Madeleine Peyroux: A True Poet
Peyroux, who performed at the Music Center at Strathmore in September and has a new, highly-original album, “Standing on the Rooftop,” is hard to pigeon hole or categorize. When you tell her that, she seems pleased.
Gary Tischler
‘Parade’ Shows Our Past and Present Dark Sides
By Gary Tischler |
Oct 5, 2011
“Parade” (now at Ford’s Theatre through Oct. 30) sounds like a musical, it pretends to be a musical, it ...
The Fewer Terrorists, the Better
By Gary Tischler |
Oct 5, 2011
When the virulent and high-ranking al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki was killed in target drone strike in Yemen last week, most ...
A Life of Achievement and Service
By Gary Tischler |
Oct 3, 2011
Roger Kennedy, the former director of the National Park Service, died last week at 85.
"Oklahoma" Takes a Final Bow this Weekend
The extended run of "Oklahoma" at Arena Stage is finally coming to a close. Two of the show's stars speak about thier experience with the production.
Charles Harting Percy: 1919 - 2011
Former Senator Charles Percy died Saturday at the age of 91, succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer’s disease at ...
Till Fellner: Past, Present and Future of Classical Music
There are certain images that come to mind when you think of classical music, and pianist Till Fellner, a rising ...
Daughters of Politics: Kara Kennedy and Eleanor Mondale
The obituaries of Kara Kennedy and Eleanor Mondale.
Looking for a Good Time? 'The Heir Apparent' Puts on a Show
The Shakespeare Theatre Company's "The Heir Apparent" opens to riotous reviews.
An Evening of Rememberance at the Kennedy Center
A crowd gathered at the Kennedy Center last Thursday to commemorate and mourn the anniversary of September 11.
'Tosca' at the Washington National Opera
An old favorite opens up a new season.
Rain Won't Stop This City's Event Calendar
By Gary Tischler |
Sep 8, 2011
Bored? This isn't your average rainy day weekend.
2011 Fall Opera Preview
By Gary Tischler |
Sep 7, 2011
Washington experienced a wrenching and rare one-two weather punch in one week — an unprecedented earthquake followed by a hurricane. The ...
Memory and Witness in a Post-9/11 World
By Gary Tischler |
Sep 7, 2011
Like witnesses at a traffic accident, everybody remembers that singular, defining day differently yet, at the same time, everyone has ...
Much To Do About Ukes
I didn’t know there was so much to know about the ukulele , or how many people were crazy about ...
