Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage and Georgetown University Presents

Let Freedom Ring! with Leslie Odom, Jr.

Concert Hall

Join us for a musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring Leslie Odom, Jr. and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Producer Nolan Williams, Jr. The annual program is presented as part of the Center’s Millennium Stage free performance series.

The ticket giveaway begins January 16 at 4:30pm at the Hall of Nations and will be limited to 2 tickets per person. This performance will be captioned. If you or a member of your party requires accessible seating or seats in the captioned section, please notify staff when you reach the front of the ticket distribution line. For more information about accessibility, please contact the Accessibility office at 202-416-8727 or [email protected]

Program

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration. The annual program, part of the Center’s Millennium Stage free daily performance series, will feature Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. The Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Producer Nolan Williams, Jr. will also perform. The performance is on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 6 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Georgetown University will present the 21st annual John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award to Paula Fitzgerald, executive director of Ayuda. Since 1973, Ayuda has served more than 150,000 low-income immigrants throughout Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. The award is given by Georgetown University to a local individual who exemplifies the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Terms and Conditions

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

Sponsors

The Dougherty Family Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Mallory Walker, and other supporters of

and James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs—who created and underwrote the Millennium Stage to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center's mission to its community and the nation, GEICO, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Marriott Foundation, The Meredith Foundation

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