Arts + Entertainment
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Staging the Impossible
''Every seat in the house has a little bit different experience of the show,'' says Jenny McConnell Frederick, referring to Rorschach Theatre's Neverwhere. As staged by...
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Harried: ''Potted Potter''
Daniel Clarkson has a valid fear of “Potterheads.” “These people come dressed up with all their wands,” he says about fans of Harry Potter. “Although...
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‘Call Me Maybe’ Tonight at Wolf Trap
It may have been the Song of Summer last summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still listen to it. As simple as it is,...
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You’re Next: One bloody homage after another
There’s a moment near the climax of You’re Next, the plebeian slasher-fest from indie director Adam Wingard, that subtly evokes Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain, specifically...
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MOW50: 5 Things to See and Do
“There’s so much going on in the days leading up to the 28th,” Terri Harris Reed of the George Washington University tells Metro Weekly. She’s...
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Eric Himan at Town Tonight
“I feel the gay community, we can create our own popular musicians,” says Eric Himan, who, point of fact, is one of the gay community’s...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1983
Amazing Top 10 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 chart 30 years ago this week. Imagine listening to Kasey Casem and hearing this list. It’s like...
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Husbands the Series (Season 3): Gay marriage comedy returns, with Sean Hemeon and Brad Bell
“Husbands the Series” has returned for its third season. The original web comedy stars Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon as a pair of famous, gay...
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Sara Bareilles To Rally The ‘Brave’ to Lincoln Theatre
Yesterday, we told you about Janelle Monae. Turns out, she’s not the only talented female singer-songwriter coming to the Lincoln Theatre in October — with...
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Night Beat
A few years ago, Shea Van Horn performed at night on the National Mall as part of the Hirshhorn Museum's After Hours programming. Next Thursday,...
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Celebrating Freedom
''There's so much going on in the seven days leading up to the 28th,'' says Terri Harris Reed of The George Washington University, referring to...
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Tori Amos turns 50 – her albums ranked from worst to first
Happy Birthday to local DC-area product Tori Amos, who turns 50 today. A young piano prodigy, she started off by playing in bars around the...
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Janelle Monae to Electrify Lincoln Theatre in October
The amazingly talented, ambitious, stylish and total class act Janelle Monáe will stop in town for a show in October, a month after release of...
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Classic album revisited: Duran Duran’s “Notorious”
Duran Duran was one of the most successful bands to emerge from the early MTV era. They had all the ingredients for success and were...
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Howard Jones at Howard Theatre Tonight
Erasure’s Andy Bell was to appear tonight at the Howard Theatre alongside Howard Jones as part of the D.C. stop of the Regeneration Tour —...
