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Boyz II Men, Van Morrison, More Summer 2022 Shows Added At Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap has announced additional shows for the summer 2022 season at the Filene Center and Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods.

VIENNA, VA — Additional performances for the summer 2022 concert season were announced Tuesday by Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. The performances will be held at the Filene Center and Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods.
Newly added shows include Van Morrison, Boyz II Men, Tom Jones, Boy George & Culture Club, Kool & the Gang and more. Closing the season will be a community singing celebration called Joyfully Together on Sept. 18. This performance presented by the Washington Chorus is a large-scale celebration of choral music with choirs from around the DC region.
Summer concerts happen at Wolf Trap's 7,028-seat Filene Center through a public-private partnership with the nonprofit Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and the National Park Service. The summer season runs from late May through mid-September.
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Another Wolf Trap stage hosting summer performances is the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. This summer's seven-week season of children's entertainment will showcase music, dance, theater, puppetry, and magic with audience interaction. Performances happen from June 21 to Aug. 6, Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Highlights include Xuejuan Dance Ensemble, Madcap Puppets, Native Pride Dancers, TheaterWorksUSA presents Up in Arms: Pirate Song, Kalanidhi Dance, Freddy Fossil's DINO Show, Soul In Motion, Broken Box Mime Theater, The Amazing Max, The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance and much more.
Tickets for newly announced shows will go on sale at 10 a.m. on April 1. Tickets for previously announced shows are already on sale. The Filene Center Box Office at 1551 Trap Road, Vienna is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Below is the full schedule of summer shows at Wolf Trap. For a full schedule and online ticket sales, visit wolftrap.org/calendar.
May 28: The Original Kings of Go-Go: Trouble Funk, E.U. with Sugar Bear, Junkyard Band, DJ Wroyal, and the Queens of Go-Go Fitness
June 3: Kool & the Gang
June 4: Black Violin
June 5: Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
June 8: Ben Rector
June 9: The Head and the Heart
June 10-11: Bonnie Raitt
June 12: Ana Gabriel - La Luna de América
June 15: Belle and Sebastian, Japanese Breakfast
June 16-17: Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
June 18: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
June 19: A Juneteenth Celebration with Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra
June 21-22: "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
June 21: Josh Lovelace (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 22: The Fourth Wall (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 23: Xuejuan Dance Ensemble (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 23: The Black Crowes
June 24: Broadway In The Park
June 24-25: Madcap Puppets (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 25-26: Steely Dan
June 28: Marsha and the Positrons (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 29: Native Pride Dancers (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 30: David Gonzalez with Daniel Kelly (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
June 30-July 1: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
July 1-2: TheaterWorksUSA presents Up in Arms: Pirate Song (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 2: Béla Fleck & My Bluegrass Heart, Sam Bush, The Jerry Douglas Band
July 5: Kalanidhi Dance (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 6: Uncle Devin (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 7: The Bright Siders (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 8: Pink Martini, National Symphony Orchestra
July 8-9: GreatWorks Theatre Company (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 9: Why Don't We
July 10: Yacht Rock Revue
July 12: Fyütch (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 13-14: Freddy Fossil's DINO Show! (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 15: Furia Flamenca Dance Company (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 15: Verdi's "La traviata": Wolf Trap Opera, National Symphony Orchestra
July 16: Sing-A-Long "Sound of Music"
July 16: Rissi Palmer (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 17: Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket
July 19: Wendy and DB (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 19: Tedeschi Trucks Band
July 20: Jackson Browne
July 20: Soul In Motion (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 21: Flor Bromley (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 21: Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker
July 22-23: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in Concert
July 22-23: Vital Theatre Company (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 24: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
July 26: Aaron Nigel Smith & Red Yarn (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 27: Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley
July 27: Megan Schoenbohm (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 28: Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
July 28: The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 29: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" in Concert
July 29-30: Maryland Youth Ballet (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
July 30: Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story" in Concert
Aug. 3: Fitz and the Tantrums, Andy Grammer
Aug. 2: Broken Box Mime Theater (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
Aug. 3: 123 Andrés (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
Aug. 4: Little Big Town
Aug. 4: Bee Parks and the Hornets (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
Aug. 5: Gil Shaham plays Tchaikovsky, National Symphony Orchestra
Aug. 5-6: The Amazing Max (Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods)
Aug. 6: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Chris Isaak
Aug. 7: ABBA The Concert
Aug. 12: Greensky Bluegrass
Aug. 13: A.R. Rahman
Aug. 14: David Gray
Aug. 17: Goo Goo Dolls, Blue October
Aug. 18: Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Aug. 19: Fantasia
Aug. 20-21: Steve Martin and Martin Short
Aug. 24: The Decemberists
Aug. 25-26: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Aug. 27: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris
Aug. 28: The Beach Boys
Sept. 1: Boy George & Culture Club
Sept. 2-4: Sting
Sept. 7: Van Morrison
Sept. 8: Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D'Rivera, National Symphony Orchestra
Sept. 9: She & Him, Neko Case
Sept. 14: An Evening with The Washington Ballet
Sept. 15: Caifanes
Sept. 16: Boyz II Men
Sept. 17: Tom Jones
Sept. 18: The Washington Chorus and Wolf Trap Present Joyfully Together
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