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Critical Condition: Off To See The Wiz
Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s The Wiz is a too seldom produced small gem of its era, and the leads and ensemble members had enough heart and energy to transport us back to Oz.
Thank You for Being a Friend: 12 Years With the Dead Baby Bike Club
There’s this incredible party that happens in Georgetown every August. There are carnival rides made of bike parts, bands, a bike race, and not only tall bikes, but tall bike jousting. I knew then that I had to be a part of this somehow.
Critical Condition: Like Yours, Like Mine, Like Home
Home and family are at the heart of the shows I recently attended. Whether the home is Detroit or the shores of Cape Cod, home and family, and all the struggles that are attached to them are universal. Both tales are also largely cast with African-American performers, and there is no dearth of exquisite talent in that community, whether the show is fresh from Broadway or locally produced.
Andrew Ahn Is Pushing the Queer Film Genre Forward
Spa Night presents the viewer with an engrossing and challenging emotional journey. It offers a well-crafted glimpse into the often unseen intersections between family, culture and queerness, and it a must see for anyone who’s struggled with reconciling personal identity and family dynamics.
Totally Unofficial Seattle Summer Music Calendar
Here is a totally incomplete, completely subjective list of must-see Seattle summer music events. They’re relatively cheap and feature great local artists who are just as worthy of your time and money as a big summer music festival–maybe more.
To Oz and Beyond: An Interview with Sam Pettit & Justin Beal
In the great tradition of such inspirational teams as Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe, PNW musical theatre duo Sam Pettit and Justin Beal are carving a name for themselves in the Seattle musical theatre scene.
Kim on Kim
Kim Dogluv, star and subject of the Aaron Bear documentary Finding Kim, talks about capturing his emotional journey of a trans man embracing himself and his true identity.
Watch This: Cell Phone Demolition Derby
When my cell phone demolition derby began, I wasn’t even drunk. I was cleaning my apartment one afternoon and leaned forward at an angle that sent the phone sliding into a compost heap. I don’t even know what object in the compost was hard enough to shatter a phone screen—the bin contained 95% profoundly decomposed avocado skins.
Molly Shannon Is A Super Star
I can’t tell you how painful it is to watch Molly Shannon die. I’d like to tell you that you have a 90 minute movie to get used to the idea, but no. It’s right there, right at the start. And yet, with such a severely maudlin occurrence bookending it, Chris Kelly’s Other People is still heartwarming and funny through and through. Be prepared for your heartstrings to get a severe tugging.
Watch This: Lady Krishna’s Fairytale Mystique
You’ve seen Lady Krishna—hair dyed a glowing primary color beneath a dramatic hat of Fellini proportions, round mid-century glasses that would look at home in Warhol’s Factory. Talking to her, one feels like she’s really been on the sets of Fellini films, partied at the Factory, and a little of these realms’ magic is transferred by her hugs.
Critical Condition: All in The Family
A sage, aging woman plans for and faces what she is sure is her imminent death. A callow youth’s growing obsession with ballet risks tearing his close-knit family apart. In this week’s column I consider two shows with two dissimilar protagonists, though both are grappling with fractured family dynamics.
Totally Unofficial International Mr. Leather Party List 2016
Back by popular demand, it’s the Jetspace Magazine list of unofficial parties at International Mr. Leather, one of the largest international queer kink events.
A Soundtrack for Critical Thinking
As consumers we have economic, and therefore cultural and political, power. Refusing to critically examine the content that you consume, simply because it’s uncomfortable, is, at the very least, irresponsible.
Lights Out: A Totally Unofficial Queer Guide to SIFF 2016
There are 28 films LGBTQ films during SIFF this year, with quite a few stand outs, so we’ve compiled our totally unofficial guide to queer movies you should check out.
Ry’s Ru-minations: Purse First Finale
Children, what a fantastic season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. We got glamor, creativity, comedy, and some memorable moments to go down in herstory forever. And this week, Season 8 went out with a bang as the final 3 queens vied for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. The finale was big, bold, and entertaining from beginning to end.