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Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Dudamel and the moral choice

On conductors and politics: Gustavo Dudamel won’t condemn Maduro regime. Should we expect him to?

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

‘Il Corsaro’: WCO does early Verdi proud

The young tenor Michael Fabiano gave Washington Concert Opera reason to put on minor Verdi work.

Anne Midgette

Anne Midgette

Strong NSO ‘Rosenkavalier’ offers Fleming and new star

Stephanie Houtzeel steals show as Octavian in Part 1 of orchestra’s Strauss celebration with Eschenbach.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

Romanian film ‘Child’s Pose’ is a complex thriller

Luminita Gheorghiu delivers an incandescent performance at the center of the film.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ movie review

Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s film features a stand-out performance by Ralph Fiennes as a suave concierge.

Ann Hornaday

Ann Hornaday

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ movie review

The ‘300’ prequel returns to Greece with more gore, grunting and aggressive sexuality.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Paul Taylor Dance Company to enlist other choreographers

The name will change to Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, signifying the company’s growth.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

Bigger, bolder isn’t always better than smaller, well-crafted

Bowen McCauley Dance program brought an altogether pleasing work to the Atlas Intersections Festival.

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman

In Beatles, Stones homage, all you need is ballet about love

The best part of Washington Ballet’s “British Invasion” is Wheeldon’s work “There Where She Loved.”

  

Ask Amy: Daughters move home; mom wants out

It sounds to Amy as if this mom has been rescuing and mediating for her daughters for far too long.

Ask Amy: Randy widower worries daughter

Her father is sleeping around, and she worries he may end up with an STD.

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Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

NBC’s ‘Crisis’: Held hostage, with unreasonable demands

TV REVIEW | A busload of elite Washington teenagers is kidnapped — bring on the helicopter parents!

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘Cosmos’: A fond return to the vastness of space

TV REVIEW | Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts this sleek and long-awaited update to Carl Sagan’s 1980 series.

Hank Stuever

Hank Stuever

‘Resurrection,’ ‘Believe’: Children with very special gifts

TV REVIEWS | My child can control things with her mind. (Yeah? Well my kid came back from the dead.)

Lisa De Moraes

Lisa De Moraes

The TV Column: Alec Baldwin’s puzzling Nat Geo Channel gig

The actor and animal rights supporter will narrate documentaries about, among other things, bear-hunting.

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

Emmy and Tony can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris

Actor will host the Emmy Awards for the second time this year after hosting the Tonys for the fourth time

Lisa de Moraes

Lisa de Moraes

Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’

TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Conductor has apparent health issue during NSO concert

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, 80, slumps to the podium near the end of the night but finishes performance.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

New Smithsonian leader may have outsider’s advantage

David Skorton’s fundraising success at Cornell and affinity for humanities brings hope to Institution’s future.

Philip Kennicott

Philip Kennicott

Phillips Collection’s ‘Made in the USA’

New exhibition makes strong case for acknowledging founder’s brilliance and generosity as a collector.

Gene Weingarten

Gene Weingarten

Google-dy gook

Gene is lost in translation.

Gene Weingarten

Gene Weingarten

Big news in men’s health

Gene keeps abreast of the latest tips.

Gene Weingarten

Gene Weingarten

Gene is nuts, period

On how — and why — our columnist is a space cadet.

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