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  • School's Out

    By on May 21, 2008

    All one can really say about the Folger production of The School for Scandal is that it should have been good. A British director such...

  • Summer's Day

    By on May 21, 2008

    No matter that it's been 20 years since her last major pop hit, 17 years since her last album, and she's only had a few...

  • Slain David

    By on May 21, 2008

    The title of Theater J's world premiere musical, David in Shadow and Light, refers to the process by which motion pictures work. As described in...

  • Soundwaves

    By on May 21, 2008

    W'S MAGIC MOREL... Right now, there's a new track credited to a Morel with a D.C. pedigree that is generating buzz. No, not Rich Morel's...

  • Elektrafying

    By on May 14, 2008

    As anyone with a pulse knows, Hollywood -- both the A and the B list -- continues to outrage the arbiters of good taste with...

  • Cold Wheels

    By on May 14, 2008

    It's been almost a week since I saw Speed Racer and already I can't remember a thing about it. I vaguely recall it being comprised...

  • Toga Party

    By on May 14, 2008

    If you fall into that demographic of individuals who love reading The Onion and seeing the works of William Shakespeare (we'll not mention your Public...

  • Sweet Love

    By on May 14, 2008

    A decade ago, Swedish producer Max Martin took Robyn to the top of the charts with ''Show Me Love.'' Then he did it again with...

  • Jordan Airs

    By on May 14, 2008

    In the early 1990s, long before taking on the role of Karen's sassy rival, Beverley Leslie, on Will & Grace, or Brother Boy in Sordid...

  • High Note

    By on May 7, 2008

    If you are a giggler or not immersed to the point of humorlessness in the traditions, quirky and otherwise, of opera, be strongly advised to...

  • Metal Head

    By on May 7, 2008

    An early entry into the summer movie blockbuster race, Iron Man () holds its own as a big-budget action film, but would probably lose in...

  • Resonating Voice

    By on May 7, 2008

    A batch of new songs and unpredictable '80s covers is what you can expect to hear at Eric Himan's CD release party for his latest...

  • Pregnant Pause

    By on April 30, 2008

    Baby Mama cries out to be compared to a pregnancy. First, it starts off making you queasy. Then, it keeps growing and gets more and...

  • Musical Bears

    By on April 30, 2008

    While many New Yorkers spent late 2001 trying to make sense of the new post-9/11 world, Freddy Freeman spent the time making his world bigger....

  • Awards Worthy

    By on April 30, 2008

    While some 2,000 members of D.C.'s theater community filled their plates and glasses at the 24th Annual Helen Hayes Awards' post-show Ovations Gala, Monday, April...