Covering, and Uncovering, Carole King
• July 11, 2024

A few years back, this Late Boomer went with some Early Boomers to see “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” on Broadway. It was my sister’s birthday gift to herself. Nominated […]

Paula Modersohn-Becker at Neue Galerie New York
• June 27, 2024

The “neue” (pronounced “NOY-uh) in Neue Galerie New York is German for new. Honoring a Vienna gallery of the 1920s and ’30s, the name suits what is still the youngest […]

‘Hilma’ at the Wilma and More Philly Delving
• June 13, 2024

For those planning to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art this month to see “Mary Cassatt at Work,” here is a performing arts roundup and a lodging option. First, let’s […]

‘Brilliant Exiles’ at the Portrait Gallery
• June 6, 2024

Both the Paris Métro and the world’s tallest Ferris wheel made their debut at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. With the fair as its starting point, the National Portrait Gallery’s […]

‘Bonnard’s Worlds’ at the Phillips
• May 23, 2024

One of the most captivating art museum experiences in Washington, D.C., a city with many, is the Phillips Collection’s Rothko Room. In this small gallery, seated on a bench in […]

Georgetown’s Poppy Guesthouse Is Blooming Wonderful
• May 20, 2024

Does the Poppy Georgetown Guesthouse and Gardens have a “Wizard of Oz” connection? In “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the book by L. Frank Baum on which the 1939 Hollywood […]

Mr. Liang Comes to Washington
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In 2017, Edwaard* Liang was invited to co-choreograph a ballet to open the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the following January. “They like to start their forum with art,” […]

PostClassical Ensemble’s Sophisticated Ellington
• April 29, 2024

“What on earth would I want with strings?” That quote from Duke Ellington, which appeared in a 1951 issue of “Down Beat,” gives a sense of the deeply rooted, inimitable […]

CEO Ana Harvey’s Notes From Underground
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Last September, The Washington Ballet presented a pre-season showcase underground. Dupont Underground, that is, the eight-year-old contemporary arts venue in Dupont Circle’s subterranean streetcar station, shuttered in 1962. Though the […]

Washington Ballet’s Edwaard Liang to Speak at May 16 Breakfast
• April 25, 2024

Choreographer Edwaard Liang, who became the Washington Ballet’s fourth artistic director last fall, will be the featured speaker at The Georgetowner’s May 16 cultural breakfast. Admission to the event, at […]