Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Is a Call to Action (photos)
Michael Moore made an appearance at the D.C. premiere of his documentary, "Fahrenheit 11/9," on Sept. 17. The two-hour film is about the 2016 election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump.
Weekend Round Up September 6, 2018
This year’s DC Shorts Film Festival runs tonight through Sept. 16, with an opening weekend party on Saturday. Also this Saturday: the Book Hill Gallery Walk.
Sondheim’s ‘Passion’ at Signature
Running through Sept. 23, “Passion” takes something of a commitment, a willingness to open ourselves to feelings not usually accessed by a musical.
Weekend Round Up August 2, 2018
“La donna è mobile” — just ask the Duke of Mantua at Wolf Trap Opera's "Rigoletto" or Sarah Fraser at her live podcast taping on Friday. On Sunday: the Citi Open finals and Signature Theatre’s open house.
Lively Performances at Rainy Fiesta Asia (photos)
Traditionally scheduled for May to coincide with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the 2018 event had been postponed once, so the decision was made to carry on despite more calls for rain on July 21.
Opera Singers Find Inspiration in Art
Fresh from lead roles in Wolf Trap Opera’s production of “Idomeneo,” Megan Samarin and Ian Koziara — two of this summer’s 20 Filene Artists — were preparing for a July 19 recital at the Phillips Collection.
Weekend Round Up July 12, 2018
In between Capital Fringe shows, spend time outside, cleaning up Theodore Roosevelt Island and picnicking with sculptures at the Kreeger and to the sounds of folk and Southern rock in Rose Park.
It’s (Capital) Fringe Month!
Plays in the festival, which runs through July 29, are all uniformly and un-uniformly out of the mainstream, unique, fresh and original. Our writer's system is to look for companies with odd names and plays with offbeat themes.
Festival Showcases Cultures of Armenia, Catalonia (photos)
At this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Catalans stood on each other's shoulders, building towers called castells as high as eight levels over the National Mall.
Anderson, Montevecchi Leave the Stage
Last month, the entertainment world lost a leading man and a leading lady with long, noteworthy careers: Stanley Anderson and Liliane Montevecchi.
