The Diversionary Theatre’s new show, … And Then I Wrote a Song About It, is not your typical musical theatre production. There’s no ensemble cast. It’s just one man singing every song, reciting every line and dancing every dance. The multi-talented Nick Cearley portrays Randall, an aspiring actor-singer-songwriter-dancer-secretary, with a certain ease that can only…
thursday, march 31 Comedy Night Enjoy a night of gut-busting laughs featuring comedians George Perez, Tommy Chunn, Honest Jon and Aida Rodriguez! George Perez is a comedian whose street smarts and charismatic personality poke fun at the harsh, yet hilarious realities of growing up as a Latino in today’s society. George has appeared on numerous…
Every time I heard that the release date of I Love You, Phillip Morris was changed, I worried that it must be awful and the studio just wanted to find the perfect time to bury it. When it finally arrived last fall, I realized the delays weren’t because of the film’s low quality but because…
While some Joan Crawford fans might be appalled that someone would dare remake Mildred Pierce, the classic 1945 melodrama for which Crawford won her Oscar, when the remake is a total revision directed by the visionary gay director Todd Haynes and starring Kate Winslet, the greatest actress of her generation, I’ve just got to say,…
I would think it would be unpleasant to be Paul Giamatti. To me, he’s a sort of male version of Saturday Night Live’s Debbie Downer, a character played by Rachel Dratch who ruins everyone’s fun by pointing out how awful her life is. Her every complaint is followed by a sad trombone. And when I…
The great thing about covering the arts for the San Diego LGBT Weekly is that I get to learn about all kinds of things happening in town – and then share them with you! One conversation leads to another, and before you know it I find out about Moxie Theatre and its current production of…
Hands up those of you who saw David McBean play the uber-capable restaurant receptionist in Fully Committed at the Cygnet Theatre back in 2004 and 2006? A lot of you I bet. I saw it as well and forgive me, but I was so persuaded by his performance that I subsequently assumed it was the…
Fresh from winning a GLAAD award Ricky Martin has performed at a meeting of the managers of Target, the retailer criticized for supporting homophobic political groups. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Ricky Martin joined Jennifer Hudson on stage at the day-long meeting of more than 10,000 managers of Target stores. Martin has had a…
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has announced that Tony Award winner and A.C.T. favorite Judy Kaye (Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, Phantom of the Opera) will be taking on the iconic role of Anna Madrigal in the world premiere production of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Based on Armistead Maupin’s popular series of newspaper columns and novels,…
The MTV series Teen Wolf, set to debut on June 5 immediately following the MTV Movie Awards broadcast, will feature an out gay character among the principle members of the cast. Danny, an openly gay lacrosse player and best friend to hero Scott McCall’s rival, Jackson, will be played by Keahu Kahuanui. Although Danny won’t…
