All posts by Doug Rule
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Sheik Appeal
''Musical theater -- it just wasn't my cup of tea,'' says Duncan Sheik. The Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening performed in Oliver! and Annie...
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Lady Blah Blah
Which way was Lady Gaga born, exactly? Another album, chock-a-block full of songs that remind you of hits that came before, and another reason to...
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Flights of Fancy
The Green Bird features statues that talk, apples that sing and waters that dance. Even more unbelievable, the play humorously explores philosophical notions about love,...
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The 2011 Next Generation Awards
Every generation builds on the accomplishments of those who came before. The rights we enjoy today were secured by the work of the generation before...
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Gregory Cendana
In no small way being taunted growing up in Sacramento, Calif., inspired Gregory Cendana to activism. ''Even though I wasn't out in elementary and middle...
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Ten-Minute Masterworks
''As far as we know it's probably the first time anyone in town has done something similar to this,'' says Jeff Scott, marketing and events...
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Clark Bars
Jeremiah Clark was weaned on sad contemporary Christian songs. But now that's he secular? '' doesn't have to be Jesus on a cross...
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Stand Back
Stevie Nicks is back with her first album in 10 years – 30 years after her solo debut. She almost sounds like she never left....
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Cheers to Beer
While living in England nearly 30 years ago, Garrett Oliver developed a taste for beer. Real beer. Not beer mass-marketed in America, or what he...
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To the Nine
You won't have to be dressed to the nines to get into Number Nine, D.C.'s newest gay lounge, set to open soon. But the space...
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Vocally Proud
Why settle for a Ford Focus when you could drive a Saab 9-3 Convertible instead? It may not be quite as high profile as American...
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Go West
What's a 10-person modern dance troupe with three gay members -- including its founder -- doing based full-time in Boise, Idaho? ''It's a pretty liberal...
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Jazz Relativity
''If you go to an average 18-year-old and ask him, 'What's on your iPod?''' says Vijay Iyer, ''he'll be like, 'Well, Lil Wayne and Lady...
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Music First
Ask Leisha Hailey about The L Word, and at first she stumbles. ''Oh gosh, it's been so long since I've been on that show,'' says...
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Stage Manager
Michael Bobbitt was surprised when he learned the No Rules Theatre Company wanted to honor him with its Distinguished Artist In Their Youth award --...
