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Classic Bellini opera opens
Nocturnal ghost haunts village in ‘La Sonnambula’
CarrieAnne Winter and Brody DelBeccaro in ‘La Sonnambula.’ (Photo by Angelisa Gillyard; courtesy the In Series)
The In Series production of the opera “La Sonnambula” opens at Source Theatre (1835 14th St., N.W.) Sunday at 3 p.m. and runs through Jan. 25.
The classic 1831 work by composer Vincenzo Bellini (which translates as “The Sleepwalker”) tells of a man who has plans to marry is cancelled after he is caught sleeping in a stranger’s room. The show stars CarieAnne Winter, Joseph Haughton and Brody DelBeccar. This work — which incorporates the “bel canto” (beautiful singing) style Bellini is known for — though somewhat obscure, is considered a favorite by many opera devotees. Stage director Steven Scott Mazzola, who wrote the English adaptation to be performed here, is openly gay.
Tickets are $42 for adults, $39 for seniors and $22 for students. For details, visit inseries.org.
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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’
Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp
The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.
The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.
The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.
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Drag Underground returns
Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform
Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.
Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.
President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.
The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).
“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.
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