Sedaris show gets D.C. revival

Santaland Diaries return

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December 8, 2011

Joe Brack stars as gay NPR humorist David Sedaris in ‘The Santaland Diaries’ at The Shop. (Photo by Colin Hovde)

Joe Brack once again stars in “The Santaland Diaries” by NPR humorist, David Sedaris at The Shop at Fort Fringe (607 New York Ave., N.W.) running through Dec. 24.

“Diaries,” adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, is based on the true stories of Sedaris’ experience as an elf in Macy’s Santaland, delving deep behind the scenes.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at cityartisticpartnerships.org.

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John Waters in 2022. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.

The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.

The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.

“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.

The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.

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The Washington Blade's Pride on the Pier was held on Saturday, June 13. (Washington Blade photo by Landon Shackelford)

The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.

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PHOTOS: Lost River Pride

LGBTQ celebration held in rural West Virginia

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Singer/songwriter Tom Goss performs at Lost River Pride on Saturday, June 13. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)