All posts by Doug Rule
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Mess No More
Let’s see, the last time we got a good dose of Whitney Houston was four years ago, when she appeared as a caricature on Bravo’s...
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Antiques Extravaganza
Gus Davis and his partner will look for paintings and silver to furnish their home. Kris Charamonde is in the market for an art deco...
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Revealing Host
Jayson Watson's mother once helped him at the Green Lantern. ''She got to hold towels over people's crotches, and that was the best day of...
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Classical Gas
Did you know Sandra Bernhard is a ''classically trained singer?'' We didn't either, but it says so right there in the press release for her...
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Ultra Free
''The gay community completely embraced it and made it kind of the mantra of how people felt,'' says Ultra Naté, in reference to her 1997...
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Daring DJ
Drew Montalvo took up DJ-ing on a dare, following a night of clubbing in New York. To prove them wrong, he impulsively spent his savings...
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Amped Indigo
Amy Ray says she’s more of the rocker in the Indigo Girls. “Yeah, definitely. I mean, Emily can play an electric guitar like crazy,...
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Sensitive Singers
Over two and a half years ago, Duncan Sheik produced the debut album from gay pop singer Chris Garneau. Music for Tourists was released one...
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Signature Moment
Earlier this year, Arlington’s Signature Theatre won the Tony Award as the country’s best regional theater. This Saturday, at its annual open house, the theater...
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Fairy Dust
“The story is, like all Gilbert and Sullivan, very silly,” says Jill Strachan, executive director of the nonprofit Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, of Iolanthe. “Some...
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Purring Along
James Kirkwood’s P.S. Your Cat Is Dead was one of the first plays to address gay themes. But it was originally a flop on Broadway,...
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Steele Town
DJ Billy Steele (Photo by Liz Liguori) DJ Billy Steele is about to fulfill a career-long dream. “I’ve been wanting to play [D.C. for...
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Sporting Makeup
Bryan Watkins has already carved out a career from something that started as a teenage gag. “A bunch of my friends were going out to...
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Still a Thrill
Jody Watley (Photo by Mike Ruiz) Jody Watley has been an advocate for gay rights since her solo career took off in the mid-’80s. In...
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Playing Safe
''I know you're patient. I know you'll wait,'' Lucas Silveira sings with a drawl as The Cliks' new album begins. ''But it's complicated, and I...
