Have you noticed the more and more gay-straight mixing in Hillcrest/North Park? It is becoming increasingly pronounced in the restaurants especially with the younger crowd. Friendly service greets all customers and they in turn pay no attention to the sexual make-up of the couple or group at the next table. More and more of us…
thursday, april 11 Michael Mizerany and Friends ONE NIGHT ONLY! Michael Mizerany, recent recipient of Bravo San Diego’s Outstanding Choreographer Award for 2012, will present the premiere of a brand new work, At Long Last…Love!, at the Live Arts Fest at The White Box Theater. At Long Last…Love! is a classic love triangle with a…
Imagine I have two glass mugs. One is filled with sand, and the other with rocks. They symbolize the ways we can order our lives. The sand symbolizes the millions and millions of little details that fill our days – what to eat, what to wear, what to watch on TV, etc. The rocks are…
SAN FRANCISCO — Self-described “anarchist skateboard punk” singer Michelle Shocked surprised and angered audience members on Sunday night after the alternative rocker went into a tirade against Proposition 8 at a San Francisco concert. “”When they stop Prop 8 and force priests at gunpoint to marry gays, it will be the downfall of civilization, and…
The songs of legendary musician and showman Elton John will take center stage at the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus spring concert Rocket Man – The Music of Elton John April 13 and 14 at the Birch North Park Theatre in San Diego. The 150-member chorus will highlight five decades of hits from “Your Song,”…
A recent discussion of San Diego Old Globe’s wonderful productions brought to mind my college appearance in Hamlet. Unfortunately the lead was denied me, as the director was entranced by the blond 6 foot 3 inch sophomore, Thor Gustafsen. He with the body of Adonis and the brain of a muffin. Thor’s inability to memorize…
Pole Show LA 2013 took place at 333 Live in downtown Los Angeles. The setup allowed a great view from any seat in the house. Four 18-foot poles were set-up in the middle of the club with seats surrounding it and balcony seating. First, let’s talk about the show. The show was presented by the…
Europe is a huge lure for American tourists, offering culture and enchantment unlike many parts of our country and our neighboring nations. Exploring the Eurozone is much easier now than it used to be due to the practically nonexistent border crossings and procedures. As more nations apply to join the zone, exploration becomes more and…
San Diego Opera’s 48th International Season continues Saturday, March 30, with the West Coast Premiere of Ildebrando Pizzetti’s opera Murder in the Cathedral. Based on the T.S. Eliot play of the same name, this opera follows the final month of Thomas Becket’s life as he defends Canterbury Cathedral from King Henry II. Returning to sing…
The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC), the “Bad Boys of Abridgement,” are famous for such monumental shows as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged) and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). And so it was with this company that the San Diego REPertory Theatre presented their first…
