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'Choir Boy' sings out strong: Shotgun Players presents drama by 'Moonlight' screenwriter

October 8, 2024 | by Jim Gladstone

Saturated in hormones and harmonies, Shotgun Players' production of "Choir Boy," is a bracing entertainment, as endearing, self-serious, and gloriously florid as the blossoming minds of the teenage boarding school boys it portrays.

Litquake's 25th - Festival includes author events of the queer type

by Finbar LaBelle
Oct 8, 2024

Always a delight for San Franciscans, Litquake, the West Coast's largest independent literary festival, returns to the Bay Area, and celebrates a quarter century of programs, including a wealth of queer events, authors, and icons.

Peter Hujar's 'Portraits in Life and Death' - photo book reissued nearly 50 years on

by Robert Brokl
Oct 8, 2024

The only book of his work published in his lifetime, Peter Hujar's "Portraits in Life and Death," considered a cult classic by some, has been reissued by Liveright Publishing.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

Randy Rainbow is full-spectrum funny

by Gregg Shapiro
Oct 6, 2024

Can we all agree that there's nothing worse than reading a book by a humorist and not laughing? Fear not, as gay humorist and performer Randy Rainbow more than exceeded our expectations, as he will yours, with his hilarious new book "Low-Hanging Fruit."

Justin Vivian Bond receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

by Jim Provenzano
Oct 2, 2024

Known to San Franciscans as a nightlife and theater regular in the 1990s, Justin Vivian Bond has been awarded a MacArthur Grant. The performer's wacky Kiki & Herb cabaret show is only one part of Mx.'s extensive performance achievements.

Which witch? The Lavender Tube on 'Agatha All Along,' 'SNL's 50th, and Dame Maggie Smith

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Oct 1, 2024

"Agatha All Along" is a queer witchy hit, "Saturday Night Live" knocks it (almost) out of the park in its 50th-anniversary season premiere, and our prolific TV columnist offers an homage to game the late Dame Maggie Smith.

Gia Gordon's 'The Redemption of Daya Keane' - a heartwarming YA novel

by Laura Moreno
Sep 30, 2024

"The Redemption of Daya Keane" is a novel about the value of friendship, fun, and finding common ground, even with those who seem to be unlike us. This queer coming-of-age YA novel, Gia Gordon's first, is a gem of a story.

Grace notes: Michael Tilson Thomas' compositions box set

by Tim Pfaff
Sep 29, 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas is a mega-musician who never goes away, literally or otherwise. Among the numerous ways his 80th birthday (December 21) is being celebrated is the new Pentatone release of a rich four-disc set of his compositions.

Going Out, Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Sep 25, 2024

Sure, we've got your leather, your circuit parties, and your cruisy fun. But we've also got arts and nightlife events that don't have such a kinky dress code, in abundance, in Going Out.

SF Pride Band: new name, same beautiful music

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 23, 2024

The San Francisco Pride Band will grace the stage of the Herbst Theater on September 29 with a new concert that they promise will excite and move audiences. Titled "Portraits of the Americas," the concert will feature music from the Americas.

Ray of Light Theatre relitigates 'Legally Blonde: The Musical'

by Jim Gladstone
Sep 17, 2024

Director Phaedra Tillery-Broughton and co-director ShawnJ West have put a new spin on "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in Ray of Light Theatre's production of the bright and amusing, if not profound, stage adaptation.

Center Rep's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' - Vintage comic play's gender switch

by J.A. Valentine
Sep 17, 2024

With their current mounting of "Arsenic and Old Lace," Center Rep pulls off a type of theater that often proves elusive: the Style Piece, a heightened reality in which every member of the acting company is on the same page.

Davóne Tines's 'Robeson' - a debut album like no other

by Tim Pfaff
Sep 17, 2024

Bass-baritone Davóne Tines's debut album, "Robeson" not only reflects his artistry; it's also one no other singer could match. While transmogrifying "art music," he offers homage to gay Black singer Paul Robeson and composer Julius Eastman.

A 100th Birthday Celebration for James Baldwin - party at GLBT History Museum commemorates gay African American author

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Sep 14, 2024

August 2nd was the 100th birthday of legendary gay African American author James Baldwin. On September 19 the GLBT History Museum, in collaboration with Books Not Bans, will throw a birthday party that promises to pull out all the stops.

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