Kennedy Center shows this fall

The 2014-15 season of the Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences includes two comics-related shows: "The Gift of Nothing" (Nov. 22-Dec. 28), a musical featuring Patrick McDonnell's Mutts comic strip, and "Danny Elfman's Music from Films of Tim Burton" (Oct. 23-25), with music from Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, etc.