To kick off its 50th season, Round House Theatre’s co-production with Olney Theatre Center toes the line between play and musical.

Looking for a no-frills breakfast spot in Northeast? Norma’s has got you. It’s all about family, comfort, and pancakes the size of your head.

When the world outside feels like too much, Olney’s production invites us to suspend our disbelief for a few hours.

This year’s D.C. Jazz Festival might even have been the most exciting edition in the event’s 22-year history.

Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime isn’t a biopic of Dateline NBC host Chris Hansen. It’s something queasier.

Have you heard of chapbooks—the little cousin to novels, essay collections, and short story collections? If not, you’re missing out on an entire series of short works from today’s writers. Modern publ...

As the Washington Commanders prepare for their Sept. 27 home opener, we took a moment to reflect on the club’s history.

As the Trump administration grows more absurd, D.C.’s comedians, artists, and agitators are turning ridicule into civic resistance.

When the downtown park reopened in 2021, a restaurant structure was built, but the eatery that was slated to open in 2022 is still pending.

The feel-everything musical, cast with local talent, returns to Ford’s Theatre for the 25th anniversary of September 11.

As AI permeates our lives, local theater companies are teaching acting and backstage classes that empower students and build community.

Steve Yockey’s new play sometimes meanders too far off course, but it’s saved by vivid characterization and magnetic performances.

Thousands of protesters united at the Kennedy Center Friday to demand the Trump administration take its “hands off” the arts institution.

The Ward 1 Mutual Aid Benefit Show will bring local punk to the Sylvan Theater stage for the first time since Fugazi played there in 1995.

Art can fuel a revolution, but it’s also the fastest ticket out of here: Art lets us escape the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

JBG Smith and Mid-America Apartments have agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit alleging companies conspired to keep rents artificially high.

Actor Kevin Jorges makes his D.C. debut in GALA’s production about a failed actor who becomes a double agent during World War II.

Those of us of a certain age and of this city have a seared-in-the-brain recall of where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the news about the attacks on September 11, 2001. I was in…

In honor of the infamous day’s 25th anniversary, City Paper looks back at one day just outside the District that changed life forever.

The velvet-voiced singer-songwriter was a founding member of the British band. See him play his solo songs and Zombies classics at the Warner.

When resources are tight and safety is not guaranteed, it’s the mission, the milestones, and the partnerships that keep local stages going.

For most of its history, Merrily has been a musical pariah, leaning on fan devotion and savvy directors to make the troubled show work.

Director Adam Wingard’s trailer-park siege flick is a grisly tribute to John Carpenter and early James Cameron.

After 54 years, the National Park Service’s Southeast concert series has quietly ended—at least for now, according to an NPS spokesperson.

Three DMV natives are at the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup and a pair of Mystics players are in Berlin for the FIBA World Cup.

After a splashy debut at the Cannes, Na Hong-jin’s latest abandons crowd-pleasing mayhem for aliens with a tedious philosophical streak.

Owner Jackson Mosley is on the hook for thousands of dollars and suing DC Homos’ José Romero for reputational damage.

André Mazelin departed the organization in August following calls for his removal and the firing of artistic director Tariq O’Meally.

We asked some Washington Spirit players to share their favorite things to do, eat, and experience in the DMV.

Thousands of people flocked to the rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 to demand voting rights and racial justic

Ridley Scott’s skilled tradesman phase continues with this existential thriller about the dogged persistence of hope in a ruined world.

The four-day festival brings together more than 100 women artists in hopes of correcting the art world’s gender imbalance.

On Friday, the King family will join 90-plus community partners to peacefully march for voting rights and justice for Black people.

After 27 years, Pastor Brian Hamilton and Dick Smith pass the torch for Westminster Presbyterian Church’s weekly music series.

The latest showcase for Jason Statham’s smooth pate and magnificent stubble goes for the rock-hard questions.

The author, in D.C. for Saturday's National Book Festival, on crafting her latest novel, Whistler, and the great power of friendship.

Writing about Eritrean independence gave the author “a deeper appreciation for all my family went through to let us call D.C. home.”

Courtney Bailey’s comedy about three famous literary sisters trapped in purgatory strains for mirth and insight alike.

D.C.’s team joined more than 3,000 athletes to compete in 16 different sports, build community, and win some medals.

AG Brian Schwalb announced the charges yesterday and said the scheme resulted in D.C. paying $441,137 for work that wasn’t done.

Bishop Mariann Budde discusses her book I Can Learn To Be Brave and how she hopes it’ll inspire others to stand up for human rights.

The homegrown-ish band played 30 years of hits at their sold-out, three-hour set Monday night at Nationals Park.