but anne hutchinson, she's the stood up for her rights and claimed womens rights. how been forgotten a little bit. there's the hutchinson river parkway -- >> i didn't realize it was named after her. >> it is. >> tell me why an opera? why not an operaetta where there are voices. >> the language i speak in most of the time and we're calling this particular thing a concept opera barring two separate terms, we tell a nonlinear story and an opera because of the scope of it. we have over 200 artists on stage with the national philharmonic, i'm playing the other lead and hundreds of singers joining us. so it's a really big production. >> well, with you and kristen and those two major roles it's going to be something to see. >> well, i hope people are going to come out and see it. it's really exciting. >> let's remind them it opens tomorrow. >> it does. >> and tell us where? >> it's t strapmore. it runs tomorrow night at 8:00 and sunday at 4:00. >> just those two performances? >> that's correct. >> and are there tickets available? >> tickets are still available. >> thank yo

award-winning composer andrew left but is here and he will cash on his new play "i am harvey milk" "i am anne hutchinsont's monday, april 18 and this is "great day washington". >> a beautiful start to a beautiful week. i'm chris leary. >> and we are your hosts of "great day washington". happy monday. the weather is supposed to get up to 80 degrees. >> and we will have allyson rae here so stay here for that. >> don't take my word for it. wait for allyson rae. i saw her sweet about it today. i'm not making this up. it's post to be nice and warm and summer-like. >> to do have a good weekend? >> i had a great weekend. i went to brunch with my really good friend on sunday. we had complementary coffeecake. and then the busboy came up and also offered coffeecake. it's hard to stay skinny what everybody wants to give you bread. i'm looking forward to the fitness segment later in the show. three times we had to tell the people at the restaurant that we don't want were trying to keep our girlish figures. >> so you never ate the coffeecake? >> no. but they did put a biscuit down. >> i was hanging out with my mom w