Feb 12, 2006
Previously on DCist
Well, it wasn’t the storm we had in 2003, but after a January that struggled to hit the freezing point, it was nice to see that we haven’t completely gotten rid of winter. Yet. Also, coming this Friday, a high in the 60s. This week in DCist, we brought you our tips for doing Valentine’s Day right. There was plenty to discuss regarding the District’s ongoing attempt to build the new baseball stadium on South…
Feb 08, 2006
The Velvet Sky Keeps Us Afraid Of The Dark
It’s easy to scare children with talk of Boogeymen and Bloody Marys, creatures in the closet, or things that go bump in the night. But we adults are immune to such terrors, right? Right? The Velvet Sky, making its world premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, borrows liberally from such classic childhood nightmares, from bony fingers that grab from out of nowhere to fierce, raptor-like birds which glide in ominously during many moments of the production….
Jan 30, 2006
DCist’s February Theater Preview
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…