Jun 04, 2007
DCist Crashes the Opera Ball
Opera is a serious musical genre, the summa of high dramatic art. For some serious thoughts about the season just concluded by Washington National Opera, you could read the Opera Season in Review from last week. In a less exalted but equally important way, opera is about ostentation, and in that vein, there is one more glittering event that always makes the end of the season final in Washington, and that is the annual Opera…
Aug 15, 2006
This Evita’s Surprisingly Good For You
What’s new, Buenos Aires? How about a decades-old musical production that doesn’t feel stale, but instead has leads with charisma to spare and innovative staging that seamlessly incorporates both sign language and actors with disabilities? That is what Open Circle Theatre brings us with Evita, a hugely entertaining, cabaret-style take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about Eva Duarte’s transformation from country nobody to first lady of Argentina. Open Circle’s productions are handicapped-accessible both to…
Aug 30, 2005
Strangers With Candy
Roll out the welcome mat, Washington — a new neighbor wants to move into your inbox. DailyCandy, the light and fluffy e-mail newsletter that gives readers the lowdown on everything from NYC sample sales to street fairs in Buenos Aires, is laying down carefully-highlighted roots in D.C. Annie Lou Bayly, editor of DailyCandy DC, described the free newsletter to DCist as your online best friend, giving you the lowdown on the area’s coolest shops, salons,…