Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Theatre Alliance “Hums” along

    The Theater Alliance presents the world premiere of Nicholas Wardigo’s Hum, an allegory of Orwellian proportions following a couple’s journey to discover what life is...

  • Stewart Lewis at Busboys and Poets

    Recently transplanted to D.C., this gay singer-songwriter offers a soulful blend of pop and folk that has been featured on many TV shows, including Dawson’s...

  • In previews: The Music Man

    Arena Stage’s Molly Smith picks up where she left off with last year’s stunning revamp of Oklahoma!, this time reviving Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey’s...

  • Masculine Impressions closes tomorrow.

    “Masculine Impressions,” the current titillating exhibit to come to Vitruvian Gallery, the gallery devoted to male figurative art, closes tomorrow, so if you’ve wanted to...

  • Golden Tribute

    Maybe you don't love Judy Garland. Maybe you don't understand or – gasp! – respect her ties to the gay community, or why she still...

  • Gershwin Jukebox

    They're no Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, but Kelli O'Hara and Matthew Broderick make quite the dancing pair in the new Broadway musical Nice Work...

  • Pool Party

    ''Some of the front rows of the audience ,'' says Constellation Theatre Company's managing director A.J. Guban. ''Just a little splash, just a little...

  • Westward, Shrew!

    The West is more mild than wild in Folger Theatre's new production of The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare's so-called comedy that revels in...

  • Swing Time

    This summer, Steven Reineke will perform with Idina Menzel at Wolf Trap, supporting the Broadway and TV star with the National Symphony Orchestra Pops. But...

  • The Hole Truth

    You often hear about pop artists and bands partying hard, being reckless with life and drugs. But you rarely see it. ''I didn't really want...

  • Blood Sucking

    Stop me if any of this seems familiar: Johnny Depp wears makeup and an odd costume to play a quirky man with an accent. Tim...

  • Video: Electric Guest sizzle on Letterman

    The up-and-coming Electric Guest recently appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. If you missed the performance of their single “This Head I Hold,”...

  • New Video: Nelly Furtado, Big Hoops

    Nelly Furtado will release her fifth album, The Spirit Indestructible on June 19. The first single — Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) is available on...

  • Joey Arias Returns to L’Enfant’s Speak Eeasy

    Following on its insanely popular brunch house party La Boum every Saturday and the annual Bastille Day French Maid Relay Race, L’Enfant Cafe and Bar...

  • Capitol Hill’s 55th Annual House and Garden Tour

    The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is hosting its 55th annual tour, this year highlighting homes constructed in the last quarter of the 19th century in...