Spotlight
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The Who’s Tommy at AFI
The Who's 1975 film adaptation of their rock opera Tommy starred the band's Roger Daltrey in the title role as a "deaf, dumb and blind...
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A Live Sneak Peek at the making of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Spindrift’s trippy new video
Check out this new video by Spindrift’s Western-tinged song, “When I Was Free.” Directed by Rob Bray, the video is an homage to enigmatic photographer...
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Benefit Set for HRC Video-Team Staffer
On Wednesday, April 13, Nellie’s Sports Bar will be hosting a benefit for Ben Shallenberger, who was recently diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare and...
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Aimee Mann at The Birchmere
The former lead singer of 1980s new-wave band ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”), Aimee Mann gained further recognition as a solo artist for her work on...
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The Color Purple returns to DC
The Color Purple, which earned 11 Tony nominations in 2006 and launched its first national tour at the Kennedy Center in 2009, returns to D.C.,...
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Ralphie May’s Lisner Stand
One of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Ralphie May debuted on season one of Last Comic Standing and is known for his ability to connect...
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Yuri’s Night: Space Holiday at the Artisphere!
Intended as a “holiday for space,” the annual event Yuri’s Night celebrates the world’s first manned space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in the...
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Le Corsaire at The Washington Ballet
The Washington Ballet performs Anna-Marie Holmes’s production of Marius Petipa’s 19th century Le Corsaire, a swashbuckling adventure of pirates, pashas and the slave girls who...
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Tim McGraw gets Emotional
For all you country fans out there (D.C. Cowboys, you know who you are), Live Nation just announced that Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic Tour will...
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Teddy Thompson at the 9:30 Club
One of our personal favorites, with a tenor as sweet and transfixing as they come, Teddy Thompson is the folk-rock son of Richard and Linda...
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Arthur: remade, refashioned, rebranded
Playing a rich, spoiled brat doesn’t seem to be much of a stretch for Russell Brand, but who cares? We know he can be funny...
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Just announced: Signature’s new season includes Hairspray and Xanadu
Signature Theatre, in Arlington, Va. announced its 2011-2012 season today and among the surprises: Hairspray, the Broadway musical based on the 1988 John Waters film,...
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Hot Pick: Photograph 51
Anna Ziegler’s new drama Photograph 51, chronicles the frenzied chase to find the DNA molecule’s structure by focusing on Jewish female scientist Rosalind Franklin, whose...
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The Washington Chorus: Elena Ruehr
Julian Wachner directs The Washington Chorus in its third annual New Music for a New Age concert. This year’s featured composer is Elena Ruehr, known...
