Holiday News of the First Set of Summer 2013 Performances at Wolf
Trap's Filene Center; 29 Shows Booked and On Sale Saturday,
December 8 at 10 am
All Performances take place at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap
National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182
**ALL ANNOUNCED SHOWS ON SALE DECEMBER 8;
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE**
VIENNA, Va., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wolf
Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is proud to announce
the initial set of performances scheduled for its highly
anticipated 2013 summer season, the first under the
supervision of Arvind Manocha, Wolf
Trap's new President and CEO. The shows booked to date include 21
different acts and nearly 30 individual performances from a wide
array of genres and art forms, including pop, rock, R&B,
classical, comedy, musical theatre, films, and more. Performances
will be held at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for
the Performing Arts, D.C. metro area's top choice for affordable
and easily accessible outdoor entertainment.
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Summer shows at Wolf Trap make the perfect holiday gift for
outdoor lovers and performing arts enthusiasts in the area, as well
as for visitors and tourists. Individual and group tickets and gift
certificates are now available for purchase.
Two Nights with Garrison Keillor Plus Dozens of Exhilarating
Live Performances
The internationally renowned Filene Center will once again host
some of the most celebrated acts in the entertainment industry.
Famed radio personality Garrison
Keillor returns as the season opener in two consecutive
performances of A Prairie Home Companion with special
guests.
Wolf Trap's summer programming will also include performances by
the all-female Irish supergoup Celtic Woman; renowned
comedian and actor Bill
Cosby; Motown's harmonizing icons The Temptations
and The Four Tops; youthful a cappella heroes Straight No
Chaser; stars from the '50s and '60s in The Ultimate Doo-Wop
Show; the extraordinary Aspen Santa Fe Ballet with a
world premiere Wolf Trap commission; an HD showing of The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, featuring an
81 piece orchestra and live choruses; and many more famed touring
acts.
Audience favorites making their way back by popular demand are
Wolf Trap's 24th Annual Louisiana Swamp
Romp™; a revamped line-up of the HAPPY TOGETHER
TOUR 2013; and the ultimate tribute band performance
ABBA – The Concert.
NSO @ Wolf Trap: Classical Masterpieces, Films, Video
Games, and More!
Emil de Cou returns as
Festival Conductor to lead the critically acclaimed National
Symphony Orchestra in yet another exciting season at the Filene
Center, its summer home. NSO @ Wolf Trap performances booked to
date include Video Games Live! with cutting-edge
video screen visuals and symphonic arrangements of the games'
soundtracks; classic and new cartoons in Bugs Bunny at the
Symphony II; and a screening of the musical comedy favorite
Singin' in the Rain, all featuring scores played with
vivid and powerful detail by the NSO. Tchaikovsky's 1812
Overture will be performed in concert alongside
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with piano prodigy Benjamin Grosvenor.
Stay tuned for the remaining NSO @ Wolf Trap season announcement
in early spring.
Musical Theatre Favorites and a Sing-A-Long!
The magic of musical theatre will take over the Filene Center
stage to dazzle audiences of all ages. Adults will reminisce with
acclaimed touring productions of BUDDY - The Buddy Holly
Story; Tony Award-winning songstress Jennifer Holliday starring in the
Broadway-hit Dreamgirls; and the return of the
classic rock/jukebox musical Rock of Ages. In
addition, Wolf Trap will host Gilbert & Sullivan's popular
comic operetta The Mikado, and the
family favorite Sing-A-Long Sound of Music, featuring
the re-mastered film on huge screens and a hilarious costume
contest.
Wolf Trap is committed to the presentation of accessible and
affordable arts experiences to the broadest possible audience.
Wolf Trap offers tickets as low as $4, continues to allow patrons to bring their
own food and beverages into the park, and provides metro
accessibility and free parking for all shows at Wolf Trap National
Park for the Performing Arts.
Tickets for Wolf Trap's 2013 performances can be
purchased online at www.wolftrap.org, by phone at 1(877)WOLFTRAP,
or at the Wolf Trap Box Office located at Wolf Trap National Park
for the Performing Arts at 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia. For more information, please
call Wolf Trap at (703) 255-1868.
Recently Announced and On Sale Saturday, December 8 at 10 am!
- A Prairie Home Companion
with
Garrison Keillor
in association with Minnesota Public Radio & WAMU 88.5 FM
Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8 pm (Live recording)
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at
5:45 pm SHARP!
$25 - $60
- The Mikado
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8 pm
$12 - $50
- Rock of Ages
Mature Content
Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 8 pm
$25 - $45
- Celtic Woman
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 8 pm
$25 - $55
- Bill Cosby
Saturday, June 15, 2013 at
8 pm
$42 in-house, $25 lawn
- Wolf Trap's 24th Annual Louisiana Swamp
Romp™
Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 2 pm
$25 General Admission
- HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2013
The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie
Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog
Night
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Mark Lindsay former lead singer
of
Paul Revere and The Raiders
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 8 pm
$42 in-house, $25 lawn
- The Temptations
The Four Tops
Thursday, June 27,
2013 at 8 pm
$40 in-house, $25 lawn
- Straight No Chaser
Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 8 pm
$42 in-house, $25 lawn
- BUDDY – The Buddy Holly Story
Tuesday, July 2 & Wednesday 3,
2013 at 8 pm
$25 - $48
- Video Games Live!
NSO @ Wolf Trap
HUGE screens in-house and on the lawn
Saturday, July 13, 2013 at
8:30 pm
$22 - $55
- The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show
Jay
Siegel's Tokens with special guest Jay
Traynor
Maurice Williams & The
Zodiacs
The Marcels
Larry Chance & Earls
The Tymes
Barbara Harris original lead of The Toys
The Excellents
The Cookies
The Coda
Orchestra
Saturday, July 20, 2013 at
8 pm
$42 in-house, $22 lawn
- 1812 Overture
NSO @ Wolf Trap
A fanfare-filled evening featuring Tchaikovsky's iconic overture,
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, and more!
Friday, July 26, 2013 at 8:15 pm
$22 - $55
- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
World
Premiere
Tuesday, July 30,
2013 at 8:30 pm
$40 in-house, $4 lawn
- Warner Bros. Presents
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II
Created and Conducted by George
Daugherty
NSO @ Wolf Trap
HUGE screens in-house and on the lawn
Thursday, August 1 & Friday, August 2, 2013 at 8:30 pm
$22 - $55
- Singin' in the Rain
NSO @ Wolf Trap
HUGE screens in-house and on the lawn
Saturday, August 3, 2013 at
8:30 pm
$22 - $55
- ABBA – The
Concert
Saturday, August 17, 2013 at
8 pm
$38 in-house, $25 lawn
- Jennifer Holliday in
Dreamgirls
Thursday-Sunday, August 22-25, 2013 at 8
pm
$25 - $80
- Sing-A-Long
Sound of Music
HUGE screens in-house and on the
lawn
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at
7:15 pm
$20 - $38
- The Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring
Complete Film in HD with Live
Orchestra and Choruses
Friday, September 6 &
Saturday, September 7, 2013 at
7:30 pm
$25 - $58
*Visit www.wolftrap.org for a full list of
performances, dates, descriptions, pricing, social media
handles, videos, updates, and additions to the schedule.*
SOURCE Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts