Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Partying with Pride

    ''I think this is just a great representation of a lot of the talent that we have in D.C. and in our community,'' says John...

  • If You Care (and Love It): Charli XCX is here TONIGHT

    If you’re looking for something to do tonight and you can’t wait until this Sunday, June 9, to hear this week’s Metro Weekly cover ladies...

  • Icona Pop’s New Single, U.S. Tour Dates

    Today the Swedish dance-pop duo Icona Pop, whose irresistible Top 10 hit “I Don’t Care (I Love It)” has now reached ubiquity, released new song...

  • 5 Gay Things to See or Do Before Pride

    Got Pride fever already? Well, here’s our pick for five slightly off-the-beaten-path ways to scratch your gay itch before next weekend’s parade, festival and parties....

  • Dancing in Tribute to Peter Rauhofer

    You may not have read about it in the New York Times — the Gray Lady has been disquietingly silent on the matter — but...

  • Sin-sations

    ''I think it'd be a shame if people missed this show,'' Craig Cipollini says, ''because I think it's one of our best.'' There's actually no...

  • Kick Starter

    ''Just watching people try and play kickball in drag is hilarious,'' Karl Muller says. ''The dresses are flying, the wigs are going, and everything.'' This...

  • Paying Tribute

    ''The theme is Peter's theme, the lineup is Peter's lineup. The production is Peter's production. It's pretty much Peter,'' says Nima Nasseri, referring to Peter...

  • Twin Temptation

    ''They were very impressed with the first party,'' says Kurt Graves. ''They were satisfied with the attendance, the sales. They're all aboard.'' Since it opened...

  • Olney’s Edge

    '' were a little concerned that this might not be the kind of show you should take your children to,'' says David Elliott. ''Another person...

  • Long Story Short

    ''There's no real local GLBT theater company that's producing regularly,'' says Matt Ripa. ''When you do see theater companies that are doing plays with gay...

  • Ready, Set, Activism

    Amir Dixon wasn't sure how willing some young black gay men would be to go on record about the struggles they face. But once Dixon...

  • Billy Porter: From Kinky Boots to Top of the Pops?

    “I feel like the Internet and social media have created a world where theater can transcend New York, and get out in a way that...

  • And the Stephen Schwartz Nod Goes to…Nathan Lane in The Nance

    In a Metro Weekly cover feature as part of our Special Broadway Edition, celebrated composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discussed the 10th anniversary of Wicked and...

  • Gilgamesh Follies

    Right now, there's a work of art gracing the stage at the Source on 14th Street. And I don't mean Gilgamesh, the fantastical show created...