Metro Weekly

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  • Nothing to Fear

    By on March 19, 2003

    Jim Grimsley's purported ''thriller'' doesn't -- you'll do better going for laughs while Busch's Tale is still in town Domestic disturbance:Glover and Gordon Photo: Trumpet...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 19, 2003

    QUEER AS PITT... Pittsburgh -- or what passes for it on Showtime -- wants to teach D.C. a thing or two about nightlife. Plans are...

  • Lots of Love

    By on March 19, 2003

    (Photo by Michael Wichita) ''People are connecting more to this music than they have to any music we've ever done,'' says Jeff Buhrman, artistic director...

  • Bad Dream

    By on March 19, 2003

    Dreamcatcher aims to be a serious horror flick, but instead becomes an overwrought snooze fest No dream: Lewis meets the alien If you're feeling generous,...

  • Gay Idol

    By on March 12, 2003

    Whatever you do, don't call Sam Harris's upcoming performance at The Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre cabaret. ''We don't like the ‘c' word, '' he says in...

  • Get Happy

    By on March 12, 2003

    A New York setting of yesteryear makes for a welcome comedic escape Dames at Sea is a confection of a musical -- nothing more than...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 12, 2003

    MIAMI WINTER MADNESS...Maybe you're just back from Miami and the 2003 Winter Party. Lucky bitch. Or maybe you're just about to leave for Miami and...

  • Allergy Prone

    By on March 12, 2003

    Charles Busch's well-honed comedy of Manhattan socialites plays like a fine Jewish whine Actor-playwright Charles Busch -- sans his actor hat in this case --...

  • Rose Dud

    By on March 5, 2003

    Two gay independent darlings turn in projects that make the movies safe again for naptime Playing for sleeps:Mulroney and Close (Photo by IFC Films) Rose...

  • Natural Selection

    By on March 5, 2003

    Evolve will remind fans who want Ani never to change that they're thrilled with the results when she does. Highly evolved: DiFranco (Photo by TK)...

  • Dual Disappointment

    By on March 5, 2003

    Neither Arena Stage nor Woolly Mammoth & Theater J can salvage new works that need more time on the drawing board Costumed crusader: Mudge (Photo...

  • Composing Himself

    By on March 5, 2003

    Braswell ''What show is that from?'' By 1995, Mark Walter Braswell had heard the question so frequently when he'd sit down at the piano to...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 5, 2003

    NORAH REMIXED?... Last summer Norah Jones's record label commissioned a dance remix of her hit “Don't Know Why.” According to a New York Times profile,...

  • Death Rattle

    By on February 26, 2003

    The Life of David Gale never achieves the great revelatory gasp it hopes to attain -- more like an asthmatic wheeze. Unraveling the mystery:Gabriel Mann...

  • Slay Ride

    By on February 26, 2003

    Theater Alliance serves up meaty drama on H Street, while GMCW hams it up across the river Showing guts:Dunn and Mendenhall (Photo by Bruce Robey)...