Thursday, Feb. 24 Up, up and away! San Diego State University School of Theatre, Television and Film present A Symphony of Clouds (Musical Adventures of the Boy Mozart). The production depicts Mozart’s rise to fame as a musical prodigy through action, dance, song and humor. Set against a backdrop of a stormy Europe in the…
My cat Nixon just celebrated another birthday and I love my kitty. Boy, if he could talk, blog or write a book … wait, I’d be in big trouble! Five days in Connecticut As my plane was near landing I looked out the window to a region blanketed by snow, which was everywhere. From the…
An estimated 18,000 people in San Diego County are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Roughly 83 percent of those infected are men who have sex with men (75 percent) or are men who have sex with men and use injectable drugs (8 percent). Among those living with HIV/AIDS, approximately 40 percent live below the federal poverty…
Every year, the glamour, glitz and camptastic production numbers makes the Oscars pretty darn gay, in that old school equation that says that gay equals sequins, divas, closet cases and camp. But sometimes the movies are actually gay, in the homosexual sense, and sometimes the nominees are, too. What’s gay about this year’s Best Picture…
1929 The first movie to win Best Picture is Wings, the story of a woman who comes between two men who modern viewers clearly can tell are in love with each other. 1941 Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca wins Best Picture, and at its heart is a housekeeper who was madly in love with her now-deceased mistress….
“On Wisconsin, on Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line …” so starts the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Badgers fight song. Those “lines” stretched to some 30,000 raucous, righteous supporters of labor rights – all marching on the statehouse in Madison during the freezing February winter. To say it’s been an interesting couple of weeks…
The abundance of Mexican restaurants in San Diego is just another reason I love this town. We have everything from high-end establishments to the 3 a.m. “hole in the walls,” which we all must admit we love. Even our Old Town neighborhood is dedicated to celebrating Mexican culture and cuisine. Some of my favorite Mexican…
Being the first openly lesbian country music star was the last thing that Chely Wright ever wanted. Even at the young age of nine, she recognized that homosexuality and the conservative realm of country music didn’t mix. Wright told herself repeatedly that she would have to hide the truth if she wanted to have a…
Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, The Musical is coming to Broadway, with previews beginning Feb. 28. Based on the smash-hit movie, Priscilla is the feel-good theatrical experience of the year! Directed by Simon Phillips and starring Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson, Nick Adams and C. David Johnson, Priscilla is the heart-warming, uplifting adventure of three friends…
Actress and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor, 78, is “comfortable” and improving steadily after a heart scare. She was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering symptoms associated with heart failure, a medical condition she’s had since November 2004. Taylor has had a long history of combating serious illness. “Elizabeth Taylor has been…
