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This list of theaters and entertainment venues in Washington, D.C. includes present-day opera houses and theaters, cabarets, music halls and other places of live entertainment in Washington, D.C. Current theaters
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Opened on September 8, 1971, the center hosts many different genres of performance art, such as theater, dance, classical music, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and folk music.
The Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre (Greenberg Theatre) at American University is located in Tenleytown, Washington, DC.It opened in March 2003 with the mission of providing the University and civic community a place to experience live performances in music, theatre and dance.
Constellation Theatre Company is a non-profit theater company located in Washington, D.C., performing at the Source Theatre, a black box theatre. [1] Since its founding in 2007, Constellation has received several Helen Hayes Awards , including the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company in 2009.
The Warner Theatre was originally developed by Aaron and Julian Brylawski in 1922. Originally named the Earle Theatre, it was built in 1924 as a movie palace presenting live vaudeville and first-run silent movies. It was designed by theatre architect C. Howard Crane of Detroit and Kenneth Franzheim. The Earle Theatre opened December 27, 1924.
The Tivoli Theatre is a landmark building in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on 14th Street and Park Road Northwest. Originally built as a movie theater , it currently (as of 2006) exhibits live stage productions as the home of the GALA Hispanic Theatre .
[39] [37] The three-stage theater complex is now the second-largest performing arts center in Washington, DC, after the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is the largest regional theater in D.C. [5] [39] Arena Stage re-opened in October 2010 with Oklahoma!. [13] [2] The capacity of its three theaters follows:
The theatre's initial production was Man of the World. [3] It was purchased in 1844 by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe of the B.O. Tayloe House for $13,950. [4] National Theater Washington DC The Times Picayune Wed Nov 13 1844. The theatre has been in almost continuous operation since, at the same Pennsylvania Avenue location a few blocks from the White ...