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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben: “The Hero” | Noseda Conducts the National Symphony Orchestra by The Kennedy Center

Experience the bold, soaring opening of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), performed live by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gianandrea Noseda. Th…

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Backstage with Andy Richter | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Ruthie Foster - "It Might Not Be Right" | Live at The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Ruthie Foster’s ninth studio album represents a new high-water mark for the veteran blues artist—a collection of songs possessing pure power, like a tidal wave of musical generosity. Wa…

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Backstage with Andy Richter | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Backstage with Tracy Morgan | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Backstage with Tracy Morgan | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Backstage with Robert Smigel | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Backstage with Robert Smigel | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

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Monday, May 5, 2025

Inside Steve Jobs: Mason Bates’s Opera You Have to See by The Kennedy Center

Think you know Steve Jobs? Think again. Composer Mason Bates invites you into The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs—a groundbreaking opera that reveals the man behind the machine. Fusing pulsing…

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Step Inside the Mind of Steve Jobs – Mason Bates Brings His Story to the Opera | May 2–10, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

Think you know Steve Jobs? Think again. Composer Mason Bates invites you into The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs—a groundbreaking opera that reveals the man behind the machine. Fusing pulsing…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

Backstage with Reggie Watts | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:32PM

Backstage Highlights | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O’Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:32PM

Backstage with Reggie Watts | 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O'Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:32PM
Sunday, May 4, 2025

Backstage at the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for Conan O’Brien by The Kennedy Center

Watch the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Conan O'Brien premiering on NETFLIX, Sunday, May 4, 2025. https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/marktwain/ Behind the curtain: c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12PM
Friday, May 2, 2025

NSO Youth Fellows - Millennium Stage (May 7, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Students from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program will perform chamber music on the Millennium Stage.

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Hannah Marks Quartet - Millennium Stage (May 9, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Formed in 2021, the Hannah Marks Quartet features a group of edgy, young NYC-based jazz mu…

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La Manga - Millennium Stage (May 8, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb La Manga is a cultural identity laboratory that is inspired by the spirit and ancestry of cultural manifestations from the Caribbean co…

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Remember Me: Celebrating Mary Lou Williams in Poetry and Music -Millennium Stage (May 10, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Mary Lou Williams became one of the most influential pianists and composers in jazz histor…

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Marooned! A Space Comedy | May 3–4, 2025 @ The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

🎟️ Tickets & more info: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/young-audiences/2024-2025/marooned/ 🚀 Stranded in space. Surrounded by puppets. Searching for a way…

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Marooned! A Space Comedy | May 3–4, 2025 @ The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

🎟️ Tickets & more info: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-... 🚀 Stranded in space. Surrounded by puppets. Searching for a way home. Join us for Marooned! A Space Comedy, an inve…

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Washington National Opera's The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs | May 2 - 10, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/the-revolution-of-steve-jobs/ WNO Premiere The man behind the machine. 2019 GRAMMY AWARD® FOR BEST OPERA RECORDING His products changed…

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Dolly Parton’s “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” – Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur (Live) by The Kennedy Center

Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur honor the legendary Dolly Parton with their heartfelt rendition of “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” performed live on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Cen…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony | Jun. 26 & 27, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2024-2025/nsop-dolly-parton/ Join us for an unforgettable multimedia experience featuring Dolly on screen—a vivid, visual-musical journey through t…

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Brennen Leigh – “Prairie Funeral” (Live) | Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

Watch Brennen Leigh perform her poignant original song “Prairie Funeral” live from the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on July 6, 2022. Known for her razor-sharp songwriting and …

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Discovering Earth from the Stars: Aneeshwar at NASA by The Kennedy Center

In this inspiring short film, 10-year old conservationist Aneeshwar Kunchala visits NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to learn how satellites and space science are helping us better under…

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Welcome to Millennium Moments! ✨ by The Kennedy Center

Every Thursday, tune in on YouTube and Facebook to see some unforgettable Millennium Stage performances from our past that are worth revisiting. Get ready to re-experience the magic! Subscr…

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Blue Electra – Movement 2: A Violin Concerto Inspired by Amelia Earhart | Anne Akiko Meyers & NSO by The Kennedy Center

Experience Michael Daugherty’s Blue Electra, a violin concerto inspired by the legendary Amelia Earhart, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gianandrea Nose…

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The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs | May 2 - 10, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/the-revolution-of-steve-jobs/ The Grammy Award®–winning original opera explores the life, death, and obsession of an innovator. His pro…

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Acosta Danza: Cuban Ecléctico | May 1 - 3, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/dance/2024-2025/acosta-danza/ Acosta Danza is one of the most exciting new dance companies today, touring the world with a vibrant c…

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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet | Jun. 4 - 8, 2025 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/dance/2024-2025/black-sabbath/ Birmingham Royal Ballet makes a thunderous debut with its thrilling, headbanging hit Black Sabbath �…

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NSO Youth Fellows - Millennium Stage (April 3, 2025) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Students from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program will perform chamber music on the Millennium Stage. The Nationa…

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