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Mostly British Fest's Favored Films
The 15th Mostly British Film Festival, presented by the SF Neighborhood Theatre Foundation, runs Feb. 9-16 at the Vogue Theater. It introduces 25 new and classic English language foreign films from not just the UK, some with LGBTQ themes.
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.
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!"
Who's Your Mami Comedy: Stand-up with a Feminist Twist Returns to Brava Cabaret
Lesbian comic Marga Gomez, with Carla Clay and Chelsea Bearce, returns to Brava Cabaret with "Who's Your Mami Comedy."
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.
Streaking Through History: New Yorker Article Tells of Robert Opel
Robert Opel, the famed "Oscars streaker," was also a gay gallery owner, nudism activist, and freelance photographer whose life and death are the subject of an expansive essay by Michael Schulman in the February 6 issue of The New Yorker magazine.
Castro Art Gallery Starts Fundraiser as Rent Doubles
Queer Arts Featured, a boutique, gallery, and event space located at the former camera shop owned by Harvey Milk, had its rent double this past month. The owners have launched a GoFundMe campaign.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'Getting There' - World Premiere Commission Debuts at NCTC
"Getting There," Dipika Guha's shifting, shimmering new play, asks its characters and audiences to puzzle over a half-dozen abstract but interrelated concepts: Loneliness, desire, friendship, love, guilt, and aging.
Brittney Griner's Drama in a Comic: Basketball Star's Life Told Visually
Brittney Griner's inspirational life story has now been immortalized in a new comic book published by TidalWave Comics, "Female Force: Brittney Griner."
Carly Ozard: Singer Launches Monthly Shows at Martuni's
Beginning Sunday, January 29, and continuing on the last Sunday of each month through the end of 2023, powerhouse singer Carly Ozard, accompanied by Barry Lloyd at the piano, will offer "Live at Martuni's: Carly Ozard and Friends."
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.
New Operas for the New Year; 'Everest' and 'Prospero'
Two new opera productions from groundbreaking creators are coming to San Francisco in February and March. Collaborations between a veritable Who's Who of contemporary artists give encouraging evidence of the state of the art.
Donna McKechnie: Broadway Legend Sings Sondheim at Feinstein's
Donna McKechnie, best known for originating, and winning a Tony for, the role of Cassie in "A Chorus Line," will honor her late colleague in her solo show, "Take Me To The World: the Songs of Stephen Sondheim," at Feinstein's at the Nikko on Jan. 19 & 20.
Marshall Forte at Lyon & Swan: Two Sensational Debuts
Marshall Forte, a lightning bolt of charisma and musicality who, debuted as Lola in Ray of Light Theatre's production of "Kinky Boots," is now setting off sparks with his own cabaret act, "Hello My Name Is Marshall" at the new supper club Lyon & Swan.