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  • Rufus Wainwright: The Man, His Music and His Legacy

    By on July 23, 2015

    Hedonist, genius, father, addict, sodomite, legend: Rufus Wainwright has been called a lot of things.

  • Rufus does Judy

    Rufus Wainwright: A Timeline

    By on July 23, 2015

    A brief (gay) history of the music of Rufus Wainwright

  • Preview: Our interview with Rufus Wainwright

    By on July 22, 2015

    “Gay marriage will not be the same as straight marriage. There won’t be a way to disassociate from the history we’ve had. We’re not just...

  • Orchestral Maneuvers: The NSO at Wolf Trap

    By on July 9, 2015

    As conductor for the NSO at Wolf Trap, Emil de Cou often finds himself in strange orchestral terrain

  • Unscripted

    By on January 31, 2013

    When he performs at the 9:30 Club on Feb. 12, Rufus Wainwright says his show ''will have a certain freshness to it.'' It won't be...

  • Reflective Rufus

    By on May 9, 2012

    Rufus Wainwright is 38 going on 60. His new album Out Of The Game starts with an older man's jokey lament about his wilder days...

  • Watch! New Rufus Wainwright video for single “Out of the Game”

    By on April 3, 2012

    Rufus Wainwright just released the video for “Out of the Game,” featuring Helena Bonham Carter in a most inventive manner. “Out of the Game” is...

  • Loving Lucy

    By on December 8, 2010

    Lucy Wainwright Roche was going to be the exception. ''I had grown up with all around me, and grown up being on the road,''...

  • Musical Stocking Stuffers

    By on December 9, 2009

    ''You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is swinging in town.'' Yep, it's that...

  • Soundwaves

    By on January 7, 2009

    GRAMMY GIRLS (AND RUFUS)... Did you hear- Kathy Griffin did, in fact, get her Grammy nomination. You know, the one she was angling for. The...

  • Inauguration Celebration

    By on December 10, 2008

    A coalition of GLBT-advocacy organizations, including the nation's largest, the Human Rights Campaign, have announced plans to celebrate Inauguration Day 2009 with a party, ''Out...

  • Friend of Judy

    By on December 19, 2007

    It's been said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that's the case, then Rufus Wainwright's live double-disc recording Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie...

  • Rainbow Rock

    By on June 13, 2007

    Cyndi Lauper's 21-year-old classic pop hit ''True Colors'' is already something of a gay anthem. Now it's set to become even more -- a signature...

  • Popera

    By on May 23, 2007

    Rufus Wainwright poses a loaded question as his new album begins: ''Do I disappoint you?'' On the rambunctious song of that title, he is rhetorically...

  • The Reluctant Hedonist

    By on September 24, 2003

    ''I intend to write an opera one day,'' says Rufus Wainwright. ''Especially after these horrifyingly personal albums. I think I might need to concentrate on...