Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • The Cathedral Choral Society unearths Russian Riches

    By on May 14, 2011

    J. Reilly Lewis conducts the choral group, mezzo-soprano Viktoriya Bright and the National Cathedral School Girls Chorale in the return of the popular Russian Riches...

  • Spellbound and Lifeboat at the AFI

    By on May 13, 2011

    The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre continues exploring the works of the great filmmaker. Up this weekend: Spellbound (1945), starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck...

  • GMCW gets crazy about love

    By on May 13, 2011

    The Gay Men’s Chorus’s select ensemble Potomac Fever presents the second of two performances of “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” a celebration of “what makes...

  • Amadeus at Round House

    By on May 13, 2011

    Peter Shaffer’s Tony-winning Amadeus (which became an Oscar-winning film) depicts the flamboyant genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as seen through the eyes of his desperately...

  • Win tickets to Pat Benatar at the 9:30 Club

    By on May 13, 2011

    We’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Pat Benatar concert at the 9:30 Club this July. Enter now for a chance to win....

  • The Trey McIntyre Project at Sidney Harman Hall

    By on May 12, 2011

    The gay-led Trey McIntyre Project has become known for its efforts to broaden the appeal of dance, including by setting up its home base in...

  • NSO Pops: Jon Secada and Tito Puente Jr.

    By on May 12, 2011

    Marvin Hamlisch conducts the NSO Pops in a concert paying tribute to Latin rhythms, courtesy of percussionist Tito Puente Jr., son of the legend, and...

  • Lynda Carter at Tyson’s Corner

    By on May 12, 2011

    It’s been four decades since her iconic character first twirled her way across American television sets, and two years since Lynda Carter — a.k.a. Wonder...

  • Sondheim that Sates

    By on May 11, 2011

    You love Stephen Sondheim, the gay genius behind such masterful musicals as Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Assassins, Passion......

  • Ten-Minute Masterworks

    By on May 11, 2011

    ''As far as we know it's probably the first time anyone in town has done something similar to this,'' says Jeff Scott, marketing and events...

  • Auntie Hero

    By on May 11, 2011

    At first glance, the upcoming OutWrite ''Pioneers'' event at The Center, the area's LGBT community center, is already substantial, celebrating re-releases of two powerful books:...

  • The Glory and the Gloom

    By on May 11, 2011

    With Placido Domingo singing his last role as general director of the Washington National Opera, it's hard not to take the somber – at times...

  • Clark Bars

    By on May 11, 2011

    Jeremiah Clark was weaned on sad contemporary Christian songs. But now that's he secular? '' doesn't have to be Jesus on a cross...

  • Stand Back

    By on May 11, 2011

    Stevie Nicks is back with her first album in 10 years – 30 years after her solo debut. She almost sounds like she never left....

  • Cheers to Beer

    By on May 11, 2011

    While living in England nearly 30 years ago, Garrett Oliver developed a taste for beer. Real beer. Not beer mass-marketed in America, or what he...