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La voz - Vicci Martinez is the new voice of Seattle
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
VICCI MARTINEZ
CHOP SUEY
May 11
Like Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, and many other of today's most acclaimed artists, the road to music stardom for Vicci Martinez began right here. A Tacoma native who relocated to the Emerald City years ago, she gained wide exposure after appearing on NBC's in more |
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Mission of mercy - Christian music legend Amy Grant gives her first Gay media interview
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
A call from Amy Grant started as these promo chats usually do. Hellos were exchanged, small talk was made, and questions about her first studio album of all-new material in 10 years, How Mercy Looks From Here, were answered.
Then we shifted into territory the mos more
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Lest we forget - New MOR work honors Gay victims of the Holocaust
by Alice Bloch -
SGN Contributing Writer
MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE
BENAROYA HALL
May 14
The upcoming Music of Remembrance (MOR) concert will feature two song cycles commissioned by MOR and created by the renowned team of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer. The song cycle of partic more
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Heavy metal - Iron Man 3 tries hard to revitalize a slightly rusty franchise
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
IRON MAN 3
Opens May 3
The best review of Iron Man 3 is one I overheard from a nine-year-old leaving the theater. He said, and I quote, 'It was good, best of all three, but it was shorter than The Avengers but felt longer. Why is that?'
I c more
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Jinkx for the win! - Watch as the Seattle star goes for the Drag Race crown
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE
LOGO-TV
May 6
Whose heel will cross the finish line first? It's anyone's guess. On Monday night, one of the three remaining queens - Jinkx Monsoon, Roxxxy Andrews, or Alaska - will be crowned this season's winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. more
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James Duke Mason is ready for his close-up
A look at upcoming film, TV, and stage projects
by Romeo San Vicente -
SGN Contributing Writer
James Duke Mason's mom was a Hollywood kid herself, hanging out underage at L.A.'s notorious punk rock clubs in the late 1970s before becoming lead singer of the Go-Go's. And if having Belinda Carlisle as your more
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Bleakly funny Disaster an instant cult sensation
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Keep looking up - Boeing Boeing is an airy flight of farce
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
BOEING BOEING
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE
Through May 19
You may think of farce as simply silly. It makes fun of everything and is built for laughs. But when you take a closer look, you might realize that farce is one of the harder forms of theater, bec more
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Elder-hostile - Assisted Living explores where the 'greedy geezer' meme could lead us
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
ASSISTED LIVING
ACT THEATRE
Through May 12
The world premiere of Assisted Living at ACT Theatre, by local playwright Katie Forgette, starts with a gruesomely funny moment in elder-existence, milked with glee by orderly Tim Gouran: a body is delivered d more
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Think pink! - LGBTQ youth produce Lambert House's 13th Pink Prom
This year's Pink Prom will be held on Saturday, May 11, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Pink Prom is a dance for LGBTQ youth ages 14-22, sponsored by Lambert House. It will be held at All Pilgrims Church at 500 Broadway East in Seattle, with a suggested $5 donation. The location is at Broadway and Republican streets on Capitol Hill, accessible by more
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Pet Shop Boys book Paramount for October show
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
It's been at least two years since the iconic pop-electronic duo Pet Shop Boys came through Seattle. Since then, they've given a high-profile performance during the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic Games, speeding around Olympic Stadium on a rickshaw-turned-chariot dressed in goth more
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