Memoirandum
This Monday, June 10, at Harman Hall, comic actress Rachel Dratch will read from celebrity autobiographies -- just not her own. ''Actually, when I was writing it,'' Dratch says, ''if I ever could kind...
View ArticleHarried: ''Potted Potter''
Daniel Clarkson has a valid fear of “Potterheads.” “These people come dressed up with all their wands,” he says about fans of Harry Potter. “Although the wands might not be able to do magic, if you get...
View ArticleLast Chance for the Potter Parody
“We’re still pinching ourselves and waiting for somebody to realize that we are just two guys running around dressed up as wizards,” jokes Daniel Clarkson of the show Potted Potter: The Unauthorized...
View ArticleDakshina’s Indian Arts Festival Kicks off Tonight
Tonight, Sept. 20, is the launch of Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company’s 10th Annual Fall Festival of Indian Arts at the Shakespeare Theatre’s Sidney Harman Hall. The gay 41-year-old Singh,...
View ArticleVelocityDC Shines Light on Local Dance Scene
No one refers to Washington as a capital, or even a hotbed, of dance. But a growing number of nationally known dance companies do call the nation’s capital home, and over the next three days the fifth...
View ArticleFabulous Forums
''For us there can be no happiness,'' Hero says, direly, to the woman he loves, Philia, in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. But thankfully this is the opposite of a tragedy --...
View ArticleMichael Urie: Funny Guy
Michael Urie has long focused on finding the funny The post Michael Urie: Funny Guy appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View Article“Private Lives,”“The Totalitarians” feature strong female protagonists, but...
Separated by time and genre, you wouldn’t expect Noel Coward’s 1930s ever-so-British rom-com Private Lives to have much in common with Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s The Totalitarians, a deeply funny and...
View ArticleThe Free For All aims to bring Shakespeare to everyone
“It has all the elements of a great night at Shakespeare mashed into one,” Alan Paul says of The Winter’s Tale, whose hard-to-characterize plot incorporates elements of romance, comedy, tragedy and...
View ArticleDance: Fall Arts Preview 2014
Now in its sixth year, the Velocity DC Dance Festival, held at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall, has become fall’s leading showcase of locally grown dance, featuring a veritable...
View Article6 Things to Do This Weekend – Editor’s Picks
From Melissa Etheridge to Voca People to Shakespeare, there's a lot you'll want to see The post 6 Things to Do This Weekend – Editor’s Picks appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleStage: Spring Arts Preview 2015
It may feel as though the theater season is winding down, but there are still plenty of great shows to come from all the major houses. Highlights include what is perhaps the funniest play Christopher...
View ArticlePossible Dream: Anthony Warlow takes on Don Quixote at The Shakespeare
Opera singer Anthony Warlow portrays the "King Lear of music theater" in Man of La Mancha The post Possible Dream: Anthony Warlow takes on Don Quixote at The Shakespeare appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleDouglas Sills: Playing It Straight
Kiss Me, Kate's Douglas Sills is a gay leading man who relishes playing things straight The post Douglas Sills: Playing It Straight appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleDomestic Disturbance: Othello (review)
Although disturbing and unsettling, Othello doesn't live up to its full potential The post Domestic Disturbance: Othello (review) appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleReview: “Man of La Mancha” at Shakespeare Theater Company
Interpreting the musical theater version of Man of La Mancha takes some finesse. Though most know it as the iconic tale of an elderly knight battling imaginary monsters to the tune of several enduring...
View ArticleNaked and Afraid: Yael Farber’s “Salomé” (review)
The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Salomé is a challenge on several fronts, but it's one you consider accepting The post Naked and Afraid: Yael Farber’s “Salomé” (review) appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleReview: “Kiss Me, Kate” at Shakespeare Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre's Kiss Me, Kate is two hours of song, dance and unstoppable fun The post Review: “Kiss Me, Kate” at Shakespeare Theatre appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View ArticleReview: The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound
The Shakespeare mounts an evening of giggles and frolics that serves as a reminder that a clever wit is always timeless. The post Review: The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound appeared first on...
View ArticleWatch Men: 1984 (review)
Shakespeare Theatre's 1984 is constrained by the source material's faults, but is still an enthralling concept piece The post Watch Men: 1984 (review) appeared first on Metro Weekly.
View Article