For all his success outside of it, David Mamet has done all right by Hollywood. More than all right, in fact: His screenplays for The Verdict and Wag the Dog were nominated for Oscars, and, like Woody Allen, he gets to direct his own scripts just the way he wants to because 1) he’s got such unassailable artistic cred that everybody wants to work with him, and 2) he never spends very much money.... more ›

DCist is through with living a lie. We have to confess: we're developing quite the crush on Kate Eastwood Norris. more ›

I was intrigued to see workers in front of the Source Theatre on 14th St. NW over the weekend hanging a marquee sign for the opening of David Mamet's Boston Marriage on Feb. 17. For one thing, the Source Theatre Company has been basically closed for 2 years. For another, I had heard last month at a neighborhood association meeting that the building was likely being sold to the owners of Bedrock Billiards, who plan... more ›

February’s theater scene brings a month of insomnia and exorcisms, dames and deaths. But before we outline the month’s offerings, allow us to say thanks to DCist reader Jeffrey, who reminded us that tickets for the Monty Python spectacular, Spamalot, coming to the National Theater in June, go on sale Februrary 26. They’ll be gone faster than you can say "shrubbery," so mark your calendars. In the meantime, how far would you go to protect... more ›