Furiosa, You Are Awaited
Operatic in scope and biblical in its savagery, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a profound achievement that seems destined to disappoint. It’s the most eagerly awaited movie of Australian trauma physician-turned-filmmaker George Miller’s 45-year second career, and to replicate the kind of glow-up that distinguished 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome from its rightly revered,…
Returning to Point Break Uncovers the Romance Between the Two Leading Men
It used to be how Hollywood did business. The studio would pair an established star with a rising ingenue to see if they have chemistry. If it worked, they’d make more films together. When the young star got older, they’d pair them with a younger star, and the cycle would continue. They did it with…
Evita’s Return at GALA
Reviewed in Spanish below Music, dancing, video projections, and history come together in Momia en el Clóset (Mummy in the Closet: Evita’s Return), now playing at GALA Hispanic Theatre. Set to the rhythms of samba, reggae, bachata, waltz, tango, and tarantella, it’s a story about what happened to MarÃa Eva Duarte de Perón, better known…
Dragula and Lots To Look At: City Lights for May 23 Through 29
Saturday: Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 5 Tour at Fillmore Silver Spring Unless you’re a Ministry devotee, you may not realize every day is Halloween. Unless you’re a drag aficionado over the age of 30, you may not realize there’s an entire drag ecosystem outside of RuPaul’s World of Wonder. If the Venn diagram of your…
Beyond the Parade: A 2024 Pride Guide to D.C.
The sun is shining, Partiful invites are popping, outfits are coming together, and across the city rainbow flags are flying. It can only mean one thing: Pride is upon us! Here in the nation’s capital, Pride festivities begin Memorial Day Weekend with DC Black Pride—one of the largest and greatest Black Prides in the country.…
Swing Beat: Allyn Johnson Is Overdue for a Resurgence
When Allyn Johnson helmed a trio in a special Sunday night show at Takoma Station on May 5, it was the first time the pianist had led a gig since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of that was a matter of hardware: Michael Phillips, the club’s jazz impresario, has been trying to book Johnson for…
In Mexodus, History Gets Remixed Every Night
History is full of unsung stories just looking for a beat. Now, the tale of the Underground Railroad that took a turn south of the border has found its rhythm in Mexodus, a world-premiere musical running at Mosaic Theater Company after debuting at co-producers Baltimore Center Stage in March. In this hip-hop two-hander, writers and…
Problems Between Sisters Gives an Unhinged Critique of Male Privilege
Problems Between Sisters, the new play by Julia May Jonas, is a women-centered response to Sam Shepard’s True West. Unless you saw the 2019 Broadway production of True West with Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano, you may not remember Shepard’s play is about two brothers who brutalize the stage, and each other. Now at Studio…
Dance Institute of Washington Receives $2 Million From MacKenzie Scott
In her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott received a 4 percent stake in the online behemoth. As a result, her net worth ballooned (Forbes estimates its $34.9 billion). Stunningly, she pledged to give the majority of this fortune away to organizations supporting everything from perinatal health to LGBTQIA rights. Her financial gifts…
Visual Artist Roderick Turner Shines Light on D.C.’s Past for the Future to Remember
Painting is so integral to local artist Roderick Turner’s life that you’ll hardly ever find him not working on his art. Even in mid-conversation, it’s likely he’ll pull out his supplies and begin a new project—something he did while speaking with City Paper for this article. Sitting on a bench inside Foundry Gallery, where staff…
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