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<br /> May/Aug<br /> 2017<br /> THEATER<br /> Summer<br /> Musicals<br /> Rodgers & Hammerstein’s<br /> The King and I<br /> The Sound of Music<br /> Hedwig and the Angry Inch<br /> Cabaret<br /> OPERA<br /> Washington National Opera’s<br /> Madame Butterfly<br /> BALLET<br /> New York City Ballet<br /> See Page 4<br /> A Message from<br /> the President<br /> Deborah F. Rutter<br /> This season has been a pivotal one<br /> for us, both as the national center<br /> for the performing arts and as the<br /> living memorial to our namesake.<br /> Throughout 2016–2017, we’ve<br /> celebrated President Kennedy’s<br /> Centennial by weaving throughout<br /> our programming works and<br /> artists who exemplify five ideals<br /> commonly attributed to our nation’s<br /> 35th President: Courage, Freedom,<br /> Justice, Service, and Gratitude.<br /> In June, Christoph Eschenbach<br /> will conduct his final concerts as<br /> Music Directo<a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=1"> May/Aug 2017 THEATER Summer Musicals</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=2"> A Message from the President Deborah F. Rutter T</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=3"> Washington National Opera Madame Butterfly May 6–</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=4"> The Kennedy Center presents a weeklong celebratio</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=5"> </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=6"> JFKC: A Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=7"> Flexn Kennedy Center Open House Celebrating JFK </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=8"> JFKC: A Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=9"> Rendering courtesy of Steven Holl Architects Cen</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=10"> Theater Laura Michelle Kelly and Baylen T</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=11"> The Sound of Music The Sound of Music June 1</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=12"> Theater Hedwig and the Angry Inch June 13–July 2</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=13"> Mason Bates’s KC Jukebox Mason Bates Photo by</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=14"> National Symphony Orchestra </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=15"> NSO Pops: Indigo Girls May 5 & 6 Rolling Stone ra</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=16"> COFFEE CONCERTS Enjoy a leisurely morning with th</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=17"> Gianandrea Noseda: A Monumental Welcome July 29 o</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=18"> Spring Gala Kennedy Center Spring Gala Come Toget</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=19"> Ballet </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=20"> Nearly Lear May 12–14 in the Family Theater What </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=21"> All patrons, regardless of age must have a ticket</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=22"> Renée Fleming VOICES Jane Monheit Sings Ella Fit</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=23"> Comedy Kevin Nealon May 5 in the Eisenhower Thea</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=24"> Education School’s Out, but We’re In! T he </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=25"> Washington National Opera’s Madame Butterfly Phot</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=26"> FREE Shuttle Take Metro to the Foggy Bottom/ GWU </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=27"> Tuesday, May 16 Shear Madness (See May 1) 5 & 8 p</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=28"> Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=29"> Photo by Jill Steinberg honoring the military se</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=30"> New York City Ballet’s The Four Temperaments </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=31"> Photo by Paul Kolnik Tuesday, June 13 Rodgers & </a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=32"> Hedwig and the Angry Inch Performance Calen</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=33"> Cabaret The Second City’s Almost Accurat</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=34"> Performance Calendar: by genre May/Aug 2017 Bal</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=35"> Looking Ahead Washington National Opera’s</a> <a title="KC News May-Aug 17 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2776a8e8?page=36"> P.O. 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