Bobby Conte: The Broadway Star Comes Home
Before starring in 'A Bronx Tale' and other Broadway shows, Bobby Conte, who brings his solo concert "Along the Way" to A.C.T.'s Strand Theater Feb. 11, got his start in theater here in the Bay Area.
Mark Morris Dance Group's 'The Look of Love' - Sam Black Returns to his Roots
Cal Performances welcomes back Mark Morris Dance Group for the Bay Area premiere of Morris' "The Look of Love: An Evening of Dance to the Music of Burt Bacharach." Company Director and Berkeley native Sam Black discussed his work with Morris.
Tom Crewe's 'The New Life' - Wilde Times in Britain
Tom Crewe's debut novel, "The New Life" (Scribner), has been rightly praised as historical fiction at its finest. The irony, richly deserved, is that its two main protagonists, John Addington and Henry Ellis, never met in real life.
Betty Fresas: Repping Latin Culture in the Castro
"Betty's look is very regular girl, very approachable, very easy," said San Francisco-based drag performer Betty Fresas, host of Media Noche at the Midnight Sun. "But she's super colorful!"
Lady Bunny - New York Drag Star Lands at Oasis
Fans of Lady Bunny, the New York drag star known for giant wigs, can look forward to her song parodies and routines in her new show, "The Greatest Ho on Earth," at Oasis on February 10 and 11.
Harvettes: One Last Night at Harvey's
It was the last dance, the last night, and last call for Harvey's bar and restaurant on 18th and Castro on January 28, as drag queens and singers entertained the audience at a benefit for the now-unemployed staff members.
Winter's Tales; New Books Part 2
Continuing on our Winter Books picks, here comes part two, which contains even more provocative reading material than the first group. Enjoy tales of thrillingly engrossing wartime queer love, conversion camp survival, and speculative foreign lands.
Chingwe Padraig Sullivan: Queer Native American Actor in SF Playhouse's 'Cashed Out'
In an interview with the Bay Area Reporter, Chingwe Padraig Sullivan reflected on growing up in New England and pursuing a career in theater as a queer Native American. Sullivan costars in the cast of "Cashed Out," currently running at SF Playhouse.
'Clyde's' - Lynn Nottage's Diner Comedy at Berkeley Rep
The beautifully balanced ensemble of five actors who play the owner and staff of a truck stop diner in "Clyde's" are provided with a bumper crop of fresh, zesty dialogue by Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
Pick-up Programs: The Lavender Tube on Viewing to Cure Winter Doldrums
Dry January and post-holiday doldrums can leave us aching for a pick-me-up and that's where queer TV comes in. 'Traitors,' 'Poker Face,' 'Velma' and more shows get some homocentric focus on sharp-view.
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