All posts by Randy Shulman
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Lifehouse and Kris Allen, tonight at DAR
Kris Allen opens for alt-rock band Lifehouse, which might seem odd, since Allen was last year's American Idol, besting Adam Lambert for the title. But...
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A Fox on the Fairway
Signature Theatre presents A Fox on the Fairway, a world premiere comedy from D.C. playwright Ken Ludwig (Crazy for You), which pays tribute to the...
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Richard III at the Artisphere
One of Shakespeare’s most complex and fascinating characters is central to the bard’s most entertaining history play, Richard III. The Washington Shakespeare Company is a...
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David Sanborn at Blues Alley
Renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all time, David Sanborn has inspired countless other musicians while creating...
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AFI’s Scary Cinema
The American Film Institute’s annual scary cinema series at the Silver Theatre includes screenings this weekend of the “rom-zom-com” Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of...
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Will Calhoun at National Geographic Live!
Will Calhoun — most recognized as the drummer for the rock band Living Colour — has earned repeated praise for his fearless explorations of jazz,...
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Arena Stage Homecoming
The President and First Lady help open Arena Stage’s sparkling new Southwest complex with a gala ceremony on Monday, Oct. 25, but first comes a...
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Color Splash’s David Bromstad at Strosniders
Gay HGTV hunk David Bromstad — last week's Metro Weekly cover profile — gives an interactive, 90-minute presentation on color and decorating at three Strosniders...
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Purple Rain at Landmark’s E Street CInema
Through early November, Landmark’s E Street Cinema is hosting weekend midnight screenings of camp and cult classics. This weekend brings Albert Magnoli’s 1984 Purple Rain...
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Reel Affirmations Night of DADT on Screen
Reel Affirmations presents two military-themed films on Friday, Oct. 22 — A Marine Story, a drama starring Dreya Weber and Alex Everett, at 7 p.m.,...
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The Flying Karamazov Brothers at Wolf Trap
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov inspired this legendary American group's name and each performer has taken on a Russian persona. The Flying Karamazov Brothers offer...
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Belly Horror at The Birchmere
Now in its fifth year, the cabaret Belly Horror features performance artists in what is billed as "a sinisterly sensual smorgasbord of belly dance, inspired...
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Songs of the Dragons at Studio 2ndstage
Young Jean Lee's show is more jagged kinetic poem than traditional narrative, and it plays with stereotypes at a pace that is at once furious...
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Catie Curtis at Jammin Java
The New Yorker calls the energetic Catie Curtis, part of Massachusetts’ thriving lesbian folk scene, a “folk-rock goddess.” She puts on a lovely show, and...
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Henry VIII at the Folger
Robert Richmond directs Henry VIII, Shakespeare’s final history play that reverberates with power struggles — both political and personal — as Henry’s advisors, paramour Anne...
