Arts + Entertainment
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The Washington International Horse Show
An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show brings top horses and riders from the U.S. and abroad, including Olympic champions, to the...
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Robert Randolph at the 930 Club
After four years, soul/funk collective Robert Randolph and the Family Band finally released a new record, We Walk This Road. Produced by T Bone Burnett,...
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Golden Silence
Mummenschanz is now in its 38th year. ''It sounds so important when we number the years,'' says the European performance art company's Floriana Frassetto, ''but...
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Poetry in Motion
Howl is a piece of art. The statement is true for both the poem by Allen Ginsberg and the film from co-directors Rob Epstein and...
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Elaine Paige and Linda Lavin cast in Kennedy Center’s Follies
The Kennedy Center just dropped an additional casting announcement for their upcoming spring revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Of course, the biggest news here is...
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Fox Hunt
It's a formula that seems ridiculously easy. You need a set with multiple doors to facilitate fast exits and unexpected entrances. You need a young...
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Improv Insanity
''He's sort of that guy who everybody knows is gay, but nobody talks about it,'' says Mark Chalfant. Chalfant plays Skip ''Skippy'' Skipperton in Washington...
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Modern Love
Did you know William Shakespeare's Mercutio might be gay? ''Perhaps Mercutio is bisexual, who knows? He's a sexual provocateur, let's put it that way,'' says...
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17th Street High Heel Race
The wildly popular 17th Street High Heel Race is the highlight of Halloween for many Washingtonians, gay and straight. The blocks between JR.’s and Cobalt...
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Hair at the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center lets the sun shine in on Hair, the 2009 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival, as it kicks off its national tour....
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Jewish Literary Festival at the DCJCC
Remaining events in the 12th annual Jewish Literary Festival at the DCJCC include Jerry Muller discussing Capitalism and the Jews about the disproportionate success of...
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Underworld at the 9:30 Club
Vocalist Karl Hyde talks, moans, whispers — and oh yeah, sings — in an always-captivating way, and his wordplay adds still more to the charm....
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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...
