It’s honest, tangled and just out of reach. Pretty much how you’d expect it to be with this director.

Michael Cavna

Behind the scenes: Here’s how today’s 100th-anniversary interactive puzzle came out letter-perfect.

Rebecca Ritzel

Early-music ensemble draws loyal listeners in performances at Walter Reed hospital.

Matt Schudel

In “Kansas City Lightning,” Stanley Crouch brings the great jazz musician alive.

Mark Jenkins

Shows include works by Kathleen M. Ramich, Tony Savoie, John James Anderson and Mei Mei Chang.

Philip Kennicott

“Extreme Measures,” his show at the New Museum, gives a much-needed shot in the arm to real masculinity.

Peter Marks

Diane Paulus's Tony-winning "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" comes to the National.

Rebecca Ritzel

A diagnosis of diabetes led D.C. native Katelyn Prominski to take bold new steps to reshape her career.

Three local actors face the challenge of roles made famous by other actors.

Emily Yahr

The future of the show and the network’s reputation will depend on what happens next.

— Rachel Lubitz

Katherine Boyle

Painted months before the artist’s suicide, “Green Wheat Fields, Auvers” is “a final gasp,” curator says.

Carolyn See

Readers might want to hang up on this sappy tale of dead relatives reaching out and touching someone.

Stephen Brookes

The quartet used Antonio Stradivari’s masterful instruments, but it was their sound that really impressed.

Fritz Hahn

Check out the parties at some of 2013’s hottest new bars and restaurants.