Performances

Enjoy a night at McLean’s premier performing arts venue. The Robert Ames Alden Theatre is a 383-seat performing arts venue that presents national and international touring acts in music, comedy, dance, film and more.

November 2024

Performing Arts Movies

“Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices” Thursday, Nov. 21, 1 p.m. Free Film Screenings. Programs subject to change. Trace the journey of one of the greatest choral music conductors in the world. With no formal training, Robert Shaw achieved early success in popular music and later became legendary for his interpretations of classical music’s choral […]
Thursday, Nov 21
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
December 2024

Foreign Language Film

Chosen by you, our audience! Movies are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. Holiday Selection “Tokyo Godfathers” (Japan; directed by Shôgo Furuya and Satoshi Kon) in Japanese with English subtitles Thursday, Dec. 5, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless […]
Thursday, Dec 5
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

“L’Chaim II: A Tribute to the Jewish Legacy of Broadway (and Christmas)”

All Ages Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $40/$30 students and seniors/$25 MCC district residents “L’Chaim” for Christmas!? Who do you think wrote all the best Christmas songs? Four Broadway singers return to The Alden for the sequel to their wildly popular “L’Chaim” performance last year. More than just stellar voices singing the best of Broadway’s […]
Sunday, Dec 15
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Foreign Language Film

Chosen by you, our audience! Movies are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. Holiday Selection “Tokyo Godfathers” (Japan; directed by Shôgo Furuya and Satoshi Kon) in Japanese with English subtitles Thursday, Dec. 5, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless […]
Wednesday, Dec 18
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Performing Arts Movies

Holiday Selection Matthew Bourne’s “Nutcracker!” Thursday, Dec. 19, 1 p.m. Free Film Screenings. Programs subject to change. Matthew Bourne’s delicious “Nutcracker!” is like no other, adored by critics and audiences alike. With family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, this filmed stage production is a scrumptious treat, influenced by the lavish Hollywood […]
Thursday, Dec 19
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

“It’s a Jazzy Christmas!”

All Ages Saturday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m. $30/$25 students and seniors/$20 MCC district residents “Spectacular.” “Amazing.” “Even better than expected.” With comments like this about last year’s “Jazzy Christmas,” not bringing it back would be like finding a lump of coal in your stocking. Saxophonist Lil’ Maceo, gospel violinist Eric Taylor and the rest of […]
Saturday, Dec 21
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
January 2025

Foreign Language Film

Chosen by you, our audience! Movies are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. “Nói albinói” (Iceland; directed by Dagur Kári) in Icelandic and French with English subtitles Thursday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m. Is he the village idiot or a genius […]
Thursday, Jan 2
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Foreign Language Film

Chosen by you, our audience! Movies are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. “Nói albinói” (Iceland; directed by Dagur Kári) in Icelandic and French with English subtitles Thursday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m. Is he the village idiot or a genius […]
Wednesday, Jan 8
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Junwen Liang, Piano

All Ages Sunday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. $10/$7 students and seniors/$5 MCC district residents Originally from Nanning, China, Junwen Liang is already making his mark on the classical music scene. He has concertized at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie and the  Academy of Music in Philadelphia, won more competitions that we can begin to list […]
Sunday, Jan 12
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Collage Dance Collective presents “RISE”

All Ages Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Saturday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. $25/$20 students and seniors/$15 MCC district residents “RISE”, choreographed by company Co-Founder and Artistic Director Kevin Thomas, is inspired by the words of civil rights leader and pioneer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” which […]
Saturday, Jan 18
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Performing Arts Movies

“Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story” Thursday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. Free Film Screenings. Programs subject to change. “Beside Bowie” tells the truly sad story of the wholly under-appreciated guitarist/arranger Mick “Ronno” Ronson, who is best known (if he’s known at all) for his work with David Bowie. The classically trained musician’s masterful arrangements were […]
Thursday, Jan 23
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Improvicon of Northern Virginia 6

Produced by Dark Horse Theatre and (the) Unruly Theatre Project Saturday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m. $20/$15 students and seniors/$12 MCC district residents The best of the best improv groups in Northern Virginia (& DC, LOL) go head-to-head, toe-to-toe and joke-to-joke to see who walks away with the coveted Improvicon Trophy and a year’s worth of […]
Saturday, Jan 25
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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