Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Lahti’s Pride

    In Dustin Lance Black's 2011 play 8, Christine Lahti played one of the lesbians who sued the state of California over Proposition 8's denial of...

  • Sophie's Choice

    ''Sophie, are you okay?'' Phillip asks at the end of The Argument. Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's 90-minute drama is about an unexpected pregnancy and a woman's right...

  • The Atlas Presents Gay Camber-Pop Group Tonight

    The Atlas presents a multimedia concert by The Irrepressibles, an intriguing 10-piece chamber-pop band from London led by gay singer-composer Jamie McDermott. The strings-oriented group...

  • Solange Brings Her Quirks to Lisner Tonight

    Though late last year’s True wasn’t as stirring as the 2009 set Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, the EP did prove that Beyoncé’s little...

  • Jessie Ware is Tonight’s Treat at the Fillmore

    It’s Halloween, but if you feel like keeping it classy tonight, instead of a trick head to the Fillmore Silver Spring for a real treat,...

  • REVIEW: Disclosure Proves Revealing at 9:30 Club

    This past Monday night’s show at the 9:30 Club sold out well in advance, and the crowd was far more responsive and enthusiastic than usual,...

  • Beefed-Up Ballet

    {Giselle (Photo by Steve Vaccariello)} ''Men in tights.'' Septime Webre laughs after he says that, the first thing that springs to mind when asked what's...

  • Broadway Baby

    The New York Times once referred to soprano Melissa Errico as ''one of the most valuable assets of the musical theater.'' Yet New York-native Errico...

  • Reckoning Ball

    Heather McEntire has a sweet, pristine voice that recalls country antecedents, from Alison Krauss to Dolly Parton. Yet McEntire was essentially an adult before anyone...

  • Michael Cavanaugh Channels Elton John with NSO Pops

    A few years ago Michael Cavanaugh, star of the Billy Joel-focused Broadway musical Movin’ Out, performed a Joel-inspired concert with his rock band and the...

  • ‘God Loves Uganda’ Opens Today

    First screened locally earlier this year during the DC Black Pride Film Festival, the documentary God Loves Uganda from Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams (pictured, right) opens...

  • Victorian-Flavored Frights

    '' I spent a lot of time working on tall ships and traveling,'' Sabrina Mandell says. No, Mandell, founder of Happenstance Theater Company, isn't...

  • 3 Gay-Related Plays to See This Weekend

    This weekend is your last chance to see two of the biggest — and best — gay-themed plays staged in D.C. in a long time....

  • Russian Riot

    ''Without your fear, you can do anything,'' Russian singer Louisine Gevorkian shouts on her rock band Louna's blistering punk jam ''Fight Club.'' Gevorkian also urges...

  • Couples, Killed and Comedic

    Surely no one needs a spoiler alert about Romeo and Juliet. After all, what is probably William Shakespeare's most popular and most accessible play is...