Wolf Trap Summer 2016: Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett + More

PHOTO: Filene Center

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VIENNA, VA -- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced Thursday the first of its Summer 2016 performances at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna.

Some of the standout acts this summer will include Paul Simon, Ray LaMontagne, American Ballet Theatre presenting Romeo and Juliet and Bonnie Raitt. Here's more about the summer season, from the announcement:

• Wolf Trap debuts include indie, folk-rock and soul artists: Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Lord Huron, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lake Street Dive, Sufjan Stevens, Leon Bridges and more.
• Wolf Trap Foundation co-commissions world premiere production of The Firebird, a multi-arts experience set to Stravinsky’s score created by Janni Younge of South Africa’s acclaimed Handspring Puppet Company, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra.
• Legendary artists include Tony Bennett, “Queen of Bollywood” Asha Bhosle on her farewell tour, The Silk Road Project with Yo-Yo Ma and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
• Revisit the ‘80s and ‘90s with pop icons Cyndi Lauper and Boy George; Barenaked Ladies; Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with Melissa Etheridge; Goo Goo Dolls; and the I Love the 90s tour featuring Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella.
• Wolf Trap Opera season features a new production of Puccini’s La bohème at the Filene Center
• National Symphony Orchestra’s summer residency features pianist Yuja Wang; America the Beautiful, a concert honoring the National Parks; and several other programs
• Beloved radio personality Garrison Keillor makes final Wolf Trap appearances as host of A Prairie Home Companion.
• Flight of the Conchords brings their raucous, highly anticipated reunion tour to Wolf Trap.
• Classic rock and country acts include Kenny Rogers on his farewell tour, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy, The Band Perry, Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris,Chicago and Bryan Adams.
• Musicals, dance, and film include Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime and the 20th Anniversary World Tour of Riverdance; the National Symphony Orchestra joins in a special 35th anniversary screening of Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark and DreamWorks Animation in Concert.

Additional performances at the Filene Center, as well as at the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods will be announced April 7.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19.

Ticketing and On-Sale Information

• Tickets for performances at the Filene Center start at $10. Pricing varies by performance and seat location. See individual performance listings online or the calendar below for prices.
• Wolf Trap members have access to exclusive presales and may purchase tickets in advance of the general public. Memberships start at $75. For more information, visit WolfTrap.org/membership.

You can purchase tickets:

• Online at WolfTrap.org
• By phone at 877.WOLFTRAP
• In-person at the Filene Center Box Office, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, VA

The 17-week summer season at the 7,028-seat Filene Center is made possible through a public-private partnership between the nonprofit Wolf Trap Foundation and the National Park Service, which celebrates its centennial throughout 2016.

“As the only national park for the performing arts, it is Wolf Trap’s obligation and honor to celebrate the role that music and the arts have in our cultural story. As we celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service, it seems fitting that Wolf Trap’s summer 2016 features a monumental lineup,” said Arvind Manocha, president and CEO of Wolf Trap Foundation.

“Many of the artists who define American performing arts today are joining in the season-long celebration – Paul Simon, American Ballet Theatre, Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma and Sufjan Stevens. The lineup is as beautiful, diverse, and monumental as our national parks and our nation.”