This is the meanest season for viral public-affairs content. Your friends are all extremely agitated about something or other, and they cannot control themselves. Not everything is dismal, though. “Just Pee (Where You Wanna Pee),” the peppy YouTube clip from the producers of the musical Kinky Boots, probably has not changed many hearts and minds in the bathroom-bill debate, but it’s at least a poignant reminder that most public lavatories are securely banal. “Just Pee” is a parody of “Just Be,” one of the musical’s various loud-and-proud songs, which collectively tell the tale of a kid who inherits a shoe factory and saves the family biz with help from a drag queen. Read more >>> The musical runs June 14 to July 10 at the Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F St. NW. $25–$199. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. (Joe Warminsky)
EAT THIS
The owners of Sticky Rice open a private-room karaoke spot on H Street NE today. SingSing Karaoke Palace offers two rooms: one for 10 to 12 people ($45 an hour) and another for 15 to 18 ($65 an hour). The full food and drink menu from Sticky Rice is available in the rooms. Reservations can be booked online with a $45 deposit, but tonight for the grand opening, you can sing your heart out for free. Read more on Young & Hungry. SingSing Karaoke Palace, 1224 H St. NE. (202) 643-1222. singsingdc.com. (Jessica Sidman)
OH AND ALSO
Elsewhere at the Kennedy Center, the District of Comedy Festival continues in the Eisenhower Theater with a celebration of Joan Rivers, hosted by her daughter, Melissa, and featuring remembrances from comedians including Bob Saget, Aubrey Plaza, and Rachel Bloom. 7:30 p.m. at 2700 F St. NW. $59–$125.
Nashville-based blues rock ensemble Natural Child takes the stage at DC9 with local garage rockers Burnt Seeds. 9 p.m. at 1940 9th St. NW. $12.
Justin Nozuka, a singer-songwriter out of Ontario, performs at Black Cat Backstage with Louis Weeks. 7:30 p.m. at 1811 14th St. NW. $20.
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