Bay Area Reporter
Veteran Dancer Brian Fisher's New Steps
Having originated and performed the role of Drosselmeyer in Mark Foehringer's "Nutcracker Sweets" for 13 years, this year, Fisher will step down as a performer to serve as the production's Artistic Associate and Rehearsal Director.
Family Forays on Stage: Berkeley Rep's 'Wintertime' — Aurora Theatre's 'Father/Daughter'
Berkeley Rep's giddy show, Charles Mee's comic "Wintertime," takes on a home-for-the-holidays extended family gathering. Aurora Theatre offers the world premiere of Kait Kerrigan's Father/Daughter, about parents and children's connections.
9th Circuit Panel Rules for Release of Prop 8 Trial Tapes
In a victory for media organizations, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that tapes of the 2010 San Francisco federal trial that struck down California's same-sex marriage ban can be released.
Best AIDS Films, Part 2
In Part 2 of our Best AIDS films articles, we focus on films that humanized PWAs and universalized their experiences by raising awareness of how they lived, what they thought and felt, sometimes with humor and a musical song and dance.
Chick-fil-A Opens Near SF City Line
Long reviled by LGBTQ community members, chicken sandwich purveyor Chick-fil-A is opening its newest Bay Area location mere minutes away from San Francisco's city line.
Lena Hall: Broadway's Shining Star Returns to Feinstein's
Departing from her guest-star turn as a chanteuse on the hit sci-fi TV show "Snowpiercer," SF-raised Lena Hall, also of "Hedwig" and "Kinky Boots" fame, returns to Feinstein's ballroom to perform her new cabaret concert.
Simply Marvelous: Chris Conde, Queer-Conscious Rapper
Chris Conde, the Austin-based self-proclaimed "thicc, queer Mexican" rapper, unleashes a sophomore album, "Engulfed in the Marvelous Decay."
Randy Rainbow: Gay Satire King, er, Queen, at the Masonic
Shining brightly through the seemingly impenetrable recent dark storm clouds, Randy Rainbow burst forth with colorful parody songs and videos that provided endless sources of laughs. He'll perform in SF Nov. 20.
Preludes to a Kiss: The Lavender Tube on News, and Momentous Smooches
While the news media continues to focus on losers, traitors, and murderers, awards shows, dramas, and even animated series smooch it up with gay, trans, and queer teen characters.
Good Morning, Baltimore: Drag Race's Nina West Headlines 'Hairspray' in San Jose
Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning musical, will perform November 23-28 at San Jose's Center For the Performing Arts. RuPaul's Drag Race star Nina West heads the cast as Edna Turnblad.
Art as a Cause: John R. Killacky's Book of Essays
In his concise collection of essays and interviews, John R. Killacky's book offers behind-the-scenes perspectives on his decades of arts administration, and his own struggle to deal with physical limitations.
50 Years in 50 Weeks: 'Queer Crips' in 2003
In the B.A.R.'s November 13 issue, John R. Killacky shares his experience in becoming disabled, and how using a wheelchair helped him gain more freedom than using a cane at age 51.
Best AIDS Films, Part 1
This year is the 40th anniversary of the start of the AIDS pandemic. It is worth reflecting on how cinema has portrayed the disease and those afflicted with it.
Hollywood Interviews: Ruthe Stein's Celebrity-Filled Book
Ruthe Stein's new book, "Sitting Down With the Stars: Interviews with 100 Hollywood Legends," is packed with selected interviews from her lengthy journalism career, including a number of Oscar winners.
Josie Cotton's More Than Johnny's Girl
In 1982, Josie Cotton released her debut album "Convertible Music," containing the campy new wave single "Johnny, Are You Queer?" She's done much more since then, but was happy to chat about the old days, before her Nov. 13 SF concert at Great Northern.
Frameline, Trans Fall Filmfests
Frameline's Fall Showcase, Nov. 11 & 12, will feature four in-person screenings at the Castro Theatre, while the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival will run online from November 11-14.
Mayor Pete: The Coming Out of American Politics
'Mayor Pete,' a highly moving unveiling of everyone's favorite queer presidential candidate, debuts worldwide on Amazon on Nov. 12.
'Forbidden Letters' — Long-Unseen Gay Classic at Porn Film Festival
A long unseen gay cinema classic will screen at the Brava Theater on November 12. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.'s 1979 "Forbidden Letters" is an X-rated mood piece whose lead actors don't just have sex on camera, they make love.
Drag in Their Family
Terry Guest, the Chicago-based playwright of "At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen," shares the inspiration for his play; also, Brava Theater Center hosts the Theyfriend Nonbinary Performance Festival.
Queens, Baes & Ben: New Dramas and a Brit Detective Hunk
'Queens,' the new ABC musical drama series, reunites a girl group; hunky gay Ben Aldridge plays a gay detective; the docuseries "Tampa Baes" explores lesbian life in Florida; plus, more in our TV column.