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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.

Wolf Trap announced more summer 2022 shows at the Filene Center and a schedule for Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods.
Wolf Trap announced more summer 2022 shows at the Filene Center and a schedule for Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. (Courtesy of Wolf Trap)

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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