Archive for 'Arts'
A Signature performance of ‘Company’
By Jordan Wright When the cast of Signature Theatre’s “Company” struts onstage in the musical’s first number, the thing to keep in mind is that three of the four onstage couples — Sherri L. Edelen as [...]
One for all and all for one at Synetic Theater
By Jordan Wright Synetic Theater’s dancers excel in perceived weightlessness and acrobatic suspension, and in “The Three Musketeers,” their talent is put on display. The play is full of good, old-fashioned swashbuckling, fight-till-the-death duels and leaping [...]
Booming sales prompts Port City Brewing’s expansion
By Derrick Perkins Port City Brewing’s line of local craft beers has got tongues wagging, so much so the West End brewery is expanding capacity — again. Owner Bill Butcher, a native of the city, is [...]
MetroStage’s “Ghost-Writer” is a spellbinding show
By Jordan Wright As MetroStage celebrates its three Helen Hayes Awards for last year’s “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” theatergoers are treated to another brilliant show by producing artistic director Carolyn [...]
A tale of troubled savants at Little Theatre
By Jordan Wright “33 Variations,” playing at The Little Theatre of Alexandria, takes the audience on an intellectual exercise, meditating on Ludwig van Beethoven’s intent when he composed 33 variations on his music publisher’s mediocre waltz. [...]
Hobie and Monk: What to do when the kids aren’t all right
Dear Hobie & Monk, I looked back through your columns, and I’m surprised that no one has written in about this topic considering the wealth of restaurants and children in Alexandria. When my son was young [...]
‘Six Degrees’ deftly captures a changing society
By Jordan Wright When John Guare’s iconic play, “Six Degrees of Separation,” was first produced at Lincoln Center in New York City in 1993, it fit in with the zeitgeist perfectly. Society had been reconfigured over [...]
Thinking about a trip abroad? Sri Lanka should be at the top of the list
By Frederica Dunn Where can you see the world’s largest land creature — the elephant — and the largest sea creature — the blue whale — on the same day? Sri Lanka. Rich in history and [...]
Sushi with a twist on The Avenue
By Melissa Quinn For restaurateurs Mike Anderson and Bill Blackburn, a sushi restaurant in the Del Ray neighborhood was a long time coming. But it wasn’t until they saw another niche — for an adults-only venue [...]
Virginia Theological Seminary gets groovy
By Melissa Quinn The Virginia Theological Seminary shook up the usual routine over the weekend, hosting a Christian rock festival in hopes of giving adherents and attendees a different view of the Episcopal Church. Though the [...]
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