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Chingwe Padraig Sullivan: queer Native American actor in SF Playhouse's 'Cashed Out'

January 31, 2023 | by Jim Gladstone

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

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 31, 2023

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.

Going Out, Jan. 26-Feb. 3, 2023

by Jim Provenzano
Jan 25, 2023

Just after we (finally) updated our LGBTQ bar and nightclub listings, another one, Harvey's, closed. Support your local independently-owned venues this week ... while you can.

'Getting There' - world premiere debuts at NCTC; 'tick tick BOOM' postponed

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 24, 2023

"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.

New operas for the new year; 'Everest' and 'Prospero'

by Philip Campbell
Jan 24, 2023

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.

Going Out, Jan. 19-27, 2023

by Jim Provenzano
Jan 19, 2023

Dress up or down, get a smile from a frown as uplifting arts and nightlife events fill our days and nights.

Donna McKechnie: Broadway legend sings Sondheim at Feinstein's

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 17, 2023

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

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 17, 2023

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.

Jason Gotay goes cabaret: 'Gossip Girl' and 'Spider-Man' star gets musically vulnerable

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 10, 2023

Broadway and TV actor-singer Jason Gotay makes his San Francisco debut at Feinstein's at the Nikko this weekend on January 13 and 14. His new concert shares some intimate moments from his life.

Hello, Paper Dolly! - Ennio Marchetto at Club Fugazi

by Jim Gladstone
Jan 3, 2023

For more than 30 years he's transformed huge sheets of blank paper into the cleverly drawn, precisely folded costumes that allow him to metamorphosize into more than 60 celebrity and historical characters over the course of his frantic hour-long show.

Going Out, Dec. 22-31, 2022

by Jim Provenzano
Dec 22, 2022

While theaters, museums and most concert halls will take a few days off over the holiday weekend, for those staying in town, most bars and nightclubs will offer some friendly entertainments, hopefully with a sprig of mistletoe hanging over your cocktails.

'As You Like It' - SF Playhouse's gender-fluid frolic

by Jim Gladstone
Dec 20, 2022

Shaina Taub, whose similarly contemporized '12th Night' delighted on this same stage last year, exhibits a topiarist's care in trimming and reshaping Shakespeare's original script.

'Beetlejuice the Musical' - national tour's a pulpy, goofy, juicy good time

by Jim Gladstone
Dec 20, 2022

As played with ghoulish gusto by Justin Collette in the musical's first-ever national tour, which launched at the Golden Gate Theatre last week, this 'Beetlejuice' is a comparable Mama Rose from the Dead.

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: annual holiday tradition celebrates 30 years

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Dec 13, 2022

It's been 30 years since Lisa Geduldig presented the first Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, now an annual Bay Area tradition. This year, Mark Schiff, Cathy Ladman, Orion Levine, Geduldig and her 91-year-old mother will perform.

Silicon Valley TheatreWorks' 'Little Shop of Horrors' is a kick in the plants

by Jim Gladstone
Dec 6, 2022

Forget the poinsettias and celebrate this holiday season with an Audrey II. Perennial stage favorite "Little Shop of Horrors" is blooming in the Bay Area for a second time this year, and for good reason.

Arts & Culture :: Theater

Chingwe Padraig Sullivan: queer Native American actor in SF Playhouse's 'Cashed Out'

'Clyde's' - Lynn Nottage's diner comedy at Berkeley Rep

Going Out, Jan. 26-Feb. 3, 2023

'Getting There' - world premiere debuts at NCTC; 'tick tick BOOM' postponed

New operas for the new year; 'Everest' and 'Prospero'

Going Out, Jan. 19-27, 2023

Donna McKechnie: Broadway legend sings Sondheim at Feinstein's

Marshall Forte at Lyon & Swan: two sensational debuts

Jason Gotay goes cabaret: 'Gossip Girl' and 'Spider-Man' star gets musically vulnerable

Hello, Paper Dolly! - Ennio Marchetto at Club Fugazi

Going Out, Dec. 22-31, 2022

'As You Like It' - SF Playhouse's gender-fluid frolic

'Beetlejuice the Musical' - national tour's a pulpy, goofy, juicy good time

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: annual holiday tradition celebrates 30 years

Silicon Valley TheatreWorks' 'Little Shop of Horrors' is a kick in the plants

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