Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Lasting Legacy

    By on November 7, 2013

    Already this fall there have been several local performances of Verdi's Requiem. The beloved masterwork, as Scott Tucker puts it, ''is often presented kind of...

  • Lahti’s Pride

    By on November 7, 2013

    In Dustin Lance Black's 2011 play 8, Christine Lahti played one of the lesbians who sued the state of California over Proposition 8's denial of...

  • Sophie's Choice

    By on November 7, 2013

    ''Sophie, are you okay?'' Phillip asks at the end of The Argument. Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's 90-minute drama is about an unexpected pregnancy and a woman's right...

  • Libation Laps

    By on November 7, 2013

    Between the recent AIDS Walk Washington and the Marine Corps Marathon, quite a few spectators might be inspired to move their feet. But if the...

  • Here TV strikes a deal with Breaking Glass Pictures, adds 30 films to its roster

    By on November 6, 2013

    The LGBT television network Here TV announced a licensing deal with Breaking Glass Pictures to air 30 of the company’s films, including Hollywood to Dollywood,...

  • Lady Gaga’s “Artpop”: epic disappointment

    By on November 5, 2013

    There is no question that Lady Gaga has delivered some classic pop singles since she burst onto the scene five years ago with her first...

  • The Atlas Presents Gay Camber-Pop Group Tonight

    By on November 3, 2013

    The Atlas presents a multimedia concert by The Irrepressibles, an intriguing 10-piece chamber-pop band from London led by gay singer-composer Jamie McDermott. The strings-oriented group...

  • Solange Brings Her Quirks to Lisner Tonight

    By on November 2, 2013

    Though late last year’s True wasn’t as stirring as the 2009 set Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, the EP did prove that Beyoncé’s little...

  • Jessie Ware is Tonight’s Treat at the Fillmore

    By on October 31, 2013

    It’s Halloween, but if you feel like keeping it classy tonight, instead of a trick head to the Fillmore Silver Spring for a real treat,...

  • REVIEW: Disclosure Proves Revealing at 9:30 Club

    By on October 31, 2013

    This past Monday night’s show at the 9:30 Club sold out well in advance, and the crowd was far more responsive and enthusiastic than usual,...

  • Beefed-Up Ballet

    By on October 31, 2013

    {Giselle (Photo by Steve Vaccariello)} ''Men in tights.'' Septime Webre laughs after he says that, the first thing that springs to mind when asked what's...

  • Battle Tested

    By on October 31, 2013

    After 15 years and five installments, Game Freak has released a sixth edition to the Pokémon canon of games that originated with Red/Blue and finds itself present...

  • Broadway Baby

    By on October 31, 2013

    The New York Times once referred to soprano Melissa Errico as ''one of the most valuable assets of the musical theater.'' Yet New York-native Errico...

  • Reckoning Ball

    By on October 31, 2013

    Heather McEntire has a sweet, pristine voice that recalls country antecedents, from Alison Krauss to Dolly Parton. Yet McEntire was essentially an adult before anyone...

  • 9 Amazing Same-Sex Marriage Adverts

    By on October 28, 2013

    In light of recent anti same-sex marriage commercials — we’re looking at you, NOM — and the wealth of states that still oppose same-sex marriage,...