Metro Weekly

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  • Now playing: Black Swan

    By on December 3, 2010

    Even when things are most bizarre and confusing, Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman as a tormented (in so many ways) ballerina, is gripping and...

  • Now Playing: Burlesque

    By on December 3, 2010

    Burlesque is like a sequin. It’s shimmery. It looks best from a distance. It’s flat and kind of cheap. And it will likely end up...

  • Elisabeth Withers at Blues Alley

    By on December 2, 2010

    Shug Avery from the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Elisabeth Withers is a Tony-nominated R&B singer/songwriter. She sang backup for Celine Dion and...

  • Pianist Louis Lortie with the NSO

    By on December 2, 2010

    Emmanuel Krivine conducts pianist Louis Lortie playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program is Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Liszt’s Les Préludes and...

  • Musical Holiday

    By on December 1, 2010

    Maybe I overdid it as a kid, and ruined Christmas forever? Every year as a kid I would exhaust myself, spinning through my parents' collection...

  • Fruitcake Carols

    By on December 1, 2010

    ''Deck the halls with lots of showtunes,'' Donna Migliaccio sings in the opening number of A Broadway Christmas Carol. And that, she does. By the...

  • Pop Photography

    By on December 1, 2010

    Some of your favorite musicians might be in the closet -- as photographers. ''I know that there are many, many musicians who are expressing themselves...

  • Lake Effect

    By on December 1, 2010

    It may seem strange to trade in the professional wrestling ring for ballet shoes, but that's just what director Darren Aronofsky has done. Don't worry,...

  • Israeli Glee

    By on December 1, 2010

    Mary Lou, a four-episode Israeli musical miniseries, directed by Eytan Fox, is a cross between a gay version of Mamma Mia and Glee -- in...

  • Flamenco Fantasies

    By on December 1, 2010

    ''I will be the gay advocate flamenco dancer for all of us,'' laughs Edwin Aparicio. In fact, he already is. Among other pursuits, the 35-year-old...

  • Peter Hook at the 9:30 Club

    By on December 1, 2010

    After a hissy-fit departure from New Order a few years back — just the most dramatic of several recent musical flare-ups — the venerated bass...

  • Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks at The Barns at Wolf Trap

    By on December 1, 2010

    Bringing a devilish twist to holiday classics and original songs, lively folk-jazz originator Dan Hicks and his band The Hot Licks tour in support of...

  • A Taste of Virginia’s Own benefits NOVAM

    By on November 30, 2010

    Kimpton’s Palomar Arlington, at 1121 N. 19th St., in Arlington, is hosting A Taste of Virginia’s Own, a wine tasting event on Thursday, Dec. 2,...

  • MIchael Buble at Verizon Center

    By on November 29, 2010

    Canadian jazz-pop singer Michael Buble continues to win over fans with his easy-to-please music and charming personality, even widely acknowledging his sizable gay fan base,...

  • The Master and Margarita at the Lansburgh

    By on November 29, 2010

    Now in its 10th anniversary season, Synetic Theatre presents the first of two shows at the Lansburgh Theatre as pat of a special alliance with...