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Audra McDonald sings "Summertime" in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. | The Kennedy Center
Broadway star Audra McDonald sings "Summertime" at the Kennedy Center. "Let Freedom Ring!," part of the free daily performance series on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, featured Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy®–winning artist Audra McDonald and Two- time Tony®-winning artist Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. Watch the full show here: https://youtu.be/rB07sFb956M In collaboration with Georgetown University. January 21, 2019. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #summertime #audramcdonald #kennedycenter
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Brian Stokes Mitchell sings "Feelin' Good" | The Kennedy Center
Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell sings "Feelin' Good" at the Kennedy Center. "Let Freedom Ring!," part of the free daily performance series on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, features Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy®–winning artist Audra McDonald and Two- time Tony®-winning artist Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. In collaboration with Georgetown University. January 21, 2019. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Broadway Center Stage: In the Heights | The Kennedy Center
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway musical tells the story of a vibrant community on the brink of change in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The windows are always open, the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music, and the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take, and which ones you leave behind. In the Heights won Tony Awards® for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations. Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda; book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Returning to the Kennedy Center following her turn in the pre-Broadway production of Gigi, Vanessa Hudgens played the role of Vanessa, with Anthony Ramos, who originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Original Broadway Cast of Hamiltion, as Usnavi, Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!) as Nina, local D.C. actor Mateo Ferro as Sonny, Eden Espinosa (Wicked) as Daniela, J. Quinton Johnson (Hamilton) as Benny, original Broadway cast member Blanca Camacho as Camila, Saundra Santiago (Nine) as Abuela Claudia, Broadway cast member Rick Negron returning to the role of Kevin, Virgil Gadson (After Midnight) as Graffiti Pete, Arianna Rosario (On Your Feet!) as Carla, and original Broadway cast member Eliseo Roman reprising the role of Piragua Guy. The production was directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons, who choreographed the NFL Super Bowl ad featuring Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. An In the Heights original Broadway cast member and Assistant Dance Captain, Klemons has a long history with Miranda’s work, having gone on to serve as Associate Choreographer for both Hamilton and Bring it On: The Musical. The production featured scenic design by Tony®-nominee Anna Louizos (In the Heights), costume design by Andrea Lauer (Bring It On: The Musical), lighting design by Helen Hayes Award-nominee Cory Pattak, sound design by Andrew Keister (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), projections by Zachary Borovay (Rock of Ages), and Zachary Dietz (In The Heights) as Music Director. Part of Broadway Center Stage In a semi-staged concert format and joined by talent direct from Broadway and here in our nation’s capital, these performances shine a spotlight on the emotional heart of three beloved stories in compelling new ways—placing the artists, their vision, and their work Center Stage! Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #intheheights #broadwaycenterstage #kennedycenter #linmanuelmiranda
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Idina Menzel - "Don't Rain on My Parade" (Barbra Streisand Tribute) | 2008 Kennedy Center Honors
Idina Menzel gives a powerful performance of "Don't Rain on My Parade" for 2008 Honoree Barbra Streisand, who originally sang the popular number in the 1964 musical Funny Girl. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #KCHonors #IdinaMenzel #BarbraStreisand #KennedyCenter
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Audra McDonald sings "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music | The Kennedy Center
Broadway star Audra McDonald sings "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music at the Kennedy Center. Watch the full performance: https://youtu.be/rB07sFb956M Part of Millennium Stage, the Kennedy Center's free daily performance series: "Let Freedom Ring!" featured Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy®–winning artist Audra McDonald and Two- time Tony®-winning artist Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. In collaboration with Georgetown University. Filmed live in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, January 21, 2019. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #audramcdonald #soundofmusic #digitalstage #blackculturematters
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Broadway Center Stage: Chess | The Kennedy Center
This complex rock opera has been seen around the world. The pawns in this drama form a love triangle: the loutish American chess star, the earnest Russian champion, and the assistant who is torn between them. From Bangkok to Budapest, the players, lovers, politicians, and spies are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental rock score. Music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; lyrics by Tim Rice. Directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Spring Awakening) with a new book by Emmy® and Golden Globe Award®–winning writer Danny Strong (Empire, The Butler, Game Change), Chess stars Raúl Esparza (Company, the Kennedy Center’s Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along) as American chess champion Freddie; Ramin Karimloo (Anastasia) as rival Russian chess star Anatoly Sergievsky; Tony Award® winner Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I, Here Lies Love) as Anatoly’s wife, Svetlana; and Tony Award® winner Karen Olivo (West Side Story, In the Heights) as Florence, a remarkable Hungarian refugee who becomes the center of their emotional triangle. Joining them are Bradley Dean (Dear Evan Hansen) as Ivan Molokov, Sean Allan Krill (Honeymoon in Vegas) as Walter de Courcey, and Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) as the Arbiter. Part of Broadway Center Stage In a semi-staged concert format and joined by talent direct from Broadway and here in our nation’s capital, these performances shine a spotlight on the emotional heart of three beloved stories in compelling new ways—placing the artists, their vision, and their work Center Stage! February 14 - 18, 2018 at The Kennedy Center Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Broadway Center Stage: The Music Man | The Kennedy Center
Starring Tony Award® nominee Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess) as Harold Hill, Tony Award® winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful, Carousel) as Marian Paroo, and Broadway, film, and television star Rosie O’Donnell as Mrs. Paroo, this is a semi-staged concert production of the American favorite and six-time Tony Award®–winning musical. Traveling salesman Harold Hill cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize… despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef! His plans to skip town are foiled when he falls for Marian, the town librarian. The cast includes Tony Award® nominee John Cariani (The Band’s Visit, Something Rotten!) as Marcellus Washburn, Tony Award® nominee Veanne Cox (An American in Paris, Company) as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Mark Linn-Baker (On the Twentieth Century, You Can't Take It with You) as Mayor Shinn, Tony Award® nominee and Drama Desk winner David Pittu (The Front Page, Is He Dead?) as Charlie Cowell, Damon Gillespie (Aladdin, Newsies) as Tommy Djilas, Eloise Kropp (Cats, Dames at Sea) as Zaneeta Shinn, Sam Middleton (Les Miserables) as Winthrop Paroo, and Emmy Elizabeth Liu-Wang as Amaryllis. The cast features Tessa Grady, Arlo Hill, Todd Horman, Denis Lambert, Liz McCartney, Hayley Podschun, Katerina Papacostas, Blakely Slaybaugh, Jimmy Smagula, Ryan Steele, Daryl Tofa, Diana Vaden, and Nicholas Ward. Book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson Directed by Marc Bruni Choreographed by Chris Bailey Musical direction by James Moore Set and projection design by Paul DePoo Costume design by Amy Clark Lighting design by Cory Pattak Sound design by Kai Harada More about Broadway Center Stage: After sell-out performances of our inaugural season, celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our new hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these productions showcase great musicals Center Stage. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #themusicman #normlewis #broadwaycenterstage
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Broadway Center Stage: Little Shop of Horrors | The Kennedy Center
Starring Megan Hilty and Josh Radnor! Seymour Krelborn is a floral shop assistant who discovers a strange plant, which he affectionately names “Audrey II” after his crush. Little does he know that his plant will develop a soulful R&B voice and an unquenchable thirst for human flesh. "Don't feed the plants...but do see this show! The Kennedy Center has selected a pitch-perfect cast to lead its upcoming mounting of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors." – Broadway.com With direction by Mark Brokaw (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella), this semi-staged concert performance of the tuneful and hilarious musical about a megalomaniacal R&B singing carnivorous plant will star Tony Award® nominee Megan Hilty (Smash, Noises Off) as Audrey, Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother, Disgraced, The Babylon Line) as Seymour Krelborn, and Tony Award® winner Michael James Leslie (Little Shop of Horrors, The Wiz) as Audrey II. Tony Award® nominee Lee Wilkof (Waitress, Kiss Me Kate), who played Seymour in the original 1982 production, returns to the shop as Mr. Mushnik. Tony Award® nominee Nick Cordero (A Bronx Tale, Bullets over Broadway) will play Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. Amber Iman (Shuffle Along, the national tour of Hamilton), Amma Osei (Rock of Ages), and Allison Semmes (Motown) will play the three street urchins Crystal, Ronnette, and Chiffon. Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken. Directed by Mark Brokaw Choreographed by Spencer Liff Musical Direction by Joey Chancey Set Design by Donyale Werle Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio Lighting Design by Cory Pattak Sound Design by Kai Harada Projection Design by Alex Basco Koch More about Broadway Center Stage: After sell-out performances of our inaugural season, celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our new hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these productions showcase great musicals Center Stage. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Broadway Center Stage: "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors | The Kennedy Center
Starring Megan Hilty and Josh Radnor! Seymour Krelborn is a floral shop assistant who discovers a strange plant, which he affectionately names “Audrey II” after his crush. Little does he know that his plant will develop a soulful R&B voice and an unquenchable thirst for human flesh. "Don't feed the plants...but do see this show! The Kennedy Center has selected a pitch-perfect cast to lead its upcoming mounting of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors." – Broadway.com With direction by Mark Brokaw (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella), this semi-staged concert performance of the tuneful and hilarious musical about a megalomaniacal R&B singing carnivorous plant will star Tony Award® nominee Megan Hilty (Smash, Noises Off) as Audrey, Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother, Disgraced, The Babylon Line) as Seymour Krelborn, and Tony Award® winner Michael James Leslie (Little Shop of Horrors, The Wiz) as Audrey II. Tony Award® nominee Lee Wilkof (Waitress, Kiss Me Kate), who played Seymour in the original 1982 production, returns to the shop as Mr. Mushnik. Tony Award® nominee Nick Cordero (A Bronx Tale, Bullets over Broadway) will play Orin Scrivello, D.D.S. Amber Iman (Shuffle Along, the national tour of Hamilton), Amma Osei (Rock of Ages), and Allison Semmes (Motown) will play the three street urchins Crystal, Ronnette, and Chiffon. Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken. Directed by Mark Brokaw Choreographed by Spencer Liff Musical Direction by Joey Chancey Set Design by Donyale Werle Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio Lighting Design by Cory Pattak Sound Design by Kai Harada Projection Design by Alex Basco Koch More about Broadway Center Stage: After sell-out performances of our inaugural season, celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our new hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these productions showcase great musicals Center Stage. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell re-unite to sing "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime
Twenty years after they first performed the roles, Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell re-unite to sing "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime LIVE at the Kennedy Center. "Let Freedom Ring!," part of the free daily performance series on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, features Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy®–winning artist Audra McDonald and Two- time Tony®-winning artist Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. In collaboration with Georgetown University. January 21, 2019. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #audramcdonald #brianstokesmitchell #broadway #blackculturematters
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Broadway Center Stage: "I Am the One" from Next to Normal | The Kennedy Center
Peter Marks of the Washington Post says "Next to normal? Nah: more than exceptional." The original Broadway director of Next to Normal, Michael Greif helms a star studded cast featuring Tony Award® winner Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen, Pippin) and Tony Award® nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Shuffle Along) in the latest installment of our hit series Broadway Center Stage. The cast includes Maia Reficco (Encores! Evita, Nickelodeon Latin America’s Kally Mashup) as Natalie, Khamary Rose (BET’s The Bobby Brown Story) as Gabe, Ben Levi Ross (Dear Evan Hansen) as Henry, and Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway Center Stage: Footloose) as Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards®—including Best Original Score—and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Next to Normal takes an unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness. Music by Tom Kitt Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Michael Greif Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo Musical direction by Charlie Alterman Scenic design by Mark Wendland and adapted for the Kennedy Center by Paul Tate dePoo III Costume design by Jeff Mahshie Lighting design by Cory Pattak Sound design by Kai Harada More about Broadway Center Stage: Come celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these “extremely high caliber” (The Washington Post) productions put great musicals Center Stage. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Broadway Center Stage: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | The Kennedy Center
Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. A tune-filled comic gem boasting an exhilarating score, the show took Broadway by storm, winning both the Tony Award® for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize. We follow the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, played by Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect), who uses a little handbook called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, Falsettos) stars as Finch's love interest Rosemary Pilkington, and Michael Urie (TV's Ugly Betty, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Hamlet) takes on the role of Finch's rival Bud Frump. Local D.C. favorite Nova Y. Payton (Ragtime at Ford's Theater, Caroline, or Change at Round House Theatre) joins as secretary Miss Jones. They are joined by John Bolton (Anastasia, A Christmas Story) as Mr. Bratt, John Michael Higgins (Pitch Perfect, Best in Show) as Biggley, Joaquina Kalukango (The Color Purple) as Smitty, Tony Award® winner Michael McGrath (She Loves Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It) as Mr. Twimble and Wally Womper, and Becki Newton (TV's Ugly Betty) as Hedy La Rue. The ensemble features Darius Barnes, Sean Bell, Lawrence Clayton, Colin Cunliffe, Kaitlyn Davidson, Casey Garvin, Eloise Kropp, Harris Milgrim, Shina Ann Morris, Kristen Piro, Katerina Papacostas, Tally Sessions, Diana Vaden, and Vishal Vaidya. Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Directed by Marc Bruni Choreography by Denis Jones Music Direction by Todd Ellison Set Design by Scott Pask Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski Costume Design by Amy Clark Sound Design by Brian Ronan Part of Broadway Center Stage In a semi-staged concert format and joined by talent direct from Broadway and here in our nation's capital, these performances shine a spotlight on the emotional heart of three beloved stories in compelling new ways-placing the artists, their vision, and their work Center Stage! June 6 - 10, 2018 at The Kennedy Center Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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