It’s rare to find a musical which thinks exploring adult friendships is more interesting and relevant than focusing exclusively on romantic relationships. Then again, not too many musicals move back in time, either; Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along has its share of attributes that make it not your average show. That isn’t to say it’s a masterpiece. Merrily We Roll Along, now being staged by Eric Schaeffer at the Sondheim-loving Signature Theater, has plenty…

And a glorious Friday to you, Washington. Granted, it’s not exactly pleasant out right now, but we’re going to boldly agree completely with the National Weather Service about tomorrow: highs in the mid-50s, with plenty of sun (peeking through a few clouds). We’ll take it. After the week we’ve had, we would have taken Antarctica, just as long as we got to sleep in a little and not have to think about work for at…

Washington is about to be overrun by film festivals, so get your comedies and dramas, your Hollywood actors and local wannabes, your serious documentaries and hilarious animations starting tonight. Well, not tonight. Tonight you’ll be at Unbuckled. But the rest of the weekend is your film reel playground! The DC Shorts Film Festival is playing 94 movies by independent filmmakers from all over the world. Most of the festival, which runs until September 21, will…

Three Stars is back! This month we’ll take a look at Timothy Bracken Complex, The Whips, and kick things off with Rome In A Day. This past Saturday, DCist trekked out to end of the Orange line to catch two bands from Northern Virginia that have been causing quite stir with their infectious, radio friendly pop rock anthems, and a third previously unannounced group that was added to the line-up last minute. While Welbilt and…

FRIDAY: Dear organizers of tonight’s Cryfest — Cure vs. Smiths Dance Party on the Black Cat mainstage: Did we go to the same high school? Because, really, I thought I was the only one who spent several nights a week as an awkward teenager perfecting the disaffected side-to-side shuffle that is the only kind of actual “dancing” one can do to this music. Meet me there tonight, OK? I’ll be the one in the raccoon…