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All posts tagged "jeffrey johnson"

  • Edie's Follies

    Relatively few people ever got the chance to see Edie Beale perform cabaret. ''She was getting calls from all over the world, and she just...

  • In the Pink

    Jeffrey Johnson has been part of Washington's cultural fabric for 15 years, even if he got his start on the stages of Columbia, S.C. But...

  • Jeffrey Johnson revives Edie Beale

    Jeffrey Johnson has teamed up with the Black Fox Lounge to offer a reprise of his popular one-woman cabaret Edie Beale Live at Reno Sweeney....

  • Close-Out Concert

    Jeffrey Johnson recalls Noi Chudnoff shopping at thrift stores for bras and panties -- for him to wear. ''It's so funny,'' he laughs. ''What other...

  • Imposter, Muse and a False Note

    When Patricia Highsmith created Tom Ripley, she created an evil that was terrifying because it was so deliciously attractive. Smart. Disturbingly sexual. Enticingly dangerous. Writer...

  • Lip Service

    Special Agent Galactica is every woman – figuratively. The lip-syncing character whose attire usually entails a pink wig, short dress, heels and subtle makeup, ''channels''...

  • Lube Smackdown

    ''Who's got Crisco!?'' A month ago, after promoter Jeffrey Johnson had already gone through several gallon pump bottles of Wet brand lube, things were getting...

  • Landmark Plays

    ''We wanted to create a very relaxed atmosphere to celebrate and learn about ourselves and our history,'' says Ganymede Arts' Jeffrey Johnson. His theater's current...

  • Garden Party

    Let's get this out of the way right off the top. Yes, Miss Pixie's Backroom Palace is the storeroom of the fantastic Miss Pixie's ''furnishings...

  • Gender-Juggling

    Special Agent Galactica is every woman. ''She's a rock chick. She is a '50s dynamo singer. She's pop. She is whatever is necessary,'' says Jeffrey...

  • Noi Chudnoff

    She may not have been gay, but Noi Chudnoff was most definitely a member of the local GLBT community. With her Go Mama Go! boutique...

  • Sudden Ending

    ''You cannot negotiate with God.'' Those are the words Noi Chudnoff, beloved local philanthropist and owner of Go Mama Go!, a gift shop at 1809...

  • Sudden Loss

    Noi Chudnoff, owner of Go Mama Go!, a gift shop at 1809 14th St. NW, died from massive head trauma on Tuesday, Nov. 6, after...

  • Plays, Pumps and Progress

    With showgirls, ''hottie guards,'' elaborate headdresses and even a touch of royalty -- the King and Queen of Sodom, no less -- the Actors' Theatre...

  • One Act Wonders

    It's summertime in D.C., which means humidity reminding us that we are a city built on swampland and the Metro bulging with tourists trying to...