Arts + Entertainment
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Pink Martini at Strathmore
Pink Martini harbors no musical or linguistic boundaries — but its home base is ’60s-era cocktail tunes, with strong Brazilian influence. The Portland, Ore.-based band...
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King Kong at Landmark’s E Street
The E Street Cinema continues its “Capital Classics” series this weekend with the 1933 classic King Kong, in which a giant ape escapes and wreaks...
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American Ballet Theatre brings its new Nutcracker to the KenCen
‘Tis the season for ballet companies to perform versions of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The American Ballet Theatre offers a new version by the company’s Alexei...
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Duncan Sheik at the Rams Head
Indie-rock singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik is touring in support of his marvelous studio set Covers 80s, featuring acoustic reinterpretations of ’80s synth-pop hits by Depeche Mode,...
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Dakshina performs at Artisphere
Gay choreographer Daniel Phoenix Singh will perform a tender male-male duet “Since You’ve Asked” — featuring poetry by Leonard Cohen and music by Jacques Brel...
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Concert Review: Tori Amos
Tori Amos's left hand had to know exactly what her right hand was doing at her concert at DAR Constitution Hall on Monday, Dec. 5....
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Muppets, Music and Magic
As part of its month-long Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy series, timed with release of the new Muppets movie, the American Film Institute’s...
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Searching for the real “Messiah”
No, this ain’t about Jesus — it’s about Handel’s Messiah. Specifically the various versions of the more 260-year-old classical classic, as ubiquitous this time of...
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Cannibal! The Musical at DCAC
Trey Parker’s first attempt at a full-fledged musical, conceived while a University of Colorado student, Cannibal! The Musical is as improbable as this year’s Tony-winning...
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Balladeers
The In Series targets one performance of every production to the LGBT community, labeling it ''OUT at the In Series.'' But honestly, any performance of...
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Synetic revives Romeo and Juliet
Synetic Theater presents yet another revival of an award-winning production in the Silent Shakespeare Festival. Yes, that’s right, Shakespeare stripped of its words — in...
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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.”...
