Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Ghost Story

    By on February 14, 2007

    In theater, the ''ghost light'' is a single bare bulb on a pole left in the center of the stage between performances so that the...

  • Grand Ole Boys

    By on February 14, 2007

    If the Dixie Chicks can't get time on country radio these days, then there's no hope for Erasure. But if the Dixie Chicks can sweep...

  • People Eater

    By on February 14, 2007

    It's a pretty sure bet that if you name your kid Hannibal, he'll grow up to be a serial killer. But what kind of serial...

  • Cutting Edge

    By on February 7, 2007

    Matthew Bourne doesn't mind if you mistake Edward Scissorhands, his dance adaptation of the 1990 Tim Burton film, for a musical. ''You can forgive people...

  • Grateful Dead

    By on February 7, 2007

    Wouldn't it be nice if we could capture the souls of our loved ones just before their ascent (or descent, as it were) to the...

  • Funny Valentine

    By on February 7, 2007

    Sure, you could reserve a candlelit table at one of D.C.'s finest restaurants, or prepare your own seductively sumptuous feast at home next Wednesday. But...

  • That '70s Show

    By on January 31, 2007

    Abe Lincoln would be proud. Gazing out over the stage of Ford's Theatre, our 16th president might be pleased as punch to witness the late...

  • Soundwaves

    By on January 31, 2007

    MAMMA MIA! MERYL... Is there anything Meryl Streep can't do? Well, she's not likely to get the four members of dance-pop pioneers ABBA to perform...

  • Better Late

    By on January 31, 2007

    Norah Jones scored quite the sleeper success with her debut album five years ago. With no expectations, Come Away With Me was quietly released but...

  • Peace Pipes

    By on January 24, 2007

    This weekend, Washington will see yet another rally against American involvement in Iraq. Among the thousands coming to the capital is one-woman known for songs,...

  • Two Kings

    By on January 24, 2007

    Over the next six months some 60 organizations -- from the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra to the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company -- will present more than...

  • Sunny Cynic

    By on January 24, 2007

    A bad breakup serves as the bread and butter for many a singer-songwriter. But few take to it with as much glee as Lily Allen,...

  • Flights of Fantasy

    By on January 17, 2007

    When it comes to new movie releases, January is pretty much the doldrums. In order to find a truly involving motion picture that doesn't include...

  • Taking Action

    By on January 17, 2007

    As the performing arts community saw its ranks decimated by HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and '90s, artists and activists sprang into action to combat the...

  • Unholy Matrimony

    By on January 17, 2007

    With a bray of ''Jesus H. Christ!'' rupturing the still night air, Kathleen Turner stumbles on to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower stage with all of...