Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Ghost Story

    In theater, the ''ghost light'' is a single bare bulb on a pole left in the center of the stage between performances so that the...

  • Classical Twist

    ''The first designer who started doing clothes for me was Gianni Versace,'' recalls concert pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. ''That was the late '80s and it was...

  • People Eater

    It's a pretty sure bet that if you name your kid Hannibal, he'll grow up to be a serial killer. But what kind of serial...

  • Cutting Edge

    Matthew Bourne doesn't mind if you mistake Edward Scissorhands, his dance adaptation of the 1990 Tim Burton film, for a musical. ''You can forgive people...

  • Grateful Dead

    Wouldn't it be nice if we could capture the souls of our loved ones just before their ascent (or descent, as it were) to the...

  • Funny Valentine

    Sure, you could reserve a candlelit table at one of D.C.'s finest restaurants, or prepare your own seductively sumptuous feast at home next Wednesday. But...

  • That '70s Show

    Abe Lincoln would be proud. Gazing out over the stage of Ford's Theatre, our 16th president might be pleased as punch to witness the late...

  • Better Late

    Norah Jones scored quite the sleeper success with her debut album five years ago. With no expectations, Come Away With Me was quietly released but...

  • Soundwaves

    MAMMA MIA! MERYL... Is there anything Meryl Streep can't do? Well, she's not likely to get the four members of dance-pop pioneers ABBA to perform...

  • Two Kings

    Over the next six months some 60 organizations -- from the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra to the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company -- will present more than...

  • Sunny Cynic

    A bad breakup serves as the bread and butter for many a singer-songwriter. But few take to it with as much glee as Lily Allen,...

  • Peace Pipes

    This weekend, Washington will see yet another rally against American involvement in Iraq. Among the thousands coming to the capital is one-woman known for songs,...

  • Unholy Matrimony

    With a bray of ''Jesus H. Christ!'' rupturing the still night air, Kathleen Turner stumbles on to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower stage with all of...

  • Flights of Fantasy

    When it comes to new movie releases, January is pretty much the doldrums. In order to find a truly involving motion picture that doesn't include...

  • Love Hangover

    Jennifer Hudson may steal the show, but not so much you forget about Beyonce. After seeing the movie version of Dreamgirls, however, you might forget...