Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • 9/11 in Washington, DC: Museums, Music, Readings

    By on September 10, 2011

    Musical Remebrances At least three area concerts this Sunday, Sept. 11, pay tribute to the international tragedy from 10 years earlier. First comes mezzo-soprano Denyce...

  • Patti LuPone Talks About Broadway’s Problems

    By on September 9, 2011

    Patti LuPone has problems. Mainly, though, they come down to Cirque du Soleil and Hair. On Saturday, Sept. 10 LuPone will be performing her sold-out...

  • Musical Marker

    By on September 8, 2011

    During most days, Dr. Joel Ang's primary concern is managing his patients' care, specializing in HIV and family care at Q Street MDs. But sutures...

  • Dance for Youth

    By on September 8, 2011

    ''Many people are living the dream, but in other areas we're still working to progress,'' says Steven Wilson. After the unveiling of the new Martin...

  • 9/11-related theater: Rep Stage’s The Guys

    By on September 7, 2011

    Rep Stage offers performances of Anne Nelson’s The Guys as part of its ancillary Salon Series. The Guys focuses on a New York fire captain,...

  • BSO’s Season Preview

    By on September 7, 2011

    Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski in a Season Preview concert, with excerpts from the new season. Among the highlights:...

  • Mose Allison at Blues Alley

    By on September 3, 2011

    A major influence on many musicians over the last half-century, including Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and Elvis Costello, Mose Allison‘s pioneering blend of jazz and...

  • Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival

    By on September 3, 2011

    Now in its tenth year, this three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by more than 40 area...

  • North by Northwest at AFI’s Silver

    By on September 3, 2011

    The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre concludes its three-part series this year exploring the works of Alfred Hitchcock with one of the film auteur’s finest...

  • Review: The Hold Steady at the 9:30 Club

    By on September 2, 2011

    Everybody goes to a concert to sing along with the band. But when crowds pack in to see The Hold Steady, they belt. The Brooklyn...

  • Arrive in style to Merriweather Post — via Rock & Bus

    By on September 1, 2011

    Merriweather Post Pavilion is partnering with Rock & Bus to cart fans to and from the Columbia, Md., concert destination. But that’s just part of...

  • Erasure is coming to the 9:30 Club

    By on August 31, 2011

    Formed 26 years ago, Erasure helped pioneer the sound of electronica and dance music that is once again ruling today’s pop charts. With a sense...

  • Funny Business

    By on August 31, 2011

    Gay comedy in D.C. has a new and improved home. ''We're hoping that it catches on like the shows we used to do in the...

  • Midnight Madness

    By on August 31, 2011

    Paul Klein didn't have a clue about Clue. ''The one I had no idea we were supposed to love was Clue,'' Klein says, about gay...

  • Pioneering Pop

    By on August 31, 2011

    Andy Bell is feeling his age. ''I love Beyoncé and Rihanna and stuff, but it's so hyper, everything,'' says the 47-year-old. ''You kind of feel...