Arts + Entertainment
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The Power of Charisma
As written, Gore Vidal's The Best Man ultimately intends viewers to root for William Russell over Joseph Cantwell in their knock-down, drag-out fight to become...
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Get your “Thriller” on with Who’s Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band
Founded in North Carolina exactly a decade ago, Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band didn’t explode in popularity until after the King of...
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Patti LuPone is coming to talk and sing!
Next week, the gay-popular Broadway veteran Patti LuPone appears onstage at two of D.C.’s best venues. First, Monday, Feb. 17, she’ll be at Sidney Harman...
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Chaise Lounge settles in comfortably at Wolf Trap
The D.C.-based jazz and swing band Chaise Lounge has been a staple at hip martini bars around the area, along with more storied venues such...
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Shiver Your Timbers
Every child has that moment. You don a hat or wrap a piece of cloth around your head in a makeshift bandana, put on an...
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Taking Courage
With a charisma that roars like a coal-fired furnace, Arena's Mother Courage and Her Children, begins and ends with Kathleen Turner in the title role....
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Serial Mother
''When I got the script for Serial Mom, I couldn't believe it,'' Kathleen Turner says. ''I kept picking it up and throwing it down. And...
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The Passion of the Chorus
''There's no art form that stirs up passion in your heart like music,'' says Jeff Buhrman of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington. ''You can...
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Ann Hampton Callaway’s Valentine to the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center's main Valentine's Day treat is a romp through love songs from the Great American Songbook and other clever, contemporary originals by lesbian...
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Boy George coming to D.C. on upcoming tour
Boy George has announced Spring tour dates for the US and Canada on his website, which includes a stop in Washington, D.C. He will perform...
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Classic album revisited: Fine Young Cannibals “The Raw and The Cooked”
Twenty-five years ago this week, British trio Fine Young Cannibals released one of the biggest surprise hits of the decade. “The Raw & The Cooked,”...
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Sweetlife: A Music + Food Festival Announces 2014 Lineup
The musical line-up for the Fifth Annual Sweetlife: A Music + Food Festival has just been announced, and it’s impressive. The event will take...
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UK broadcaster airs incredible “Gay Mountain” ad supporting LGBT athletes
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 rebranded itself today in a showing of support for the LGBT community ahead of the Sochi Olympics. The broadcaster, which earlier...
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Flashback: Top Ten from this week 20 years ago
Twenty years ago this week, The Top 10 was a mix of upbeat pop songs, hip-hop and syrupy pop ballads… but has it’s hard to...
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Flush with Cash
''I wrote a song about a gay couple,'' says Rosanne Cash. ''It's called 'Jim and George.''' The song was a donation to the gay Church...
