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The venue is not currently wheelchair accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ALL THE SELVES I NEVER WAS
A New Cabaret by Aaron Bliden
(The American Five-Ford's Theatre; CrazySexyCool: the TLC Musical-Arena Stage)
Performed by Aaron Bliden 
May 7 & 8, 2026
8:00 pm

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Spooky’s cabaret series, which has brought you concerts by Stew Stewart, Fran Tapia, and duo Here & There, continues:

Join Aaron Bliden for a historic, intimate, and dumb 2-night run of personal songs and anecdotes … that may or may not have actually happened. You decide what’s real as you and Aaron hold hands (figuratively) and tiptoe brazenly (literally) through his affinity for folk, funk, opera, soul, jazz, rock, and schlock. Bring your friends, bring your wallets, and leave your worries on the shelf. Warning: Most of the songs will be original, and you will be expected to sing along. 

Running time: 1 hour

Aaron Bliden is an actor, writer, musician, composer, and moonlights as a tax preparer. Recent credits include An Enemy of the People at Theater J, and The American Five at Ford’s Theatre, for which he received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Play. He has worked at a number of theaters through the DMV, including Signature, Folger, Arena Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts, 1st Stage, Imagination Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, and others, as well as a number of productions with Chicago’s The Second City. He is also one-third of the DC/Chicago/Connecticut-based band The French Champagne. They released their debut (and only complete) album The Quaalude Swing in 2021. They’re trying to record the second one but it’s taking a while. Aaron has also composed and/or done sound design work for a number of theaters and projects, including Pointless Theatre, Solas Nua, Rorschach, WSC, Shakespeare Blood Oath (Chicago), University of Maryland College Park, Andy’s Summer Playhouse (New Hampshire), and Claymore Productions (Chicago). Upcoming: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical at Arena Stage.

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