Here’s what you should check out this holiday weekend:
True crime: Christina McDowell’s
The Cave Dwellers is a dark look at the privileged class of Washington elite, complete with a grisly murder plot based on the real “mansion murders” tragedy in 2015. Washingtonian politics and culture editor Rob Brunner talked to McDowell about how her own DC-area upbringing inspired this satire and why she decided to incorporate a real family’s trauma. The author will speak with former White House staffer Elias Alcantara in this virtual book event from Politics and Prose. Thursday 5/27 at 6 PM; Free, register here.
Run this town: As the weather begins to warm, you might be looking for opportunities to take your gym time in the fresh air. We’ve got suggestions for where to find outdoor workout classes.
Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, will present the world premiere of
Once Upon a One More Time, a new musical featuring the songs of Britney Spears, November 29, 2021-January 2, 2022. The musical was originally scheduled to be presented in Chicago, though that production was canceled due to the pandemic.
Once Upon a One More Time is described as follows: Cinderella, Snow White, Little Mermaid and other classic storybook characters gather for their fortnightly book club, when oh baby, baby! a rogue fairy godmother grants their wish for a new story, by dropping
The Feminine Mystique into their corseted laps. The arrival of this new tome spurs a royal revelation: there is more to life than bird-made dresses and true love s kiss!
Once Upon a One More Time
The Broadway-aimed Britney Spears jukebox musical
Once Upon a One More Time will now premiere at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., this fall. Performances begin at STCâs Sidney Harman Hall November 29 for a limited engagement through January 2, 2022.
The musical has gone through a number of shake-ups trying to get off the ground. It was originally
canceling the Windy City run. Keone and Mari Madrid Little Shao
Directed and choreographed by Keone and Mari Madrid,
Once Upon A One More Time features an original story written by Jon Hartmere that flips the script on well-known fairy tales. Cinderella, Snow White, the Little Mermaid, and other characters gather for their fortnightly book club when a rogue fairy godmother grants their wish for a new story by dropping