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Blue Man Group provides visual feast
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Blue Man Group
Paramount Theatre
Through October 16
These silent figures, with their blue skin and bald heads, have become easily recognizable in the world of performance, and for good reason. The Blue Man Group has been around for over a decade and their popularity only increases as more and more |
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SGN previews the 2011 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Director and star on updating a classic, its subliminal Gayness, and the making of a new heartthrob
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Starting tonight with the local premiere of the coming-of-age comedy Dirty Girl, the 16th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) promises to be one of the most diverse in its entire history. Running 10 full days, with 35 features and 125 shorts, and with screenings more
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ZinZanni's new Bonsoir Liliane! a legendary event
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
Teatro ZinZanni continues to work its legendary magic with its newest show, Bonsoir Liliane!, a musical revue honoring the life and career of the legendary French nightclub and theater artist Liliane Montevecchi. Making a welcome return to the Emerald City and Teatro ZinZanni, Montevecchi i more
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Shangela brings the heat to Seattle
by Joshua Michael Rumley -
SGN Contributing Writer
Shangela at Le Faux
October 21-22
Julia's on Broadway
Shangela, the Debutantess of the Deep South, is returning to Seattle for a full weekend of shows with the cast of Le Faux at Julia's on Broadway Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 2 more
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Cryptogram is quite the puzzle
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
The Cryptogram
Seattle Public Theater
Through October 23
Sometimes a theater company chooses a play that looks intriguing on paper and you can understand the possible attraction, though you still wonder at the choice. Seattle Public Theater's artistic direct more
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Year Zero a light look at dark realities
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Year Zero
Hugo House
Through October 22
Michael Golamco is not Cambodian, yet his quirky, individualistic, and moving play Year Zero shows that research and deep interest can create beautiful art. Golamco's friends include younger people of Cambodian descent more
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After SWC performance, Chely Wright's Wish Me Away comes to SLGFF
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
The first weekend in October, courtesy of Seattle Women's Chorus, I got to sing with Chely Wright, country-music star, once dubbed one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, newly out Lesbian, and all-around lovely human being. Incidentally, I really mean with Chely, since she sat down more
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A little ho-hum before the excitement
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Seattle Symphony with baritone Nathan Berg
October 8
Benaroya Hall
After three consecutive weeks of truly exciting concerts, I guess it was time for a misfire. Although the Rachmaninov that filled the second half of this concert was thrilling, the first half was more
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A Dyke About Town: Family Stone fantastic and funky
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Mercy took her friend Reality to see the Family Stone at Jazz Alley because Cuteness had to be at curriculum night for Equality. When the band mentioned having been at Woodstock, Mercy learned that Reality had been there as a high school student. Reality said, 'For a bunch of ol more
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Lorna Luft: A Personal Tribute to Judy Garland
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Judy Garland may have brought vaudeville back to the 'Palace,' but it was her daughter Lorna Luft who brought her beloved songs to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. On September 30, Ms. Luft took over the stage in Olympia, and for over 90 minutes she shared with the audience he more
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Dum Dum Girls impress at Neumos
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
Dum Dum Girls
October 9
Neumos
The four untamed ladies of Dum Dum Girls turned more than just heads at Neumos last weekend. Their coordinated black short skirts with leather trimmings and patterned stockings were adorable, but it was their new material that more
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Erasure fills Moore Theatre with energy
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Erasure
October 6
Moore Theatre
Pride in October? Not quite, but the energy and atmosphere inside the Moore Theatre for Erasure's performance last week ran parallel to it.
The British pop-electronic duo - vocalist Andy Bell and keyboardist more
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Let's hear it for the boy - Footloose star Miles Teller tells all
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Miles Teller is a star on the rise - just look at his heartfelt, poignant, lived-in performance as the teenage driver who accidentally kills Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart's child in Rabbit Hole. The young actor dominated the role in a way that was transformative and inspiri more |
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Humor Abuse a touching look at a clown family
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Humor Abuse
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Through October 23
Lorenzo Pisoni is the son of clowns, as surely as others are children of academics or doctors or storekeepers. Like the offspring of people of a certain profession, he was channeled into either followi more |
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Chamber music concert: When the familiar became strange
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Chamber music concert
October 9
Nordstrom Auditorium
If you've never attended any of the Chamber Series concerts, performed by members of the Seattle Symphony in the intimate setting of the Nordstrom Auditorium at Benaroya, I urge you to reconsider. Among the ma more
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