Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • The Who’s Tommy at AFI

    The Who's 1975 film adaptation of their rock opera Tommy starred the band's Roger Daltrey in the title role as a "deaf, dumb and blind...

  • Express Yourself

    The three characters in Gustavo Ott's Divorcees, Evangelists and Vegetarians, now at GALA Theatre, are not played by drag queens, though it's easy to imagine...

  • For Art's Sake

    Just as a piece of modern art can at first seem deceptively simple, so the premise of Yasmina Reza's Art, at first blush, appears remarkably...

  • Preacher of Love

    It must be nice to be Tom Goss's husband. After all, the good-looking Goss, with his sweet tenor voice, is hopelessly devoted to the man....

  • Scream Machine

    What's your favorite scary movie? Odds are it won't be Scream 4. It might be your favorite funny movie, but not your favorite scary one....

  • Knock on Wood

    You might call Michelle Peterson-Albandoz a dumpster diver for art. The Chicago resident trolls for wood in ''dumpsters and back alleys and stuff'' to create...

  • A Live Sneak Peek at the making of Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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  • Spindrift’s trippy new video

    Check out this new video by Spindrift’s Western-tinged song, “When I Was Free.” Directed by Rob Bray, the video is an homage to enigmatic photographer...

  • Benefit Set for HRC Video-Team Staffer

    On Wednesday, April 13, Nellie’s Sports Bar will be hosting a benefit for Ben Shallenberger, who was recently diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and...

  • Aimee Mann at The Birchmere

    The former lead singer of 1980s new-wave band ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”), Aimee Mann gained further recognition as a solo artist for her work on...

  • The Color Purple returns to DC

    The Color Purple, which earned 11 Tony nominations in 2006 and launched its first national tour at the Kennedy Center in 2009, returns to D.C.,...

  • Ralphie May’s Lisner Stand

    One of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Ralphie May debuted on season one of Last Comic Standing and is known for his ability to connect...

  • Yuri’s Night: Space Holiday at the Artisphere!

    Intended as a “holiday for space,” the annual event Yuri’s Night celebrates the world’s first manned space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in the...

  • Le Corsaire at The Washington Ballet

    The Washington Ballet performs Anna-Marie Holmes’s production of Marius Petipa’s 19th century Le Corsaire, a swashbuckling adventure of pirates, pashas and the slave girls who...

  • Mighty Kylie

    Kylie Minogue is coming back for more. The international superstar only properly toured North America for the first time two years ago, more than two...