Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • True Blues

    By on June 23, 2010

    Just the thought of it makes you dubious. Cyndi Lauper producing a blues album? Oh sure, the all-covers Memphis Blues, her 11th studio set, follows...

  • Unsaintly Actions

    By on June 17, 2010

    When Proposition 8 was passed in California during the 2008 elections, not only did it put a stop to marriages for same-sex couples in the...

  • True Stories

    By on June 17, 2010

    When truth can be stranger than fiction, documentaries can eclipse feature films in their ability to enthrall, entertain and educate. Now in its eighth year,...

  • Spiritual Cinema

    By on June 17, 2010

    Lately, all the buzz about Buddha in the District of Columbia has belonged to Buddha Bar, the überhip restaurant/lounge chain of the jetseteratti, welcoming Washington...

  • Diva Duel

    By on June 17, 2010

    ''I think the fact that this ridiculous play -- in the best sense of the word -- is being done in this what I would...

  • Suffragette City

    By on June 17, 2010

    For those who tend to think of late Victorian/early Edwardian feminism in terms of the insuppressibly cheerful suffragette mother in Mary Poppins, George Bernard Shaw's...

  • Electro Buzz

    By on June 17, 2010

    On new single ''Dancing On My Own,'' Robyn catches her boyfriend cheating on her at a club. ''I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her,...

  • Tony Fever

    By on June 9, 2010

    In a recent episode of Glee, Kristin Chenoweth cued up a little Burt Bacharach in an effort to once again woo Matthew Morrison's character. She's...

  • Lady Like

    By on June 9, 2010

    Enrique Divine, who just celebrated a birthday last week, laughs off questions about his age. ''You never ask that to a woman!'' The character of...

  • Slumber Dome

    By on June 9, 2010

    So maybe you know about the dome. Or, maybe you don't know about the dome. Maybe, when looking at advertisements and posters for Arena Stage's...

  • Bionic Vanity

    By on June 9, 2010

    Is Christina Aguilera the greatest singer in the world? Well, she sure thinks she is. Neither modesty nor subtlety is her strong suit. ''Everyday I...

  • Soul Activism

    By on June 9, 2010

    Unlike a lot of soul singers, Goapele didn't get her start singing in talent shows or church. ''When I first started singing in public as...

  • Money Girl

    By on June 9, 2010

    Several years ago, when Joan Rivers starred in a GEICO commercial where the whole concept centered on her plastic surgery, it seemed like a wonderful...

  • Raising the Barre

    By on June 9, 2010

    ''The dance world is relatively small, and many people know each other, so this is like a reunion,'' says Meg Booth, lead organizer for Ballet...

  • Greek Comedy

    By on June 3, 2010

    Two years ago, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a hit not just because of Jason Segel's full frontal shot, but because it was a highly entertaining,...