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.

October 2023
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Foreign Language Film

Hispanic Heritage Month Selection “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” Now two showings! Thursday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. (Spain; Directed by Pedro Almodóvar) Shown in Spanish with English subtitles. In Almodóvar’s breakout dark comedy, a television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey […] ...
Thursday, Oct 5
1:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
colorful film strips

Foreign Language Film

“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” Now two showings!Thursday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. (Spain; Directed by Pedro Almodóvar) Shown in Spanish with English subtitles. In Almodóvar’s breakout dark comedy, a television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly […] ...
Wednesday, Oct 11
6:30 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: “The Pirates of Penzance”

One act with second act of G&S Favorites Albert Bergeret, Artistic Director Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. $20/$17 seniors/$15 MCC tax district residents All ages Everyone has pretended to be a pirate at some point. Set sail with this classic comedy that boasts one of the most famous patter songs in musical theater history. On […] ...
Friday, Oct 13
7:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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Performing Arts Movie

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (Broadway Version) Thursday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. With Angela Lansbury and George Hearn. Just in time for Halloween, Sondheim’s horror masterpiece as it was seen in its original Broadway run. Not rated. ...
Thursday, Oct 19
1:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Songwriter City

With Lee Thomas Miller and Wendell Mobley Saturday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. $30/$25 senior/$20 MCC district residentsAll ages Nashville is the country music capital of the world, and while the singers may be the stars, the songwriters really run the city. Grammy and Country Music Award nominees Lee Thomas Miller and Wendell Mobley have written […] ...
Saturday, Oct 21
7:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

Djembe Drumming Family Workshop

Featuring Master Artist Kofi Dennis Friday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. $15/$12 students and seniors/$10 MCC district residents For ages 8+. No experience necessary. Dennis will teach participants basic drumming skills and the workshop will end with a group drum circle. Families with children (age 8+) can participate together. Drums will be provided for use. This […] ...
Friday, Oct 27
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

MCP’s Production of “{ Proof }”

Friday-Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. THE STORY: On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; […] ...
Friday, Oct 27
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

MCP’s Production of “{ Proof }”

Friday-Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. THE STORY: On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; […] ...
Saturday, Oct 28
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

MCP’s Production of “{ Proof }”

Friday-Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. THE STORY: On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; […] ...
Saturday, Oct 28
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

MCP’s Production of “{ Proof }”

Friday-Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday matinees, 2 p.m. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. THE STORY: On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; […] ...
Sunday, Oct 29
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
November 2023
colorful film strips

Foreign Language Film

“Taare Zameen Par” (“Like Stars on Earth”) Now two showings! Thursday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m. (India; Directed by Aamir Khan) Shown in Hindi with English subtitles. Ishaan, a student who has dyslexia, cannot seem to get anything right at his boarding school. Soon, a new unconventional art teacher helps him […] ...
Thursday, Nov 2
1:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101

“When You Wish Upon a Star — A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney”

Saturday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. $30/$25 senior/$20 MCC district residents All ages Disney music fans such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Dianne Reeves and many more have long been inspired by The Mouse’s scores, and the house band of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is no exception. Come hear jazz renditions of […] ...
Saturday, Nov 4
7:00 PM
The Alden Theatre
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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