What kind of maniac tries to adapt The Great Gatsby? Few books are legitimate touchstones in American culture, and for better or for worse, F....
A decade ago, when Texas-based filmmaker Yen Tan regularly commuted between Dallas and Houston, he wondered if he was alone out there. ''I would stop...
In a second act scene in Show Boat, the character Magnolia auditions to be a singer at Chicago's popular Trocadero Club. Magnolia was a star...
Here’s something for a lazy afternoon — Dutch artist Tim Hijlkema has created a brilliant, beautiful video inspired by his 26 favorite gaming worlds. The...
Swedish dance-pop duo Icona Pop and British singer/rapper Cher Lloyd will join Scottish soul singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé as headliners at this year’s Capital Pride Festival,...
While you should be working, it’s Friday. And hasn’t the working class been toiling hard enough the past few years? All that is but our...
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Remarkable young soul singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé will be one of three featured headliners at this year’s Capital Pride Festival, Metro Weekly can confirm today. Sandé...
Let's just get this out of the way: Robert Downey Jr. is, and always will be, magnificent as Tony Stark. The character's cocky wit blends...
''It's a wonderful way to think about the rich tradition of so many Jews who were key to writing beautiful music for Broadway,'' says Carole...
Did you hear the one about NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro performing with The Washington Ballet? ''I'm not a dancer, and I do not dance,'' Shapiro...
''I think there wasn't someone like me on TV before, so maybe it was a little culture shock. Like, who's this big gay cartoon clown?''...
The new Broadway musical Kinky Boots is hands down this year's gayest -- or ''most fabulous,'' to go with Entertainment Weekly's coded description. You could...
I still remember the first time I played Wolfenstein 3D. “What fresh hell is this?” I exclaimed as I gleefully mowed down marauding, bitmapped Nazis...
We’re pretty sure you’ve seen this already — but in case you haven’t, here are the Tony contenders for 2013! Best Play “The Assembled Parties”...