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Author: Jordana Merran

DC’s New Jewish Museum is Breaking Ground

DC’s New Jewish Museum is Breaking Ground

2 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

The Capital Jewish Museum is about to break ground — and is set to open Spring of 2022 in Downtown Washington, DC.

For a Real Brainteaser, Don’t Miss Constellation Theatre’s “The Master and Margarita”

For a Real Brainteaser, Don’t Miss Constellation Theatre’s “The Master and Margarita”

3 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

Play-within-a-play story lines are a common literary device in theater (say, Shakespeare’s Hamlet) and film (The Producers or Moulin Rouge). The meta-plays both advance the plot and highlight important themes or messages in the story. Or, they can totally scramble your brain and leave you wondering “Wait,… Read More

What’s Actually Indecent about Arena Stage’s “Indecent”

What’s Actually Indecent about Arena Stage’s “Indecent”

3 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

There’s much to wrestle with in the scant 105-minute run time of Indecent— religion, sexuality, immigration, anti-Semitism, and the power of art, to name just a few themes– but what stands in such sharp relief is simply that it’s based on a true story. The play… Read More

One Week Left: STC Gives Romeo and Juliet a FREE and Modern Makeover

One Week Left: STC Gives Romeo and Juliet a FREE and Modern Makeover

4 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

For the first time in nearly 30 years of staging free Shakespearean productions every summer as part of its Free For All series, Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) has brought Romeo and Juliet to Sydney Harmon Hall. And if the word “FREE” hasn’t piqued your interest,… Read More

Another Vote for ‘Dave’ at Arena Stage

Another Vote for ‘Dave’ at Arena Stage

4 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

If Mr. Rogers could have been president, his tenure might have looked a lot like Dave’s—the titular character of a new musical, now debuting at Arena Stage, based on the 1993 Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. A nerdy, passionate teacher of American history… Read More

Get Your Winter Olympic Fix This Week At Disney’s Frozen On Ice

Get Your Winter Olympic Fix This Week At Disney’s Frozen On Ice

4 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

If you’ve spent this past week ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the Olympic figure skaters gliding across your television screen, consider grabbing tickets to Disney Presents Frozen on Ice. It’s not exactly PyeongChang, but spins, jumps, and lifts abound during the two-hour performance; and there really is… Read More

Les Misérables Captures the Heart at National Theater

Les Misérables Captures the Heart at National Theater

4 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

To refresh an epic theatrical classic like Les Miserables is no small undertaking. From more than 30 years of Broadway performances to two star-studded (and one Academy Award-winning) film adaptations (not to mention an unforgettable “Britain’s Got Talent” audition that went viral in between), audience expectations are… Read More

Now at National Theatre, RENT is a Touching, Energetic Blast from the Past

Now at National Theatre, RENT is a Touching, Energetic Blast from the Past

5 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

Two decades after the Tony Award-winning musical RENT premiered on Broadway, the show has kicked off a year-long anniversary tour — and that tour brings it right here to Washington at the National Theatre! Based on the traveling performance of the show, the “RENT-head” community stands strong… Read More

“Fun Home” at National Theatre: A Worthy Emotional Roller Coaster

“Fun Home” at National Theatre: A Worthy Emotional Roller Coaster

5 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

The shrewd marketers pushing the  Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home,” now playing at the National Theatre through May 13, insist on calling it “life-affirming.” That may not be the right word, exactly. Watching forty-something-year-old protagonist Alison Bechdel grapple with painful, long-buried childhood memories to understand… Read More

Why Not to Miss the LAST Greatest Show on Earth, as Told by a Clown

Why Not to Miss the LAST Greatest Show on Earth, as Told by a Clown

5 years ago by Jordana MerranAround Town

The iconic Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus is closing up shop this May after nearly 150 years on the road (or, rails, actually). But they are not going quietly, and DC-area residents were given one last chance to experience the Greatest Show on… Read More

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May
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5:00 PM InfieldFest 2022 at the Preakness @ Pimlico Race Course
InfieldFest 2022 at the Preakness @ Pimlico Race Course
May 21 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Taking place on Saturday, May 21st, 2022, InfieldFest has a lineup of the biggest acts in dance music and hip-hop as part of Preakness 147. InfieldFest will feature MTV Award-winning DJ and producer Marshmello, GRAMMY Award winners, The Chainsmokers, hip-hop sensation Moneybagg Yo, noted electronic… Read More
May
22
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10:00 AM The Old Town Festival of Speed &... @ King Street near Old Town Waterfront and Market Square area
The Old Town Festival of Speed &... @ King Street near Old Town Waterfront and Market Square area
May 22 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The Old Town Festival of Speed & Style presented by Burke & Herbert Bank makes its 3rd annual return on Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Event organizers are excited to welcome back Alexandria-based Burke & Herbert Bank as the presenting sponsor for this free… Read More
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11:00 AM Paws on the Plaza: A Pet Event @ Tysons Corner Center Plaza
Paws on the Plaza: A Pet Event @ Tysons Corner Center Plaza
Jun 4 @ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Paws on the Plaza: A Pet Event Saturday, June 4, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Plaza Paws on the Plaza invites the Tysons community out to celebrate a day devoted to their furry friends. Event activities include a dog park and doggie splash… Read More
Jun
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4:00 PM Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubil... @ Fairmont - Georgetown
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubil... @ Fairmont - Georgetown
Jun 8 @ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
For those who are not able to travel to the UK for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee this June, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is holding a Jubilee ceremony on Wednesday, June 8. The event will honor Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, who this year became the first… Read More
6:00 PM Picnic Theatre Company: The Manc... @ Dumbarton House
Picnic Theatre Company: The Manc... @ Dumbarton House
Jun 8 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Join Picnic Theatre Company on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday June 8th, 9th, and 10th when it returns to historic Dumbarton House garden with The Manchurian Candidate! TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-the-manchurian-candidate/ (Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.) The Manchurian Candidate is a neo-noir, psychological thriller about the infiltration… Read More
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