The Children of Willesden Lane

April 15, 2024 - 7:00pm
Nave
Free

Washington National Cathedral welcomes Washington Hebrew Congregation, the USC Shoah Foundation, and Hold On To Your Music Foundation as they host the internationally acclaimed theatrical show — “The Children of Willesden Lane.”

The one-woman theatrical performance features concert pianist Mona Golabek and is adapted from her best-selling book of the same name. The Grammy-nominated artist uses music to tell her mother’s inspiring story of survival as a teenage Austrian Jewish refugee who pursued her own dream of becoming a pianist. The Los Angeles Times calls the performance “a triumph.”

This event will be free and open to the public. No registration is required. Free copies of The Children of Willesden Lane will be distributed to the first 300 attendees.

The performance will be followed by a panel conversation featuring:

  • Dr. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University
  • Mona Golabek, Concert Pianist and Author, The Children of Willesden Lane
  • The Very Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith, Dean of Washington National Cathedral
  • Rabbi Bruce Lustig, Rabbi Emeritus, Washington Hebrew Congregation
  • Rabbi Susan Shankman, Senior Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation
know before you go

Doors open at 6:00 PM. Please enter using the main, west front doors. Tickets are not required for this event, and all are free to join us. The event will be hosted in the Cathedral nave. Ushers will be available to assist with any seating needs. The program will begin at promptly at 7:00 PM and will last approximately 90 minutes.

Directions and Parking:
The Cathedral is located at 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016. We recommend public transportation or taxi/rideshare if possible. The closest Metro stop is the Tenleytown/American University station on the red line. Any 30-series bus traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue will stop at the Cathedral. Limited parking is available in our underground garage for a fee. If you are driving, please allow ample time for locating a parking space. Entrances to the garage are on Wisconsin Avenue in front of the Cathedral, or on Woodley Road on the north side of the Cathedral.

Accessibility:
Guests with limited mobility may follow the signs to the accessible ramp entrance, located just around the corner from the main visitor entrance.

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