All posts by Doug Rule
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BillT for Dance
''Bill is a genius,'' says Chris Jennings. ''The show epitomizes his genius. It's the perfect blend of music, dance and theater -- a completely unique...
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RuPaul's Right-Hand Woman
Michelle Visage long thought she might become the next Gwen Verdon or Bernadette Peters. ''As a kid growing up in New Jersey, I was a...
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'Zorro' Strikes Again
Despite billing as ''the first modern superhero,'' Zorro isn't strictly a superhero in Constellation Theatre Company's Zorro. In fact, in this entertaining stage adaptation of...
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Mighty Sylvester
Anthony Wayne didn't grow up with Sylvester. In fact, the Norfolk, Va., native was only a kid when the flamboyant and openly gay disco legend...
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Up Close and Monumental
''When this opportunity started to develop, to really get great access at the Cathedral, and make some new images, I just sort of...
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Bryce Caine Wins Mr. MAL 2013
Pittsburgh native Bryce Caine won the Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2013 contest Jan. 13, held as part of the Centaur Motorcycle Club's 29th Leather Weekend, a...
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Political Parties
It's never as magical the second time around, but the second inauguration of President Barack Obama definitely offers plenty new to celebrate. After all, since...
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Progressive Pop
Did you know Rachel Maddow wrote a song? ''I asked her if she wanted to sing it,'' says Erin McKeown. ''She refused. She describes her...
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Sexually Speaking
''I would get up and tell a story that might take place in an orgy or something … and I could see the NPR crowd...
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Art as Politics
''When do I get to vote on YOUR marriage?'' That's the question posed on a rainbow-bedecked T-shirt worn by one older, presumably gay, white man,...
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Social Contractions
If you've heard of British playwright Mike Bartlett, it's no doubt because of his provocative play Cock, which last season created a sensation off-Broadway –...
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Homeless
''We're in a bit of flux trying to figure out how best to accomplish everything that we'd planned,'' says WSC Avant Bard's Christopher Henley. That...
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Songs of Sandé
''I understand how it feels to feel different, and to feel like you want to find others, you want to find a community and be...
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MAL 2013
The 29th Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend has arrived a little earlier than usual this year. While it may be nice to gear up and kick back...
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Being Frank
Frank Nowicki says gay high school classmates of his still occasionally thank him for sticking up for them back then. ''I know you don't remember...
