Since releasing his first album for Columbia Records in 1984, Grammy Award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis has become known as one of the giants of Jazz in the new century. The ease with which he performs and plays is no surprise considering the New Orleans native was born into one of the city's most distinguished musical families, which includes family patriarch, pianist/music educator Ellis Marsalis and brothers Wynton, Delfeayo, and Jason. A true Renaissance figure, Mr. Marsalis' accomplishments have been exceptionally diverse. He has delved into the world of pop with such artists as The Grateful Dead, Sting, and Bruce Hornsby, winning a Best Instrumental Pop Performance Grammy for "Barcelona Mona" with Hornsby in 1994. Mr. Marsalis is also recognized as a complex and sensitive classical musician. His current project, Marsalis Brasilianos, showcases his mastery of both Jazz and classical music. Marsalis Brasilianos commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the death of revered Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Branford Marsalis will be performing Marsalis Brasilianos with members of the Philarmonia Brasileira featuring renowned conductor Gil Jardim.
Tickets are $48 Regular, $46 Seniors and Students
With live appearances in front of sold-out crowds for four decades and an unparalleled career in television, Bill Cosby is one of the most influential performers of the second half of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling comedians of all time on records and his blockbuster books have sold millions of copies while his generous support of numerous charities, particularly in the field of education, have endowed many Americans with the gift of hope and learning. However, it is through his groundbreaking appearances on television, particularly in two landmark series each of which defined an American decade, that Cosby has most decisively touched the lives of millions of Americans. In the 1960s, I Spy broke the racial barrier in television by featuring Cosby as the first-ever black lead of a weekly dramatic series. In the 1980s, The Cosby Show enjoyed years of No. 1 ratings and nearly unanimous critical praise. Cosby and his wife, Camille, have made substantial gifts in support of education and to various social service and civil rights organizations. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1998 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002, America's highest civilian honor.
Tickets are $60 Regular, $60 Seniors and Student
The Russian Classical Ballet Theatre was created in 1994 under the directorship of one of Russia's most honored dancers and choreographers, the most honored People's Artists of Russia and legendary star of the Bolshoi Ballet, Yuri Vetrov. The company's formation was supported in part by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation and is modeled after the tradition of the Bolshoi Ballet. Many of its dancers have graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. The Russian Classical Ballet Theatre has toured with tremendous success throughout Russia, the Ukraine, Bella-Russe, the Georgian Republic, Armenia, Japan, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, in addition to undertaking major tours in Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mexico. In the winter and spring of 2009, the company will make its first major tour of the United States and Canada. The Russian Classical Ballet Theatre will perform the full-length, fully staged production of Don Quixote.
Tickets are $44 Regular, $42 Seniors and Students
Considered an "American Treasure" by critics and enthusiasts worldwide, the Trinity Irish Dance Company has received great critical and popular acclaim from audiences throughout the world. Founded in 1991 by Artistic Director and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mark Howard, the company continues to dazzle audiences with the hard-driving percussive power, lightning-fast agility, aerial grace, and awe-inspiring precision. Trinity transcends Irish dance to a spectacular art form that is rooted in tradition yet original and everlasting. The company has opened artistic pathways to commercial productions like Riverdance. A majority of the dancers come through the ranks of the prestigious Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, the Chicago/Milwaukee-based school, which has garnered an unprecedented 18 world titles for the United States at the annual World Irish Championships in Ireland. Don't miss this amazing powerhouse of Irish heritage and American legacy. "It's everything you'd expect and like nothing you'd imagine."
Tickets are $44 Regular, $42 Seniors and Students
Grammy-award winning musician Sergio Mendes is the most internationally successful Brazilian artist of all time. His popularity spans generations from the late '50s and the early 60's when the samba-based bossa nova was born to the new millennium with new interpretations of his hits produced by will.i.am of the Black Eye Peas. After moving to the United States in 1966 and joining Herb Alpert's A&M label, Mr. Mendes released Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 which went platinum and featured the hit single "Mas Que Nada." By the time Mr. Mendes released his Grammy-winning Elektra album Brasileiro in 1992, he was the undisputed master of pop-inflected Brazilian jazz. Mr. Mendes' newest recording Encanto (Enchantment) is one of his most beautifully realized works of his incomparable career. It refines his singular blend of infectious rhythms and irresistible melodies from the great Brazilian Songbook with his thoroughly modern arrangements and masterful production approach. The result is a true Sergio Mendes classic that accentuates the maestro's ear for addictive melodies. The element that unites the songs in Encanto is the joy in the voices of Mr. Mendes' collaborators, which includes talented singers and musicians from around the world. They are thrilled to record with this musical genius which speaks volumes about his timeless appeal and unique style. Don't miss Sergio Mendes performing his classic songs and music from his new album, Encanto.
Tickets are $48 Regular, $46 Seniors and Students
If you liked TheatreworksUSA's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, you'll love this latest production. If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books is a musical revue based on popular children's literature. The themes, issues, and ideas of the stories will appeal to a broad and diverse audience of children. If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books include the title story about how a bossy little pig's demands frazzle a little girl in a side-splitting tale of cause and effect. Don't miss this wonderful new musical featuring seven delightful stories from popular children's literature.
Recommended for ages 4 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students
Come, listen to the Bluesman! He's only got an hour, so you'd better hurry! His old fingers are beginning to fail him, but he's still got a song in his heart and lots of stories to tell. Don't miss the one about the first blues man, The Great One, who met a certain Man in White at a crossroads, or about a young fella who loved blues so much he married it and had a baby named rock and roll. Some stories are true to life, others are likely tall tales, but every last one is rooted in the music that the Bluesman, has been playing his whole life. Take a journey as the Bluesman traces the blues from the early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today.
Recommended for ages 7 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students
James Trotter lives with his mean aunts in a rickety old house, on top of a lonely hill near a garden where nothing grows, except for a barren peach tree. James' life changes after a mysterious man gives him a bag of magic crystals. Strange, wonderful things happen after James accidentally drops the crystals at the roots of the peach tree. A peach grows to a colossal size on top of the old tree, soon becoming bigger than the house. Late one night, James crawls inside the peach and meets huge Old-Green-Grasshopper, a tremendous Ladybird and other huge creepy-crawlies. After the peach detaches from the tree, it rolls down the hill, across the countryside and into the ocean and the adventure of a lifetime begins. Written by beloved author Roald Dahl, this enchanting musical will captivate audiences of all ages
Recommended for ages 7 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students
Meet Dr. Dolittle, a very good doctor who gives up treating people after his parrot teaches him animal languages. He already knew sign language, but who would've thought he could learn animal languages. Soon, his fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world. Using all of his language skills, Dr. Dolittle sets off to cure a monkey epidemic in Africa and finds all sorts of adventures along the way. Dr. Dolittle is presented by Sign Stage on Tour, a specialist in Sign Language Theatre where deaf and hearing actors perform together on stage. Don't miss this magical blend of languages that brings deaf and hearing audiences together.
Recommended for ages 5 and up • Tickets are $7 Adults, $6 Seniors and Students
Based on the popular Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, with music by Robert Reale and book and lyrics by Willie Reale, A Year with Frog and Toad is a lovable story about the adventures of a worrywart toad and a perky frog and their colorful friends over the course of a year. Set to a jazzy score, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and features the hit songs "Gotta Loada Toad," and "I'm Coming Out of My Shell." Don't miss this charming tale about an unlikely friendship.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
Please Note: This performance is kid-friendly
Based on the popular Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, with music by Robert Reale and book and lyrics by Willie Reale, A Year with Frog and Toad is a lovable story about the adventures of a worrywart toad and a perky frog and their colorful friends over the course of a year. Set to a jazzy score, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and features the hit songs "Gotta Loada Toad," and "I'm Coming Out of My Shell." Don't miss this charming tale about an unlikely friendship.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
Please Note: This performance is kid-friendly
Based on the popular Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, with music by Robert Reale and book and lyrics by Willie Reale, A Year with Frog and Toad is a lovable story about the adventures of a worrywart toad and a perky frog and their colorful friends over the course of a year. Set to a jazzy score, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and features the hit songs "Gotta Loada Toad," and "I'm Coming Out of My Shell." Don't miss this charming tale about an unlikely friendship.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
Please Note: This performance is kid-friendly
The Marriage of Bette and Boo is a wickedly funny tale of two people who shouldn't have gotten married. The play begins with Bette and Boo's and their life afterwards as they realize things aren't working out as they hoped for. This hilarious comedy features outrageous relatives including Bette's cheerfully, domineering mother who refuses to let anyone talk about anything and a priest who dodges everyone's questions by pretending to be a strip of bacon. Written by award-winning playwright Christopher Durang, The Marriage of Bette and Boo is based on Durang's parents' marriage and considered his best play to date.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
The Marriage of Bette and Boo contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
The Marriage of Bette and Boo is a wickedly funny tale of two people who shouldn't have gotten married. The play begins with Bette and Boo's and their life afterwards as they realize things aren't working out as they hoped for. This hilarious comedy features outrageous relatives including Bette's cheerfully, domineering mother who refuses to let anyone talk about anything and a priest who dodges everyone's questions by pretending to be a strip of bacon. Written by award-winning playwright Christopher Durang, The Marriage of Bette and Boo is based on Durang's parents' marriage and considered his best play to date.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
The Marriage of Bette and Boo contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
The Who's classic rock opera comes to the stage in a high-energy, one-of-a-kind spectacular experience. Tommy is the tale of a boy's journey from pain to triumph. After witnessing a horrific event at the age of four, Tommy is traumatized into a catatonic state. When he reaches adolescence, it's discovered that Tommy has a knack for playing pinball, and after his mother finally breaks through to his catatonia, he becomes international pinball superstar. Winner of the 1993 Tony Award for Best Original Score, don't miss this legendary musical written by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff featuring the hit songs "Pinball Wizard," and "Tommy."
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
The Who's Tommy contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
The Who's classic rock opera comes to the stage in a high-energy, one-of-a-kind spectacular experience. Tommy is the tale of a boy's journey from pain to triumph. After witnessing a horrific event at the age of four, Tommy is traumatized into a catatonic state. When he reaches adolescence, it's discovered that Tommy has a knack for playing pinball, and after his mother finally breaks through to his catatonia, he becomes international pinball superstar. Winner of the 1993 Tony Award for Best Original Score, don't miss this legendary musical written by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff featuring the hit songs "Pinball Wizard," and "Tommy."
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
The Who's Tommy contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
Written by Tony award winning director Mary Zimmerman and based on the translation by David Slavitt of Ovid's classic narrative poem, Metamorphoses is a series of stories from the world of Greek mythology that takes a peak into the human soul. Most of the stories are redone with a contemporary twist such as the story of Phaeton, whining to his therapist about his relationship with his father Apollo. There's also the story of King Midas, a very rich man with a keen business sense. Everything he touches turns to gold. Filled with a mixture of humor and tragedy, don't miss this humorous yet moving play.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
Metamorphoses contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
Written by Tony award winning director Mary Zimmerman and based on the translation by David Slavitt of Ovid's classic narrative poem, Metamorphoses is a series of stories from the world of Greek mythology that takes a peak into the human soul. Most of the stories are redone with a contemporary twist such as the story of Phaeton, whining to his therapist about his relationship with his father Apollo. There's also the story of King Midas, a very rich man with a keen business sense. Everything he touches turns to gold. Filled with a mixture of humor and tragedy, don't miss this humorous yet moving play.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
Metamorphoses contains mature themes and/or language that some patrons may find objectionable.
The Montgomery College Rockville Dance Company continues its annual tradition with a program of exciting and original dance works by Montgomery College students and faculty, as well as Washington, D.C. area choreographers. Audiences will be treated to a diverse showcase of ballet, jazz, and tap. Don’t miss this dazzling display of dancing prowess.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
The Montgomery College Rockville Dance Company continues its annual tradition with a program of exciting and original dance works by Montgomery College students and faculty, as well as Washington, D.C. area choreographers. Audiences will be treated to a diverse showcase of ballet, jazz, and tap. Don’t miss this dazzling display of dancing prowess.
Tickets are $10 Regular, $8 Seniors and Students
This performance is free and open to the public.
Suggested donation is $5
This performance is free and open to the public.
This performance is free and open to the public.
This performance is free and open to the public.
This performance is free and open to the public.
Marcus Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Three Keys Music and Studio 8121, runs a successful business, creates musical masterpieces, and dedicates himself to community service. He embodies the mantra, "Do it big or don't do it at all." His live performances are electrifying – drawing audiences into his person, his music, and his philosophy. Johnson has released more than 10 CDs, all charting at Top 20 or more on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts. From his first independent release, "Lessons in Love," to his latest "Phoenix," he has generated loyal fans, including jazz critics and aficionados. Johnson was born in Ohio and raised in Washington, D.C. by his mother, a classical pianist, and his father, who exposed him to funk. Johnson received a bachelor's degree in music from Howard University and an MBA and JD from Georgetown University. After independently producing his first musical recording and forming his first company, Marimelj Entertainment Group, LLC, he joined forces with BET CEO Bob Johnson to create Three Keys Music, Studio 8121, and two music publishing companies.
Tickets are $25 General Admission, $10 Students
Free for the first 50 students
This performance is free and open to the public.
This performance is free and open to the public.
This performance is free and open to the public.
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