Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Broadway Rock

    Gavin Creel is a two-time Tony-nominated actor (Hair, Thoroughly Modern Millie), who's currently gearing up to star in the national tour of The Book of...

  • Dining Out for Life 2012

    Food is universal. We have the technology to reduce our necessary daily intake of calories to a few ounces of liquid. That might be an...

  • To Serve, with Love

    ''I collect them like baseball cards – I know all their names, I know their styles,'' teases Sonya Boring. She's talking about drag queens. ''I'm...

  • Latin Romance

    ''I really enjoy this and it would have never happened if Placido had not invited me to his program.'' Of course, Placido Domingo would have...

  • Concert Review: At the 9:30 Club the Ting Tings say shut up, go

    Last night, April 12, Katie White unceremoniously took to the 9:30 Club stage after the house lights had dimmed. Wearing a ball cap low on...

  • Martini Madness

    ''It's a matter of pride for the bartenders to present these drinks, so they really go all out,'' says Hector Torres, a partner at Beacon...

  • Occupational Art

    ''It's a real mix, and a real attempt to bring our local artists together,'' says Quique Aviles. The actor and performer has essentially created a...

  • Paying Homage

    Every night just before performing his one-man show, Jorge ''Jay'' Alvarez has a moment of panic. ''Oh my God, do I have this in me...

  • Muscle Opera

    ''I think this may be the first time that anyone has dealt theatrically with gay physique magazines,'' says Michael Korie. Before there were official gay...

  • Rapp Star

    ''When I do events or concerts, most of the fans that stay afterwards are female,'' says Anthony Rapp. ''It's not like it's a secret.'' Nope,...

  • Adventure Theatre celebrates 60 years of cute-themed theater

    Last year, the Adventure Theatre won its first-ever Helen Hayes Award for the show If You Give a Pig a Pancake. This summer, the children's...

  • Dancing through Wonderland

    ''It's a big one,'' says Septime Webre, ''a really loud, wild dream.'' The artistic director of the Washington Ballet isn't joking about the brand-new production...

  • Spiderspoof

    ''It seems like a lot of theaters take themselves a little too seriously,'' says Mickey DaGuiso. That's certainly not true of Landless Theatre, the company...

  • Unlimited

    When he lived in New York, dancer and choreographer Christopher Morgan would occasionally perform the art world equivalent of go-go dancing for parties at venues...

  • Shock-Pop Diva: Madonna's 'MDNA'

    Some fans might have paused on hearing the first single, ''Give Me All Your Lovin'.'' Others might have skidded on ''Gang Bang,'' the second track...