Arts + Entertainment
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Fiddling with History
What would Julie do? Danny Scheie asks himself that periodically, referring to Julie Andrews. ''She's a good barometer. She always behaves really, really well.'' So...
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A Giddy Thing
Wince you might at the idea of Much Ado About Nothing rendered as a 1930s screwball comedy set in Cuba, but save the potential wrinkles....
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Breaking Out
The first thing you notice about Lauren Weedman is her face. It's one of those that instantly conveys personality -- you look, spot the quirks,...
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P.B. Groszmann’s new exhibit at The Center
“Juxtapositions” is a photography exhibit by queer artist P.B. Groszmann, whose work explores the LGBT experience through topics such as “Gaiety,” “Joy,” “Memories” and “Histories/Herstories.”...
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Yelle brings her infectious beats to Baltimore
France’s answer to Robyn, Julie “Yelle” Budet is another woman with a little girl’s voice and killer beats, though the style is more playful, party...
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Woolly Mammoth and Second City join forces
Woolly Mammoth isn’t just hosting Chicago’s The Second City to offer more off-the-wall improv humor as in years past. Rather, Woolly’s company members Jessica Frances...
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Shalom, Cinemaphiles: The Washington Jewish Film Festival is underway
The 22nd Washington Jewish Film Festival offers 11 days of 47 new and award-winning films from around the world exploring the modern-day diversity of the...
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Tori Amos plays DAR Constitution Hall on Monday
When Deutsche Grammophon asked Tori Amos if she’d be interested in creating a classical album, the fashionable pop eccentric with the pixie-sque voice was reticent....
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The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Eight years ago, The Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre refashioned The Nutcracker to be a tribute to the nation’s capital, starring George Washington as the heroic...
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Arlen Blues and Berlin Ballads at the InSeries
The songs of Irving Berlin and Harold Arlen defined what America played and sang and danced to for much of the 20th century. Abel Lopez...
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Krapp’s Last Tape starring John Hurt
Oscar-nominated actor John Hurt stars in a Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Samuel Beckett’s 1958 masterpiece, Krapp’s Last Tape. The story focuses on a man...
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The world’s biggest jackass: Steve-O at the DC Improv
The Jack-Ass prankster and ridiculous stuntman — known for stapling his balls to his leg — stops in town on his “entirely too much information...
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Jeffrey Johnson revives Edie Beale
Jeffrey Johnson has teamed up with the Black Fox Lounge to offer a reprise of his popular one-woman cabaret Edie Beale Live at Reno Sweeney....
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GALA offers a one-day-only $20 Flamenco special!
GALA is presenting Edwin Aparicio’s Flamenco Men tonight and tomorrow and they’re offering special $20 tickets today only, Dec 2. Call 202-234-7174 to reserve and...
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A shop hop on 14th Street!
The Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Metro Weekly present an afternoon of savings and celebrations on 14th Street in the Mid...
