Arts + Entertainment
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1455 Summer Literary Festival is “unique and inclusive” by design
This year's event, set for three days in mid-July, includes more than 200 speakers appearing on over 60 panels
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Bruno Mars returns to the MGM National Harbor in August
The pop superstar helped open the venue five years ago, and returns once more for a two-night run
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Acclaimed musical “Songs for a New World” streams at Monumental Theatre
Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World," presented in a virtual production at Monumental Theatre, is about "the messiness of being human"
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Queer podcast The Conner & Smith Show spotlights global creatives through engaging conversations
Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith are nearly as prolific at podcasting as they are writing musicals together
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I Carry You with Me review: Gay drama tells a moving story of fierce, defiant love
A gay Mexican couple’s American dream meets stark reality in the transporting drama I Carry You with Me.
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Film Review: Black Widow
More a Marvel deep cut than an obvious play for the masses, Black Widow delivers action and acting that still rock.
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The Saint of Sin: Bruce LaBruce on ‘Saint-Narcisse’ and the value of shock
Bruce LaBruce has forged a film career out of shock value and taboo. His latest, "Saint-Narcisse," adds twins to the mix
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Theater Review: “Where We Belong” at Woolly Mammoth
Madeline Sayet skillfully addresses language, heritage, and what it means to be a being in constant flight
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Film Review: Revisit ’80s gay culture with erotica classic “Equation to an Unknown”
Pioneering porn streamer PinkLabel.tv unearths another long-lost gem of '80s erotica, French classic "Equation to an Unknown."
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Film Review: “Summer of 85” unfurls a gay love story with sinister overtones
An idyllic gay summer romance turns sour in François Ozon's tempestuous ode to the "Summer of 85"
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Album Review: There Will Be Tears by Vincint
Vincint's solid and impressive debut album is a bright, cathartic pop fantasy
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Documentary “Mary J. Blige’s My Life” bares the powerful life story behind a career-defining album
Mary J. Blige bares the powerful life story behind a career-defining album in a new documentary on Amazon
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Round House presents cathartic, punk-informed, one-woman musical “We’re Gonna Die”
Round House Theatre presents a cathartic, punk-informed, one-woman musical show with "We're Gonna Die"
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The Birdcage screens during Pride month to celebrate 25th anniversary
Classic gay comedy screens June 27-29 at area theaters
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DC Shorts Laughs 2021 offers 16 films in all-virtual lineup
This year's Laughs lineup goes beyond the light and lighthearted to encompass the somber and the surreal
