All posts by Doug Rule
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'Brel' Done Well
Jacques Brel's ''Ne Me Quitte Pas,'' usually translated in English as ''If You Go Away,'' stands as one of the best songs ever written, holding...
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Hope Star
Chris Griffin characterizes his latest play as a ''confused Caucasian'sploitation musical.'' ''Vanilla Latte,'' he explains about the lead character, ''is this white tranny who thinks...
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Bunny Hop
''I just DJ, hop around, go clubbing and enjoy everything,'' says DJ Cottontail. ''I don't really have to do much. I'm a bunny!'' More to...
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Show Pieces
What do you call a farce that's not particularly funny? The real Mackay. Of course, what you want is the real McCoy – something from...
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Passionate Feeling
Melissa Etheridge ends her new album 4th Street Feeling in a state of heat, plain and simple. ''I think I'm ready to try my hand...
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Rock Starr
To set the record straight, Garrison Starr is not the girl Katy Perry kissed and told about in song. ''No, no, it wasn't,'' Starr laughs....
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Intimate Festival
''We've had crazy responses from people already worried about whether or not they're going to be able to get in,'' says Angela Lombardi, general manager...
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Broadway's Future
''If there's one thing that drives me crazy,'' says Michael Kerker, ''it's when people say there really aren't any great young musical theater writers ....
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Classical Music: Symphony, Chorus and Opera in DC, MD & VA
In a city with an abundance of live stage productions and pop concert productions, it's easy to take for granted just how good Washington has...
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Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
When it comes to music, that savage beast inside you will have plenty of chances for soothing this fall. Or, if you'd rather have it...
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Above and Beyond
If your idea of a little something extra is WAMU's thoughtful Kojo Nnamdi, you're in luck this season. He'll be hitting all sorts of topics...
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Heaven's End
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are ready for The Love Boat. As the Pet Shop Boys, the two have even written a song for the...
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Dragonette Fire
''We get to do a lot of gay parties or gay events,'' beams Martina Sorbara, singer for the electro-pop band Dragonette. ''I don't know why,...
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Fully Exposed
''Here I am, look at me,'' says local actor MaryBeth Wise. ''I'm proud to be who I am.'' Technically, Wise is speaking for the many...
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Fall Travel
} It's been a long, hot summer, but now it's time for a change of scenery. What sort of change is up to you. For...
