Metro Weekly - 01-05-16 - Charm

JANUARY 5, 2017
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CONTENTS
2017: LOOKING FORWARD

The year ahead offers plenty of opportunities for the LGBT
community to organize, socialize and celebrate
By John Riley
THE CHARM OF
BELLANA DUQUESNE
The genderfluid star of Mosaic Theater Companys Charm

takes on a powerful role some might say she was born to play.
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Volume 23 Issue 33
Interview by John Riley

Photography by Julian Vankim
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SUDDEN IMPACT
The untimely deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds lend

a powerful punch to this documentary about their relationship
By Andr Hereford
SPOTLIGHT: PASSPORT TO THE WORLD CONCERT SERIES p.7

OUT ON THE TOWN p.11 COMMUNITY: LOOKING FORWARD p.17
COMMUNITY CALENDAR p.17 THE CHARM OF BELLANA DUQUESNE p.24
GALLERY: GARY FISHER p.31 TV: BRIGHT LIGHTS p.32 STAGE: TITANIC p.34
NIGHTLIFE: COBALT NEW YEARS EVE p.37 SCENE: TOWN NEW YEARS EVE p.44
LAST WORD p.46
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Spotlight
Chris Mann
HRIS MANN SPENT THE PAST YEAR TOURING THE COUNTRY PLAYING THE LEAD
in a 30th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera, including a stop at the Kennedy
Center last summer. Now the opera-trained singer, who came to national attention on The
Voice, returns to perform from his repertoire of inspirational, soaring pop tunes, including those from
2016 set Constellation. Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. Amp by Strathmore, 11810 Grand Park Ave. North
Bethesda. Tickets are $35 to $45. Call 301-581-5100 or visit ampbystrathmore.com.
Spotlight
GALAS
THREE KINGS DAY CELEBRATION
GALA Hispanic Theatre offers its 40th annual Fiesta de los

Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day Celebration. The timeless
tale of the Magi is presented with song, dance and storytelling
in a celebration featuring Bienvenido Martinez as Balthasar,
Roberto Colmenares as Gaspar and Hector Diaz as Melchior.
Additional performers include Honduran singer Maria Isolina,
the Mexican youth dance company Los Quetzalitos and the
dance group Alma Boliviana. Alejandro Negron returns as the
emcee. Sunday, Jan. 8, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tivoli Square,
3333 14th St. NW. Free, though a small gift for a child is suggested. Call 202-234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org.
PASSPORT TO THE WORLD

CONCERT SERIES
Virginias Creative Cauldron offers its seventh

annual festival celebrating the music and dance
of cultures around the world, with performances
throughout the month by artists representing a broad
spectrum of genres: jazz to Latin, opera to klezmer.
Presented in collaboration with the Folklore Society
of Greater Washington, the series is curated by
Lynn Veronneau and Ken Avis, who kick things off
Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m., performing with their
Wammie-winning international jazz fusion trio,
Veronneau (pictured). Other performances include
11-year-old, blind Bolivian jazz fusion pianist Jos
Andr Montao on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m.; Iona, a
unique, acoustic weave of traditional music from the
British Isles, Frances Brittany and Spains Galicia
as well as their American offshoots, on Friday, Jan.
13, at 7:30 p.m.; Brazil Passion, a pan-Brazil musical
project featuring vocalists Cissa Paz and Sharalys
Silva and musical director Pablo de Oliveira, on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; and Hot Club
of Baltimore, a nationally touring swing band featuring singer Alexis Tantau performing
French Gypsy jazz, on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. The series runs to Jan. 29. ArtSpace Falls
Church, 410 South Maple Ave. Tickets are $10 to $20 per performance. Call 703-436-9948
or visit creativecauldron.org.
AMERICAN POPS ORCHESTRA:

75 YEARS OF BARBRA STREISAND
Luke Frazier kicks off 2017 with an APO tribute to the 10-time Grammy Awardwinning singer and actress. Dont Rain on My Parade: 75 Years of Barbra
Streisand features several of todays heavy hitters from Broadway as well as
D.C.s thriving musical theater scene, including Laura Osnes (Cinderella), Lindsay
Mendez (Wicked), Amber Iman (Shuffle Along), and New York singing comedy
brother duo Will and Anthony Nunziata. Nathan Brewer directs a retrospective
of hits from Streisands diverse musical career as a Broadway and screen star in
addition to her clout as one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Friday,
Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. GW Lisner, The George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW.
Tickets are $55 to $70. Call 202-994-6851 or visit theamericanpops.org.
Out On The Town
CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL
What was once known as the Reston Zoo presents a Chinese Lantern Festival with authentic Chinese lanterns that are far
beyond the simple, traditional hand-held candle-lit lamps, made out of silk and paper, that the term might conjure. There
are 40 lantern sets of 800 displays in all, portraying animals from around the world. Presented by Hanart Culture, a company focused on bringing the art and culture of China to America, the festival also includes other forms of Chinese art and
entertainment handicrafts, live kung fu performances to create an enchanting, multicultural experience in the 30-acre
park. There are also animatronic dinosaurs for kids to ride. Daily from 5 to 9 p.m. until Jan. 15. Roers Zoofari, 1228 Hunter
Mill Rd., Vienna, Va. Tickets are $12.50 for children and $22 for adults online, or $15 and $25 at the gate. Call 703-757-6222
or visit ChineseLanternFestival.com.
Compiled by Doug Rule
FILM
A MONSTER CALLS
Liam Neeson voices a monster who

helps a bullied boy cope with his
mothers terminal illness in Juan
Antonio Bayonas tale, originally created by childrens author
Siobhan Dowd as she was dying of
cancer. With Felicity Jones as the
boys mother and Sigourney Weaver
as his overbearing grandmother.
Opens Friday, Jan. 6. Area theaters.
Visit fandango.com.
SILENCE
It took Martin Scorsese nearly three

decades to bring to life Shusaku
Endos acclaimed novel, which tells
the story of two Christian missionaries who face the ultimate test of
faith when they travel to Japan in
search of their missing mentor
at a time when Christianity was

outlawed and their presence forbidden. A.V. Club called it the
anti-Goodfellas, while Variety was
even less enthusiastic, noting that
while undeniably gorgeous, it is
punishingly long, frequently boring
and woefully unengaging at some of
its most critical moments. Opens
Friday, Jan. 6. Area theaters. Visit
fandango.com.
STAGE
COPENHAGEN
Theater J presents Michael Frayns

Tony-winning play about the historic 1941 meeting between German
physicist Werner Heisenberg and
Danish physicist Niels Bohr, friends
and colleagues who found themselves working for opposing sides
in the war to develop the atom
bomb. Eleanor Holdridge directs
Tim Getman, Michael Russotto

and Sherri Edelen. Previews start
Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m., with
opening night Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30
p.m. Runs to Jan. 29. The Aaron and
Cecile Goldman Theater, Edlavitch
DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets
are $19.13 to $64.13. Call 202-7773210 or visit theaterj.org.
DARIUS & TWIG
Two young men must overcome

obstacles by finding the best within themselves in Caleen Sinnette
Jennings drama directed by Eleanor
Holdridge. Sunday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m.
Montgomery Colleges Robert E.
Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51
Mannakee St., Rockville. Tickets
are $7. Call 240-567-5301 or visit
montgomerycollege.edu/PAC.
DOT
Baltimores Everyman Theatre

presents a new holiday comedy by
Colman Domingo, (Fear the Walking

Dead) which explores the shifting
dynamics in an African-American
family. With everyone home in
West Philly for Christmas, aging
matriarch Dotty (Sharon Hope) is
seen slowly losing her mind amid
her three brawling adult children.
Directed by Vincent M. Lancisi.
Closes Sunday, Jan. 8. Everyman
Theatre, 315 West Fayette St.
Baltimore. Tickets are $43 to $49.
Call 410-752-22508 or visit everymantheatre.org.
FULLY COMMITTED
Becky Modes one-man tour-deforce, directed by Alan Paul and

starring indomitable local actor
Tom Story, is set in the basement
office of a trendy Manhattan restaurant. Story uses multiple phones to
give voice to the storys 32 characters, save Sam, who is always front
and center. Closes Sunday, Jan. 8.
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MetroStage, 1201 North Royal St.,

Alexandria. Tickets are $55 to $60.
Call 800-494-8497 or visit metrostage.org.
NE. Tickets are $20 to $35, or $10 in

previews. Call 202-399-7993 or visit
atlasarts.org.
Call 410-783-8000 or visit bsomusic.org.
INTO THE WOODS
THE GABRIELS TRILOGY
Richard Nelsons The Apple Family

Plays was a compelling portrait
of a fictitious, politically engaged,
bipartisan upstate New York family,
viewed in real time at family gatherings during election periods in
the Obama era. Nelson has revived
the concept with a different family
from the same middle-class neighborhood, viewed at three stages in
2016 in the run-up to the forthcoming Trump era. The Kennedy
Center presents the original, heralded New York cast performing
the three plays in repertory, opening with Hungry on Tuesday, Jan.
10, at 8 p.m., What Did You Expect?
on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m.,
and Women of a Certain Age on
Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. Theater
Lab. Tickets are $49 each show, or
$120 for full-day weekend marathons. Call 202-467-4600 or visit
kennedy-center.org.
One of the models from Bruce

Webers homoerotic ad campaign
for Abercrombie & Fitch at the turn
of the millennium, Chris Carmack
has more recently become known
as the sexy, closeted country heartthrob Will Lexington on Nashville.
Carmack has contributed original
songs for the ABC/CMT series from
its very first season, and in 2015
released the country/pop solo EP
Pieces of You. A D.C.-area native, he
performs a hometown show with
a dance floor set up in front of
the stage. Sunday, Jan. 15. Doors at
6:30 p.m. The Hamilton, 600 14th
St. NW. Tickets are $20 to $25.
Call 202-787-1000 or visit thehamiltondc.com.
Fiasco Theaters stripped-down

approach to Stephen Sondheims
Into The Woods is missing a fullfledged pit orchestra, but you wont
miss it, as the 10-member ensemble
effectively pulls double duty, performing as supporting musicians.
Its an audacious approach, with
directors Noah Brody and Ben
Steinfeld rethinking the musical
from top to bottom. The ensemble
is enthusiastic and dedicated, and
ideally poised to lead the audience
on an enlightening and revealing
journey, one in which the lyrics
are as front and center as theyve
ever been. Closes Sunday, Jan.
8. Kennedy Center Eisenhower
Theater. Tickets are $45 to $175.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org. (Doug Rule)
KING UBU
Helen Hayes Award-winning costume designer Frank Labovitz

makes his D.C. directorial debut
with a Pointless Theatre Company
adaptation of French pioneer Alfred
Jarrys early avant-garde 1896 work
Ubu Roi. According to Pointless,
King Ubu offers lowbrow humor,
ludicrous language and full-bore
puppet carnage all wrapped up into
a funhouse take on Macbeth and
classical tragedy. Haely Jardas is
Ma Ubu and Colin Connor is Pa Ubu
in an ensemble production featuring
music by Mike Winch. Costumemaking duty falls to another local
veteran, Ivania Stack. Closes
Saturday, Jan. 7. Mead Theatre Lab
at Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW. Tickets
are $15 to $30. Call 202-733-6321 or
visit pointlesstheatre.com.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Closer to Brothers Grimm than

Disney, Synetic Theater presents a
darkly elegant and, as you would
expect from Synetic, wordless
adaptation of the classic tale. Closes
Sunday, Jan. 8. Theater at Crystal
City, 1800 South Bell St., Arlington.
Tickets are $45 to $55. Call 800-4948497 or visit synetictheater.org.
SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME
Scena Theatre presents the emotionally powerful drama featuring two-time Helen Hayes Award
winner Nanna Ingvarsson, David
Bryan Jackson, and Joseph Carlson.
Robert McNamara directs Jon
Fosses poetic play about passion,
paranoia and jealousy, as a strange
couple moves into an isolated, rundown house to be left alone, never
fully believing theyll get their wish.
In previews Friday, Jan. 6, at 8
p.m. Opening night is Monday, Jan.
9, at 8 p.m. Runs to Feb. 5. Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St.
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WICKED
Stephen Schwartzs hit musical

about the witches of Oz, with book
by Winnie Holzman, returns once
again to the Kennedy Center for
another month-long run. Popular!
Closes Sunday, Jan. 8. Kennedy
Center Opera House. Tickets are
$99 to $359. Call 202-467-4600 or
visit kennedy-center.org.
MUSIC
ALEXANDER PALEY
Nearly 30 years since he left the former Soviet Union, Moldovan pianist
Alexander Paley is a frequent soloist
with orchestras all around the world
as well as a popular recitalist. He
returns for his annual area concert, a
Washington Conservatory program
of Mendelssohn, Brahms and Liszts
Hungarian Rhapsodies. Saturday,
Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. Westmoreland
Congregational
Church,
1
Westmoreland Circle. Bethesda.
Tickets are free, donations welcome.
Call 301-320-2770 or visit washingtonconservatory.org.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Touted as the finest British pianist of his generation, Paul Lewis

makes his BSO debut performing
Beethovens Piano Concerto No.
4, part of a program led by Dima
Slobodeniouk and featuring two
masterpieces from the conductors
native Russia, including Stravinskys
Symphonies of Wind Instruments
and Tchaikovskys Symphony No.
6, Pathetique. Friday, Jan. 6, at
8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 8, at 3
p.m. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore.
Also Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
CHRIS CARMACK
CHRIS THOMAS KING
Known for playing a skilled blues

guitarist in 2000s O Brother, Where
Art Thou?, the Louisiana musician
first emerged nearly a decade earlier with his experiment fusing
hip-hop with the blues, including
producing the first rap/blues album
for RCA, 1994s 21st Century Blues...
From Da Hood, recorded under the
name Chris Thomas. Also a supporting player in the Oscar-winning
film Ray and HBOs Treme, among
others, King has continued to
write songs built on the old blues
foundation, including on his 2012
set Bona Fide. Thursday, Jan. 5,
through Sunday, Jan. 7, at 8 and 10
p.m. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin
Ave. NW. Tickets are $27.50 to
$32.50, plus $12 minimum purchase. Call 202-337-4141 or visit
bluesalley.com.
CHRIS URQUIAGA
A native of Silver Spring, the budding Latin pop singer-songwriter

recently signed to Akons KonLive
Distribution record label, which
helped nurture the career of
Lady Gaga. Urquiaga is also part
of Strathmores 2017 Artist in
Residence mentoring program and
will kick off the A.I.R. series of
solo concerts with two shows in
January. Wednesday, Jan. 11, and
Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701
Rockville Pike, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $17. Call 301-581-5100
or visit strathmore.org.
DOVER QUARTET
A Fortas Chamber Music Concert,

the Kennedy Center welcomes back
what the New Yorker has called
the young American string quartet
of the moment for a performance
of soaring music, including a new
work specially commissioned from
Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline
Shaw. Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Family Theater. Tickets are $50.
Call 202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
EDDIE FROM OHIO
Neither the singing percussionist Eddie Hartness nor any other

Virginia-bred member of Eddie
From Ohio actually has any ties to
the Buckeye State the folk acts
name is simply an obscure tribute to
Ed From Ohio Crawford, the lead
singer/guitarist of 80s-era alt-rock
act Firehose. Since its founding 25
years ago, Eddie from Ohio has gone
on to tour regularly throughout the
U.S. But the Wammie-winning
act remains particularly popular in its native region, typically
selling out weekend shows well in
advance at big, lauded venues such
as the Birchmere. This year is no
different: As of press time, tickets remain only for shows Friday,
Jan. 13, and Sunday, Jan. 15, at 7:30
p.m. The Birchmere, 3701 Mount
Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets
are $39.50. Call 703-549-7500 or
visit birchmere.com.
FOLGER CONSORT
Londons Orlando Consort joins the

Folger Shakespeare Librarys early
music ensemble for a concert of
English medieval music from the
15th century Old Hall Manuscript.
Mary Springfels on strings and
Daniel Meyers on winds are guest
instrumentalists for a Medieval
Illuminations program of sacred
vocal works along with dances and
country tunes. Friday, Jan. 6, at 8
p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral,
Massachusetts and Wisconsin
Avenues NW. Tickets are $30 to
$60. Call 202-544-7077 or visit folger.edu.
GLADYS KNIGHT IN LET

FREEDOM RING!
The seven-time Grammy Awardwinning Empress of Soul leads this

years free musical celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jrs legacy, courtesy of the Kennedy Center
and Georgetown University. Also
on the bill is the Let Freedom Ring
Choir with music director Rev. Nolan
Williams Jr. The 15th annual John
Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award
will be presented to Abel Enrique
Nunez, executive director of the
Central American Resource Center.
Monday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. Kennedy
Center Concert Hall. Free tickets will
be given away two per person on a
first-come, first-served basis starting
at 4:30 p.m. Call 202-467-4600 or
INSCAPE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Founded in 2004, Richard Scerbo

leads the local Grammy-nominated
Inscape Chamber Orchestra, performing Mozarts Adagio from
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major,
Nathan Lincoln-Decusatis Chopin
Syndrome, Arvo Parts MozartAdagio, and John Harbisons Songs
America Loves to Sing. Thursday,
Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. The Mansion
at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,
a latter-day U2 or an improved
Interpol. Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8
p.m. 101 MGM National Harbor
Ave., in National Harbor, Md. Call
844-346-4664 or visit mgmnationalharbor.com.
6, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at 5

and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 8, at
1 p.m. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St.
NW. Tickets are $32 to $77. Call
202-783-4000 or visit warnertheatredc.com.
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC
GESEL MASON
PERFORMANCE PROJECTS
Several
musicians
from
Strathmores resident orchestra are
featured soloists in a program of
Bach masterpieces led by Victoria
Gau. Concertmaster Colin Sorgi
joins violinist Henry Flory to perform Concerto for Two Violins in
D Minor, Violin Concerto No. 1 in
A Minor and Double Concerto for
Oboe and Violin in D Minor, the
latter with principal oboist Mark
Hill. Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m.
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301
Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.
Tickets are $30 to $78. Call 301-5815100 or visit strathmore.org.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
MICHAEL IAN BLACK
I look at myself on TV and my gaydar pings, Michael Ian

Black joked in an interview with Metro Weekly several years
back. In fact, the straight comedian, known for NBCs Ed,
VH1s I Love The... series and Comedy Centrals Another
Period, has been an affiliated member of the gay community essentially since birth, thanks to his lesbian mother. I
related very directly [to the gay rights movement] because
it affected my mom, it affected people that I care about.
Friday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7
and 10 p.m. Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia
Pike, Arlington. Tickets are $25. Call 703-486-2345 or visit
arlingtondrafthouse.com.
North Bethesda. Call 301-581-5100

202-467-4600 or visit kennedy-center.org.
KANDACE SPRINGS
KINGS OF LEON
The Kennedy Center offers a free

concert by an up-and-coming
Nashville-based jazz/soul singer-songwriter and pianist inspired
by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald,
Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, and
Norah Jones. Kandace Springs
tours in support of her recently released debut set Soul Eyes.
Sunday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. Kennedy
Center Millennium Stage. Free. Call
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Kings of Leon kick off the first leg

of their 2017 tour in support of
seventh album Walls, named for
the moving ballad that closes out a
set that just might make a fan out
of an unsuspecting listener. Once
known for blustery, bluesy, angular
Southern rock, the band is trending
towards post-punk-inspired tunes
that are bittersweet, anthemic, and
rich in melody and grooves, like
Built on poet Audre Lordes essay,

Uses of the Erotic, antithesis challenges how female sexuality is perceived, performed, and presented.
The program features performers
from both the postmodern and erotic dance world erotic dancers,
pole dancers and burlesque. Friday,
Jan. 6, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7,
at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 8, at 4
p.m. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE.
Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 at
the door. Call 202-269-1600 or visit
danceplace.org.
KANKOURAN WEST AFRICAN

DANCE COMPANY
As part of its annual presentation

celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day, Kankouran invites guests to
explore Africa in Visit Casamance,
portraying the cycle of seasons of
the people inhabiting the agrarian Casamance region of Senegal.
Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m., and
Sunday, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m. Dance
Place, 3225 8th St. NE. Tickets are
$25 in advance, or $30 at the door.
Call 202-269-1600 or visit danceplace.org.
Sir Mark Elder conducts pianist

Jeremy Denk in Ravels Left Hand
Concerto, as part of the NSOs first
folklore-inspired program bookended by Stravinskys The Firebird
and Rimsky-Korsakovs Legend of
the Invisible City Suite. Thursday,
Jan. 12, at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13,
at 11:30 a.m. a Coffee Concert
with a la carte breakfast items available to purchase beforehand and
Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. Kennedy
Center Concert Hall. Tickets are
$15 to $89. Call 202-467-4600 or
COMEDY
THE SPLIT SECONDS
STEPHEN LYNCH
A four-piece based in D.C., the Split

Seconds delivers a raw, energetic,
old-school sound inspired by late
70s punk bands the Buzzcocks, the
Clash, and the Heartbreakers. Dot
Dash, Canker Blossom open. Friday,
Jan. 6. Doors at 6 p.m. DC9, 1940
9th St. NW. Tickets are $8. Call
202-483-5000 or dcnine.com.
DANCE
FLYING STEPS
The dance-theater piece Red Bull

Flying Bach is set to J.S. Bachs
Well-Tempered Clavier, only
remade using piano, harpsichord
and electronic beats, allowing the
Berlin-based b-boy, or breakdance, crew Flying Steps to show
off its style, merging classical music
and urban culture. Flying Steps
first staged the 70-minute work,
directed by Christoph Hagel, in its
native Germany in 2010, followed
by successful tours throughout
Germany and Europe with a performance at the 2011 Eurovision
Song Contest, no less as well as
other parts of the world. Set within
the world of dance, Red Bull Flying
Bach explores the tensions between
tradition and modernity, teacher
and students and two strangers
falling head over heels. Friday, Jan.
A musician trapped in the body of

a comedian is how Stephen Lynch
describes himself, one whose humor
is packaged with original folk/
alt-country tunes. A popular recording artist and stand-up act with
multiple hit albums and Comedy
Central specials, Lynch even earned
a Tony nomination on Broadway
in the title role in The Wedding
Singer in 2006. Wednesday, Jan.
11, and Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7:30
p.m. The Birchmere, 3701 Mount
Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets
are $25. Call 703-549-7500 or visit
birchmere.com.
READINGS
CHUCK D
Rap, Race, Reality is the title of

a speech the Public Enemy hiphop legend will give as part of
the McLean Community Centers
annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Celebration. Born Carlton Douglas
Ridenhour, Rock and Roll Hall of
Famer Chuck D has increasingly made a name for himself as a
political activist, having co-hosted a show on Air America Radio
and provided commentary about
Black Lives Matter and the 2016
presidential campaigns on TV
news. Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m.
Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,

Mclean, Va. Tickets are $20. Call
703-790-0123 or visit mcleancenter.
org/alden-theatre.
ROXANE GAY, HILTON ALS
Urgently Human is the title of a

PEN/Faulkner Fiction lecture presented by the Folger and featuring
two incisive cultural observers on
matters of race, gender and sexuality. Roxane Gay is the author of
the recent novel An Untamed State
and essay collection Bad Feminist,
while gay New Yorker staff writer
Hilton Als recently authored White
Girls. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7:30
p.m. The Lutheran Church of the
Reformation, 212 East Capitol St.
NE. Tickets are $15. Call 202-5447077 or visit folger.edu.
SOPHIA CABOT BLACK,

ALAN KING
Sophie Cabot Black will read and

sign copies of her latest collection
of poetry, The Exchange, as part of a
poetry-focused reading and reception also featuring Alan King, of the
newly published poetry collection
Point Blank. Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m.
The Writers Center, 4508 Walsh
St. Bethesda. Tickets are $25. Call
301-654-8664 or visit writer.org.
STORY DISTRICTS TOP SHELF
An annual best-of showcase featuring some of the best tales told

over the past year at this storytelling organizations many events
around town. Unlike other storytelling organizations, Story District,
formerly known as SpeakEasyDC,
is focused on congenial camaraderie rather than competition no
judged Story Slams here. Top
Shelf is a curated group of eight storytellers, partially winnowed down
by a panel of independent judges.
Saturday, Jan. 14. Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW.
Tickets are $25. Call 202-328-6000
or visit thelincolndc.com.
EXHIBITS
BRIAN DUPONT, ALAN STEELE
The Impulse for Keeping a Record

is the title of an exhibition presenting works by two very different
artists based in New York. Theres
the text-based paintings of Brian
Dupont, addressing the visual possibilities inherent in language, incorporating snippets of found text in
his abstract images. Meanwhile,
Alan Steele pieces together works
on paper using drawings and various printing techniques, resulting in
post-minimal, monumental works
featuring precise systems that are
architectural, mathematical and
mechanical. Exhibit runs through
Jan. 13. Adah Rose Gallery, 3766
Howard Ave. Kensington, Md. Call
301-922-0162 or visit adahrosegallery.com.
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JOHAB SILVA: PROFILING: I

WANT ORDER
The history of labor practices and

concepts of modern-day slavery in
various guises is the focus of site-responsive installations and sculptures on display for the 14th Annual
DC Artist Solo Exhibition. A native
of Brazil, Johab Silva has lived and
worked in D.C. for nearly a decade
and is currently pursuing his masters degree at the Corcoran. Silva
uses found objects, charcoal, coffee,
sound, sugar, and cotton as his primary source materials to explore
themes of appropriation, materiality, space and memories. Now to
Jan. 21. Artist Talk on Saturday,
Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. Transformer, 1404
P St. NW. Call 202-483-1102 or visit
transformerdc.org.
LA VIE EN BLEU
The 26th Annual Strathmore Juried

Exhibition tasked artists to interpret the concept of the blues however they like, using their medium of choice. Out of more than
1,000 submissions, an exceptionally
diverse collection of 146 artworks
by 101 artists is now on display as
a complement to the art centers
season-long exploration of blues
music, Shades of Blues. Opening
reception is Thursday, Jan. 5, from
7 to 9 p.m. To Feb. 19. The Mansion
at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,
North Bethesda. Call 301-581-5100
LOCAL COLOR
BY THE SEVEN PALETTES
Since 2012, a group of mostly local,

mostly retired women have collaborated to collectively increase
their artmaking and pursue their
passions beyond the realm of mere
hobby. Sara Becker, Nancy Brown
Butler, Helen Gallagher, Caroline
Orrick, Ann Rossilli, Elizabeth
Penny Smith, and Maureen Ward
will highlight some fruits of their
cooperative labor in an exhibition
presented by the Bethesda Urban
Partnership, Inc., and on display
to Jan. 28. Public reception Friday,
Jan. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery
B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E,
Bethesda. Call 301-215-7990 or visit
galleryb.com.
MAUD TABER-THOMAS:
THINKERS AND DREAMERS
An Exhibition of Portraits Inspired

by Literature is the subtitle for
an exhibit from this Silver Springbased painter, scholar and classical
musician with artworks inspired
by everyone from Shakespeare to
James, Austen to Wilde, with an
emphasis on strong female characters. Many of Maud TaberThomass drawings and paintings
are said to exist within a peaceful
conversation between the many
art forms that she loves. Closes
Saturday, Jan. 7. Susan Calloway
Fine Arts, 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
Call 202-965-4601 or visit callowayart.com.
MICHAELA PILAR BROWN:

THINGS GET LOST
Heirloom objects and personal photography are used by a multidisciplinary artist to offer a surreal
counter-narrative to American history re-centered on black female
subjectivity. Michaela Pilar Brown
is a graduate of Howard University
whose work hasnt been seen in
D.C. in 15 years. Now through Jan.
28. Honfleur Gallery in Anacostia
Arts Center, 1241 Good Hope Road
SE. Call 202-631-6291 or visit honfleurgallery.com.
NO MANS LAND
A total of 37 contemporary women

artists are represented in an exhibition courtesy of the Rubell Family
Collection, one of the largest and
most diverse, privately held contemporary art collections in the
world. The feminist art movement
of the 1970s inspired these artists,
many of whom use labor-intensive,
mixed-media techniques to alter
conventional notions of womens
work and handcraft. Some sculpt
or paint semi-abstract shapes
that reference the body obliquely, while others depict the female
form directly, forcefully reclaiming
its visualization and interpretation.
Among the artists represented are
Mickalene Thomas, Yayoi Kusama,
Isa Genzken, Rosemarie Trockel,
Marlene Dumas, and Cecily Brown.
Closes Sunday, Jan. 8. National
Museum of Women in the Arts,
1250 New York Ave NW. Admission
is $10. Call 202-783-5000 or visit
nmwa.org.
RAGNAR KJARTANSSON
Kjartansson gets his first major

U.S. survey with an exhibition at
the Hirshhorn, organized in association with Londons Barbican.
The exhibit includes a new epic
work, an unprecedented 12-week
live theatrical performance piece
starring a rotating cast of local D.C.
female musicians as selected by the
Icelandic artist. Woman in E features
a single, sequin-clad woman strumming an E-minor chord endlessly,
rotating on a pedestal in a gold-tinseled room a performance said to
walk the line between kitsch and
earnest commentary on feminine
objectification. Other works encompass everything from live endurance performance to large-scale
video installations to photography
and painting. Born into a theatrical
family, Kjartanssons work generally both celebrates and ridicules
the romantic figure of the artist as a
cultural hero. Closes Sunday, Jan. 8.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, Independence Avenue and
Seventh Street SW. Call 202-6331000 or visit hirshhorn.si.edu.
SIMPLY ABSTRACT
Area artists played with shape,

form, color and line in two- and
three-dimensional works of abstract
compositions now on display in

Alexandrias Del Ray neighborhood, curated by Betsy Mead and
Judy Lynn and with prizes for best
artwork to be awarded by nationally known abstractionist Marsha
Staiger. Opening reception is Friday,
Jan. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. On exhibit
through Jan. 29. Del Ray Artisans
Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria. Call 703-731-8802 or
visit thedelrayartisans.org.
THE OUTWIN 2016: AMERICAN

PORTRAITURE TODAY
Every three years the Smithsonians

National Portrait Gallery presents
finalists of the Outwin Boochever
Portrait Competition, named for a
late volunteer and benefactor. The
portraits are works drawn from
all over America, mostly featuring
unheralded, everyday citizens and
generally presented in innovative
ways through various media, from
standard photography to three-dimensional installation. This years
winner is a stunning, slightly surreal painting of a young AfricanAmerican girl by Amy Sherald of
Baltimore. Among the 43 finalists,
more than a half-dozen are LGBTthemed, including: Jess T. Dugan
of St. Louis and her masculine
self-portrait; a print of two transgender teenagers in love by Evan
Baden of Oregon; an oil painting
focused on a recently married, older
gay couple by Paul Oxborough of
Minnesota; and a flamboyant, patriotic painting by D.C.s Tim Doud
featuring his spouse, cultural theorist Edward Ingebretsen, in full
plume. Closes Sunday, Jan. 8.
National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F
Streets. NW. Call 202-633-8300 or
visit npg.si.edu.
ABOVE & BEYOND

PRETTY BOI DRAG BRUNCH
Reviving the art of drag kings in

D.C., Pretty Boi Drag, co-founded
by former DC King Pretty Rik E,
gears up for its latest production,
an all-inclusive brunch experience
with live music from hip-hop DJ
Tezrah, in addition to drag performances. Sunday, Jan. 8, from noon
to 3 p.m. Acre 121, 1400 Irving St.
NW. Tickets, including an entree
and bottomless mimosas, are $40.
Call 202-431-4704 or visit prettyboidrag.com.
TIM LEE
Popular on YouTube, scientist-turned-comedian Tim Lee

brings his scientific standup show
back to the Atlas Performing Arts
Center for the fifth year in a row.
Thursday, Jan. 5, and Friday, Jan.
6, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan.
7, at 6 and 8 p.m. Atlas Performing
Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets
are $25 to $40. Call 202-399-7993 or
visit mosaictheater.org. l
OATAWA
Community
LOOKING FORWARD
THURSDAY, January 5
Weekly Events
The year ahead offers plenty of opportunities for the LGBT community to
organize, socialize and celebrate.
OR MANY, 2016 WAS A YEAR THEY WISHED TO BID GOOD RIDDANCE.

And unlike the lyrics from the Green Day song of that name, the year did not mark the
time of their lives. Fortunately, 2017 offers D.C. residents a way to rebound from the
negativity that seemed to permeate the past year.
For those with strong political leanings, the year kicks off on Jan. 21 with the WOMENS
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, when demonstrators concerned with the incoming Trump administration are expected to make their voices known just one day after the new president is
sworn into office. A month later, EQUALITY VIRGINIA holds its annual Day of Action to push
for pro-LGBT bills trying to make their way through state legislatures. In March, the fourday long MAGIC OF PRIDE conference at the Washington Hilton will hold an Advocacy
Day, when people are asked to meet with and lobby their local government representatives
on behalf of pro-LGBT causes.
Pride season kicks off with the ANNUAL CAPITAL PRIDE REVEAL on Feb. 2 at SAX
Restaurant & Lounge. That precedes 11 more months of Capital Pride-related festivities,
from movie nights, to an April gala honoring heroes and allies of the LGBT community,
to Capital Prides signature parade and festival on June 10 and 11. Revelers can also enjoy
the festivities at DC BLACK PRIDE, on Memorial Day Weekend, while CAPITAL TRANSPRIDE,
including the formal DC TRANS BALL, which is scheduled for May 20.
TEAM DCS NIGHT OUT events celebrating D.C.s Capitals hockey team in February and
Nationals baseball team in June offer you ways to show your fan pride. The city also offers
residents the chance to join a number of gay sports leagues, from rugby to flag football to
dodgeball to kickball to darts and bocce, throughout the year.
THE GAY MENS CHORUS OF WASHINGTON is sure to entertain, with several upcoming
shows planned throughout the year. The DC Center holds its annual OUTWRITE LGBT
LITERATURE FESTIVAL in August.
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH has several events benefitting its legal clinic, the Mautner
Projects womens health initiatives, and the organizations annual fundraiser, the Walk &
5K Run to End HIV. The HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN will also host its National Dinner and
major fundraiser on Oct. 28.
Some events are unique to D.C., such as the Centaur MCs MID-ATLANTIC LEATHER
WEEKEND, Jan. 13-15 and Octobers 17TH STREET HIGH HEEL RACE, always held the Tuesday
before Halloween. Whatever the occasion, theres always one guarantee: theres no such
thing as a dull day in the District. Theres just too much going on. John Riley
All dates subject to change. For a calendar of events and more detailed information, visit
metroweekly.com/2017preview.
ANDROMEDA
TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH
offers free HIV testing and HIV

services (by appointment). 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center,
1400 Decatur St. NW. To
arrange an appointment, call
202-291-4707, or visit andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
DC AQUATICS CLUB (DCAC)

practice session at Takoma
Aquatic Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 300
Van Buren St. NW. For more
information, visit swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS run-
ning/walking/social club
welcomes runners of all ability
levels for exercise in a fun and
supportive environment, with
socializing afterward. Route
distance is 3-6 miles. Meet at
7 p.m. at 23rd & P Streets NW.
For more information, visit
dcfrontrunners.org.
DC LAMBDA SQUARES gay

and lesbian square-dancing
group features mainstream
through advanced square
dancing at the National City
Christian Church, 5 Thomas
Circle NW, 7-9:30 p.m. Casual
dress. 301-257-0517, dclambdasquares.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds
practice. The team is always

looking for new members. All
welcome. 7:30-9:30 p.m. King
Greenleaf Recreation Center,
201 N St. SW. For more information, visit scandalsrfc.org or
dcscandals@gmail.com.
The DULLES TRIANGLES

Northern Virginia social
group meets for happy hour at
Sheraton in Reston. All welcome.
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7-9 p.m. 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive,

second-floor bar. For more information, visit dullestriangles.com.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker
Health. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at 1525

14th St. NW, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center,
1701 14th St. NW, and 8 a.m-5 p.m.
at the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE. For an appointment call 202-745-7000 or visit
whitman-walker.org.
IDENTITY offers free and confi-
dential HIV testing at two separate

locations. Walk-ins accepted from
2-6 p.m., by appointment for all
other hours. 414 East Diamond Ave.,
Gaithersburg, Md. or 7676 New
Hampshire Ave., Suite 411, Takoma
Park, Md. To set up an appointment or for more information, call
Gaithersburg, 301-300-9978, or
Takoma Park, 301-422-2398.
METROHEALTH CENTER
offers free, rapid HIV testing.

Appointment needed. 1012 14th
St. NW, Suite 700. To arrange an
appointment, call 202-638-0750.
SMYAL offers free HIV Testing, 3-5
p.m., by appointment and walk-in,

for youth 21 and younger. Youth
Center, 410 7th St. SE. 202-5673155 or testing@smyal.org.
Us Helping Us hosts a NARCOTICS

ANONYMOUS MEETING. The
group is independent of UHU.
6:30-7:30 p.m., 3636 Georgia Ave.
NW. For more information, call
202-446-1100.
WOMENS LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE for young LBTQ
women, 13-21, interested in leadership development. 5-6:30 p.m.

SMYAL Youth Center, 410 7th St.
SE. For more information, call 202567-3163, or email catherine.chu@
smyal.org.
FRIDAY, January 6
GAY DISTRICT, a group for
GBTQQI men between the ages of

18-35, meets on the first and third
Fridays of each month. 8:30-9:30
p.m. 2000 14th St. NW, Suite 105.
For more information, visit gaydistrict.org.
The DC Center hosts a meeting

of its TRANS SUPPORT GROUP
focusing on issues important to
transgender people and those
who identify outside of the gender
binary. 7-9 p.m. 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
METROHEALTH CENTER

PROJECT STRIPES hosts LGBT-
affirming social group for ages

11-24. 4-6 p.m. 1419 Columbia Road
NW. Contact Tamara, 202-3190422, layc-dc.org.
SMYALS REC NIGHT provides a
social atmosphere for LGBT and

questioning youth, featuring dance
parties, vogue nights, movies and
games. For more info, email catherine.chu@smyal.org.
SATURDAY, January 7
CENTER GLOBAL, a group that
fights against anti-LGBTI laws
and cultures in 80 countries, holds
its monthly meeting on the first
Saturday of every month. 12-2 p.m.
The DC Center, 2000 14th St. NW,
Suite 105. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
CHRYSALIS arts and culture group
holds a bi-monthly social dinner
at a Metro-accessible restaurant in
suburban Maryland. Please RSVP
by Friday evening, Jan. 6. Plans
for late winter museum visit and
out-of-town excursions will be
discussed. All welcome. 7 p.m. For
location, RSVP to Kevin, 571-3381433 or kgiles@gmail.com.
Weekly Events
ANDROMEDA TRANSCULTURAL
HEALTH offers free HIV testing
and HIV services (by appointment

only). 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Decatur Center,
1400 Decatur St. NW. To arrange
an appointment, call 202-291-4707,
or visit andromedatransculturalhealth.org.
BET MISHPACHAH, founded
by members of the LGBT community, holds Saturday morning

Shabbat services in the DC Jewish
Community Centers Community
Room, followed by Kiddush luncheon. 10 a.m. 1529 16th St. NW.
For more information, visit betmish.org.
BRAZILIAN GLBT GROUP, including others interested in Brazilian

culture, meets. For location/time,
email braziliangaygroup@yahoo.
com.
Weekly Events
holds a practice session at

Montgomery College Aquatics
Club. 8:30-10 a.m. 7600 Takoma
Ave., Takoma, Md. For more information, visit swimdcac.org.
DC FRONT RUNNERS running/
holds a practice session at Howard

University. 6:30-8 p.m. Burr
Gymnasium, 2400 6th St. NW. For
more information, visit swimdcac.org.
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walking/social club welcomes runners of all ability levels for exercise

in a fun and supportive environ-
ment, with socializing afterward.

Route distance will be 3-6 miles.
Walker meet at 9:30 a.m. and runners at 10 a.m. at 23rd & P Streets
NW. For more information, visit
dcfrontrunners.org.
DIGNITYUSA sponsors Mass for
LGBT community, family and

friends. 6:30 p.m., Immanuel
Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary
Road, Alexandria. All welcome. For
more info, visit dignitynova.org.
GAY LANGUAGE CLUB discusses

critical languages and foreign languages. 7 p.m. Nellies, 900 U St.
NW. RSVP preferred. Email brendandarcy@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, January 8
CHRYSALIS arts and culture group
visits the Baltimore Museum of

Art and the Walters Gallery, with
lunch at Gertrudes in the museum. Carpool from the Forest Glen
Metro Station. For time and more
information, contact Craig, craighowell1@verizon.net or call 202462-0535.
Weekly Events
LGBT-inclusive ALL SOULS
MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
celebrates Low Mass at 8:30

a.m., High Mass at 11 a.m. 2300
Cathedral Ave. NW. 202-232-4244,
allsoulsdc.org.
8557. For more info, visit fairlingtonumc.org.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
welcomes all to 10:30 a.m. service,

945 G St. NW. firstuccdc.org or
202-628-4317.
FRIENDS MEETING OF
WASHINGTON meets for worship,
10:30 a.m., 2111 Florida Ave. NW,

Quaker House Living Room (next
to Meeting House on Decatur
Place), 2nd floor. Special welcome
to lesbians and gays. Handicapped
accessible from Phelps Place gate.
Hearing assistance. quakersdc.org.
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF

CHRIST welcomes GLBT community for worship. 10:30 a.m., 6130
Old Telegraph Road, Alexandria.
hopeucc.org.
HSV-2 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT

GROUP for gay men living in the
DC metro area. This group will be

meeting once a month. For information on location and time, visit
H2gether.com.
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUAL

DEVELOPMENT, God-centered new
age church & learning center. Sunday

Services and Workshops event. 5419
Sherier Place NW. isd-dc.org.
Join LINCOLN
CONGREGATIONAL TEMPLE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST for
BETHEL CHURCH-DC progressive

and radically inclusive church
holds services at 11:30 a.m. 2217
Minnesota Ave. SE. 202-248-1895,
betheldc.org.
an inclusive, loving and progressive

faith community every Sunday. 11
a.m. 1701 11th Street NW, near R in
Shaw/Logan neighborhood. lincolntemple.org.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
REFORMATION invites all to
holds a practice session at Wilson

Aquatic Center. 9:30-11 a.m. 4551
Fort Dr. NW. For more information, visit swimdcac.org.

in a fun and supportive environment, with socializing afterward.
Route will be a distance run of 8, 10
or 12 miles. Meet at 9 a.m. at 23rd
& P Streets NW. For more information, visit dcfrontrunners.org.
DIGNITYUSA offers Roman

Catholic Mass for the LGBT
community. All welcome. Sign
interpreted. 6 p.m. St. Margarets
Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave.
NW. For more info, visit dignitywashington.org.
FAIRLINGTON UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH is an open,
inclusive church. All welcome,
including the LGBTQ community. Member of the Reconciling
Ministries Network. Services at
9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 3900 King
Street, Alexandria, Va. 703-671-
Sunday worship at 8:30 or 11 a.m.

Childcare is available at both services. Welcoming LGBT people for
25 years. 212 East Capitol St. NE.
reformationdc.org.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA services at 11 a.m., led
by Rev. Emma Chattin. Childrens

Sunday School, 11 a.m. 10383
Democracy Lane, Fairfax. 703-6910930, mccnova.com.
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
services at 9 a.m. (ASL interpreted) and 11 a.m. Childrens Sunday

School at 11 a.m. 474 Ridge St. NW.
202-638-7373, mccdc.com.
NATIONAL CITY CHRISTIAN

CHURCH, inclusive church with
GLBT fellowship, offers gospel worship, 8:30 a.m., and traditional worship, 11 a.m. 5 Thomas Circle NW.
202-232-0323, nationalcitycc.org.
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH,
a Christ-centered, interracial,
welcoming-and-affirming church,
offers service at 10 a.m. 680 I St.

SW. 202-554-4330, riversidedc.org.
ST. STEPHEN AND THE

INCARNATION, an interra-
cial, multi-ethnic Christian

Community offers services in
English, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and
in Spanish at 5:15 p.m. 1525 Newton
St. NW. 202-232-0900, saintstephensdc.org.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF
ARLINGTON, an LGBTQ welcom-
ing-and-affirming congregation,
offers services at 10 a.m. Virginia
Rainbow UU Ministry. 4444
Arlington Blvd. uucava.org.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH OF SILVER SPRING
invites LGBTQ families and individuals of all creeds and cultures to

join the church. Services 9:15 and
11:15 a.m. 10309 New Hampshire
Ave. uucss.org.
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL
MEMORIAL CHURCH, a welcom-
ing and inclusive church. GLBT

Interweave social/service group
meets monthly. Services at 11 a.m.,
Romanesque sanctuary. 1810 16th St.
NW. 202-387-3411, universalist.org.
MONDAY, January 9
Weekly Events
and HIV services (by appointment).

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center, 1400
Decatur St. NW. To arrange an
appointment, call 202-291-4707,
HIV/AIDS Support Group for

newly diagnosed individuals,
meets 7 p.m. Registration required.
202-939-7671, hivsupport@whitman-walker.org.
TUESDAY, January 10
Queer-identifying women who
have survived violent or traumatic
experiences and are looking for
support are invited to take part
in a bi-weekly QUEER WOMEN
WORKING THROUGH TRAUMA

GROUP at The DC Center.
Participants are encouraged to

do an intake assessment with
moderator and social worker Sam
Goodwin. 6-7 p.m. 2000 14th St.
NW, Suite 105. For more information, email Sam at samantha@
thedccenter.org.
The DC Center holds a meeting of

its COMING OUT DISCUSSION
GROUP for those navigating issues
associated with coming out and
personal identity. 7-8:30 p.m. 2000
14th St. NW, Suite 105. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
The DC Centers TRANS
SUPPORT GROUP provides a
space to talk for transgender people and those who identify outside
of the gender binary. 7-9 p.m. 2000
information, visit thedccenter.org
Weekly Events
ASIANS AND FRIENDS weekly
GETEQUAL meets 6:30-8 p.m. at

Quaker House, 2111 Florida Ave.
NW. For more information, email
getequal.wdc@gmail.com.
NOVASALUD offers free HIV test-
ing. 5-7 p.m. 2049 N. 15th St., Suite

200, Arlington. Appointments: 703789-4467.
The DC Center hosts COFFEE
DROP-IN FOR THE SENIOR LGBT

COMMUNITY. 10 a.m.-noon. 2000
14th St. NW. 202-682-2245, thedccenter.org.
US HELPING US hosts a black gay
mens evening affinity group for

GBT black men. Light refreshments
provided. 7-9 p.m. 3636 Georgia
Ave. NW. 202-446-1100.
WASHINGTON WETSKINS
WATER POLO TEAM practices 7-9
p.m. Newcomers with at least basic

swimming ability always welcome.
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH
holds a practice session at Dunbar

Aquatic Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 101 N
St. NW. For more information, visit
swimdcac.org.
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Takoma Aquatic Center, 300 Van

Buren St. NW. For more information, contact Tom, 703-299-0504
or secretary@wetskins.org, or visit
wetskins.org.
dinner in Dupont/Logan Circle

area, 6:30 p.m. For more information, email afwash@aol.com, or
visit afwashington.net.
practice session at Takoma Aquatic
Center. 7:30-9 p.m. 300 Van Buren
swimdcac.org.

in a fun and supportive environment,
with socializing afterward. Route
distance is 3-6 miles. Meet at 7 p.m.
at Union Station. For more information, visit dcfrontrunners.org.
DC SCANDALS RUGBY holds prac-
tice. The team is always looking for

new members. All welcome. 7:309:30 p.m. King Greenleaf Recreation
Center, 201 N St. SW. For more
information, visit scandalsrfc.org or
dcscandals@gmail.com.
THE GAY MENS HEALTH

COLLABORATIVE offers free
HIV testing and STI screening
and treatment every Tuesday.

5-6:30 p.m. Rainbow Tuesday
LGBT Clinic, Alexandria Health
Department, 4480 King St. 703746-4986 or text 571-214-9617.
james.leslie@inova.org.
KARING WITH INDIVIDUALITY

(K.I.) SERVICES, at 3333 Duke St.,
Alexandria, offers free rapid HIV

testing and counseling, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. 703-823-4401.
METROHEALTH CENTER

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, a

group for LGBT people looking
to quit cigarettes and tobacco use,
holds a weekly support meeting at
The DC Center. 7-8 p.m. 2000 14th
St. NW, Suite 105. For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH
offers Wednesday worship 7:15 a.m.

and 12:05 p.m. All welcome. 118 N.
Washington St., Alexandria. 703549-1450, historicchristchurch.org.
HIV TESTING at Whitman-Walker

Health. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at 1525
14th St. NW, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the
Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center,
1701 14th St. NW, and 8 a.m-5 p.m.
at the Max Robinson Center, 2301
MLK Jr. Ave. SE. For an appointment call 202-745-7000 or visit
whitman-walker.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQ

YOUTH ages 13-21 meets at
IDENTITY offers free and confidential HIV testing at its Gaithersburg

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7 p.m. Trio Restaurant, 1537 17th
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Steam, 17th and R NW. All welcome. For more information, call
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and HIV services (by appointment).

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Decatur Center, 1400
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swimdcac.org.
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The
Charm
of
BEllana Duquesne
The genderfluid star of Mosaic Theater Companys Charm takes on
a powerful role some might say she was born to play.
Interview by John Riley
Photography by Julian Vankim
VE ALWAYS TRIED TO STAY CLOSE TO THEATER,

says BEllana Duquesne. I like the fact that you can get
close to a facet of your personality and just let it express.
There are certain traits within you that are just so liberating
whenever they come out. I guess from a trans person, its
even more a cherished experience, allowing something that has
been kept under wraps to just emerge. For me, it is the essence
of the trans experience.
Duquesne, who identifies as genderfluid (she was born and
sometimes presents as Jack Eng), has always been drawn to the
theater. Her interest took hold in college, when she switched
from studying pharmacy to majoring in speech, communications
and theater at Duquesne University.
I was attracted to the arts not only from an artistic standpoint, but socially, she says. I said, Oh, gosh, the theater people
are the cool people. Those are the people I want to be with.
Despite a love for the theater, Duquesnes acting career as
Jack Eng took short shrift. She married twice, raising two sons
with her second wife, and largely suppressed BEllana, the more
dramatic, feminine side of her personality. What little contact
Duquesne maintained with the theater was during a stint as a
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high school teacher overseeing the drama club and coaching the
improv team.
It was only after retiring from a later job as a healthcare
lobbyist that Duquesne, who maintains residences in both
Annapolis, Maryland, and Wilmington, North Carolina, reignited her passion for performing by landing a role in The T Party
at Silver Springs Forum Theatre. She then auditioned for the
role of Mama Darleena Andrews Mama Darlin in Mosaic
Theater Companys production of Charm, but was passed over
for the role. Local actor KenYatta Rogers got the part instead.
Based on the true life story of Chicago transgender icon
Gloria Allen, Charm chronicles the efforts of Mama Darlin, a
67-year-old transgender woman, to teach etiquette to a group
of young charges at a center for Chicagos homeless and LGBTidentifying youth. After researching the role, Rogers approached
director Natsu Onoda Power and Mosaic to discuss whether it
might be better to have a transgender actress play the part.
Meanwhile, Mosaic received feedback from members of the
LGBT community about the importance of having transgender
roles portrayed by transgender actors. Its an issue thats gained
attention as the transgender community fights for representa-
tion, particularly after Transparent star Jeffrey Tambors 2016

acceptance speech at the 2016 Emmys. I would not be unhappy
were I the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on
television, Tambor said.
Heeding Rogers advice, the plays director, Onoda Power,
offered the role to Duquesne.
Plays often come with political imperatives, Ari Roth,
Mosaics founding artistic director, wrote in a statement
announcing the casting change. Weve come to understand
that, at this moment, the politics of representation and empowerment of trans actors on our stages is of supreme importance.
Empowering a trans actor to drive the show is a way of undergirding the message of empowerment in this play.
While Duquesne embraces her status as a member of the
trans community, she also understands that some may be
uncomfortable with her identification as genderfluid, rather
than exclusively as a transgender female.
Its controversial, the 64-year-old acknowledges. Kate
Bornstein I took an acting seminar with her once had me
question the idea of cis privilege. Was it really me wanting to
express a male side of myself, or somebody not willing to give up
some of the privileges of cisgender treatment by society? Thats
a question you [as a trans person] have to deal with on a personal
basis. But I think Ive come to terms with how I present.
Ill quote Wanda Sykes on this one: The older I get, the
faster the words I dont give a fuck come out of my mouth,
Duquesne says. There comes a point where you just dont care
what other people think.
And that is part of the charm of BEllana Duquesne.
METRO WEEKLY: Lets start with your childhood. Where were you
raised?
BELLANA DUQUESNE: I was born in Brooklyn, New York, with
the name of John Eng. I split my time between New York and
Wilmington, North Carolina, because my grandmother lived
there and my parents felt that New York maybe wasnt the best
place for a kid to hang around during the summer. I was educated in parochial Catholic schools. I went to a Jesuit military high
school. My childhood was a fairly content and happy one.
MW: What was it like attending a Jesuit military high school?
DUQUESNE: Intense, competitive. Awkward during the late 60s,
when the counterculture revolution was going on. It was also
an interesting dichotomy: Jesuit beliefs and questioning everything, and the military response, not questioning things.
MW: Did you drill, like ROTC?
DUQUESNE: Yes, actually. Believe it or not, as a senior, I graduated as a battalion staff. I was the band drum major. It was, again,
a military school in the middle of 16th Street in Manhattan, in the
midst of the counterculture. One day, youre marching in what
we call the quadrangle the school was built on a city block, and
the middle was open so they could do drilling and stuff and the
next minute, youre down the block from the Fillmore East and
the Electric Circus [nightclub]. It was an interesting time to be
in New York.
I did not like getting my hair cut short, though. Especially
when everybody was growing long hair. [Laughs.]
MW: And then you attended Duquesne University. What was that
like?
DUQUESNE: I loved every minute of it. In fact, I probably loved
it a lot more. If I were to do my college education over again, Id
probably have a little less fun and a little bit more time to study.
Pittsburgh is a unique city for a college kid, because not only
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My stride got a little bit longer,

my stance a little bit wider. My
body just felt so good not to be
walking in high heels.
I just relaxed.
I JUST HAD A REAL GUY
MOMENT. I SAID, HOLY SHIT.
is Duquesne there, but the University of Pittsburgh is there,
Carlow College is there, Carnegie Mellon University is there.
And yet, in terms of size, its not a very big place. Commuters,
like many industrial towns, went home to the suburbs and left
the city to the kids. And it was the 70s. And yes, I did let my hair
grow long.
MW: What did you do after you left college?
DUQUESNE: I got a job in radio at WVAB in Virginia Beach. This
was in 1975, maybe 76. I had a late night shift from midnight to 6
a.m. In 1976, I got offered a position in Bermuda at the Hamilton
Forty Thieves Club, which had a live broadcast radio program. It
also had live entertainment. I doubled up as an emcee for some
of the events that went on at the Bermuda resort, Forty Thieves
Club Complex.
I did that for a couple of years, then really did no other theater for the next 30 years or so. I was looking for a way to get out
of Bermuda, to be honest with you. The island was 22 miles long,
two miles wide. Not good for a New York City kid. I got involved
with Lincoln Financial, and did health insurance and pension
plan underwriting for the next 30 years.
MW: How do you identify within the LGBT spectrum?
DUQUESNE: I currently identify as genderfluid. I present both
ways, although depending on the circumstance and situation, I
tend to be more one way or the other. I split my time between
D.C. and North Carolina. I would say, in D.C., maybe not exclusively, but almost always in female form, unless theres a particular reason a job interview or if a friend of my sons asked me to
be a character witness in a trial. Im making up absurd situations,
but you see what Im saying. I allow the situation to drive how
I present. But most of the morning, I wake up, and if Im feeling
girl, thats how I present.
MW: And its the opposite in North Carolina?
DUQUESNE: Quite the opposite. First, there are fewer situations
that call for being female. Second, there is a sense of safety and
acceptance that I just find wonderful in D.C. that I dont find in
North Carolina. So youve got a combination of factors.
I have gotten divorced because of my gender fluid nature.
Ive had years and years of therapy, both in individual and group
situations as well as a myriad of support groups. There was a
period of time when I tried full-time and in fact, way, way long
ago, the protocol for transitioning was to live a year in the other
gender just to make sure before any drugs or surgery would be
permitted and I never made it through that year.
MW: How old were you when you began telling people you were
gender fluid?
DUQUESNE: Publicly telling people? Oh, my gosh, six years ago,
seven years ago. Weve got 40 years of closeted existence before
that. I probably dressed up in female clothes for the first time

when I was age five. I became fairly consistent about it in terms
of exploration of those feelings, the need to present, around college. And if I had a cultural identity [in college], it was probably
with the David Bowie/Alice Cooper, makeup/rock glam-type of
presentation.
MW: Who was the first person you told ever about your gender
fluidity?
DUQUESNE: That would be wife number one. I first got married
when I went to Bermuda. As a matter of fact, thats why I got
married, so that she would have a visa. I got married to a college
girl who did not know about my female need to express myself.
It was something that became an issue in the marriage, years
later, whenever I said, You know what? Theres a side of me
thats just got to come out. Her words to me were, I didnt bargain for this. That marriage ended after nine years. It was either
her, or giving up who I was.
MW: And thats when you tried to live a full year as a female?
DUQUESNE: Yes. And I found that
being a girl all the time wasnt me,
either. I was in Atlanta at a conference for trans women. I remember
that morning I hadnt done any
exercise. Id been gaining weight
so I put on some shorts and some
sneakers and starting walking
down Atlanta. My stride got a little
bit longer, my stance got a little bit
wider. My body just felt so good
not to be walking in high heels in
these tiny little steps keeping your
hips in one position or the other. I
just relaxed. I just had a real guy
moment. I said, Holy shit.
I dont know how to explain
it. Its not about the things you
do. I can go watch football and
scream at a television with all the
girls. Its not that its guy things,
but there is this internal feeling
of I just need to be this way. It
works both ways. I can go to the
ballet in guy clothes. One of the nicest things I found in therapy
was sometimes theres not an answer that any clinician can give
you. Theres no insight that you can find in a support group or a
therapy group. The one thing you can learn to do is just accept
it, and not care what others think. Ive accepted who I am. What
other people think is none of my business. Thats a quote, I stole
that line from RuPaul. But its so true.
MW: What about your second wife? How was she with your situation?
DUQUESNE: Wife number two was tolerant. But I wouldnt say
understanding. [She got pregnant] and the next 13 years are
all about raising kids and nothing to do with me or my gender
identity. You dont have time between going to work and getting
the kids ready.
MW: So BEllana went dormant while you were raising your sons.
DUQUESNE: I wouldnt say totally dormant. One of the things I
found was my job required a lot of travel. When I packed a bag
for a business trip, I always packed a bag for her. Sometimes I
never opened the suitcase, but I was always prepared.
MW: Is there a particularly memorable instance where BEllana
emerged while on a business trip?
DUQUESNE: To be honest with you, so many of those nights were
spent alone in a hotel room. Maybe making a phone call or two

to somebody who knew about my other side.
I would get dressed up and then wait for her to come. Thats
the interesting thing about my life now: Theres no more waiting
for either one of us to come. You just sat there and all of a sudden
you could just feel this personality rise. Sometimes, I would sit
there, maybe order room service, have some dinner, watch television, call a friend. Or if I was in a city like San Francisco, Id
go to Hamburger Marys. Or in Philadelphia, the very first time I
went to a bar, when I met other girls. I wasnt alone, there were
others like me.
You make friends, you exchange phone numbers. This was
before email even. Just basically say, the next time Im in town,
well go out. And, do you know about this surgeon? Do you know
about that person? No, you dont have to get surgery, Ive been
on hormones for years, but I never had SRS. All of those go on as
you meet people. It evolved into a counterculture, in and of itself.
MW: Were there other times when you were able to present as
BEllana during your marriage?
DUQUESNE: Oh, honey, thats why they invented Halloween! Or,
as my kids say, Dad, are you ever going to wear a guys costume
for Halloween?
There were events over the years and were talking a significant amount of time, a dozen years or more. Those contacts
in San Francisco or Chicago or New York or wherever I did my
traveling led me to local contacts. In fact, I attended some trans
support groups right here in the area. Many of those groups
provided changing areas before a meeting so that you could present as you felt while you were in the meeting. Those meetings
always ended up with a social event afterwards. Maybe Id do
that once, twice, three times a month.
I will also tell you that was an issue in the second marriage
as well. While not nearly as adverse in the first marriage, it was
something that was tolerated, not encouraged. Id get that look
whenever I would say, Im going off to a support group meeting. I would say that it was not until the kids were out of the
house that I really felt the freedom to come out and say, Hey,
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The Cast of Charm photographed by Julian Vankim
Kimberly Gilbert as D
Clayton Pelham, Jr. as Beta
Jade Jones as Victoria
Joe Brack as Lady
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Nyla Rose as Ariela
Samy El-Noury as Logan
Louis E. Davis as Donnie
Justin Weaks as Jonelle

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you know what? This is more than just Halloween folks. Its part
of me that needs to come out.
MW: How did you get involved with acting after you retired?
DUQUESNE: I have a friend who used to own a restaurant, Mad
Momos, in Columbia Heights. They used to have an open mike
night called Homos at Momos on Thursdays. They needed an
emcee for it, and that was me. Somebody told me that Natsu
Onoda Power was casting a play and that I would be perfect in it.
I should get in touch with her. This was for a production of The
T Party at the Forum Theatre. I had a very, very small role. But
it was enough to stir my feelings about theater again.
The Forum also has a policy of after-play discussions and
they needed or asked for someone to lead those discussions.
Yet youd think it would be, shes got a number of different

monologues. So much of the play is her giving lessons to those
kids, and traumatic ones at that. One would think those would
be the most difficult ones to do, but I found those the easiest. Its
finding the context within the group. How do I send that energy
to them?
MW: Mama Darlin has a big personality. She commands a certain
respect among the kids who come to the LGBT center. Do you see
any traits of yourself in the character?
DUQUESNE: My niece once said, You are just like your mother.
My mother is just like all the other 95-year-old church women
in Wilmington, North Carolina, who have a certain way of doing
things. Theres a lot of my mom in me, and theres a lot of my
mom in Mama Darlin.
Theres a scene where Mama Darlin is telling
the other kids not to be nasty to themselves. How
they should build each other up, instead of put
each other down. She says, Look at me. Look at
what I have done and what I have gone through.
I think at that moment, I really want to say that
to the world: Hey, guess what? Im 64 years old
and I ran a business. I raised two kids and Im
finally getting to express myself the way I want
to. The hell with what anybody else thinks, but
just look at me! If that isnt a heartfelt moment
for me then there isnt another one in the play.
MW: You maintain a residence in North Carolina.
What do you think about whats going on with the
HB2 law down there?
DUQUESNE: It is a culture shock, one that I did
not anticipate. I did not anticipate the attitudes. I
had just come from Washington, D.C. where the
Metro signs had, I am a trans woman, treat me
with respect. I remember seeing that Metro sign
and saying, Damn, I love this city. Then I go to
North Carolina and I start looking for other girls
in my area. Guess what? I couldnt find anybody.
I met a good friend, T.R., who said, Oh, were plenty around,
we just dont let anybody know where we are. In fact, theres
some interesting thing I learned down in North Carolina. We
refer to each other as family. Oh youll like her, shes family,
or Yeah, you know him? Hes family, you just cant tell because
hes transitioned so many years ago. Theres a guy over in the
corner with a beard and a goatee and muscles on top of his muscles: Oh yeah, hes family. Its almost like being underground
in North Carolina. Its a big secret, but family members find each
other.
MW: Do you have any concerns about the upcoming year?
DUQUESNE: I have concerns about the entire country. We do
know who won the election. What worries me its not that he
was elected, its that he even could be elected. Somebody voted
for him, but nobody I know or would associate with. It must be
somebody, and thats whats frightens me. North Carolina is just
an example of it.
Do I worry about the future? What will happen to trans
people and trans rights, and all the wonderful things that have
happened over the past years in terms of medical benefits, acceptance? Yes, I worry very much. l
I would get dressed up and

then wait for her to come.
You just sat there and
all of a sudden
YOU COULD JUST FEEL THIS

PERSONALITY RISE.
Having been a teacher for ten years, I knew how to lead a discussion group. That would give me a reason to come back north.
I couldnt make rehearsals, maybe couldnt stay for the whole
run of a play, but I could certainly come up for a week or two
from North Carolina to run discussions. It kept me close to the
theater community.
MW: When was the role of Mama Darlin offered to you?
DUQUESNE: The night before rehearsals began. I had to come up
here anyway for other business reasons. I had to register a car
and some other things. I told Natsu, Im in town. I hear your
show is starting. Can I come to the reading, well go out afterwards. She said, Would still be interested in the part if it were
available? I said, Yeah.
MW: In Charm, characters either talk over one another or engage
in rapid-fire dialogue. Has that been a challenge for you?
DUQUESNE: Theyve been particularly challenging for me. I find
that the scenes of chaos throughout the play seem the same to
me emotionally. Its hard for me to distinguish one from the
other. Consequently, finding what the moment is: is this the
moment before I get fired? This is the moment after I get fired?
Is this the moment after I know something, or before I know
something? Very often in rehearsal Im not so sure where we are
because those scenes are very, very similar contextually.
Consequently, its actually Mamas dialogue that makes sense
for the audience. If I dont do those right, the audience wont
have the context either. I found those to be the most difficult.
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Mosaics Charm runs from Jan. 5 to 29 at the Atlas Performing

Arts Center, Lang Theatre, 1333 H St. NE. For tickets and showtimes, as well as information on select post-show discussions, call
202-399-7993, ext. 2 or visit mosaictheater.org.
Gallery
Gary Fisher
Garys studio in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware is open by appointment at fishergallery@gmail.com

www.fishergallery.com
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TV
Sudden Impact
The untimely deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
lend a powerful punch to this documentary about
their relationship By Andr Hereford
HE CAPTIVATING, SHOW-BIZZY DOCUMENTARY BRIGHT LIGHTS:

Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (HHHHH) arrives with bittersweet
timeliness, as family, friends and fans around the world still mourn the one-two
punch of Fisher and Reynolds sudden deaths. The culmination of years of work by
directors Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens, the film originally was set to air this spring
on HBO, but the network justifiably (or opportunistically, as some might insist) moved
it forward by several weeks.
Though now perhaps a sad memorial of one particularly complicated mother-daughter relationship, the film, as bright and compassionate as the women it covers,
might yet prove to be uplifting entertainment for generations of fans whose lives have
been touched by these two great stars.
Thats in no small part due to the duos crack comic timing. Fisher and Reynolds
demonstrate early in Bright Lights they were a formidable pair, probably the only mother-daughter act on earth who could so winningly turn an impromptu recital of Irving
Berlins Theres No Business Like Show Business into a performance of caustic, autobiographical, light-as-gossamer camp.
Thanks to HBOs deep pockets there are dazzling clips aplenty, including Reynolds
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triumphant onscreen turns in Singin in

the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown,
and Two Weeks with Love. At home, backstage, onstage at a casino lounge, we see
the octogenarian trouper in and out of
makeup and hair. The beaded gown she
wears to belt out Tammy might weigh
her down, but its not gonna stop her from
putting on a damn fine show. During one
quiet moment off-camera, Reynolds, her
voice and bonhomie dampened by illness,
tweaks the visitor at her sickbed by offering a hit of oxygen.
That visitor is Reynoldss famous
daughter, actress and writer Carrie Fisher.
In the film, much is made (though not
nearly enough) of the eclectic, even outlandish decor of Fishers house. Its a
stunning hodgepodge of art and tchotchkes, Hollywood souvenirs and silliness,
where glitter is literally tossed around
willy-nilly and even classic Coca-Cola
signs come with a great story. Her father,
Eddie Fisher, was once a well-paid cola
pitchman, before an appetite for stronger
substances left his career and finances in
shambles. Unfortunately, Carrie Fisher inherited,

or at least internalized, many of her fathers appetites. And like her mother, Fisher suffered publicly
and bounced back seemingly a dozen times, a legend among legendary Hollywood daughters.
Carrie and Debbie and Carries brother, Todd
Fisher, one of the films producers elucidate the
number of ways Eddies betrayal hit home, and
Eddie himself makes a brief appearance, filmed
before he died in 2010. A more brutally honest
documentary might have found time to discuss
Debbie and Carries relationship to Eddies other
showbiz family with Connie Stevens. Still, plenty
is revealed, from home movies and hurt feelings
to Liz Taylors old frocks and props, items prized among the
warehouse full of Hollywood memorabilia shrewdly snapped
up by Debbie in auctions over the years. We meet Todds wife,
Catherine Hickland, an 80s TV pinup and former Knight Rider
star who drives around L.A. in her own replica of KITT, and
Debbies mother (also now-deceased), who has nothing kind to
say about show business. Completing the cast is Carries daughter, Billie Lourd, already a buzzed-about actress whose superior
deadpan is making her a TV star on FOXs shaky Scream Queens.
The family line runs strong, yet Fisher, a lightning wit whose
cleverness is indelible at its most cutting, is this movies true star.
Among the storied sisterhood of Hollywoods leading little ladies
Liza, Lorna, Christina, and more Carrie Fisher occupied her
own rarefied space as the raconteur survivor. A brilliant comic
actress when given the chance (Hannah & Her Sisters, When
Harry Met Sally), Fisher plays droll tour guide

not just to her own turbulent life but to the perks
and indignities of the celebrity lifestyle. Whereas
Liza with a Z popped up in Thats Entertainment
to trade sugarcoated MGM memories with Fred
Astaire and Gene Kelly, Fisher reclines across
her bed in a London apartment with childhood
chum and fellow showbiz survivor Griffin Dunne
to trade acerbic tales of daunting first times.
Fishers well-spun yarn about accidentally catching a glimpse of her late stepfather, Debbies second husband, Harry Karl, in a sleepshirt but with
no pants, approaches the dark, hilarious poetry of
a Richard Pryor routine.
She wrings laughs out of her battle to lose weight for the
production of The Force Awakens and with her commentary on
Comic-Con, where fans wait for hours to weep at the hem of her
garments. Somewhat surprisingly (for those who havent seen
Postcards from the Edge, the Oscar-nominated movie adaptation
of Fishers semi-autobiographical book), Fisher might also move
a few viewers to tears singing her soulful rendition of A Bridge
Over Troubled Water.
In a glowing live performance captured when she was just
a shy, weed-smoking teen joining her mother onstage before
an adoring crowd, Fisher busts out that voice. Its a husky,
expressive alto that brings her mother to tears with the thought
of the power her daughter might have unleashed if only shed
opened her mouth to sing instead of zing. But zing is what Carrie
Fisher did best. l
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds premieres January 7 at 8 p.m. on HBO.
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PAUL TATE DEPOO III
Stage
Show Boat
Signature Theatres retooled Titanic is at times overly busy, but its also
immersive and magnificently staged By Doug Rule
TS NOT EVERY YEAR THAT YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE A DISASTER

musical that is, a genuine musical drama of heartbreak, death and destruction.
Its also not every year that you even want to see a disaster musical. Enter the
quandary of Titanic.
The shows original 1997 Broadway production won five Tony Awards, including
Best Musical, Best Score (Maury Yeston) and Best Book (Peter Stone). The show is
rarely produced, in large part because very few American theaters have the scale and
resources to do the sweeping story justice.
But Titanic? The show focuses on one of the biggest and most infamous failures in
our modern era a tragedy of epic proportions. Maybe we should move on to something more timely and perhaps more uplifting.
But with Signatures Titanic (HHH AND ONE HALF), its hard not to see the
appeal. Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer has retooled the large-scale musical to make it
more intimate, more immersive, improving our understanding and appreciation of its
themes, proving there are both relevant and uplifting things to take away from it.
Schaeffer worked with Paul Tate dePoo III to create an in-the-round open stage.
Rather than attempt to replicate the RMS Titanic on stage, Schaeffer and dePoo effectively conjure the ocean liner through the ingenious use of gangplanks and bridges,
used by actors as the ships various decks.
The show is far from perfect something evident pretty early on. There were
more than 2,200 passengers aboard the fated ship. Stone and Yeston take the opposite
approach of filmmaker James Cameron, who focused on a handful of characters and
one love story. In the musical, we meet characters from all three passenger classes
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31 in total as well as 16 officers and

crew members. With a cast of 20, most
actors do double, triple, even quadruple
duty, juggling both major and minor roles.
They come and go in quick succession,
especially in the first half of Act One,
when we meet too many couples and see
and hear too little from most of them. Its
no help in remembering whos who. As
such, you might see less of or even miss
some appearances by Signature regulars
(Florence Lacey or Matt Conner), because,
all told, there are only a few lead characters in Titanic.
Having so many actors in constant
motion helps convey the feeling of being
on a bustling ocean liner. The orchestra,
led by James Moore, helps here. It registers a bit louder and more impassioned
than usual mostly by virtue of being
pit-free and prominently perched on a
second-floor balcony facing the crowd.
(The orchestra even plays the crowd out
at the end of the show, a subtle, thoughtful
tribute to the eight musicians who, legend
has it, went down with the Titanic.)
In addition to symphonic music that
gently sways and splashes to emulate the
high seas, Yeston incorporates choral
and operatic flourishes into an already
diverse score. One particularly inspired
CHRISTOPHER MUELLER
COLIN HOVDE
CHRISTOPHER MUELLER
tune, What a Remarkable Age This Is, is a perfectly rendered

Gilbert & Sullivan-styled comic opera satire in which the ships
elites positively gush in harmonized unison about how great
their lives are. Its hilariously immodest, until you reconsider it,
when it becomes wistfully sad.
Your emotions only get more conflicted as the ship races
to the bottom of the ocean. Titanic ends with a reprise of the
moving hymn Godspeed Titanic, sung in full throttle unison
by the entire cast, positioned to fill the room. If such tragedy can
produce an uplifting moment, this is most definitely it. l
Titanic runs to Jan. 29 in the Max, 4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington. Tickets are $40 to $89. Call 703-820-9771
or visit signature-theatre.org.
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9 1/2
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Music videos featuring
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Doors open 10pm 2016
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ZIEGFELDS/SECRETS
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COBALT/30 DEGREES
Homowood Karaoke,
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DC EAGLE
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Happy Hour, 12-6pm
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The DC Eagle Pizza Party
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LastWord.
People say the queerest things
I have no respect for someone

who lies about their sexuality.
Oscar-winning screenwriter DUSTIN LANCE BLACK, in an interview with Attitude Magazine. He lashed out at actors
who remain in the closet, saying, At the very least say no comment, just keep your personal life personal. But if youre
going to closet yourself, that sends a negative message.
If you, as a man, will

open your mouth and take a mans penis
in your face, you are perverted.
Gospel singer KIM BURRELL, during a sermon that involved several homophobic rants. Burrell blamed gay men for the
spread of AIDS, called homosexuality an evil spirit, and told anyone filled with the homosexual spirit to pray, otherwise
youll die from it. Burrell features on singer Pharrells song I See A Victory. He denounced her rant,
saying he doesnt approve of hate speech of any kind.
Since childhood they teach us that being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is a shame and then
we take a lot of time to heal those injuries.
Brazilian Air Force graduate TALLES DE OLIVEIRA FAIRA, speaking to LGBTQ Nation about his decision to accept his diploma
wearing a dress and heels. Faira did so as a symbol of his triumph over bullying from fellow students.
Im going to put the flag up.

Its a symbol to be of equality and, you know, of pride especially for people who are marginalized.
MICHELLE HURN, a registered dietician at Boulder Community Health who quit after administrators said they would fire her if
she placed a gay pride flag as a screensaver on her computer. The gay pride flag is considered offensive by some, including
the co-worker who initially complained about Hurns screensaver to Human Resources.
This is really a distraction and a way to

generate more hate
here in our state.
SETH KIRBY, chair of Washington Wont Discriminate, reacting to the introduction of a bill in the Washington State House of
Representatives that would overturn existing nondiscrimination laws. According to the Capitol Hill Times, the bill would
prohibit transgender people from using certain facilities such as restrooms or locker rooms if their genitalia
do not match their gender identity or expression.
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