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Metro Weekly that he received a call from the alarm company around 2:43 a.m., indicating that someone had broken in. “Every now and then we get a false signal, but never at that time of the morning,” Bee said. “So I knew something was up.

writing, “Make gay marriage illegal again. This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.”Make gay marriage illegal again.This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.— Rep.

Wicked by the self-proclaimed princess of “Popular,” Galinda, and it applies to people, places, films, film reviews, and the musical Wicked.Over the course of the show’s journey through Oz, Galinda eventually becomes Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, sworn foe of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, formerly her friend.The Tony-winning tale of their rivalry turned friendship turned feud, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, adapts the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire (itself a riff on the Oz characters created by L. Frank Baum, and made iconic in the 1939 MGM musical) into a teenage fantasy-romance promoting tolerance, individuality, and female empowerment.Opening on Broadway in 2003, the show is still running, the national tour and international productions still sell out, and the fanbase is fervently anticipating the big-budget film adaptation directed by Jon M.

resolution would prohibit members, officers, and employees of the U.S. House of Representatives from using single-sex facilities that do not align with their assigned sex at birth.The bill was introduced following the election of U.S.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Donald Trump won re-election, which, actually, was not that funny. So, the day after Election Day, heading to Signature Theatre to see Matthew Gardiner’s new production of Forum, I didn’t know what I would do with the zany hijinks of ancient Roman slaves and courtesans.Likely, I wouldn’t be the only person in the building having feelings about the election results.

Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park’s completely original musical about robot romance, has just opened.That thumbnail description is unlikely to have folks jumping online or flooding the box office to secure tickets. But like love itself, this show is worth the risk.Risk isn’t a friend to Oliver (Darren Criss), a Helperbot 3 who lives just outside of Seoul, Korea, in an apartment complex with other Helperbots, all of whom once possessed human-like qualities and were reliable aids to their Korean owners. But with newer models and improved technology, they were quickly replaced and discarded.Oliver now spends his days with his plant, Hwaboon, safe within the confines of his apartment.

charges brought against various people, including prominent gay and bisexual individuals, who participated in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol; the indictment and conviction on felony charges of arranging a hush-money scheme with the intent of influencing a federal election; and the pursuit of charges against the former and future president for alleged election interference.

Texas Tribune.The ordinance also allows individuals to sue those who enter the “wrong” restroom for at least $10,000, as well as additional damages for “harm” and all court costs and attorneys’ fees associated with bringing such a lawsuit.The ban applies to “any building, facility, or space owned, leased, or controlled by, or leased to, the city of Odessa.”These include community centers, libraries, airports, park facilities, and administrative office buildings. It contains exceptions for parents of the opposite sex who are accompanying minors under age 12, maintenance and custodial workers, law enforcement officials, and medical emergency staff.

Lýkos Ánthrōpos.Led by a guide in a fright mask, our group trooped down a lantern-lit path, past stone grave markers of all sizes, some dating back to the early 1800s, to a wooded clearing. There, ringed by towering old trees and tombstones, in the presence of the dead, we sat, on folding chairs and blankets, in a circle surrounding actor Nicholas Gerwitz.Spotlit in the center, he portrays an anxious young man, who ventures into the night woods and encounters an alluring stranger, portrayed by Patrick Kilpatrick.

As if theater performers didn’t already expose several dimensions of themselves onstage, even while in the guise of fictional roles, Mosaic’s world-premiere The Art of Care demands an extra degree of emotional and individual nakedness rarely required of actors.No one in the cast has to strip down, per se, but each member of the seven-person ensemble bares intimate glimpses at some of their own most vulnerable, even painful moments. Conceived and directed by Derek Goldman, The Art of Care was developed with its cast, who weave oral storytelling, dramatic scenes, songs, and movement into a warm tapestry of testimony, both to the caregivers in their lives, and to the care they’ve given.They also perform the testimony of caregivers who were interviewed for the play.

The Other Americans.One of seven world premieres marking Arena Stage’s 2024-25 season, The Other Americans arrives in a powerhouse production directed by award-winning actor-director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and led by Leguizamo as proudly Colombian-American laundromat owner and family man Nelson Castro.Nelson holds court in his expansive home in affluent, mostly white Forest Hills, Queens, having moved his family from what he calls “ghetto-ass” Jackson Heights. A scrappy business owner with a small empire of ‘mats all over the borough, he might say he’s living the American dream, but we’re here to witness him waking up to very harsh reality.Leguizamo’s play also aims for a dream, of the Great American Drama, angling to add the Castro’s to theater’s roster of families — à la the Loman’s, the Younger’s, or the Tyrone’s — whose trials and traumas profoundly reflect aspects of the American condition.The emphasis here is on the Latino American condition circa 1998, though the play’s sharp examination of assimilation and upward mobility, or social climbing, reflects roiling tensions that transcend generations and ethnicities.

Little Gay Pub at the corner of 11th and P Streets NW in the city’s Logan Circle neighborhood. Artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer‘s stylized British phone-box mural cheerfully hugs the corner of the building. Vice President Kamala Harris’s smiling visage is equally cheery on posters at the entrance, coupled with various Harris cutouts looking out of windows.

Associated Press has not yet called the race, but McBride was leading James Whalen III, a former police officer, by a margin of 58% to 42% for Delaware’s sole congressional seat.A former White House intern during the Obama administration, employee of the Center of American Progress, and board member of Equality Delaware, McBride has been credited as one of several influential activists who successfully lobbied for the passage of Delaware’s comprehensive nondiscrimination law protecting the rights of LGBTQ individuals.She is also a passionate advocate for increased health care access and paid family and medical leave, positions informed by the loss of her late husband to cancer, as she told Metro Weekly in a 2019 interview.She previously made history when she became the first out transgender person to address a Democratic National Convention in 2016.She made history again when she ran for a state senate seat, becoming the first out transgender person to be elected to the upper chamber of a state legislature four years ago. (Virginia State Sen.

unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor, including his engagement to fiancé Alex Drakos and his current role as CEO of the pro-LGBTQ political action committee Agenda PAC.“Being in office was not a pathway to happiness at all,” the former Pennsylvania State Representative says during an hour-long interview with Metro Weekly. “It was a very hard job.

In the nearly inexhaustible catalog of D.C.-based mission-driven organizations, AsylumWorks is a noble entry for assisting asylum seekers and other “newcomers” in the D.C. metro area and beyond.Their LGBTQ component, PRISM (Pride Refugee & Immigrant Support Meet-up), grew out of similar work being done by a group at The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center, Center Global. And atop PRISM’s Facebook page is a photo from the 2022 Capital Pride Parade.

Metro Weekly is no stranger to political endorsements. We’ve been reporting about them for years. Human Rights Campaign, Victory Fund, Stein Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans….

9:30 Club this Saturday, Oct. 26, for the very last BENT. “See You in HellBENT” will be hosted by Pussy Noir, who will perform along with queens from the haus of bambi and Ana Latour.

18 + 1, the program concludes with Murmuration, Liang’s intricate ode to starlings in flight.First up in our discussion, Liang wants to share his enthusiasm for Spanish dance artist Sansano. “You may not know Gustavo right now, but you will,” Liang declares. “He is an epic choreographer, that once you see this piece, you will remember his name.” And that won’t be the only takeaway.“What I love about this piece is it really shows the range of the Washington Ballet dancers,” Liang says.

Shakira.com for tickets.Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week before sales open to the general public on Friday, October 25, at noon. Citi, an official tour sponsor, will also offer cardmembers access to pre-sale tickets between noon on Wednesday, October 23, and 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, October 24.The Welcome Ceremony for WorldPride 2025 will kick off at Nationals Park, with remarks from key dignitaries and the welcoming of athletes competing in the Capital Cup, a multi-sports festival associated WorldPride, followed by Shakira’s performance.Interpride, the international association representing more than 400 global Pride organizations, along with the Capital Pride Alliance, celebrated the news of landing such a prominent headliner for the Welcome Concert, which will take place amid various Pride festivities between May 17 and June 8, 2025.“We are thrilled to welcome Colombian pop legend Shakira to D.C.

The word of the week at the 2024 HIV Research for Prevention Conference, held last week in Lima, Peru, was “choice.”As in PrEP choice, a driving concern for the more than 1,300 scientists, advocates, community representatives, and policymakers who gathered at the fifth annual HIVR4P conference, organized by the International AIDS Society.“This is the only global scientific conference focused exclusively on the rapidly evolving field of HIV prevention research,” said Dr. Beatriz Grinsztejn, the infectious diseases researcher serving as IAS president, addressing the event’s opening press conference.Attendees at HIVR4P 2024 — which included NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Jeanne Marrazzo, who succeeded Anthony Fauci in the role — spent the week at sessions poring over the latest advances in science and research that could expand the growing list of available HIV prevention options.Currently, those who want or need to take some form of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV might opt for daily oral PrEP, long-acting injectable PrEP medicines, or, in Europe and a handful of African nations, a topical vaginal ring.

The Hills of California. Only here, dreams aren’t simply deferred.