Kennedy Center Theater Season 2018-2019??

[vtalum05]

Posted: 4/9/18 at 12:15pm

I was told that the KC would be announcing their 2018-2019 theater season tomorrow. Just wanted to know if this was accurate or not? Also, does anyone know when The National Theater in DC will be announcing? I know Beetlejuice is confirmed but that’s it. Thanks in advance!!

[annang]

Posted: 4/9/18 at 11:20pm

I heard the same rumor about an announcement tomorrow. Kennedy Center has refused to confirm it. And the National has given out no info and was claiming as of the time of the Beetljuice announcement that they had not even yet finalized the season. I find that hard to believe, given how tour contracts work, but that’s what they’re claiming. 

[annang]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:45am

Anastasia, Hello Dolly, Falsettos, Play that Goes Wrong, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, Band's Visit. Not necessarily in that order. They also announced world stages and theatre for young audiences today. No press release yet.

Updated On: 4/10/18 at 11:45 AM

[annang]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:47am

Broadway Center Stage (KenCen's knockoff of Encores!) will be Little Shop of Horrors, Music Man, and Tommy.

[annang]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:50am

And also apparently the tour of Aladdin? They're announcing things out of order, so it's really hard to follow or to know when they're done...

[3girls2luv]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:50am

I guess it was too much to hope that KC would get Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen AND Come From Away. I shouldn't have assumed and just gone with Baltimore this year :'(

[Gensho]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:54am

Dear Evan Hansen August 6-September 8 2019. 

[annang]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:54am

There was a lot of negative chatter from locals about Come from Away when it was at Ford's. Unlike NYC, which has a large tourist base, the audience for CFA in DC would consist largely of locals, who are (I think justifiably) not that interested in the 9/11 musical. (And yes, I've seen it.)

[annang]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 11:58am

(But it's also possible that Come From Away will be at the National, whenever they get around to announcing.)

[Gensho]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 12:32pm

Kennedy Center 2018/2019 Theater Season 

Anastasia 10/30-11/25 2018 Opera House
Miss Saigon 12/11 2018-1/13 2019 Opera House
The Play That Goes Wrong 12/18 2018-1/6 2019 Eisenhower Theater
Betty Buckley in Hello Dolly 6/4-7/7 2019 Opera House
Falsetto’s 6/11-6/23 2019 Eisenhower Theater 
The Band’s Visit 7/9-8/4 2019 Eisenhower Theater
Aladdin 7/18-9/7 2019 Opera House
Dear Evan Hansen 8/6-9/8 2019 Eisenhower Theater

Broadway Center Stage
Little Shop of Horrors 10/24-10/28 2018
The Music Man 2/6-2/10 2019
The Who’s Tommy 4/25-4/28 2019

[3girls2luv]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 1:07pm

I saw CFA in NYC with my kids and we all loved it.  I'll cross my fingers for the National :)

[brotherhoodofman]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 1:32pm

The whole announcement:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/specialevents/seasonannouncement

So many good things! Norm Lewis in The Music Man! The Band's Visit! Leslie Odom Jr! Patina Miller! Christopher Jackson!

[brotherhoodofman]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 1:34pm

annang said: "There was a lot of negative chatter from locals about Come from Away when it was at Ford's. Unlike NYC, which has a large tourist base, the audience for CFA in DC would consist largely of locals, who are (I think justifiably) not that interested in the 9/11 musical. (And yes, I've seen it.)"

Yes, I saw it at Ford's at the audience reaction after was pretty negative. Talked to several people in the lobby and no one thought a musical was the appropriate vehicle for the subject. And a few of my theater friends wouldn't go see it because 9/11 is a touchy subject here (they didn't want a night at the theater about it). I've been pretty shocked that it went over that well. My husband didn't think it's last until opening night.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 2:26pm

Perfect perfect season! Will be subscribe as soon as it's available! 

Bonus: Get to see Anastasia twice

[Lynsey1122]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 7:53pm

The National announced around April 13 last year so it should be coming out very soon.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 4/10/18 at 8:11pm

Come From Away buzz has always been positive, more so concern that it didn't have commercial appeal. 

[freewilma]

Posted: 4/11/18 at 8:02am

annang said: "There was a lot of negative chatter from locals about Come from Away when it was at Ford's. Unlike NYC, which has a large tourist base, the audience for CFA in DC would consist largely of locals, who are (I think justifiably) not that interested in the 9/11 musical. (And yes, I've seen it.)"

The performance I saw at Ford’s got an incredibly positive response; with audiences on their feet cheering / clapping along with the band on the final number. And my friends who also saw it at Ford’s found it to be incredible. Truly, I don’t ever remember hearing any negative reviews after folks had seen it. Yes, prior to seeing the show many were incredulous that a 9-11 based production would be anything other than sad...but once the word got out how uplifting the show was, tickets were hard to come by in the latter weeks. DC has a  thriving theatre base and I expect Come From Away would once again get rave reviews from audiences if it comes back. HOWEVER, my GUESS is it will go to Baltimore this time.