Borderstan Theaters (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, May 17: Brian McKinght
  
• Friday, May 18: The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Bettye LaVette
• Sunday, April 28: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “The Full Monty” opens May 4 and runs through June 1. The  Americanized musical stage version of the 1997 British film, “The Full Monty” boasts a book by Terrence McNally and a score by David Yazbeck and was nominated for nine Tony awards, including Best Musical, when it shimmied its way onto Broadway in 2000.  Relocated to Buffalo, New York, “The Full Monty” follows group of unemployed steelworkers who are desperately seeking employment and a paycheck to support their families – until they come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties, they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them. Keegan bares all when this Broadway smash takes the Church Street Stage. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Harold Night! every Tuesday night at 10 pm.

Spooky Action Theater at 1810 16th Street NW

• Optimism! or Voltaire’s Candide through May 19. “Propelled by the shock wave of a risky kiss, Candide sails through war, earthquake and the Spanish Inquisition, halfway around the world to the fabled City of Gold and back. Seeking the “best” in the best of all possible worlds,murder, rape and endless villainy can’t stop Candide!” (Spooky Action Theater)

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “4000 Miles” opened March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)
• Pas De Deux opened April 24. Skin Tight by Gary Henderson and 2-2 Tango by Daniel MacIvor.
• The Real Thing opens May 22. “Full of wit and heart, The Real Thing explores the tensions between marriage and writing, emotional fidelity and intellectual integrity, high art and pop culture.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “The Hampton Years” runs through June 30. “It explores the development of great African-American artists, John Biggers and Samella Lewis under the tutelage of Austrian Jewish refugee painter and educator, Viktor Lowenfeld. Focusing on the pivotal years at Hampton Institute, Virginia during WWII, this richly researched tapestry of African American luminaries like Elizabeth Catlett reveals the dreams and travails of young artists in a still segregated society while examining the impact of World War II on a Jewish immigrant and his wife finding shelter in the US and his controversial influence in shaping the careers of African American students.” (Theater J)

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Borderstan Theaters (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, April 26: David Grisman & John Sebastian
  
• Friday, April 26: The Motet
• Saturday, April 27: Fabolous & Pusha
• Sunday, April 28: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir
• Sunday, April 28: Rockapella
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “The Full Monty” opens May 4 and runs through June 1. The  Americanized musical stage version of the 1997 British film, “The Full Monty” boasts a book by Terrence McNally and a score by David Yazbeck and was nominated for nine Tony awards, including Best Musical, when it shimmied its way onto Broadway in 2000.  Relocated to Buffalo, New York, “The Full Monty” follows group of unemployed steelworkers who are desperately seeking employment and a paycheck to support their families – until they come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties, they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them. Keegan bares all when this Broadway smash takes the Church Street Stage. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Harold Night! every Tuesday night at 10 pm.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “4000 Miles” opened March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)
• Pas De Deux opened April 24. Skin Tight by Gary Henderson and 2-2 Tango by Daniel MacIvor.

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “Andy and The Shadows” runs through May 5. “A comedy about family with Freudian hallucinations and pre-marital angst, from Theater J’s Artistic Director and award winning playwright. Zipping from one rite-of-passage (and time period) to the next, Andy Glickstein is the filmmaking son of Holocaust refugees looking back at the wild weekend of his engagement to Sarah — as party plans fall apart; a famous film flop is hilariously re-made; duendé is discovered; and two vulnerable, differently indomitable parents and their pasts become more deeply understood.” (Theater J)

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Borderstan Theaters (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, April 19: Private Event
  
• Saturday, April 20: Steven Wilson.
• Sunday, April 21: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Sunday, April 21: Shuggie Otis.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “The Full Monty” opens May 4 and runs through June 1.  The  Americanized musical stage version of the 1997 British film, “The Full Monty” boasts a book by Terrence McNally and a score by David Yazbeck and was nominated for nine Tony awards, including Best Musical, when it shimmied its way onto Broadway in 2000.  Relocated to Buffalo, New York, “The Full Monty” follows group of unemployed steelworkers who are desperately seeking employment and a paycheck to support their families – until they come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties, they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them. Keegan bares all when this Broadway smash takes the Church Street Stage. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Cabaret Latino, April 20 and 21.
• Harold Night! starts April 23.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “4000 Miles” opened March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)
• Pas De Deux opens April 24. Skin Tight by Gary Henderson and 2-2 Tango by Daniel MacIvor.

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “Andy and The Shadows” runs through May 5. “A comedy about family with Freudian hallucinations and pre-marital angst, from Theater J’s Artistic Director and award winning playwright. Zipping from one rite-of-passage (and time period) to the next, Andy Glickstein is the filmmaking son of Holocaust refugees looking back at the wild weekend of his engagement to Sarah — as party plans fall apart; a famous film flop is hilariously re-made; duendé is discovered; and two vulnerable, differently indomitable parents and their pasts become more deeply understood.” (Theater J)

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Borderstan Theaters. (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, April 05: Incognito featuring Maysa
  
• Saturday, April 06: Kill the Noise, Brills, Style of Eye and 12th Planet
• Sunday, March 24: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “A Behanding in Spokane” runs through April 17. A mysterious stranger is on the hunt for his missing appendage, and two bungling crooks — and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire — are caught up in his dangerous machinations. Scathing and hilarious, ‘Behanding’ is another dazzlingly macabre tale from the brilliant, twisted mind of Martin McDonagh. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Check the website for upcoming events.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “4000 Miles” opened March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “Andy and The Shadows” through May 5. “A comedy about family with Freudian hallucinations and pre-marital angst, from Theater J’s Artistic Director and award winning playwright. Zipping from one rite-of-passage (and time period) to the next, Andy Glickstein is the filmmaking son of Holocaust refugees looking back at the wild weekend of his engagement to Sarah — as party plans fall apart; a famous film flop is hilariously re-made; duendé is discovered; and two vulnerable, differently indomitable parents and their pasts become more deeply understood.” (Theater J)

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From Rachel Nania. Check out her blog, Sear, Simmer & Stir. Follow Nania on Twitter @rnania, email her at rachel[AT]borderstan.com.

The Howard Theatre at 620 T Street NW. (Luis Gomez Photos)

It’s that time of year again — time to get it (your Marvin Gaye appreciation) on.

On Wednesday, April 3, the African American Music Association (AAMA) will hold its 29th Annual Marvin Gaye Day Celebration at the Howard Theatre (620 T Street NW). The celebration, which began in 1984, honors the life and legacy of Marvin Gaye.

The event begins at 8 pm (doors open at 6 pm) and lasts until 10:30 pm.

Attendees can expect a hand dance presentation, a music tribute to Marvin Gaye, guest speakers, a presentation of the Outstanding Community Service Award to Beverly Lindsay-Johnson (producer of the Emmy Award winning documentary, “Dance Party: The Teenarama Story”) and music from DJ Dr. Nick of WPFW 89.3.

The event also promises “a special cameo appearance by a surprise celebrity artist.” Tickets to the event are $25 and can be purchased on the Howard Theatre’s website.

Gaye was born and raised in DC, living in several different neighborhoods, and attended Cardozo High School at 13th and Clifton Streets NW while growing up in Deanwood.

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Find out what’s showing at six Borderstan theaters. (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, March 22: Loose Ends
  
• Saturday, March 23: James Cotton Super Harp
• Sunday, March 24: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “A Behanding in Spokane” opened March 16. A mysterious stranger is on the hunt for his missing appendage, and two bungling crooks — and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire — are caught up in his dangerous machinations. Scathing and hilarious, ‘Behanding’ is another dazzlingly macabre tale from the brilliant, twisted mind of Martin McDonagh. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Check the website for upcoming events.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “The Motherfucker with the Hat,” last weekend, extended through March 24: “Jackie, out on parole and newly sober, is determined to start anew with his childhood sweetheart Veronica, but her unrelenting coke addiction, his slick-talking AA sponsor, and the discovery of another man’s hat in his living room all threaten to derail Jackie’s tenuous progress. With passion, profanity, and genuine vulnerability, Jackie and Veronica untangle their decades of codependence as they wrestle with the painful limitations of trust, desire, and rehabilitation.” (Studio Theater)
• “4000 Miles” opened March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “Andy and The Shadows” begins April 3. “A comedy about family with Freudian hallucinations and pre-marital angst, from Theater J’s Artistic Director and award winning playwright. Zipping from one rite-of-passage (and time period) to the next, Andy Glickstein is the filmmaking son of Holocaust refugees looking back at the wild weekend of his engagement to Sarah — as party plans fall apart; a famous film flop is hilariously re-made; duendé is discovered; and two vulnerable, differently indomitable parents and their pasts become more deeply understood.” (Theater J)

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Find out what’s playing at six Borderstan-area theaters. (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, March 8: Peabo Bryson, Leela James & James Jamerson Jr.
  
• Saturday, March 9: Private Event.
• Sunday, March 10: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• “A Behanding in Spokane” opens March 16. A mysterious stranger is on the hunt for his missing appendage, and two bungling crooks — and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire — are caught up in his dangerous machinations. Scathing and hilarious, ‘Behanding’ is another dazzlingly macabre tale from the brilliant, twisted mind of Martin McDonagh. (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Check the website for upcoming events.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• “The Motherfucker with the Hat“ opened January 30: “Jackie, out on parole and newly sober, is determined to start anew with his childhood sweetheart Veronica, but her unrelenting coke addiction, his slick-talking AA sponsor, and the discovery of another man’s hat in his living room all threaten to derail Jackie’s tenuous progress. With passion, profanity, and genuine vulnerability, Jackie and Veronica untangle their decades of codependence as they wrestle with the painful limitations of trust, desire, and rehabilitation.” (Studio Theater)
• “4000 Miles” opens March 20: “A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship between a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• “Race” runs through March 17. “The latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ David Mamet, ruthlessly examines guilt, betrayal and racial posturing. Two male lawyers are called to defend a wealthy white client charged with the rape of a black woman, while their female associate betrays an agenda of her own.” (Theater J)

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Borderstan Weekend. (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Rachel Nania. Check out her blog, Sear, Simmer & Stir. Follow Nania on Twitter @rnania, email her at rachel[AT]borderstan.com.

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, then look no further. We have your list of the food, music and cultural events going on in (and around) Borderstan March 1, 2 and 3.

Friday, March 1

• You Down With O.P.P.?: Good. Because Naughty by Nature is playing at the Howard Theatre. Tickets are $37 at the door; the show starts at 8 pm.

• Journopalooza: A Benefit for Writopia Lab and Reach Incorporated at Black Cat: Support some local youth reading and writing organizations this Friday at the Black Cat with a show, featuring Cheaper than Therapy, Nobody’s Business, The Stepping Stones, Suspicious Package, Dirty Bomb and Butter. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door.

• All the Best Kids at Tropicalia: It’s a no-cover show, featuring an original hip hop band from the District. Formed in early 2012, ATBK weaves elements of hip hop, progressive rock and jazz into its own style of dance music. The show starts at 7 and goes until 10 pm. 

• Piano Bar Night at Arena Stage: Did somebody say show tunes? It might be a trip to the SW, but it sure is worth it. Grab a drink and gather ‘round the piano for showtunes with host Joshua Morgan in the lobby at 9:30 pm.

Saturday, March 2

• Free Bacon at U Street Music Hall: Yes, you read that correctly. U Street Music Hall will give away free bacon on Saturday, March 2 before 11 pm. Oh, and there will be music with Tittsworth, Des Mcmahon and Reed Rothchild vs. 814OFCOURSE. It all starts at 10 pm and admission is $10.

• Honey Mahogany from RuPaul’s Drag Race: Voted Best Drag Queen 2011, Honey Mahogany is an international drag performer and budding recording artist. Doors open at 10 pm, the drag show starts at 10:30 pm and there are $3 drinks before 11 pm.

Sunday, March 3

• Grab some brunch: Get your friends and start your day off with some eggs and a mimosa or two. Here are some favorite places the Borderstan contributors like to brunch.

• The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Women’s Suffrage March: This Sunday, March 3 sorority members and supporters will meet on the west front of the U.S. Capitol at 9 am to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the role the 22 Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority played in the 1913 Women’s Suffrage March. For more information, visit the website.

• Eels at 9:30: Don’t miss Eels, Nicole Atkins and Puddles Pity Party at 7 pm. Tickets are $25.

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What’s showing at neighborhood theaters? (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, February 22: Raekwon.
  
• Saturday, 8 pm February 23: The Ringers-Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Keith Carlock and Etienne Mbappe.
• Saturday, 11 pm February 23: The Prince and Michael Jackson Experience.
• Sunday, February 24: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• Cabaret is extended through March 2: “Step into the Kit Kat Klub, a place teeming with seedy nightlife on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power in Weimar Germany. This eight-time Tony Award-winning musical classic, based on Christopher Isherwood’s BERLIN STORIES, depicts the interlocking stories of a cabaret singer, a writer from America, and the denizens of Berlin, all caught up in the swirling maelstrom of a changing society. Led by the enigmatic Emcee, allow the denizens of Berlin to entertain you with “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Maybe This Time” and, of course, “Cabaret.” (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Check the website for upcoming events.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• The Motherfucker with the Hat opened January 30: “Jackie, out on parole and newly sober, is determined to start anew with his childhood sweetheart Veronica, but her unrelenting coke addiction, his slick-talking AA sponsor, and the discovery of another man’s hat in his living room all threaten to derail Jackie’s tenuous progress. With passion, profanity, and genuine vulnerability, Jackie and Veronica untangle their decades of codependence as they wrestle with the painful limitations of trust, desire, and rehabilitation.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• Race runs through March 17. “The latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross  David Mamet, ruthlessly examines guilt, betrayal and racial posturing. Two male lawyers are called to defend a wealthy white client charged with the rape of a black woman, while their female associate betrays an agenda of her own.” (Theater J)

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Find out what’s playing at Borderstan-area theaters. (Luis Gomez Photos)

From Luis Gomez. Catch his photos at One Photograph A Day. Follow him on Twitter @LuisGomezPhotos.

Check the listings below for full details on performances at six neighborhood theaters.

Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW

• Friday, February 08 : Avant.
  
• Saturday, February 09: EOTO + Crizzly.
• Sunday, February 10: Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring The Harlem Gospel Choir.
• Check the calendar for more shows.

Keegan Theatre at Church Street, 1742 Church Street NW

• Cabaret runs through February 23: “Step into the Kit Kat Klub, a place teeming with seedy nightlife on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power in Weimar Germany. This eight-time Tony Award-winning musical classic, based on Christopher Isherwood’s BERLIN STORIES, depicts the interlocking stories of a cabaret singer, a writer from America, and the denizens of Berlin, all caught up in the swirling maelstrom of a changing society. Led by the enigmatic Emcee, allow the denizens of Berlin to entertain you with “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Maybe This Time” and, of course, “Cabaret.” (Keegan Theatre)

Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW

• View the schedule and purchase tickets online.

Source at 1835 14th Street NW

• Check the website for upcoming events.

Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW

• The Motherfucker with the Hat opened January 30: “Jackie, out on parole and newly sober, is determined to start anew with his childhood sweetheart Veronica, but her unrelenting coke addiction, his slick-talking AA sponsor, and the discovery of another man’s hat in his living room all threaten to derail Jackie’s tenuous progress. With passion, profanity, and genuine vulnerability, Jackie and Veronica untangle their decades of codependence as they wrestle with the painful limitations of trust, desire, and rehabilitation.” (Studio Theater)

Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW

• Race, runs through March 17. “The latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross  David Mamet, ruthlessly examines guilt, betrayal and racial posturing. Two male lawyers are called to defend a wealthy white client charged with the rape of a black woman, while their female associate betrays an agenda of her own.” (Theater J)

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