Metro Weekly

All posts by Randy Shulman

  • every tongue confess at Arena Stage

    On the surface, Marcus Gardley has written a kind of Southern fairy tale about hatred and racism and rejection in every tongue confess, the world...

  • Logan Circle Holiday House Tour

    Twelve eye-popping homes are featured in the Logan Circle Holiday House Tour, sponsored by the Logan Circle Community Association, which concludes as always with a...

  • WIT’s Seasonal Disorder

    Washington Improv Theater’s annual holiday extravaganza features shows based on audience suggestions, showing you the good, the bad and the ugly of the season —...

  • The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker

    Seven years ago The Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre refashioned The Nutcracker to be a tribute to the nation’s capital, starring George Washington as the heroic...

  • The Antlers at The Black Cat

    Started as a solo project of New Yorker Peter Silberman, The Antlers, a Radiohead-influenced, Arcade Fire-esque experimental, orchestral rock band is popular in D.C., where...

  • Swingtime! at the In Series

    The InSeries presents a holiday encore of Swingtime!, first staged over the summer. Written and directed by Tom Mallan, with music direction by Burnett Thompson,...

  • Walter Cronkite is Dead at Signature Theatre

    The hysterically funny Walter Cronkite is Dead takes place here in Washington, where two women — representing red state vs. blue state — have been...

  • Now playing: Black Swan

    Even when things are most bizarre and confusing, Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman as a tormented (in so many ways) ballerina, is gripping and...

  • Now Playing: Burlesque

    Burlesque is like a sequin. It’s shimmery. It looks best from a distance. It’s flat and kind of cheap. And it will likely end up...

  • Elisabeth Withers at Blues Alley

    Shug Avery from the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Elisabeth Withers is a Tony-nominated R&B singer/songwriter. She sang backup for Celine Dion and...

  • Pianist Louis Lortie with the NSO

    Emmanuel Krivine conducts pianist Louis Lortie playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program is Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Liszt’s Les Préludes and...

  • Peter Hook at the 9:30 Club

    After a hissy-fit departure from New Order a few years back — just the most dramatic of several recent musical flare-ups — the venerated bass...

  • Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks at The Barns at Wolf Trap

    Bringing a devilish twist to holiday classics and original songs, lively folk-jazz originator Dan Hicks and his band The Hot Licks tour in support of...

  • A Taste of Virginia’s Own benefits NOVAM

    Kimpton’s Palomar Arlington, at 1121 N. 19th St., in Arlington, is hosting A Taste of Virginia’s Own, a wine tasting event on Thursday, Dec. 2,...

  • MIchael Buble at Verizon Center

    Canadian jazz-pop singer Michael Buble continues to win over fans with his easy-to-please music and charming personality, even widely acknowledging his sizable gay fan base,...