Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Greek Comedy

    By on June 3, 2010

    Two years ago, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a hit not just because of Jason Segel's full frontal shot, but because it was a highly entertaining,...

  • Storytellers

    By on June 2, 2010

    In the opening moments of Ricky Ian Gordon's musical Sycamore Trees, now premiering as part of Signature Theatre's ''American Musical Voices Project,'' lead character Andrew's...

  • Women in Love

    By on June 2, 2010

    A modern sad-funny tale of a love that fails to launch, Rajiv Joseph’s play Gruesome Playground Injuries ranks as a small but, in its way,...

  • Diva Mentality

    By on June 2, 2010

    ''I think Lady Gaga still hasn't quite reached diva status yet,'' says Christopher Peterson. ''She hasn't had the big hit yet. She was great at...

  • String Theory

    By on June 2, 2010

    Ever seen a human crochet? ''They'll crochet directly on bodies, and entangle and connect them,'' explains J.S. Adams of Laura Craig Mason and Cynthia Combs's...

  • New Age

    By on May 27, 2010

    The 28-year-old gay composer Nico Muhly is already starting to feel old. ''The fact that I have a body of work makes me feel like...

  • Fluff for Fans

    By on May 27, 2010

    Dear Sex and the City fans: Cheers! Everything you could have possibly wanted in a sequel to the first film, as a continuation of the...

  • Pride Matchmaker

    By on May 27, 2010

    Need a date for Pride? Kim Rosenberg to the rescue. ''We're partnering with Capital Pride to kick off Pride for singles,'' says Rosenberg, president of...

  • Ophelia Outing

    By on May 27, 2010

    It is perhaps especially true for opera that there is a reason that some are not often staged. In the case of Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet,...

  • Naked Talent

    By on May 19, 2010

    There are two ways that this can go. This review could spend a lot of time framing Ganymede Arts' new production of the musical review...

  • Cutting Edge

    By on May 19, 2010

    ''You wanted a hit, but maybe we don't do hits. I try and try, it ends up feeling kind of wrong,'' James Murphy sings matter-of-factly...

  • Big-Screen Crime

    By on May 14, 2010

    Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest … oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a bore! A great deal of nostalgia will be felt for...

  • Feast and Famine

    By on May 12, 2010

    There is something about Hadar Galron's Mikveh that seems familiar. This would not seem so strange were it not for the fact that Theater J's...

  • Explosive Finale

    By on May 12, 2010

    One of the more traditional ways of celebrating an event of particular significance is with a champagne toast -- a fleet of slender flute glasses...

  • Whistling Dixie

    By on May 12, 2010

    Ever wonder what the Dixie Chicks would sound like without lead singer Natalie Maines? Well, now we know: Sheryl Crow. Crow is actually nowhere to...