Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • What’s up at the Corcoran

    By on February 16, 2011

    Washington Color and Light presents major works by the artists associated with the Washington Color School — Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring,...

  • A Constellation of Razzle

    By on February 16, 2011

    Constellation Theatre presents Tom Stoppard’s delightful comedy On the Razzle, directed by Nick Olcott. Two curious shop clerks seize the day and travel to Vienna...

  • Razzle Dazzle

    By on February 16, 2011

    In On The Razzle, an incompetent tailor creates a too-tight parade uniform for the show's shopkeeper Zangler. ''I suppose it will have to do, at...

  • Oedipal Rush

    By on February 16, 2011

    Flowing with the rhythm and energy of well-tuned invective, Luis Alfaro's Oedipus el Rey brings an urban vibe to Sophocles' ancient and tragic tale of...

  • Spoofing Hollywood

    By on February 16, 2011

    This weekend and next, Clay Comer plays a gay porn star at the DC Arts Center. '' is 6-foot-5, a young, incredibly beautiful, incredibly...

  • Modern Approach

    By on February 16, 2011

    Luis Alfaro got turned on to the theater when he was 15 as part of community service -- literally. ''I actually got arrested for shoplifting...

  • Soul Fire

    By on February 16, 2011

    You want a telling sign that Adele Adkins, known by just her first name, has talent to spare, that she's the genuine article? How about...

  • Jane Franklin Dance takes the KC’s Millennium Stage

    By on February 15, 2011

    In “Take a Deep Breath,” Jane Franklin Dance company performs pieces including “Branch,” “Same Place at the Same Time” and “Leroy,” with musical accompaniment. Wednesday,...

  • Rockin’ and Rollin’ with the Washington Ballet

    By on February 15, 2011

    The Washington Ballet touts Rock & Roll as an edgy program featuring Christopher Bruce’s “Rooster,” set to the music of the Rolling Stones, Trey McIntyre’s...

  • Savion Glover taps into Strathmore

    By on February 15, 2011

    The incomparable tapper Savion Glover, with his company of musicians and dancers, arrives at Strathmore with “SoLo iN TiME,” blending the sensuous, style of flamenco...

  • Charming Billy at the Round House

    By on February 15, 2011

    Blake Robison adapts Bethesda writer Alice McDermott’s National Book Award-winning novel Charming Billy in this world premiere production, offering a masterful look at how a...

  • John Mellencamp plays DC tonight

    By on February 15, 2011

    Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a few years back, Indiana rocker John Mellencamp has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He’s...

  • Let Me Down Easy — Final Weekend!

    By on February 12, 2011

    Well known to some from NBC’s The West Wing, Anna Deavere Smith is a triple threat actress/playwright/author. But she’s also a storyteller and historian, capturing...

  • Fela! Live from London at the Harman

    By on February 12, 2011

    The Shakespeare Theatre offers a simulcast screening of Fela!, last year’s rousing Tony Award-winning musical, which recently transferred from Broadway to London’s West End. The...

  • GMCW’s Let’s Hear it for the Boys

    By on February 11, 2011

    The Gay Men’s Chorus will serenade Mike Almy and other LGBT servicemembers in a tribute to the long-overdue end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell on...