Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Fairy Dust

    By on July 29, 2009

    “The story is, like all Gilbert and Sullivan, very silly,” says Jill Strachan, executive director of the nonprofit Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, of Iolanthe. “Some...

  • Profanity and Puzzlement

    By on July 22, 2009

    We’re all adults here, yes? We can handle a little swearing? A little vulgarity? A conversation that might veer into controversial areas like abortion, adultery...

  • F**k Buddies

    By on July 22, 2009

    Humpday is a movie more awkward and squirm-inducing than Brüno. Who would have thought it possible, let alone come so soon on the heels of...

  • Still a Thrill

    By on July 22, 2009

    Jody Watley (Photo by Mike Ruiz) Jody Watley has been an advocate for gay rights since her solo career took off in the mid-’80s. In...

  • Fantasia Factor

    By on July 15, 2009

    Ironic that word of James Frey’s new multi-book deal should be in the news at the same time The Color Purple is hitting the stage...

  • Hormonal Harry

    By on July 15, 2009

    Hogwarts homework assignment: Re-watch (or re-read) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. If you don’t, you’re going to be utterly lost because there...

  • Musical Wizardry

    By on July 15, 2009

    There's this amazing detail in sounds and colors and orchestrations that you just really don't hear in the movie theater anymore,'' says the National Symphony...

  • Playing Safe

    By on July 15, 2009

    ''I know you're patient. I know you'll wait,'' Lucas Silveira sings with a drawl as The Cliks' new album begins. ''But it's complicated, and I...

  • The Gay Fringe

    By on July 8, 2009

    Can you imagine telling total strangers the details of your local sexual escapades? Actor Brent Stansell will do just that with his first solo show,...

  • Gay Puree

    By on July 8, 2009

    Brüno is like anal bleaching: You can't believe anyone would actually do it, the thought of it makes you cringe, and you're happy that it's...

  • D.C. Power Pop

    By on July 1, 2009

    Our fair city is not known as a musical powerhouse, but at least two local bands are campaigning to stir up the electorate -- and...

  • Russian Jewry

    By on July 1, 2009

    Oy vey! The Yiddish construction is fun to use and say in English, even though it expresses dismay or exasperation. Yet, just the sound of...

  • Guns and Roses

    By on July 1, 2009

    Why do we always go for the bad boys? Is it the thrill of danger, the excitement of living on the edge, or simply that...

  • Beat Rock

    By on June 24, 2009

    A decade ago, the Black Eyed Peas was an alternative hip-hop trio with a devoted cult following. They soon exploded into the mainstream to become...

  • Cardiff East Enders

    By on June 24, 2009

    ''It's urban -- in Welsh terms,'' says Sian Summers, literary manager for the Sherman Cymru theater company, of the upcoming Studio Theatre reading of Cardiff...