Metro Weekly

All posts by Randy Shulman

  • Vocal Glee

    ''I'm really excited about sharing the stage with Marvin Hamlisch,'' says Idina Menzel. ''We might even do a song together. I'm trying to get him...

  • Capital Fringe Festival

    Now in its fifth year, this festival of offbeat theater, music and art is bigger than ever, with 140 performing arts groups and 800 individual...

  • Sting with the Royal Philharmonic

    British pop superstar Sting offers a “Symphonicity Tour,” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recreating many of his most popular songs, both as lead singer of...

  • Mamma Mia at Wolf Trap

    The popular ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia! is the latest to take the stage at Wolf Trap. July 9, 10 and 11, at 8 p.m....

  • So You Think You're a Drag Queen, Episode 5 [video]

    Five contestants took part in the latest So You Think You're a Drag Queen at Town Danceboutique on Saturday, July 3, 2010. The montly show...

  • Babes in Arms

    Virginia’s American Century Theater offers a concert presentation of the Rodgers and Hart’s musical Babes in Arms. Forget the plot — all you need to...

  • Here's to the Dogs!

    ''Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.'' The quote belongs to the late Roger Caras, an American wildlife photographer and...

  • Inaya's Great Day [video]

    Inaya Day, complete with backup dancers, performs a robust rendition of the song ''Horny'' on the mainstage at the 2010 Capital Pride Festival, Sunday, June

  • Mainstage Moments [video]

    The Capital Pride Festival Mainstage is always a delightful, energetic melting pot of local and regional talent and national acts. More than 2 dozen acts...

  • DC Cowboys: Lady Gaga medley [video]

    The DC Cowboys lose their shirts and step up their moves to a medley of Lady Gaga hits on the Capital Pride Festival mainstage, Sunday,...

  • The Wright Stuff [video]

    Chely Wright, the first major country music star to come out as gay, took the Capital Pride Festival stage on Sunday, June 13, to find...

  • Parading Our Pride [video]

    For its 35th birthday, D.C. Capital Pride got a special present -- the largest Pride Parade in the event's history. With more than 175 contingents,...

  • Cowboy Up! [video]

  • Country Pride [video]

    Nashville star Chely Wright, who earlier this year became the first prominent country artist to come out of the closet, headlined this year's Capital Pride...

  • Transcendental Joy

    ''I didn't want anyone to think that I had stayed too long -- I was just too proud for that,'' says Joy Zinoman, an note...