John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Kennedy Center Expansion Aims to Go Bigger and Better
Many visions are conjured up when walking through the new venue at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing…
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‘Aladdin’ Musical Wows at Kennedy Center
It's big, it's glitzy and even has tap dancing in the harem. It is "Aladdin," and it is at the…
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HERStory: A Tale That Needs to Be Told
When playwright Goldie Patrick penned "HERStory: Love Forever, Hip Hop," she had no idea that nearly a decade and a…
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Amanda Seales Takes Over the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center termed the three-night run of performances by comedian/actress Amanda Seales, familiar to many as Tiffany on HBO's…
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‘Jazz in the ‘Hood’ and ‘Great Masters of Jazz’ Highlight Final Week of Festival
DC Jazz Festival, the only citywide jazz festival in the mid-Atlantic region, announced that famed entertainer Nick Cannon will host…
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Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Pays Tribute to the Late Geri Allen
“Feed the Fire: A Tribute to Geri Allen” served as the opening for the two-day Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival…
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Dave Chappelle to Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for Humor
Legendary comic Dave Chappelle will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this year in a ceremony at…
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Musician Couple Tells Story of the Great Migration Through Song
Husband-and-wife duo Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran, both accomplished musicians, wanted to tell their family story of the Great…
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Opera Star Lawrence Brownlee: Hard Work, Talent Outweigh Skin Color
Lawrence Brownlee, one of the world's most sought-after singers, has performed with nearly every leading international opera house and festival,…
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Broadway Luminaries to Perform in ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Concert
This year, the annual "Let Freedom Ring" concert, presented by Georgetown University in partnership with the Kennedy Center for the…
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