Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Forever Plaid at Olney

    By on July 18, 2010

    The National Players, America’s longest-running touring theater company, presents Forever Plaid for its annual summer musical, a deliciously goofy story of a classic ’50s all-male...

  • Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

    By on July 18, 2010

    To make the cleverly titled documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg followed the pioneering female comedian Joan Rivers...

  • Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and Friends

    By on July 17, 2010

    If you can get to New York on Wednesday, July 21, you’ll be rewarded with much laughter. Correspondents and friends of The Daily Show perform...

  • His Girl Friday at The National Theatre

    By on July 17, 2010

    The National Theatre focuses its Summer Cinema 2010 on the films of Cary Grant, including the 1940 screwball romantic comedy His Girl Friday, by the...

  • Signature Theatre’s Target Open House

    By on July 16, 2010

    Signature Theatre’s Target Open House, an annual all-day extravaganza of free performances, classes, demonstrations and exhibits returns. This year’s activities include a Broadway-style “Signature Idol”...

  • Stonewall Uprising

    By on July 16, 2010

    If you’re a first-time visitor to the Stonewall Inn, then the documentary Stonewall Uprising by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner will be an adequate Gay...

  • Modern Family

    By on July 14, 2010

    Modern families are funny. There's a sitcom that proves it. But the modern family in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right is more than...

  • Dream State

    By on July 14, 2010

    Ever had one of those dreams when you couldn't wake up, a dream that seemed to go on forever and ever? Welcome to Inception. At...

  • Camp Celluloid

    By on July 14, 2010

    ''The first time I ever went out in drag was as Patty Duke. So I have this thing.'' That ''thing'' is why Valley of the...

  • Vocal Glee

    By on July 14, 2010

    ''I'm really excited about sharing the stage with Marvin Hamlisch,'' says Idina Menzel. ''We might even do a song together. I'm trying to get him...

  • Jolly Holiday

    By on July 14, 2010

    For every Lion King, there is a Little Mermaid. For every Beauty and the Beast, there is a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. There is perhaps...

  • Lip Service

    By on July 14, 2010

    Special Agent Galactica is every woman – figuratively. The lip-syncing character whose attire usually entails a pink wig, short dress, heels and subtle makeup, ''channels''...

  • Capital Fringe Festival

    By on July 9, 2010

    Now in its fifth year, this festival of offbeat theater, music and art is bigger than ever, with 140 performing arts groups and 800 individual...

  • Sting with the Royal Philharmonic

    By on July 9, 2010

    British pop superstar Sting offers a “Symphonicity Tour,” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recreating many of his most popular songs, both as lead singer of...

  • Mamma Mia at Wolf Trap

    By on July 9, 2010

    The popular ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia! is the latest to take the stage at Wolf Trap. July 9, 10 and 11, at 8 p.m....