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The Carole King Musical is truly Beautiful
Beautiful–The Carole King Musical may have won only 2 of the 7 Tony award nominations it garnered in 2014 but it provides everyone from confirmed theatre subscribers to sometimes jaded critics with a show to root for and embrace, because, well, it is beautiful.
Seeking Divinity: Angry Indian Goddesses
How many female “buddy” films from India can you name? Exactly. Angry Indian Goddesses is a valiant attempt at breaking into the female buddy film format, with ambitious narrative choices and a truly important subject matter.
Don Darryl Rivera Steals 5th Ave’s Impressive Man of La Mancha
Oh what a few years on Broadway in the smash hit Disney musical can do. Don Darryl Rivera is an impish, butterball of a comic actor/singer, popular in the Puget Sound for much of the last decade returns to Seattle after 2.5 years (with no end in sight) of playing Iago in the smash Aladdin, to steal every minute he is onstage in the 5th Avenue’s impressive Man of La Mancha.
Inclusivity Is Good Business: Seattle’s Phoenix Comics
If you’ve been a nerd for some time, chances are you’ve heard a story of a woman walking into a comic store and being made to feel uncomfortable or out of place. (Or that story is yours.) Maybe you’re a queer person looking for game experiences and comics that include people like you, stories you can relate to. Possibly you just want to go somewhere and feel included in your game experience, as someone who fits outside the traditional white male audience for gaming.
An Evening with Rita Moreno is the Real Storm of the Century
If you weren’t one of the lucky ones who got to see the amazing Emmy, Tony, Oscar, and Grammy winning talents of Rita Moreno at Edmonds Center, the night the big storm of the century predicted here didn’t hit, you didn’t have the guts of the nearly full house at Edmonds Center for the Arts, nor have such a grand time.
Lazy Eye a Heartfelt Triumph for TWIST
What would you do with a second chance at the one who got away? This is the question filmmaker Tim Kirkman set out to answer in his feature film Lazy Eye, the story of a man whose long lost lover suddenly reenters his life fifteen years after deserting him.
The Grandeur of Mal DeFleur
Drag, French cabaret songs, and pizza are not ideas that usually appear in close proximity to one another, yet somehow, on a Wednesday night, I found myself sitting in Dino’s with Seattle’s premiere drag chanteuse. The world is funny like that.
Ru-minations: Surprise, Surprise
And there you have it, children. What we all suspected this entire season finally came to fruition: RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 2 was simply a runway for Alaska’s inevitable victory. This week’s finale was controversial and is already getting smeared on social media for making the “wrong choice.” Let’s unpack what took place so you can decide for yourself!
Matt Wolfe Crosses the Shenandoah at ACT Theatre
Matt Wolfe has been a professional actor for over twenty years, and part of the Seattle theatre community since 2003. He has done outstanding work for Showtunes, and was happy to talk about their very original take on Shenandoah running next weekend, with Matt directing.
Totally Unofficial Queer Guide to TWIST 2016
While Twist may be an unfamiliar name for you, you’re surely familiar with Three Dollar Bill Cinema and their annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. They rebranded as Twist: Seattle Queer Film Festival this year to better reflect the inclusivity in their programming. Their film selections are as strong as ever, with a huge variety of films over 11 days (October 13 – 23) at Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle locations.
Seattle Rep’s Raisin Not Quite Ripe
A venerable and important play, an acclaimed playwright, a proven director, a capable cast, and more leads one to expect Seattle Repertory Theatre’s production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun to be a must-see of the current season.
King Cobra and Théo & Hugo Turn Up The Heat At TWIST
Two movies about gay sex, one a fictionalized account of a murder that rocked the porn industry, the other an account of the dangers of hooking-up with a stranger. Both are a study in contrasts, and both will be showing as part of Twist, Seattle’s recently re-branded queer film festival.
Colby Keller To Capitol Hill Series: Cut Me Out
Adult Film star Colby Keller has been in the news recently for his statements of support for Donald Trump. In a recent interview, he said that, while he doesn’t “support or endorse any of Trump’s policies” he’s encouraged by his “overtures to Russia and China” and plans to vote for him.
Ru-minations: Keeping It In The Family
“Rolaskatox isn’t in effect,” they said. “This is a new season,” they said. “It’s every queen for herself,” they said. Then why the is Roxxxy Andrews still on RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 2? *Sips tea. Adjusts weave. Collects self.* Let’s fill in some of the details from this week’s jaw-dropper of an episode.
They’re Here, They’re Queer: Little Richard
It’s a phenomenal time to be a queer musician. But while all of the attention being paid to contemporary queer artists is wonderful and important and completely deserved, it’s important to remember the artists who fought tooth and acrylic nail to carve out spaces for themselves in a largely white, straight musical landscape.