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Jake Wesley Rogers' ‘In the Key of Love' is a queer and spirited debut album
“You taste just like honey on cornbread,” croons 28-year-old queer singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers in the opening verse of “God Bless,” one of 11 songs on “In the Key of Love,” his debut full-length album, released last Friday.
‘Joan Crawford Superstar’ – Intentional Theatrics’ stage biography of cinema’s grand dame
The new company, Intentional Theatrics, presents “Joan Crawford Superstar,” an earnest, sporadically delightful scrapbook-style tribute to the legend, born Lucille LeSueur, now playing at Theater 33 just off Union Square.
‘Simple Mexican Pleasures’ debuts at NCTC: Charismatic comedy will leave you hungry for more
Charming, funny, and eager-to-please, “Simple Mexican Pleasures,” the world premiere comedy now on stage at the New Conservatory Theatre Center, finds playwright Eric Reyes Loo folding a mercado’s worth of ingredients into a delicious serving of a show.
Queer as folktales: ‘Gumiho’ plays with fables at Theatre Rhinoceros
The sex-edged clowning by Kitty Moon, as Rabbit, and Kitty Me-Ow, as Fox (in fantastic-beyond-mascot animal costumes) serves as far more than a garnish for “Gumiho”’s human characters and dialogue.
Ngozi Anyanwu’s ‘The Last of the Love Letters’ at Z Space
“What’s the point of making art if no one’s going to see it?” That’s the question that playwright Ngozi Anyanwu was asking herself in the early days of the pandemic, when she began work on “The Last of the Love Letters: A Meditation on Loneliness.”
‘The Boiling’ bubbles over: Magic Theatre’s world premiere cooks up an excess of ideas
A terrifying virus is spreading across America in “The Boiling,” a dark phantasmagoria now swamping audiences’ senses in its world premiere production at the Magic Theatre.
‘Fat Ham’ - SF Playhouse serves James Ijames’ feast for the funny bone
What a piece of work! San Francisco Playhouse’s production of “Fat Ham,” James Ijames’ loose, liberating take on “Hamlet,” running through April 19, is the best theater the Bay Area has seen this year.
'Art' from another age: Revisiting the '90s comedy at Shotgun Players
A staple of stages worldwide since its 1994 Paris debut, and now being mounted by Shotgun Players, French playwright Yasmina Reza's 'Art,' is a spiky, urbane comedy aimed precisely at audiences who consume art to be "classy."
'Big Brother'-ly love: Reality show meets musical in 'Nobody Loves You' at A.C.T.
There's a weird, wiggly feeling summoned up by "Nobody Loves You," an inspired musical spoof of reality TV and contemporary courtship, now on stage at American Conservatory Theatre's Toni Rembe Theatre.
'Wild With Happy' and 'Fat Ham' - onstage and in audiobooks
Major productions of two contemporary comedies with gay Black lead characters are being mounted in San Francisco this month. And in an unusual coincidence, earlier stagings of both are available in polished recorded audiobook versions.
'Happy Pleasant Valley' - Playwright Min Kahng's whodunnit musical at TheatreWorks
How often do horny septuagenarians have truly satisfying sex? "Once in a blue pill moon," croon three ladies of a certain age in "Happy Pleasant Valley," the new musical by playwright/composer Min Kahng.
'Cuckoo Edible Magic' - High time for comedy with SFBATCO at Magic Theatre
"Cuckoo Edible Magic" is the most playful play in town. Now in a premiere production at the Magic Theatre, local writer Reed Flores' show has a bubbling-over hot pot of a plot, incorporating an unlikely mix of stoner humor, sci-fi, and family drama.
Future schlock - 'Back to the Future: The Musical' at the Orpheum Theatre
"Back to the Future: The Musical" redefines the concept of a star vehicle. The production's primary draw seems to be the DeLorean sports car-turned-time machine that's featured in a few nifty special effects-filled scenes of this theme park-ish musical.
Cheyenne Jackson's Valentine cabaret: Broadway & TV singer-actor at the Chan Center
On Valentine's Day, Broadway, film & TV actor Cheyenne Jackson will embrace his vulnerability. Set to appear in two intimate cabaret performances at the Chan National Queer Arts Center, between songs, he'll get intimate, he says in his interview.
'The Thing About Jellyfish' - Tween angst & high-tech FX at Berkeley Rep
"The Thing About Jellyfish" is a Tiffany gift box with a beaded Swiftie friendship bracelet inside. While fundamentally well-intentioned, it often seems at odds with itself.
Boldly inventive 'Froggy' premieres at Center Rep
After more than 10 years of development, "Froggy" is leaping to life. The narratively ambitious, technically complex theater piece premieres in a Center Rep production at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts on February 9.
Queer crime stories: Two solo shows debut next week at Rhino & NCTC
Next week, San Francisco's two leading queer stage companies, the New Conservatory Theatre Center and Theatre Rhinoceros will each open a solo show with a murder at its center. In one, crime is very much a laughing matter. In the other, it's dead serious.
'Exotic Deadly: Or The MSG Play' - Keiko and Jesca's excellent adventure at SF Playhouse
Writer Keiko Green and director Jesca Prudencia cheerfully cite "Wayne's World" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" as major aesthetic influences on "Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play," which opens on Jan. 30 at the San Francisco Playhouse.
Queer comedy picks: Highlights of SF Sketchfest 2025
SF Sketchfest returns this weekend for a 22nd citywide celebration of mirth. Here are a few of the queer performers and queer-focused programs worth checking out; Joel Kim Booster, Straightio Lab, Trans-It Girls and more.
The High Princx Pageant: Distinctive drag at Oasis
The fourth annual High Princx pageant, a polymorphous drag extravaganza so grand it takes two nights, will take over Oasis on January 18 and 25. In a bit of allegorical fabulousness.