Arts + Entertainment
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Virtuoso Virtuality
Avatar is the type of film that only the self-proclaimed ''King of the World'' could make. James Cameron has tackled futuristic killing machines, stomach-splitting aliens...
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Crack-up Cabaret
''I was always kind of fascinated by Martha Graham,'' says Dito van Reigersberg about the larger-than-life dance legend. He calls her ''an almost mythical figure,''...
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Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington
I love to sing, but I'm no Susan Boyle. And until recently, I thought the shower was the only suitable place for my inner-diva. I...
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Musical Stocking Stuffers
''You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is swinging in town.'' Yep, it's that...
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Holiday Tunes
Ever seen a clarinet player with raindeer ears? You just might at the D.C. Different Drummers' holiday concert this Saturday, Dec. 12. ''The tradition is...
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Playing the Heartstrings
There's nothing better than an uplifting movie to please the masses that's released just in time for the holidays. And if it involves sports, score!...
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Stringing Along
''It's hard to make a mandolin sound sad. You can play it in a minor key, but it's got a sprightly tone,'' says Catie...
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A Light Fantastick
What would make life easier for all involved would be saying that Arena Stage's new production of The Fantasticks is…fantastic. It's a headline writer's dream...
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Renaissance Man
You may know Dylan Davis, Cobalt bartender and promoter. Or Dylan Davis, Universal Gear model. This weekend, you can see another side to the popular...
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All in the Family
There aren't many playwrights who can speak to us in an exceptionally accessible, relevant and funny voice while simultaneously, almost insidiously, delivering a dark, querulous...
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House party
What once started as a Victorian Christmas Home Tour in Logan Circle more than 30 years ago has evolved to become the Logan Circle House...
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Road Weary
The long and winding road leads... well, I don't know where. In The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's recent short novel, it seemingly leads to...
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Musical Monstrosities
''Yeah, you make me wanna listen to music again,'' Adam Lambert sings at the top of his debut, For Your Entertainment. The album is as...
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Lights! Camera! Fraction!
Apparently, all the world is not just a stage, it's a soundstage. As You Like It Over at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall,...
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Victorian Plunge
When a play arrives emanating even the vaguest whiff of the avant garde, even a theatergoing stalwart, finger poised over the ''buy tickets'' button, may...
