Taking a Misguided UFO to ‘Heaven’s Gate’
It’s the golden age of cult docuseries. Following two different series on NXIVM on Starz, and the revival of one on Australia’s The Family on Starz — and what was…
Virtual Icons at Virtual Rock Hall Induction
They canceled the Olympics and Coachella, so this year might have also been a good year to cancel The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (HBO, 8 p.m.).…
A Slight Kennedy Center Reopening
If you were planning the first in-person performance in the Kennedy Center in six months, a kind of historic cultural awakening after the darkness of the pandemic lockdown, you couldn’t…
True Crime and a Whole Lot More
`Thе documentarian Liz Garbus muѕt hаvе felt аn intense kinship tо Michelle McNamara, a true crime blogger whо kept amassing information оn a topic іn order tо fashion іt іntо…
The Last New Play in Washington for Now
It may have been unrealistic to open a new play amid the coronavirus pandemic, but "The Realistic Joneses" did just that on Saturday at Spooky Action Theatre, a group whose…
When the Riches Ran Out for ‘Timon’
The week the stock market erases its year's gains may be just the right time to open a not-often produced play about swift changes in fortune. "Timon of Athens" has…
The Touring ‘Simon & Garfunkel Story’
There is certainly a dramatic story to be told behind the highly successful 60s duo Simon & Garfunkel from a brief high school success that got them on “American Bandstand”…
A New Year’s Eve Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Some of Aretha Franklin’s greatest performances happened at the Kennedy Center — chief of which may have been a 2015 performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”…
She & Him Throw a Christmas Party
The first time Zooey Deschanel sang a Christmas song for huge audiences was 16 years ago in the movie “Elf,” crooning “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in the shower, eventually dueting with…
A Soulful ‘Motown Christmas’ at Signature
Because Christmas is mandatory on entertainment stages all month, it’s no surprise that a cabaret at Signature Theatre is again devoted to the Yuletide songbook. But in a clever and…