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  • ‘Janis Joplin,’ From Arena Stage to Broadway

    By on August 6, 2013

    All together now: Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on, and take it! Take another little piece of One Night with Janis Joplin, now...

  • Writ Large

    By on August 1, 2013

    Some prefer sci-fi, while others crave spice. Or, maybe it's nonfiction all the way. E-book or traditional, there are plenty of options, and that's what...

  • Poet Rising

    By on August 1, 2013

    ''It's odd that I am a poet,'' Niki Herd laughs, ''because I remember not caring for poetry very much in high school.'' Herd, who grew...

  • Novel Approach

    By on August 1, 2013

    K. Murry Johnson secured a great quote from the noted African-American novelist James Earl Hardy for the book jacket of his self-published debut novel. ''An...

  • Ultra’s Altar

    By on July 31, 2013

    Electronic/dance music, or EDM, is a singles-driven genre, so you don't expect EDM artists to produce albums as regularly as you do those in other...

  • Modern Marriage

    By on July 31, 2013

    ''It's a musical I never thought I'd end up directing, that's for sure,'' says Jack Marshall of I Do! I Do! ''I actually avoided seeing...

  • Icona Pop to Return to Area with Stop at Virgin FreeFest

    By on July 30, 2013

    This year’s Capital Pride headlining duo Icona Pop are on a tear, striking while the iron — aka that little ditty called “I Love It”...

  • Flannel Fete

    By on July 25, 2013

    ''For the longest time,'' says Charger Stone, ''people thought you couldn't go into Phase 1 unless you had a lesbian escorting you. And I get...

  • Hear Queer

    By on July 25, 2013

    {Cheyenne Jackson (Photo by Karl Simone)} THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN able to turn on the radio without hearing the soaring work of...

  • Hooking Up: The Musical

    By on July 18, 2013

    Last year Eric Tipler spent a weekend in New York City. While there he took in a Broadway musical, but otherwise spent most of his...

  • Fun.’s Boost for Tegan & Sara

    By on July 14, 2013

    One day soon here’s hoping we’ll see an American pop hit from a bona fide out LGBT artist or act. You don’t have to look...

  • Provincetown Bear Week: Planning for Foraging and Fur Trapping

    By on July 13, 2013

    It’s an overwhelming list of activities: BigMuscleBears at Paramount, Furball at the Boatslip, Bearracuda at Purgatory, Blowoff at the Boatslip, Fag Bash at Governor Bradford,...

  • Songs of Summer 2013 Sampler

    By on July 12, 2013

    Just in time for your weekend, Metro Weekly has assembled a Spotify playlist of the leading contenders as Song of Summer 2013. That is, at...

  • Duplex Diner Celebrates 15 Years Tonight

    By on July 12, 2013

    Over the past 15 years, D.C.’s restaurant scene has grown by leaps and bounds — in number, in quality, in variety. The bar scene has...

  • Fortune Feimster at Arlington Drafthouse This Weekend

    By on July 11, 2013

    Is it as fun working for comedian Chelsea Handler as it would appear? “Oh for sure,” Fortune Feimster tells Metro Weekly. “We’re all lucky because...