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You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

You can help support the Bay Area Reporter fundraising campaign

  • by Michael Yamashita
  • Apr 15, 2020

San Francisco is one of 11 US cities that is fortunate to have a legacy LGBT publication by us, for us, and about us. Help preserve the BAR as an historic and important community institution for the future.

Max von Essen - Back in town, back in time

Max von Essen - Back in town, back in time

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Mar 4, 2020

Broadway musical theatre star Max von Essen returns to San Francisco to showcase his solo work in a Bay Area Cabaret concert at the Venetian Room this Sunday afternoon.

John Cameron Mitchell - Sharing new works, post-Hedwig

John Cameron Mitchell - Sharing new works, post-Hedwig

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Feb 19, 2020

Since Hedwig and the Angry Inch debuted as an edgy Off-Broadway musical in 1998, John Cameron Mitchell has steadily worked on other projects, including a new podcast musical, Anthem: Homonculus, one of two projects he'll attend in the Bay Area.

Jenn Colella - From Broadway to stand-up & cabaret

Jenn Colella - From Broadway to stand-up & cabaret

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Feb 19, 2020

Jenn Colella is best known for her portrayal of Beverley Bass, the first female captain at American Airlines, in the Tony-winning musical Come From Away, about travelers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland in the wake of 9/11.

Leslie Jordan has tales to tell

Leslie Jordan has tales to tell

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Feb 12, 2020

Best known for his hilarious portrayal of Beverly Leslie, a queenie gay Republican on Will & Grace, funny man Leslie Jordan returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko on February 19 and 20 with Over-Exposed, two evenings of storytelling.

Joel Kim Booster - gay comic headlines Cobb's Comedy Club

Joel Kim Booster - gay comic headlines Cobb's Comedy Club

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Feb 12, 2020

Born in South Korea and brought to Illinois by his white adoptive parents as an infant, Joel Kim Booster says, "I literally knew I was gay before I was Asian."

Veronica Klaus - Celebrated chanteuse returns to Martuni's

Veronica Klaus - Celebrated chanteuse returns to Martuni's

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 5, 2020

Chanteuse Veronica Klaus returns to San Francisco for three concerts at the intimate Martuni's lounge with the Tammy Hall Trio. With her style reminiscent of classic jazz singers like Peggy Lee, the shows have an appreciative local fandom.

Adam Roberts - Broadway actor shares his love songs

Adam Roberts - Broadway actor shares his love songs

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Feb 5, 2020

What do the cast and crew of touring Broadway shows do on their time off? If you're Adam Roberts, currently performing as an ensemble actor in the tour of 'Miss Saigon,' you recruit your colleagues and make a few music videos.

Nightlife Events  Feb. 6-13, 2020

Nightlife Events Feb. 6-13, 2020

  • by Events Editor
  • Feb 5, 2020

Like what you see? See what you like? Along with new nights, we bid a fond farewell to a popular drag night. Vote for your favorites places, people, businesses and nightlife stuff in our annual Besties Readers Survey!

10th annual readers' poll starts

10th annual readers' poll starts

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 29, 2020

This year marks the 10th annual Bay Area Reporter readers' poll, the Besties, and voting begins Thursday, January 30.

Paula West brings all that jazz to Feinstein's

Paula West brings all that jazz to Feinstein's

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 29, 2020

Jazz chanteuse Paula West will perform the first of nine shows at Feinstein's At the Nikko beginning February 6. The fact that her run at Feinstein's is stretched out over an extended period is a tribute to West's popularity with audiences.

The Edwardian Ball: Gorey-inspired party celebrates 20 years of magic

The Edwardian Ball: Gorey-inspired party celebrates 20 years of magic

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Jan 22, 2020

The Edwardian Ball returns for its 20th anniversary. The two-day extravaganza, which takes place at The Regency Ballroom, promises to be a fusion and a celebration of art, music, theater, fashion, technology, and of the creations of the late Edward Gorey.

Kate Baldwin: Singing the praises of others

Kate Baldwin: Singing the praises of others

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Jan 15, 2020

When Broadway star Kate Baldwin ('Finian's Rainbow,' 'Hello Dolly!') takes the stage at Feinstein's at the Nikko next weekend, you'll notice something unusual. The two-time Tony nominee's music director and accompanist is a woman, Georgia Stitt.

Tim Lewis: the jazz musician and graphic artist's 'gift of sound and vision'

Tim Lewis: the jazz musician and graphic artist's 'gift of sound and vision'

  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Jan 8, 2020

Tim Lewis has been making music and defining the visual landscape of San Francisco for over forty years. There have been peaks during this period when he was playing as many as three gigs a night, and lows where it has been weeks before performances.