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Vanessa Gonzalez
A rising comedy star arrives for one night only! Vanessa Gonzalez was recently named in Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch list. You might recognize her as the incredible opening act for Chelsea Handler’s 2023 Kennedy Center show—now see more jokes from this acclaimed comedian!
Please note: Recommended for mature audiences.
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Comedy
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Vanessa Gonzalez is originally from Laredo, Texas and was recently named in . She opens for Chelseas Handler and will soon be seen in Netflix’s upcoming group comedy special debuting in November. Vanessa has sold development to ABC (3Pas/ABCS.) Vanessa shot her half-hour Comedy Central Stand-Up special in 2019, the same year Vulture named her one of their “Comedians You Should and Will Know.” She was a 2017 JFL “New Face” and has been featured on TruTV’s Laff Mobb Laff Tracks, HBO Latino’s Entre Nos, and made her late night debut on A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC). Vanessa’s debut comedy album titled My Birthday’s Tomorrow is available on iTunes and Spotify. She is based in Austin and fluent in Spanish.
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Music at the Kennedy Center
National Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances | Jorge Federico Osorio plays Beethoven
Jan. 16 - 18, 2025
Jorge Federico Osorio, hailed as “an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique” (New York Times), takes on Beethoven’s intensely energetic Piano Concerto No. 3. Rachmaninoff’s lush and lively Symphonic Dances comes alive under the baton of Carlos Miguel Prieto—who returns following his “high-octane” 2018 NSO debut (Washington Classical Review).
National Symphony Orchestra
NSO Music for Young Audiences:
Old MacDonald’s Symphony
Old MacDonald’s Symphony
Jan. 18 - 19, 2025
The whole farmyard is getting ready for a hoedown—but it needs your help! Presented in collaboration with Teller Productions and developed specifically for toddlers, this immersive show features puppets, a storyteller, and a string quartet from the National Symphony Orchestra.
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
Winter Concert
Winter Concert
Sun. Jan. 19, 2025
Comprising titled musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, this acclaimed ensemble presents chamber music classics.
