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Aquila Theatre's Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives has been invited to perform a staged reading of Scenes From Ancient Greek Literature for the administration and members of Congress at the White House on November 16th 2011.

Twins Jazz Club hosts Kenny Werner 60th Birthday Celebration on Fri.

NYC guitarist Clay Ross and his band Matuto make their return to the states with a 12 city tour after showcasing at 2011's WOMEX conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/13 for Washington, DC

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company begins its apocalyptic season with a bang, extending its critically acclaimed A Bright New Boise, which is now set to close on Sunday, November 13th.

The 2011/12 Arena Stage Student Playwrights Project invites all students in fifth through 12th grades in the District of Columbia and its neighboring counties to enter into competition an original 10-minute play.

The Ford's Theatre Society announced that the cast of the 2011 production of 'A Christmas Carol' is partnering with Miriam's Kitchen to create a donation drive inspired by the themes of charity in Dickens's holiday classic.

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November has over 60 more openings in the professional, community, universities, and children's theaters in the DC/MD/VA area.

Cornish Opera Theater presents La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina (The Liberation of Ruggiero from the Island of Alcina), a rarely performed 17th Century Italian baroque opera by Francesca Caccini, and the first opera ever composed by a woman in 1625.

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The Kennedy Center in association with NETworks Presentations, LLC presents the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical in the Kennedy Center Opera House from December 13, 2011 to January 15, 2012.

As Black Friday draws to a close this year there will be many people in the Capital City looking for a release from the trials and tribulations of the holidays.

Michael Thomas Quintet will play Fri.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is set to welcome back Chicago's legendary comedy troupe The Second City in a hilarious and provocative new work entitled Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies.

Forum Theatre presents a Special Engagement of the 2011 Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Play.

The VIP musical wine reception on Thurs.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/06 for Washington, DC

Randy Gener, the Nathan Award-winning editor, writer, critic and artist, will represent the U.

Join the party! Tease it up.

Twins Jazz Club is set to welcome Vocalist Whitney James on Fri.

Christopher Sieber shines as Albin.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes Oscar-nominated actor John Hurt to the company's stage in Samuel Beckett's one-man show, Krapp's Last Tape.

Randy Gener, the Nathan Award-winning editor, writer, critic and artist, will represent the U.

Twins Jazz Club is set to welcome Vocalist Whitney James on Fri.