Spotlight
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Devil Boys from Beyond at Landless
Landless Theater Company’s latest campy cartoon character romp — Devil Boys from Beyond — is said to be a hybrid of Invasion of the Body...
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Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem
The Washington Performing Arts Society presents this musical tribute to an African-American slave who served as a doctor in post-Colonial Connecticut, which grew out of...
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Pardon the Pundit at The Harman
The D.C.-based political comedy theater Pardon the Pundit makes hay out of the hypocrisy, absurdity, corruption and self-righteousness from both parties in the nation’s political...
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Astro Boy and the God of Comics
Astro Boy and the God of Comics is a highly visual, retro-sci-fi show about the 1960s animation series Astro Boy, focused on a crime-fighting robot,...
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Bare: A Pop Opera at AU
American University’s theater program offers a production of Bare: A Pop Opera, a musical about two closeted gay roommates at a Catholic boarding school who...
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SpeakeasyDC’s Born This Way at Atlas Intersections
Speakeasy DC’s “Born This Way: Stories About Queer Culture in America” features gay and straight storytellers speaking out on the impact of “Queer Culture” on...
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The Washington Ballet presents TwylaTharp: AllAmerican
TwylaTharp: AllAmerican pays homage to the high priestess of contemporary dance by showcasing works from two decades of Tharp’s prodigious career, including “Nine Sinatra Songs”...
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Oscar-nominated Short Films 2012
Landmark’s E Street Cinema, in partnership with ShortsHD, offers two feature-length programs of the short films nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards this Sunday, Feb....
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Joey Arias and Paddy Boom at L’Enfant’s Speak Easy
Following on its insanely popular brunch house party La Boum every Saturday and the annual Bastille Day French Maid Relay Race, L’Enfant Café and Bar...
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Review: Wanda Sykes at Strathmore
“Here he is!” Wanda Sykes said in a nelly voice as she swished across the stage at Strathmore last Friday night. The popular lesbian comedian...
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Les Justes at WSC Avant Bard
WSC Avant Bard presents a new adaptation of Albert Camus’s eerily relevant exploration of politically motivated violence. Les Justes, whose title translates in English as...
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Judy Gold at Riot Act Comedy Theater
The Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Judy Gold stops by Riot Act for a weekend of standup also featuring Tony Deyo and hosted by Gaylarious!’s...
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Bye June dedicates music video to Maryland’s Gov. Martin O’Malley
The Maryland-based Bye June honored Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley with a music video in support of same-sex marriage. “ applaud you for your leadership in...
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Outtakes: Janet McTeer on Daniel Radcliffe and her first gay friend
In this week’s cover story, featuring interviews with Glenn Close and Janet McTeer, the stars of Albert Nobbs, there were a few nice moments with...
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Suzanne Westenhoefer returns to The Birchmere
Suzanne Westenhoefer may not have been the first openly gay comic — her friend Kate Clinton beat her to that punch — but she did...
