Museums & Galleries PHILIP KENNICOTT’S PICK
Theater & Dance MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN’S PICK
Edgy female drama
An early masterpiece
Architect Paul Philippe Cret built several important buildings in the nation’s capital and some of this city’s best bridges. But one of his earliest projects, the Constitution Avenue home he helped design for what is now known as the Organization of American States, is one of his best. The small museum on the grounds of the ornate palace has devoted its space to an exhibition celebrating Cret’s early masterpiece. It is worth a look for its elegant drawings, its glimpse into what other architects were thinking at the time, and its insight into the ambitions of the OAS as a regional conclave. But hurry. The exhibition closes in a week. // Through Aug. 29. Art Museum of the Americas, 201 18th St. NW. 202-458-6016.
www.museum.oas.org. Free.
don’t miss
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment” This exhibit of memorabilia honors the Harlem theater’s 75th anniversary, including Louis Armstrong’s trumpet and a dress worn by Ella Fitzgerald. // Through Aug. 29. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. www.
americanhistory.si.edu. Free.
“John Gossage: The Pond” Photographer John Gossage gave a single pond between Washington and Baltimore the star treatment, capturing the locale continuously from 1981 to 1985. See the full series of 53 photos, on display to the public for the first time. // Friday through Jan. 17.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. www.
americanart.si.edu. Free.
— Stephanie Merry 32 THE WASHiNGToN PoST MAGAziNE | August 22, 2010
‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’
DJ Lance Rock is bringing his furry orange hat and monster friends to Northern Virginia for a live show. They are the stars of “Yo Gabba Gabba!” a Nick Jr. show that features dancing and visits by celebs, including Sarah Silverman and Weezer. The live show will feature DJ Lance, the colorful characters and surprise guests. //Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m. Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow. 703- 754-6400. www.
jiffylubelive.com. $35.50-$55.50. — Amy Orndorff
The work of playwright Sarah Ruhl (“The Clean House” and “Dead Man’s Cell Phone”) has proved to be a good match in the past for Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Beginning Monday, the ever-edgy company takes on the Pulitzer- nominated dramatist’s “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play,” a dramedy — featuring the always wonderful Sarah Marshall — that deals with late-19th- century misunderstandings about female sexuality. // Through Sept. 19. Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. www.
woollymammoth.net. $30- $65.
HALL OF THE AMERICAS DURING PAN AMERICAN UNION’S SECOND PAN AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE, 1911, COURTESY OF OAS COLUMBUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION; PHOTOGRAPH FROM “IN THE NEXT ROOM” BY COLIN HOVDE; FROM LEFT, ERIC HISSOM (AS DR. GIVINGS) AND KATIE DEBUYS (AS CATHERINE GIVINGS); PHOTOGRAPH OF EMMETT KELLY, LEFT, OF THE CAIRO GANG AND WILL OLDHAM, A.K.A. BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY, BY SUSAN JEAN SCHOFIELD
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