Metro Weekly

Features

  • Boy Wonder

    “That’s got more swing than a hooker with a broken heel and a brick in her handbag.” In addition to a steady flow of swinging...

  • Hair Apparent

    ”I feel like it’s one of the greatest achievements of our career,” says Keegan Theatre’s Susan Rhea of the company’s current production of Hair. ”I...

  • Tales of the Tomlin

    There is no argument: Lily Tomlin loves show business. And that love has driven her from stage to screen and back again, countless times. With...

  • All the World's Stages

    American culture dominates the global stage. Whether film, TV, music or theater, New York and Hollywood control the world to the point where it can...

  • Above & Beyond

    You may know John Waters best as a wacky, beloved Baltimore filmmaker, but these days he's spending more time on the standup circuit -- which...

  • Choral Connector

    ''Bach is my favorite composer, hands down,'' Chase Maggiano says, when asked what he listens to in his spare time. But in addition to baroque...

  • Film: New Movies for Spring 2014

    Blockbuster season nears, and for every webslinger, mutant and giant lizard, there seems to be fare more intimate and potentially interesting -- a sex-hungry woman,...

  • Stage: Plays, Musicals and Live Theater

    The theatre season may be half over, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty left to see on D.C. stages, starting with the Kennedy Center,...

  • Dance: Ballet, Hip Hop, Folk and Contemporary

    Dance Place will conclude its season, in which its Brookland home venue has undergone extensive renovations, by presenting performances elsewhere by many of dance's leading...

  • Classical Music

    At least two of the region's major orchestras will perform a toast to the 150th birthday of German composer Richard Strauss, while two local Bach-focused...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    One of the biggest concerts this spring will be Adam Lambert filling in for the late, great Freddie Mercury performing with Brian May and Roger...

  • Supporting Player

    Center stage is quite possibly the last place you'll find Chris Svoboda. While she's had a hand in multiple efforts over the years, she's made...

  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox

    A few years ago filmmaker Eytan Fox was flipping TV channels in his Berlin hotel room when he stumbled on the Eurovision Song Contest. ''Suddenly,...

  • Fox Films

    Eytan Fox, the gay New York-born Israeli film director, has a relatively short filmography. Directing his first official piece in 1994, he has gone on...

  • Pet Spree

    There's no denying we love our pets. They weave their way into the fabric of daily life, cementing their place as the furriest member of...