Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Broadway's Future

    ''If there's one thing that drives me crazy,'' says Michael Kerker, ''it's when people say there really aren't any great young musical theater writers ....

  • Classical Music: Symphony, Chorus and Opera in DC, MD & VA

    In a city with an abundance of live stage productions and pop concert productions, it's easy to take for granted just how good Washington has...

  • Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz

    When it comes to music, that savage beast inside you will have plenty of chances for soothing this fall. Or, if you'd rather have it...

  • Above and Beyond

    If your idea of a little something extra is WAMU's thoughtful Kojo Nnamdi, you're in luck this season. He'll be hitting all sorts of topics...

  • Heaven's End

    Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are ready for The Love Boat. As the Pet Shop Boys, the two have even written a song for the...

  • Dragonette Fire

    ''We get to do a lot of gay parties or gay events,'' beams Martina Sorbara, singer for the electro-pop band Dragonette. ''I don't know why,...

  • Fully Exposed

    ''Here I am, look at me,'' says local actor MaryBeth Wise. ''I'm proud to be who I am.'' Technically, Wise is speaking for the many...

  • Fall Travel

    } It's been a long, hot summer, but now it's time for a change of scenery. What sort of change is up to you. For...

  • Midlife Melody

    ''I would certainly welcome a midlife crisis,'' deadpans Bob Mould, ''because that would probably get me a shiny car and a couple new tricks.'' Instead,...

  • Big Apple Autumn

    The city that never sleeps most fully lives up to that billing every autumn. If you like hustle and bustle – And why would you...

  • Hollywood ''Bra-mance''

    What's a gay man doing directing the female equivalent of a bromance? ''I don't speak for all gay men when I say this,'' says For...

  • Temperamental Movement

    ''When it ran Off-Broadway, to attempt to sell tickets, they started saying Mad Men meets Milk,'' Michael Stebbins of Rep Stage says about The...

  • Fun at the Whorehouse

    How does the song go? ''Just lots of good will, and maybe one small thrill, but there's nothing dirty going on.'' {Best Little Whorehouse in...

  • Bunny Business

    ''I have no idea what hatefulness is in store,'' Lady Bunny says. ''But all I have to do is slap my thigh and laugh and...

  • Upstairs, Downstairs

    When Number Nine opened in May 2011, it immediately became one of the city's hottest Happy Hour spots, featuring two-for-one drink specials every night. It...