It’s finally time for a new fiscal year to begin, which means the end of the housing voucher drought in D.C.

Following a summer of turnover, local artists and organizers consider the past, present, and future of the area’s DIY music venues.

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Set in the Jim Crow era, Psalmayene 24’s production makes the case that one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” deserves a second, serious look.

Five women think up one thousand and one nights’-worth of tales in Hannah Khalil’s imaginative ensemble dramedy at Spooky Action Theater.

Bruce Springsteen headlined Tom Morello’s Power to the People benefit show for voting rights at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Performances from Hathaway and Dakota Johnson elevate Colleen Hoover’s trashy source novel, but not so much that the film forgets its roots.

There’s more to this wannabe Dr. Strangelove than you think, but maybe not as much as you want.

The Spirit heads into the last month of the NWSL season, national team call-ups, and a USWNT vs. Spain game at Rowdy Audi.

When the new Brian Quijada musical stops trying to soften its blow, it soars to great heights.

D.C.’s medical dispensaries are betting on the experience—hosting comedy shows, yoga classes, and a place to actually smoke what you buy.

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.