Hylton Performing Arts Center

NOVA Ballet Nutcracker Tea with Clara

The 3:30 time for this event has been cancelled.

Presented by Northern Virginia Ballet

This elegant afternoon includes a light afternoon tea of beverages and snacks.  Each child will have the opportunity to visit with Clara and other stars from the “Nutcracker,” as well as have a professional photo ...Read More

CANCELLED: Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Illusions

This performance has been cancelled. Please click here for a listing of YOPW’s spring 2019 performances.

Founded in 1981 by the Woodbridge Music Club, Youth Orchestras of Prince William (YOPW) comprises five orchestral ensembles with more than 200 of the most talented youth musicians in the Prince W...Read More

Virginia National Ballet: The Nutcracker

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Virginia National Ballet presents The Nutcracker —the first of the season!  With beautiful sets, costumes, and special effects, the traditional choreography shines, as a stellar cast of professional award-winning, international dancers and the students of the Virginia National Ballet Sch...Read More

Northern Virginia Ballet: The Nutcracker

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The Northern Virginia Ballet presents its traditional and family-friendly version of this beloved holiday classic. Complete with lavish costuming and exquisite, imported sets, the production features the award-winning dancers of the Academy of Russian Ballet with international ballet sta...Read More

Big Band Holiday Swing!

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Start the holiday season off right with a musical celebration with the Silver Tones Swing Band and friends! Join the powerful Silver Tones and their Andrews Sisters vocal trio as we bring you a combination of holiday favorites and classic big band hits. There will be a designated dance a...Read More

InTune Music Studio: Winter Recital

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Join the students and faculty of InTune Music Studios in its annual Winter Recital.

Tickets: $10, Free (children 3 and under)

Chanticleer

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A Chanticleer Christmas

Begin the Christmas season with a sumptuous concert of seasonal favorites and classical standards performed by “the world’s reigning male chorus” (New Yorker). The Grammy Award®-winning Chanticleer is loved around the world for its seamless ble...Read More

6th Annual Christmas Extravaganza!

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Celebrate the Holiday season with Swing Machine – D.C.’s premier big band! 

Tickets: $10, Free (children 2 and under)

The White House Band

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The White House Band, led by Dave Detwiler and featuring Darden Purcell and Glenn Scimonelli, performs everything from Dixieland and swing to jazz, pop, and rock, with much of the repertoire having been composed in The White House for various Presidents and their guests. Detwiler is one ...Read More

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes

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The Creative and Performing Arts Center (CAPAC) ushers in the holiday season with a glorious celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ wrapped in the much-anticipated, modern and soul-stirring classic Black Nativity by Langston Hughes. More than just a musical, this joyous theater experie...Read More

Manassas Chorale: Silver Noel

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Find your Christmas spirit at this festive performance of carols and seasonal songs while enjoying familiar sounds of the season and new arrangements accompanied by an orchestra of twenty outstanding musicians. Add the Chorale’s candlelight selections and you’ve got a...Read More

Clara's Christmas

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Clara’s Christmas is the inspiring interpretation of the traditional ballet, The Nutcracker.  This performance highlights the true meaning of Christmas and will create holiday season memories that last year-round.  The show also includes a choreographed version of Handel’s Messiah – two ...Read More

LLI: F1809 Holiday Pops

Instructors: Anthony Maiello and Bryan Kidd

Join Anthony Maiello and Bryan Kidd for an informative discussion about how they select the traditional holiday repertoire for the American Festival Pops Orchestra and for entertaining insights into their own holiday traditions that influence programming f...Read More

Giving Strategies Under the New Tax Law

Come hear about strategies for giving to charity under the new tax laws, and learn tips for estate planning. Featured speakers include:

• John Frisch, Alliant Wealth Advisors
  John A. Frisch, CPA/PFS, CFP®, AIF®, PPC™ has over 30 years of experience in the finance industry. He is a CPA, a Personal Fina...Read More

2018 Annual Messiah Sing-A-Long

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Students from Osbourn Park, Patriot, and Brentsville District High Schools join forces under the direction of OP’s Choir Director, Dominick Izzo, for their annual Messiah Sing-A-Long. Featuring an all-student choir, orchestra, and professional soloists, Handel’s timeless work rings throu...Read More

American Festival Pops Orchestra

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Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Celebrate the holidays at the Hylton Center with the American Festival Pops Orchestra’s annual holiday concert, which has become a cherished tradition. This uplifting evening promises favorite clas...Read More

Manassas Symphony Orchestra: All Creatures Great and Small

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The MSO’s Annual Family Concert is certain to entertain patrons young and old with a concert of delightful music about animals of all sizes. The concert features Jim Beckel’s Waltz of the Animals and concludes with the groups’ exclusive Indoor Light Show Spectacular!

Vienna Boys Choir

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Christmas in Vienna

One of the most revered boys choirs in the world presents its popular Christmas concert at the Hylton Center. They capture the joy and wonder of the holiday season with their exquisite performances of classical masterpieces and contemporary favorit...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

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MBT’s The Nutcracker returns for the holidays in a festive celebration for the holidays. Sweet Clara, naughty Fritz, the partygoers and dancing dolls, Drosselmeyer, and the Nutcracker Prince all lead the way through a dreamy journey of fantasy and sweets. Enjoy this magical holiday show ...Read More

Prince William Little Theatre: It's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play

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This beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a live, captivating 1940’s radio broadcast. The PWLT ensemble brings a few dozen characters to life on the stage. The story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life that one fateful Chri...Read More

Canadian Brass

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Canadian Brass Christmas

The ever-popular Canadian Brass comes to the Hylton Center with a gift of impeccable music and witty repartee. Renowned for genre-bending versatility and joyous performances, this award-winning brass quintet entertains young and old alike with...Read More

Gallery Exhibit: Ambry

Mandy L. Cooper

December 18 - January 19, 2019

Mandy L. Cooper’s work explores what meaning is revealed through the dissection of a subject, and in creating meaning or corrections with the parts of dissected material through rearranging, reframing or reimagining them. Her project-based works vary fr...Read More

Gallery Reception: Ambry

The Gallery Receptions are free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required. RSVP to smeyer3@gmu.edu

Mandy L. Cooper’s work explores what meaning is revealed through the dissection of a subject, and in creating meaning or corrections with the parts of dissected material through rearranging, refr...Read More

NEWSIES

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Pied Piper Theatre brings its high steppin’, sensational production of Disney’s NEWSIES to the Hylton Center stage! It’s the summer of 1899 and New York City’s newsboys are on strike protesting price hikes for the newspapers they are selling. NEWSIES won Tony awards in 2012 for Best Acto...Read More

Dance Etcetera: 38th Annual Winter Concert

For 38 years Dance Etc. School of the Arts, directed by Ann Boyle, has wowed audiences in Prince William County with diverse performances of highly trained young artists. Enjoy their 38th Annual Winter Concert program that includes “Revolt” and “Leave a Light” by Analeah Stamps, “PAC-MAN REMIXED” by...Read More

We Shall Overcome

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A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hear the compelling words of the great Martin Luther King, Jr. interwoven with incredible music created by African-American artists during the Civil Rights movement in this inspired production. Conceived and created by the ...Read More

Galileo's Science Cafe: Science for the Community

The NASA/New Horizons Flyby of Dwarf Ice Planet 2014MU69 (Ultima Thule): Our New View of the Outer Solar System, presented by Michael Summers, Ph.D., University Professor; Department of Physics and Astronomy.  Learn about the latest scientific and medical discoveries explained by university faculty....Read More

The Phantom Tollbooth

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The beloved and inventive childhood classic book, The Phantom Tollbooth, is brought to life in an original stage adaption. Norton Juster’s original story begins with Milo, who is very bored until a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room. He decides to drive his to...Read More

Right Angle Entertainment "The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring the United States this fall! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs. Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more.  ‘‘Fantastic’...Read More

Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra

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Rossini: Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia
He Zhanhao & Chen Gang: The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Founded in 1956, the Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra is celebrated for its refined interpretation of classical symphonic repertoire...Read More

The Golden Age of Broadway & The Mason Cabaret in Concert

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Directed by James Gardiner & Erin Gardiner
Musical Direction by Joe Walsh

A perennial favorite, our Musical Theater ambassadors, the Mason Cabaret, return with a fresh line-up of stellar vocalists, offering showstoppers, ballads and duets from the Great White Way! This “Fun-raiser” will h...Read More

Steel Magnolias

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L.A. Theatre Works

“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.” Steel Magnolias brings an entire evening of wonderful to Merchant Hall! L.A. Theatre Works has reimagined this timeless story about the enduring bonds of friendshi...Read More

Matinee Idylls: Piotr Pakhomkin

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Piotr Pakhomkin will be performing in place of the Merling Trio.

12:30 pm. Lunch/1:30 p.m. Concert

Russian-American classical guitarist Piotr Pakhomkin makes his Hylton Center debut in this new Matinee Idylls program. A Washington, D.C. resident, Pakhomkim was the onl...Read More

Virginia National Ballet: Aladdin

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Virginia National Ballet presents Aladdin!  Be transported to exotic lands and follow Aladdin and Jasmine on their journey in this world premiere of Rafik Hegab’s choreography.  This family-friendly production features VNB’s fantastic, international professional dancers, amazing choreogr...Read More

Maybe April

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Named by Billboard Magazine as “the next emerging trend in country music,” the Americana-folk Indie trio Maybe April is electrifying the country music scene with its "lustrous harmonies... the appealing mix of their personalities...winningly under-amplified sound...and sophisticated lyri...Read More

CANCELLED: Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Dreams

YOPW takes the audience on a magical, musical journey. Enjoy this musical dream performance that begins with the youngest instrumentalists and culminates with the Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Youth art exhibition by Edgemoor Art Studio. Enjoy a complimentary light reception at 2:00 p.m. in the Didlake ...Read More

Cirque Mechanics

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42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels

Experience the latest invention from the creative minds of Cirque Mechanics with their signature blend of acrobatics, mechanical marvels, and a good bit of clowning around. This new production tells the story of an iconic 42-fo...Read More

Prince William Chamber of Commerce Business Awards

See pwchamber.org for more information.

The Julian Bliss Septet

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Celebrating Gershwin: A Stroll Down Tin Pan Alley

Virtuoso clarinetist Julian Bliss leads his band on A Stroll Down Tin Pan Alley, which explores the treasured sounds of Gershwin and his contemporaries, including a suite from the iconic American opera Porgy and Bess, ...Read More

Manassas Symphony Orchestra: Tesoros hispanos

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The MSO honors the music and culture of Spanish-speaking countries with music by composers from Spain and Latin America, featuring classical guitarist Adam Kossler performing Joaquín Rodrigo’s famed Concierto De Aranjuez.

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Ordway Conservatory "Alice in Wonderland"

Come join Alice as she ventures into Wonderland and meets the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, and other characters.  Witness the Ordway Conservatory of Ballet dancers bring these characters to life! 

Tickets: $20 adults; $15 children or seniors

Alice in Wonderland

Come join Alice as she ventures into Wonderland and meets the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, and other characters.  Witness the Ordway Conservatory of Ballet dancers bring these characters to life! 

Tickets: $20 adults; $15 children or seniors

Manassas Ballet Theatre: A Fantasque Evening

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The evening begins with original choreography in Act One – a season highlight. Act Two, La Boutique Fantasque (The Magic Toyshop), tells the story of a world-famous French toymaker who welcomes customers from around the globe to his enchanted shop of dancing dolls who have a love story o...Read More

Prince William Little Theatre: Anne of Green Gables

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Prince Wiliam Little Theatre presents a refreshing, contemporary telling of the classic story. Stern Marilla and her warm-hearted brother Matthew hoped to adopt a boy to work on their farm. The orphanage sends young, befreckled Anne by mistake and their lives are neve...Read More

Goitse

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with “music that’s brimming with energy and creative zeal” (Irish Music Magazine) performed by the popular and multi-award-winning quintet, Goitse (pronounced Go-wit-cha). A leader of a new generation of traditional Irish ensembles, the gro...Read More

9th Anniversary Gala

The 9th Anniversary Gala provides critical funding to support the Hylton Center’s many performances, arts education programs, and outreach initiatives such as the Veterans and the Arts Initiative, and the Hylton Center’s Endowment. Join us for an elegant reception, dinner on the Merchant Hall Stage,...Read More

Manassas Chorale: Silver Voices

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The Manassas Chorale and the Voices United Workshop Choir combine resources for a joyful evening of sacred music. Led by Artistic Director Becky Verner and guest Clinician Dr. Rollo Dilworth, over 150 singers will raise the roof in this celebratory program. Come marve...Read More

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

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A beloved classic makes its way off the page and onto the stage. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four popular stories by children’s author, Eric Carle: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahors...Read More

Mason Dance Company Gala at the Hylton

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The Gala Concert is Mason Dance Company’s crowning season event featuring a program of works by contemporary professional choreographers.

Tickets:
$28 adults
$15 students and seniors

The 2019 Mason School of Dance Gala Concert is a performance event. For information on the School of Dance...Read More

Matinee Idylls: Thomas Pandolfi

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12:30 pm. Lunch/1:30 p.m. Concert

His previous Hylton Center performances have enraptured enthusiastic audiences, and now virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi returns to the Matinee Idylls series with a program showcasing his passionate artistry and stunning technique. En...Read More

Russian National Ballet

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Swan Lake

Be enchanted by one of the most beloved storybook ballets. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s first ballet, Swan Lake, charms time and again with the stunning grace of classical dance, its breathtaking sets and costumes, and the sublime music of one of the great Russian co...Read More

The Seldom Scene

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Sometimes irreverent, always entertaining, The Seldom Scene makes a long-awaited Hylton Center debut with their signature sound that has led to an international following and helped launch the progressive bluegrass movement. Today, the band f...Read More

Asaph Dance Ensemble: New Beginnings

The Asaph Dance Ensemble begins a new era with original choreography that will awaken your heart and inspire your life!

Tickets: $30, $25 adults; $20, $15 children under 12; and seniors 65+

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel

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Rags to Riches

Embark on a musical journey with piano virtuoso Jeffrey Siegel. In this program, Siegel guides the audience through music with fascinatin’ rhythms! He will perform Scott Joplin’s Wall Street Rag, I Got Rhythm by Gershwin, elegant waltzes by Chopin, the ...Read More

VA National Ballet: Life in the Fast Lane

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Virginia National Ballet presents Carmen and The Eagles!  The show opens with a rocking tribute to The Eagles with their most famous hits, and is followed by Carmen which VNB debuted in 2016.  This incredible choreography to Bizet’s famous opera Carmen about the tragic Gypsy and her star...Read More

American Festival Pops Orchestra: Movie Music Magic

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It's difficult to imagine bigger-than-life film characters like Darth Vader and Indiana Jones without their iconic musical themes. Since the invention of cinema with sound, Hollywood's film composers have worked their magic behind the scenes to help create memorable m...Read More

Manassas Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Festival

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Beethoven Festival

The Manassas Symphony closes the season in a grand way joined by 100 choir students from Osbourn Park HS and other Prince William County Schools on an all-Beethoven program. The concert ends with movements from the master’s Mass in C Major and the m...Read More

InTune Music Studios: Spring Recital

Join the students and faculty of InTune Music Studios in a presentation of their current repertoire.

Tickets: $10; free for children under age 3 

CANCELLED: Youth Orchestras of Prince William: Serendipity

YOPW’s season closes with a performance featuring all its performing ensembles from the youngest to the oldest. In what seems like a stroke of serendipity, all 200 youth musicians come together in a memorable musical finale of youthful energy and exquisite musicianship. Enjoy a complimentary light r...Read More

Manassas Ballet Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty

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This timeless, fairy tale ballet has all the magical elements of a classic – a princess, prince, fairy godmothers, the evil fairy Carabosse, and a beautiful score by Tchaikovsky. All ages will delight in this performance featuring the popular storyline and accompaniment by Manassas Balle...Read More

Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra: OBCO Goes To Broadway

Manassas Chorale: Silver Salute (to the Red White and Blue)

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O say, can you see! Join the Manassas Chorale and the Greater Manassas Children’s Choir as they salute our country through stirring songs of patriotism and devotion. Help celebrate the close of the Chorale’s Silver Anniversary with this tribute to the U. S. A., its hi...Read More

Virginia National Ballet: Spring Recital

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See the students of Virginia National Ballet perform a wide variety of dance and musical selections.  Virginia National Ballet is Northern Virginia’s most exciting professional dance company and the school was voted “Best Dance Studio 2017” in Northern Virginia Magazine.  See dancers per...Read More