRGINIA
ARTINSIGHTS GALLERY Animated
Animals Art Exhibit, through Sunday. A display of posters and paintings representing famous animals in film and animation. 11921 Freedom Dr., Reston. 703-478-0778.
ARTSPACE “The Generation Gap,” through Sunday. Paintings by Paul Gayter and photography by Andrew Gayter. 750 Center St., Herndon. 703-956-6590.
K AYR HILL GALLERY “Sustainable
Art,” through Monday. Nia Tavlarides Stratos will create works using recycled materials. 141 Church St. NW, Vienna. 703-938-3880.
BYRNE GALLERY “First of Spring,” through Monday. An exhibit of watercolors, silk screens and works on paper by Pang Tseng Ying. 7 W. Washington St., Middleburg. 540-687-6986.
DEL RAY ARTISANS “Finding
Beauty,” through Sunday. Paintings and mixed media by Amanda R. Wright. 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. 703-838-4827.
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL, ANGIE NEWMAN JOHNSON GALLERY “To
Point B: New Work by Frank Phillips,” through June 10. 3900 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. 703-933-4135.
GALLERY AT CONVERGENCE
“Metamorphosis,” through June 10. The exhibit features sculpture, paintings, mixed media and photography. 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. 703-998-6260.
GARI MELCHERS HOME AND
STUDIO “Spring Spotlight Exhibition,” through Monday. Gari Melchers’s “Madonna of the Rappahannock,” on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. 224 Washington St., Fredericksburg. 540-654-1015.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA CAMPUS
“Elementary School Art Show,” through June 9. Art by local students. 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn. 703-726-8200.
LOFT GALLERY “Trick the Eye,” through June 6. Oil paintings by Deena Hunkler-Sanks. 313 Mill St., Occoquan. 703-490-1117.
MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS
“Everybody Knows This is Nowhere: A Photographic and Video Installation by Jeremy Drummond,” through June 5. “Works by Michael Mansfield,” through June 5. Featuring wall mounted video pieces and large-scale drawings exploring a sense of place. McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 703-790-1953.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE “Piece by
Piece: Figurative Collage,” through June 13. Art by Megan Coyle. Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703-845-6200.
THE LYCEUM “Living Legends of Alexandria.” 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. 703-746-4994.
TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER, ART LEAGUE GALLERY, ROOM 21
“Classical Realism, New Works,” through June 7. Paintings by Teresa Oaxaca. 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-683-1780.
TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER
“WomanMade,” through Sunday. An all-media juried exhibition that features work made by female artists from across the country. Target Gallery, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565, Ext. 4.
TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER
“In the Genes?,” through Monday. Artists explore the possibility of a “creative gene” with this building-wide exhibition that celebrates the family. 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565.
WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER
“Insecta,” through June 6. Mixed-media work by Michele Norris. “2009 Mad Artist! Of the Year Exhibition,” through June 13. Works by John Noffsinger. “Greenspiration,” through June 13. 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton. 703-495-0001.
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