Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Pin-Up Pop

    By on April 7, 2004

    Pop musicland is a desert. It's nearly barren of openly gay male solo stars. Ari Gold is one of at least two gay pin-up boys...

  • Demon Seed

    By on April 7, 2004

    One could easily argue that Ron Perlman's most memorable performances are those in which he's encased under heavy duty, extra-special effects makeup. For proof, witness...

  • Merry Mourning

    By on March 31, 2004

    William Finn has known some pretty eclectic characters in his lifetime, and the prominent composer/lyricist writes about their lives -- not the circumstances of their...

  • Fantastical Voyage

    By on March 31, 2004

    In the same whimsical, refreshing style that made Ally McBeal such a treat for millions of viewers, the Fox network has created its spiritual heir,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 31, 2004

    HUNG OVER… William Hung just might become the most remembered American Idol yet, despite his dismissal from the FOX show during the third season tryouts....

  • Natural Borin' Killers

    By on March 31, 2004

    I can think of no good reason to recommend that you buy a ticket to see the Coen brothers remake of The Ladykillers. Unless, of...

  • Mais Non, Manon!

    By on March 31, 2004

    Two subtle re-alignments greet this season's returning opera-goers: The Washington Opera is now called the Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center Opera House has...

  • Kissing to be Clever

    By on March 24, 2004

    ''There aren't a lot of shows you can do with a group of one hundred twenty five men,'' says Jeff Buhrman, Artistic Director of the...

  • Regal Stature

    By on March 24, 2004

    One of the most significant moments in the Shakespearean canon comes at the end of King Henry IV, Part 2 when the newly-crowned Henry V...

  • Unwittingly Hooked

    By on March 24, 2004

    A former English teacher of mine used to say John Grisham novels were like Doritos. Even though they make you fat and have no nutritional...

  • Irish Charms

    By on March 24, 2004

    Amnesiacs, magpies, and crazy people -- one magpie for sorrow, two magpies for mirth.... How does that nursery rhyme go? Magpies are but one of...

  • Merce Cunningham: Dance Master

    By on March 24, 2004

    ''I'm not interested in the idea of retiring. That doesn't attract me at all. '' Dance fans, you can breathe a sigh of relief. At...

  • Resurrection

    By on March 24, 2004

    It's been almost two decades since I last watched George Romero's 1978 cult classic Dawn of the Dead, a pinnacle achievement for both the hit-and-miss...

  • True Colors

    By on March 17, 2004

    Few words in the English language possess the inherent, unwieldy power to incite black Americans with such intense divisiveness and fervor as two simple, unassuming...

  • Queer Makeover

    By on March 17, 2004

    In the everyday struggle between style and substance, the best-hoped-for outcome is a mutually reinforced middle ground. But reaching that middle ground is no easy...