Hailey Wharram

1 month ago | georgetownvoice.com | Alexandra Risi |Hailey Wharram |Amy Guay |Kenny Le

Content warning: This article includes mention of physical violence and sexual assault. Though innumerable films attempt to provide social commentary about the state of our world,  some fall flat, offering little else but weak attempts to garner social validation. It’s often unclear if the message is genuine or if the movie is a ploy to put more money into a faux activist’s pocket.

Nov 11, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Elaine Clarke |Elizabeth Adler |Ella Manners |Hailey Wharram

It was like a not-so-secret meeting of the coolest people we had ever seen; a common music taste had attracted them all to The Anthem in swarms. Funneling in through the grand front entrance, we made our way to the theater’s ginormous pit, full of flowy skirts, baby tees, and cowboy boots all buzzing in anticipation for headliner Clairo.

Oct 17, 2024 | georgetowner.com | Hailey Wharram

For the first show in Folger Theatre’s ‘Whose Democracy?’ season, director Raymond O. Caldwell refreshes “Romeo and Juliet” for a D.C. audience by transposing the Montague-Capulet feud onto our country’s fractured political landscape. Here, the Montagues are Democrats, the Capulets are Republicans, and both parties are vying for power in a contentious presidential election cycle all too similar to our own. The groundwork for this creative choice is laid even before Act I officially commences.

Oct 15, 2024 | georgetowner.com | Hailey Wharram

William Finn’s Tony Award–winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is currently spellbinding crowds at The Kennedy Center until Oct. 20. Directed by “Kimberly Akimbo” alumnus Danny Mefford, the show follows six socially-awkward brainiacs during the most momentous, nerve-wracking occasion of their young lives: their local spelling bee finals.

Oct 13, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Sofia Kemeny |Hailey Wharram |Emmy Buck |Aminah Malik

While New York City is affectionately dubbed “The City That Never Sleeps” and Los Angeles is  the cultural hub for celebrity sightings and detox juices, Washington, D.C. is known for its precarious balance between corporate sellouts and congressional aficionados. Operating as the beating heart of American politics, D.C. cannot seem to think about anything other than its day job—especially when it comes to entertainment.