Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • The Fighting Baritone

    By on December 27, 2012

    ''Because my teacher knew that I could handle the higher notes,'' says singer-songwriter Ari Hest, ''he would stick me with the girls sometimes, or with...

  • The Best and Worst Music of 2012

    By on December 27, 2012

    {Scissor Sisters (Photo by Neil Krug)} The year 2012 goes down as a sad one, the year we lost both Donna Summer and Whitney Houston....

  • The Best and Worst Films of 2012

    By on December 27, 2012

    Don't be discouraged by Hollywood schlock -- we're living in a wonderful age of film. Even if there were a few duds in the last...

  • Vocal Prowess

    By on December 20, 2012

    I must confess: I've never seen Les Misérables onstage. Until a few weeks ago, when I finally threw myself into all things Schönberg, Javert and...

  • O, Tannenbaum

    By on December 20, 2012

    A man whose last name is best known from a Christmas song, leading a Jewish-themed show on Christmas Eve? It's not just funny -- Rob...

  • Singing Santas

    By on December 20, 2012

    Right now, there are surprise gifts in store for everyone at Signature Theatre. ''We're going to put songs in stockings,'' explains singer Bobby Smith, ''and...

  • Apples from the desert at Theater J

    By on December 16, 2012

    Theater J presents Savyon Liebrecht’s Apples from the Desert, a poignant drama about love and reconciliation, which was a hit in Israel. The play, directed...

  • 5 Days of Techmas – A Holiday Gift Guide: Games

    By on December 13, 2012

    Gaming transcends all other media. Films, television, comics, books — nothing can give such an interactive, immersive experience as playing a game. Want to be...

  • Hobbit Forming

    By on December 13, 2012

    I was ready to be underwhelmed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Nearly a decade after The Return of the King, director Peter Jackson hasn't...

  • A Cheyenne New Year's

    By on December 13, 2012

    Cheyenne Jackson is surely one of the nicest guys working in the entertainment industry today -- but everyone has a breaking point. ''Some of our...

  • Show Stopper

    By on December 13, 2012

    Jane Siberry isn't your typical pop singer/songwriter, so why would her live show be any different? ''It's quite unusual, or that's what people tell me,''...

  • Untraditional Tidings

    By on December 13, 2012

    Got the holiday spirit – but tired of tradition? Call it bah-humbug blasphemy, but most area theaters and concert venues aim to entice the average...

  • Sharing Stories

    By on December 13, 2012

    Amy Saidman got turned off of becoming a standup comic. ''Other comedians are cold and aloof and unfriendly,'' Saidman says, ''telling homophobic jokes to 20...

  • Breakups and Breakdowns

    By on December 6, 2012

    There are several moments on Rihanna's new album Unapologetic in which the synthesizers sound as if they simply couldn't handle all the pressure and sputter...

  • Birchmere Babes

    By on December 6, 2012

    ''I like to say I went from being a Hag to being a Bitchin' Babe, which is clearly a promotion,'' jokes local singer-songwriter Debi Smith....