All posts by Doug Rule
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If You Care (and Love It): Charli XCX is here TONIGHT
If you’re looking for something to do tonight and you can’t wait until this Sunday, June 9, to hear this week’s Metro Weekly cover ladies...
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Icona Pop’s New Single, U.S. Tour Dates
Today the Swedish dance-pop duo Icona Pop, whose irresistible Top 10 hit “I Don’t Care (I Love It)” has now reached ubiquity, released new song...
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5 Gay Things to See or Do Before Pride
Got Pride fever already? Well, here’s our pick for five slightly off-the-beaten-path ways to scratch your gay itch before next weekend’s parade, festival and parties....
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Dancing in Tribute to Peter Rauhofer
You may not have read about it in the New York Times — the Gray Lady has been disquietingly silent on the matter — but...
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Sin-sations
''I think it'd be a shame if people missed this show,'' Craig Cipollini says, ''because I think it's one of our best.'' There's actually no...
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Kick Starter
''Just watching people try and play kickball in drag is hilarious,'' Karl Muller says. ''The dresses are flying, the wigs are going, and everything.'' This...
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Paying Tribute
''The theme is Peter's theme, the lineup is Peter's lineup. The production is Peter's production. It's pretty much Peter,'' says Nima Nasseri, referring to Peter...
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Twin Temptation
''They were very impressed with the first party,'' says Kurt Graves. ''They were satisfied with the attendance, the sales. They're all aboard.'' Since it opened...
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Olney’s Edge
'' were a little concerned that this might not be the kind of show you should take your children to,'' says David Elliott. ''Another person...
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Long Story Short
''There's no real local GLBT theater company that's producing regularly,'' says Matt Ripa. ''When you do see theater companies that are doing plays with gay...
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Ready, Set, Activism
Amir Dixon wasn't sure how willing some young black gay men would be to go on record about the struggles they face. But once Dixon...
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Billy Porter: From Kinky Boots to Top of the Pops?
“I feel like the Internet and social media have created a world where theater can transcend New York, and get out in a way that...
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And the Stephen Schwartz Nod Goes to…Nathan Lane in The Nance
In a Metro Weekly cover feature as part of our Special Broadway Edition, celebrated composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discussed the 10th anniversary of Wicked and...
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Gilgamesh Follies
Right now, there's a work of art gracing the stage at the Source on 14th Street. And I don't mean Gilgamesh, the fantastical show created...
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Faith in Humanity
Chris Stedman's mother rifled through her teenage son's diary and read about his struggles with homosexuality. But unlike many other parents, her response was to...
