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  • Pruned Orchard

    By on January 28, 2009

    Despite a somewhat charged undercurrent, a plethora of highly-choreographed visuals, and some interesting and solid performances, Washington Shakespeare Company's production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard...

  • Music Man

    By on January 28, 2009

    Mark Morris Dance (Photo by Gene Schiavone) As Gene Kelly belts out in Singin' in the Rain, ''Gotta dance!'' Mark Morris does too, but his...

  • Out for Blood

    By on January 28, 2009

    Liam Neeson: 'Taken' If you're going to run off to Paris and get kidnapped, you had better hope that your dad is a former secret...

  • Memorable Tune

    By on January 21, 2009

    Tommy Tune Jan. 1, 2009, officially marked Tommy Tune's 50th year in show business. And the lanky, improbably tall dancer-choreographer is commemorating the occasion by...

  • Enigmatic Pop

    By on January 21, 2009

    Antony Hegarty has a voice you won't forget - and a presence you just might not remember. More than probably any other singer-songwriter you've ever...

  • Comic Relief

    By on January 21, 2009

    When the phrase ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' is uttered it is almost assured that most will leap to an image of Audrey Hepburn peering into the...

  • Choral Milestone

    By on January 21, 2009

    What comes to mind when you think of human warmth? That's the question Robert Convery asked members of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington...

  • Noises On

    By on January 14, 2009

    Sitting in the Woolly Mammoth Theatre audience for Mike Daisey's one-man show, How Theater Failed America, you may find yourself wondering, ''Is Mike Daisey talking...

  • Afterbirth

    By on January 14, 2009

    Let's face facts -- a horror movie being released in January is a bad omen. But The Unborn boasts a writer/director with a track record...

  • Smart Dance

    By on January 7, 2009

    Who you calling a bimbo: Bimbo Jones Katherine Ellis is a powerhouse vocalist, as self-assured and larger-than-life as if ripped straight out of a gay...

  • Soundwaves

    By on January 7, 2009

    GRAMMY GIRLS (AND RUFUS)... Did you hear- Kathy Griffin did, in fact, get her Grammy nomination. You know, the one she was angling for. The...

  • Stalled

    By on January 7, 2009

    Old men say the darndest things. Though sometimes those things are racial slurs so vulgar that they can't be printed here. In Gran Torino, Clint...

  • Stage: The Best of 2008

    By on December 31, 2008

    I wasn't sure that I'd be able to come up with a list for best shows of 2008. I'm not going to get all dramatic...

  • The Year in Music

    By on December 31, 2008

    The year 2008 was a good one for recorded pop music, though not as great as it could or should have been, and most of...

  • The Best and Worst Films of 2008

    By on December 31, 2008

    When the credits started to roll, did you jump to your feet and applaud or storm the box office and demand your money back- In...