The production of “Wicked” coming to the Kennedy Center Opera House for a long summer run boasts a married couple with local ties. From their first meeting, Shanna VanDerwerker of Fort Washington and Justin Brill of Annapolis knew that fate brought them together. They are the only married couple touring with the hit musical, an engagement that allows them to host a reunion for area family members unable to attend their wedding last October on Long Beach Island, N.J.

“My parents were married there and I was christened there, so I wanted to share that very special place on the beach with Justin,” VanDerwerker said.