The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the music of David Bowie

A tribute concert by The Rock and Roll Playhouse, devoted to the music of David Bowie, the English singer-songwriter behind The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and Let's Dance. Presented at The Atlantis in Washington, D.C.

The Rock and Roll Playhouse is a project that performs the songs of David Bowie, the English singer-songwriter whose career started in the 1960s with "Space Oddity" (1969). Bowie's catalogue moves through several distinct phases: the glam rock of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), the Berlin-era albums made with Brian Eno, including Heroes (1977), and the chart-oriented Let's Dance (1983). This is a tribute, so the music is performed by The Rock and Roll Playhouse rather than by Bowie.

The show is built around Bowie's own songs and draws on the rock and pop lineage that runs from his early work to his later records. Because the project is named for the artist's music, the evening centers on the songs themselves, with the material presented as a rock performance.

The Atlantis hosts concerts and shows in Washington, D.C., and this program suits listeners who want to hear Bowie's songs played live by a band, whether they know the records closely or are returning to them after years.