{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://norton.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/norton-to-perform-in-washington-ballet-production-of-the-nutcracker", "Norton to Perform in Washington Ballet Production of The Nutcracker", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will perform in the Washington Ballet production of The Nutcracker tomorrow, December 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th Street NW. This will be the third time Norton joins the 66-year-old, District of Columbia-based company for its holiday-themed production, which is in its 10th year.\u00a0 Norton made appearances in 2009 and 2011, and is once again slated to play a merry widow in the play.\u00a0 The artistic director of the play, Septime Webre, created the historical adaptation of The Nutcracker especially for the D.C. area in 2004, and uses local places, lawmakers, sports figures, and other notable D.C. figures in major and minor roles.\u00a0 Norton, Mayor Vincent Gray, and the late Marion Barry were among those who have performed in prior years.\n\"There is no more delightful fun than seeing or being lucky enough to be asked to perform in The Nutcracker,\u201d Norton said. \u201cIsn\u2019t this every kid\u2019s dream?\u00a0 If truth be told, those of us who missed the chance in childhood are more than happy to try to make up for it, given the opportunity!\u201d\nThe Washington Ballet\u2019s production of The Nutcracker will run through December 28, 2014. More information about the production is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://norton.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/norton-to-perform-in-washington-ballet-production-of-the-nutcracker"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8780229836702347, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}