"*Marlene*" is set in the dressing room of a Paris theatre where an aging Marlene Dietrich is getting ready for a singing performance. In intimate backstage conversations, she blisters many of her Hollywood contemporaries, reveals delicate memories of her countless affairs with famous lovers, and flirts with her assistant Vivian who is struggling to navigate the moods and high expectations of “La Dietrich.”
But we also get a glimpse of the human behind the icon as she fights the demons of addiction, the ravages of aging, the fear to fail her perfectionist standards, and the ghosts of Germany’s Nazi past. Ending with a live concert, the play celebrates one of the most enigmatic and dazzling icons of the 20th century who defied many social and gender conventions of her time.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (9/5/24-10/6/24)
Atlas Presents Akua Allrich: A Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba Tribute 2024 (10/5/24-10/5/24)
Capital City Symphony: Renew (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Atlas Presents Café Flamenco 2024 (10/27/24-10/27/24)
Atlas Presents Happy Theatre: The Light House (11/2/24-11/2/24)
Capital City Symphony: Inspire: Family Concert (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Atlas Presents Happy Theatre: Alphabetissimo (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Atlas Presents Navidad Flamenca (Flamenco Holidays) 2024 (12/14/24-12/14/24)
Atlas Presents Reverb 2024 (12/14/24-12/14/24)
Atlas Performing Arts Center is at 1333 H Street NE , Washington, DC.
Atlas Arts Lab presents LINKED (6/8/24-6/8/24)
Atlas Arts Lab presents Rex Daugherty's The Well (6/7/24-6/7/24)
Mexodus (5/16/24-6/9/24)
Atlas Presents: Sounds of Silence Film Series: "Bare Knees" - 1928 (4/14/24-4/14/24)
Nancy (3/28/24-4/21/24)
Atlas Presents: Navidad Flamenca (Flamenco Holidays) (12/9/23-12/9/23)
Atlas Presents: Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra - A Bohemian Christmas (12/4/23-12/4/23)
Atlas Presents: Sounds of Silence Film Series: "The Merry Widow" - 1925 (12/3/23-12/3/23)
ISM II (11/29/23-12/17/23)
Capital City Symphony: One Week (11/11/23-11/12/23)
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The 22+ Weddings of Hugo
GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/5 - 9/29) | |
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Riverside Christmas Spectacular
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/20 - 12/29) | |
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Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Branford Marsalis
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/1 - 2/1) | |
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Nu Sass Productions (9/20 - 10/5) | |
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Razvi Music presents Esther Ballet
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/7 - 9/8) | |
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WIT Presents: DC's Funniest Improvisers!
Studio Theatre's Stage 4 (9/27 - 11/2) | |
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Shrek The Musical
Capital One Hall (9/20 - 9/22) | |
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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO
Capital One Arena (9/12 - 9/15) | |
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