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'The Golden Girls Live!' lives on: D'Arcy Drollinger and Coco Peru carry the torch

November 28, 2023 | by Jim Gladstone

The ever-popular drag parody performances of Christmas episodes of "The Golden Girls" returns. D'Arcy Drollinger shared what it's like to become the character Rose, as did Miss Coco Peru, who replaces the late Heklina as Dorothy.

Holiday happenings: music, dance and camp fun for your Yule

by Philip Mayard
Nov 28, 2023

From classical music and dance, to campy classics featuring your favorite drag performers, there's something on stages across the Bay Area to bring joy and inspiration to your holiday season.

Our gay apparel: The Lavender Tube on queer holiday viewing

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Nov 28, 2023

To paraphrase the song, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas movies, everywhere you go." As we lamented elsewhere, how is it I love Christmas so much and really don't like Christmas movies? And why are there so many of them?

'My Name is Barbra' — long-awaited Streisand memoir tells all

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Nov 28, 2023

At age 81, after more than 60 years in show business, superstar Barbra Streisand's long-awaited memoir is finally out. In interviews, Streisand has said that she worked on the book for the better part of ten years. It was a massive undertaking.

The unscripted self: Billy Crudup in Berkeley Rep's 'Harry Clarke'

by Jim Gladstone
Nov 28, 2023

"Why would anyone read reviews?!" asks the brash title character of David Cale's funny, brainy one-actor play "Harry Clarke," now at the Berkeley Rep. "Surprise me!"

Q-Music: Oy to the world! Cher, George Perris and others release holiday albums

by Gregg Shapiro
Nov 28, 2023

Our prolific music writer has some holiday albums to share, including Cher! Also, songs by George Perris, Scout Durwood and Stephanie J. Block should get you into the spirit of the time.

Nancy Spada's biography of musician Thomas Schippers

by Tim Pfaff
Nov 28, 2023

Nancy Spada's new "Beyond the Handsomeness: A Biography of Thomas Schippers" hits a sour note. Spada breezes past one thing people who know little else about Schippers know: his versatile sexuality.

'eVil Sublet' — queer horror comedy to play Balboa Theater

by David-Elijah Nahmod
Nov 28, 2023

Allan Piper's "eVil Sublet" (the stylized title) is a queer horror comedy that delivers. It's a supernatural parody on how far people in New York City will go to obtain affordable housing.

Going Out, Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2023

by Jim Provenzano
Nov 22, 2023

While many of you dear readers may be out of town for Thanksgiving, some of us will enjoy the weekend in the Bay Area, and nightlife offers a fun break from all the turkey and leftovers. We've got an extra helping of arts events, too.

Wolfgang Tillmans' 'To look without fear' retrospective at SFMOMA

by Robert Brokl
Nov 21, 2023

Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans likes to shake up cavernous white cube museum spaces. With his retrospective exhibition, "To look without fear," he does so at the SFMOMA, personally revising an exhibition that debuted in 2022 in New York City.

Gay Pride on Pride Rock — 'The Lion King' cast member & manager share tales from the road

by Jim Gladstone
Nov 21, 2023

"Sometimes you get surprised," said Eric Bean of the 50-odd cities he's visited as one of the 134 members of "The Lion King" touring company that opens at the Orpheum Theatre this week. "In Tulsa, Oklahoma, there are four different drag brunches!"

Singer Jeff Harnar is sweet on Cy and Steve

by Gregg Shapiro
Nov 21, 2023

The acclaimed cabaret singer discusses his two new albums, "I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words" in 2022, and his latest, "A Collective Cy: Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman."

Matt Mathews: TikTok phenom plays the Regency Ballroom

by Jim Gladstone
Nov 21, 2023

"I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian at all," drawled Matt Mathews. Nevertheless, his comic wit that gained popularity online has led to nearly sold-out shows nationwide.

'Saltburn' — Emerald Fennell's promising young psychos

by Gregg Shapiro
Nov 21, 2023

Actress, screenwriter and filmmaker Emerald Fennell's second feature film "Saltburn" feels like the troubled kid brother of her prior work, "Promising Young Woman," especially in the way it delivers gut-punching twists and turns.

Doubleplus '1984' — Aurora Theatre's stage adaptation of Orwell's classic

by Jim Gladstone
Nov 21, 2023

If you're more interested in holding tight to the things you're thankful for than in cranking up the amperage of your holiday cheer, the Aurora Theatre's production of "1984" may be just the ticket for you.

Events :: Arts Events

'The Golden Girls Live!' lives on: D'Arcy Drollinger and Coco Peru carry the torch

Holiday happenings: music, dance and camp fun for your Yule

Our gay apparel: The Lavender Tube on queer holiday viewing

'My Name is Barbra' — long-awaited Streisand memoir tells all

The unscripted self: Billy Crudup in Berkeley Rep's 'Harry Clarke'

Q-Music: Oy to the world! Cher, George Perris and others release holiday albums

Nancy Spada's biography of musician Thomas Schippers

'eVil Sublet' — queer horror comedy to play Balboa Theater

Going Out, Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2023

Wolfgang Tillmans' 'To look without fear' retrospective at SFMOMA

Gay Pride on Pride Rock — 'The Lion King' cast member & manager share tales from the road

Singer Jeff Harnar is sweet on Cy and Steve

Matt Mathews: TikTok phenom plays the Regency Ballroom

'Saltburn' — Emerald Fennell's promising young psychos

Doubleplus '1984' — Aurora Theatre's stage adaptation of Orwell's classic

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