All posts by Doug Rule
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Vampires at the Ballet: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Provocative British choreographer Matthew Bourne — best known for his mostly male, Tony-winning version of Swan Lake — returns with his company New Adventures to...
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Folger Theatre Toasts Its Legacy with Lynn Redgrave Tonight
Twenty-two years ago the Folger Shakespeare Library invited the late, great actress Lynn Redgrave to share anecdotes from her Shakespeare-steeped family, led by her father,...
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“Same Love,” LGBT themes at GALA’s Flamenco Festival
GALA Theatre’s flamenco festival kicks off its ninth year this weekend with a premiere piece by gay choreographers Edwin Aparicio (pictured, right) and Aleksey Kulikov,...
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Post-Halloween Gory Theater at Round House
Halloween and the Day of the Dead may be over for another year, but gory tales never really go out of fashion in a season when...
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Grand Style
Steve Grand has been hyped as ''the first openly gay male country star.'' But while it has helped the singer-songwriter generate significant attention in almost...
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On Tap
Maurice Hines doesn't remember how old he was when he first performed as a tap dancer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson alongside his...
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Lasting Legacy
Already this fall there have been several local performances of Verdi's Requiem. The beloved masterwork, as Scott Tucker puts it, ''is often presented kind of...
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Lahti’s Pride
In Dustin Lance Black's 2011 play 8, Christine Lahti played one of the lesbians who sued the state of California over Proposition 8's denial of...
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Sophie's Choice
''Sophie, are you okay?'' Phillip asks at the end of The Argument. Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's 90-minute drama is about an unexpected pregnancy and a woman's right...
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The Atlas Presents Gay Camber-Pop Group Tonight
The Atlas presents a multimedia concert by The Irrepressibles, an intriguing 10-piece chamber-pop band from London led by gay singer-composer Jamie McDermott. The strings-oriented group...
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Solange Brings Her Quirks to Lisner Tonight
Though late last year’s True wasn’t as stirring as the 2009 set Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, the EP did prove that Beyoncé’s little...
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Jessie Ware is Tonight’s Treat at the Fillmore
It’s Halloween, but if you feel like keeping it classy tonight, instead of a trick head to the Fillmore Silver Spring for a real treat,...
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REVIEW: Disclosure Proves Revealing at 9:30 Club
This past Monday night’s show at the 9:30 Club sold out well in advance, and the crowd was far more responsive and enthusiastic than usual,...
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Beefed-Up Ballet
{Giselle (Photo by Steve Vaccariello)} ''Men in tights.'' Septime Webre laughs after he says that, the first thing that springs to mind when asked what's...
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Broadway Baby
The New York Times once referred to soprano Melissa Errico as ''one of the most valuable assets of the musical theater.'' Yet New York-native Errico...
