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  • Hammer Time

    By on May 5, 2011

    It takes a big man to wield the hammer of Thor, God of Thunder. And going on looks alone, Chris Hemsworth is just the man...

  • Go West

    By on May 5, 2011

    What's a 10-person modern dance troupe with three gay members -- including its founder -- doing based full-time in Boise, Idaho? ''It's a pretty liberal...

  • Joan as Police Woman

    By on May 3, 2011

    Joan “As Police Woman” Wasser has been a member of Antony and the Johnsons, has a connection with the Scissor Sisters and has been championed...

  • Cyrano noses his way into the Folger

    By on May 3, 2011

    In Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano, our hero secretly adores Roxanne but fears she could never share the sentiment because of his extraordinarily huge nose. So he...

  • Blues for an Alabama Sky

    By on May 3, 2011

    The African Continuum Theatre Company presents Blues for an Alabama Sky. Set in the summer of 1930 in Harlem, the creative euphoria of the Harlem...

  • Hitchcock Retrospective at AFI

    By on May 2, 2011

    The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre presents the second in a three-part series this year exploring the works of the great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Part...

  • Deconstructing the Beatles

    By on May 2, 2011

    The composer and producer Scott Freiman offers “Looking Through A Glass Onion: Deconstructing The White Album,” a sure-to-be fascinating live multimedia lecture exploring all aspects...

  • The Washington Bach Consort’s Season Finale

    By on May 1, 2011

    The Washington Bach Consort’s season finale celebrates Easter and draws from four distinct areas of Bach’s incomparable creative genius, including Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in...

  • Crosby and Nash at Strathmore

    By on May 1, 2011

    David Crosby and Graham Nash, two of the anti-Vietnam War era’s most prolific singer-songwriters — and core members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young —...

  • The Stephen Schwartz Project

    By on May 1, 2011

    The No Rules Theatre Company, just honored with a special Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, presents The Stephen Schwartz Project, a musical...

  • The Inspector at The Barns of Wolf Trap

    By on April 30, 2011

    Only the second opera the Wolf Trap Foundation has yet commissioned, John Musto and Mark Campbell’s new comedy The Inspector is based on Russian writer...

  • Kylie Minogue — tonight at the Patriot Center

    By on April 30, 2011

    One of Australia’s leading exports, Kylie Minogue is on par with Madonna pretty much everywhere but in America, where she’s more of a curiosity —...

  • The Sweetlife Festival is this Sunday at Merriweather!

    By on April 29, 2011

    Merriweather Post Pavilion kicks off its 2011 season with The Sweetlife Festival, sponsored by delicious local salad chain sweetgreen and featuring performances by indie-cred acts...

  • From Berlin to Sunset

    By on April 29, 2011

    The new cabaret From Berlin to Sunset revolves around the constellation of emigre artists in Nazi-era 1940s Hollywood, including Billy Wilder, Erich Korngold, Kurt Weill...

  • This week’s episode of Swish Edition

    By on April 29, 2011

    Featuring news headlines and commentary from Metro Weekly editor Sean Bugg.