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All posts by Doug Rule

  • Sounds of Silence

    He's not gay, but members of the LGBT community will identify straightaway with the character Billy in Studio Theatre's arresting production of Nina Raine's Tribes....

  • Drag Parade

    Nearly everyone who's become anyone off of the Logo show RuPaul's Drag Race will appear at the 9:30 Club next Tuesday, Jan. 14, for RuPaul's...

  • Learning To Fly

    In 2012, Robert J. Priore made a splash on these very pages. ''That was kind of when I was single, and just trying to put...

  • All for Onesies

    ''Over the holidays, my family and I all got 'onesies,''' Doug Schantz shares. It wasn't long before the owner of Nellie's got the notion he...

  • District of Dance

    ''Our intent,'' says Carla Perlo of Dance Place, ''is to shed light on the fact that yes, we have world-class companies that have chosen to...

  • Coming Up Roses

    Last year it was Dreamgirls. The year before, Hairspray. And now Signature Theatre has staged another holiday season treat, what you might call the mother...

  • Midweek Resolution

    This year New Year's Eve falls on a Tuesday -- which is a boon to bars and clubs, since it means they'll be packing 'em...

  • Bright Bolivian Art

    ''If you've traveled anywhere in Ecuador or Bolivia or Peru, you probably remember those great textiles that you see in all the markets over there,''...

  • Gay Garlands

    The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington will sing an ode to garland this weekend -- and we're not just talking about gay icon Judy. Yes,...

  • Shiny Apple

    As one of the country's top theater towns, Washington is awash with superb actors. But what makes many of them extraordinary is their seeming dedication...

  • There’s No Christmas Like ‘A John Waters Christmas’

    Legendary Baltimore filmmaker John Waters, who most recently stirred up news for criticizing Internet porn as “obscene,” returns to the Birchmere tonight, Dec. 18, for his annual...

  • Fabulous Forums

    ''For us there can be no happiness,'' Hero says, direly, to the woman he loves, Philia, in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to...

  • Betty Who and Bears at Rock and Roll Hotel Tonight

    “I grew up in Sydney, and my mom’s best friends were all gay men,” Betty Who said in a Metro Weekly profile from a couple...

  • 3 Area Movie Theaters Screening Holiday Classics

    Tonight, the Angelika Film Center plays host to “Christmas in Black and White,” a presentation of short, silent holiday films accompanied by the Fairfax Symphony...

  • What's Old Is New

    Looking for a different spin on holiday music? ''It won't be your usual list of holiday songs and carols,'' Jennifer Bowman avers about the Folger...