Kevin Spacey, A Damned Fine Crooner

Kevin Spacey was in DC Saturday night to host a small private dinner at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on behalf of The Kevin Spacey Foundation. The 140 guests included the man whose job Spacey has in "House of Cards," majority whip Kevin McCarthy and minority whip Steny Hoyer. With the government shutdown looming, neither man stayed for the full evening, though Hoyer did seem, hmmm, shall we say friendly, with a woman I later learned is Ron Perelman's communications chief, Christine Taylor. One of my table mates described their hand holding more graphically. Yo, DC is fun in a crisis.

 

Yes, the "House of Cards" cast were at the party, among a mixed bag of famous-for-DC types. I'll have lots more on washingtonian.com on Monday, but for now enjoy this sampling of Spacey's very engaging performance, backed by the Capital Focus Jazz Band (made up of area school kids). If you saw him portray Bobby Darin in "Beyond the Sea," then you know he's worth watching.