Spotlight
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Hot Pick: Jil Aigrot
Charming French vocalist Jil Aigrot, who provided the singing voice for Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose and specializes in chanson francaise,...
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Hot Pick: Elton John’s Greatest Hits
Legendary piano popster Elton John brings his “Greatest Hits Live” concert to our area this weekend. The concert boasts number one chart hits and classic...
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Hot Pick: The Whiz at Dance Place
The Whiz is a loosely based adaptation of The Wizard of Oz for the Obama generation, featuring choreography by Nicolas Leichter and a commissioned adapted...
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The Tennessee Williams Centennial Festival
Georgetown University, in partnership with Arena Stage, offers a festival with famous guests in tribute to the legendary gay playwright, whose father called him “Miss...
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Ricky Martin launches world tour
Ricky Martin launches his “Musica+Alma+Sexo” world tour tomorrow, his first in over three years and certainly the first since he came out. Giorgio Armani is...
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Hot Pick: The Agony and the Ecstacy of Steve Jobs
Following his smash hit monologue The Last Cargo Cult, Mike Daisey pulls back the curtain veiling America’s most mysterious technology icon. With a wickedly funny...
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And the Curtain Rises: Signature’s Pride Night
Part Three of Signature’s American Musical Voices Project, aimed at nurturing new shows, focuses on this valentine to musical comedy, a classic backstage comedy about...
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Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, dead at age 79
Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor passed away today, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the age of 79. An advocate for AIDS research, Taylor was a friend...
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Hot Pick: Penelope at Studio Theatre
As part of Studio Theatre’s New Ireland: The Enda Walsh Festival, the company invited the Druid Theatre of Ireland to perform Penelope, Walsh’s extraordinary riff...
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Now playing: Paul
British funnymen Simon Pegg and Nick Frost left their mark on zombie movies with Shaun of the Dead (hysterical) and buddy cop movies with Hot...
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Paul Taylor Dance at The Kennedy Center
A Kennedy Center Honoree in 1992, Paul Taylor and his company return with Three Dubious Memories, Brief Encounters and Also Playing. Wednesday, March 23, at...
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Yes, but does Cokie Roberts make matzohballs?
In Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families, NPR couple and authors of a syndicated USA Weekend column Cokie and Steve Roberts discuss how they...
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Local D.C. restaurants raise money for Japan disaster relief
A local D.C. Chef’s Club has joined forces to support and raise money for the urgent need of disaster relief in Japan. Utilizing e-Bay, chefs...
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Vpstart Crow is looking for directors
Vpstart Crow Productions is looking for directors to helm its new season. The shows include Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Shakespeare’s...
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Janet Jackson dedicates I Get Lonely to Washington, D.C.
On each stop of Janet Jackson‘s current world tour — Number Ones: Up Close and Personal — the singer is dedicating one song to the...
