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CLIMACTS! WET

Posted on February 26, 2015 | Leave a comment

The Theater Offensive, Gay, LGBT, BostonOne month from today on Thursday, March 26, The Theater Offensive (TTO) will host their annual FUNdraiser, Climacts! Wet. TTO’s fundraising event is unique in Boston in that it celebrates the rich diversity of queer lives through provocative themes and performances. Join Boston’s LGBT and arts communities’ most influential supporters who will come together to show their support for the TTO all while enjoying delicious food, stunning and sexy performances, dance floor action, and the sexiest LIVE fantasy auction.

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Never been to TTO’s annual CLIMACTS! fundraiser?  Check out this two minute video from their 2014 event to get a peek at what you can expect if you come.

VIP Sponsor Ticket: $175 includes sponsors’ reception from 6-7:30pm with complimentary bar, lip smacking hors d’oeuvres, reserved seating during the LIVE auction, and express registration.  General Ticket: $100 includes 7:30pm general admission, decadent desserts and dancing.

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Join me at TWC’s Hasty Pudding take over

Posted on February 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

TWC, The Welcoming Committee, Oops!…Madrid It AgainLast month I wrote about the TWC take over of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Friday, February 20th.  If you haven’t any plans for Friday, join Sergio and me as we head to Harvard Square to watch this talented male troupe perform, ¡Oops!…Madrid It Again!.

This is the same production that Amy Poehler (Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2015 Woman of the year) and Chris Pratt (Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2015 Man of the year) watched after receiving their awards.

This event will definitely sell out so don’t dawdle and checkout TWC’s website for details about the logistics and purchase your tickets here.

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Fufu & Oreos NIGHT OUT this Friday, Feb 6th

Posted on February 1, 2015 | Leave a comment
Friday, Feb 6th is The BridgeRep's NIGHT OUT

Fri, Feb 6th is The BridgeRep’s NIGHT OUT

The Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston is hosting a very special LGBT NIGHT OUT performance of Fufu & Oreos, a dynamic, one-woman show about a 20-something ‘mulitculti’ as she navigates her American lifestyle, Nigerian heritage and the loaded promise of Prozac.  The performance runs for 90 minutes and is followed by a post-show migration to join up with The Welcoming Committee.

Tickets are available on a Pay What You Can basis with just $5 minimum at the door so there really isn’t any excuse to  miss this show.  Details about the show and tickets are available here.

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TWC takes over Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Feb 20

Posted on January 27, 2015 | Leave a comment

The Welcoming Committee, TWC, TheaterThe Welcoming Committee is returning to Harvard Square to take over one of America’s oldest theatrical traditions.  Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals is celebrating their 167th anniversary this year and just weeks after hosting Amy Poehler and Chris Pratt, Sergio and I will be joining TWC to see the Hasty Pudding Theatricals show, ¡Oops!…Madrid It Again!, on Friday, February 20th.

This event will sell out.  If interested visit TWC’s website here.

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SpeakEasy Stage presents: A Future Perfect

Posted on January 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

SpeakEasy Stage, Boston TheaterBoston’s SpeakEasy Stage Company’s first production of the calendar year opens tomorrow on Friday, January 9th for a brief run at the Calderwood Pavilion. The world premiere of A Future Perfect is about two couples, Claire & Max and Alex & Elena, who are best friends.  That friendship is tested when one couple announces they are expecting a baby and careers start to trump youthful ideals.

A Future Perfect:  Jan 9 – Feb 7 – Tickets Here

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Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas

Posted on December 3, 2014 | 1 comment
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Tomorrow night Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans open with a new production for their annual holiday theatrical show at the Ramrod Performing Arts Centre in the Fenway.

Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas runs from Thursday, December 4th through Sunday December 21st  (a 3 week limited engagement!)  Tickets are currently on sale with general admission pricing approximately $43 and reserved seating approximately $53.  For more information about this musical based on the 1947 classic, “The Bishop’s Wife” and to purchase tickets follow the link below.

Get Your Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas! Tickets Here

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Slutcracker opens on December 5th

Posted on December 1, 2014 | 2 comments

slutcrackerOne of Boston’s more notorious holiday traditions is the R-rated burlesque show, The Slutcracker.  The satirical version of the classic ballet has a naughty edge and draws a far more rowdy crowd than those attending Boston Ballet’s production at the Opera House.  Sergio and I attended this show a couple years ago and had a good laugh.  I would strongly recommend making a night of it by planning dinner or drinks, but arrive with plenty of time if you go with a large group on a weekend since it is general seating.

The Slutcracker is for adults only (18+) and opens on Friday, December 5th. Performances run through New Year’s Eve, but check their calendar in the link below since they don’t have performances every night.  All performances are at the Somerville Theater in Davis Square.  You may purchase tickets here.

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Boston needs more theater space

Posted on November 21, 2014 | 2 comments
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Gold Dust Orphans perform “Jesus Christ, it’s Christmas” at Ramrod nightclub            December 4-21, 2014

Last week’s Boston Sunday Globe Ideas section had a large editorial piece entitled Arts everywhere.  It included articles praising and supporting the city’s commitment to further invest in the arts scene.  It also included some novel concepts including a great piece by Peter DuBois, artistic director for Huntington Theatre Co who calls for more theater space for what he refers to as “fringe theaters” and I couldn’t agree with him more.

Boston’s local theater scene is in the midst of a Renaissance.  The quality of performances, the variety of shows and the depth of talent is better now than I can ever recall.  However, that ingenuity and the audacity that these ‘fringe’ theater companies provide needs to be nurtured.  DuBois suggestion that the city needs to streamline permitting to create short-term ‘pop-up’ theaters and to provide tax incentives to landlords to open up under-utilized space for makeshift art venues is spot on.  The closure of The Factory Theater (in the Piano Factory) earlier this year only highlights the plight of these smaller, edgier theater companies.

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Christmas with the Crawfords in NYC opens December 11th

Posted on November 11, 2014 | Leave a comment

gay theater, new york city, nycOne month from today Richard Winchester, producer and co-founder of Artfull Circle Theatre in San Francisco will return to New York City with an hilarious holiday musical comedy hit, Christmas With the Crawfords.

The show, which opens on December 11th, stars Joey Arias as Joan Crawford and  Chris March as her darling daughter Christina. Connie Champagne returns as Judy Garland — a role in which she has garnered international acclaim. Sherry Vine (Keith Levy) will take on the dual role of Hedda Hopper and Baby Jane Hudson in her first appearance in the show.

The production is based on the actual Christmas Eve live radio broadcast of the Crawford family from their Brentwood mansion in the late 1940s, “Christmas With the Crawfords” is a loving homage to and parody of Hollywood’s Golden Age and is filled with appearances of major Tinsel Town icons, such as Judy Garland, Carmen Miranda, Gloria Swanson and the Andrews Sisters.

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets

Christmass with the Crawfords runs Tuesday – Thursday on December 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, & at 7:30pm.  Friday & Saturday shows on the 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 begin at 8:00pm. Sunday performances on December 14 & 21 begin at 7:00pm.

All performances take place at Abrons Art Center – 477 Grand Street – NYC 10002.  Tickets are $45 for general admission. Get your tickets here.

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Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas! Dec. 4 – 21st

Posted on November 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

Ryan Landry, Gold Dust OrphansRyan Landry and his troupe, The Gold Dust Orphans, are back with a new Christmas special that opens Thursday, December 4th and runs through Sunday December 21st  (a 3 week limited engagement!)  Tickets are currently on sale with general admission pricing approximately $43 and reserved seating approximately $53.

Get Your Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas! Tickets Here

Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas! is based on the 1947 classic, “The Bishop’s Wife”, “Jesus Christ” features all new songs and dances, plenty of fabulous costumes and positively gorgeous sets! As is always the case with The Gold Dust shows, this is not a kid-friendly program and those easily offended should probably go elsewhere, but for everyone else, come down to the Ramrod Performing Arts Center to see this soon to be classic, Jesus Christ, It’s Christmas!

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Tickets to 4 GIRLS 4: A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER

Posted on November 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

Broadway artists Andrea McArdle, Faith Prince, Donna McKechnie and Maureen McGovern will perform one show only in Boston at The Wilbur Theatre on Tuesday, December 2nd.  Get your tickets here.

 

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Hub Theatre Co. of Boston presents: 6 Hotels

Posted on November 2, 2014 | Leave a comment

hub theater company of BostonThe Hub Theatre Company of Boston will close its second season next month with playwright Israel Horovitz for the Boston premiere of 6 Hotels.  Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00.  The shows will run from Friday, November 7th through Saturday, November 22nd at Club Cafe at 209 Columbus Avenue in Boston.

All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can and may be purchased here.

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SpeakEasy Stage presents Bad Jews

Posted on October 30, 2014 | 1 comment
Photo by: Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo

Photo by: Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo

Verbal sparring dark comedy, Bad Jews, will leave you speechless

Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon and directed by Rebecca Bradshaw is currently running at the Calderwood Pavilion in the South End.   Set in March in a studio on the Upper West Side of NYC, this dark comedy includes four characters but really centers on two equally unlovable and selfish cousins who manipulate conversations and relationships to get their way.   Don Aucoin from The Boston Globe sums it up best, “this is a dark comedy that cuts deep and draws blood.”

The key to this storyline is the amazing dialog and the speed at which it is delivered.  The 110 minute play unfolds at the speed of light and leaves you gasping at the verbal spars and emotional vulnerability; manufactured or real it doesn’t seem to matter because the tension on the stage is palpable.  This is one of those plays that you want to go grab a drink to discuss after you see it.

While this production must have added angst for those raised in the Jewish faith, one needn’t be Jewish to be touched (and horrified). The play is impossible to turn away from and will suck you in from the first moment to the touching final scene between Jonah and Daphna.

Bad Jews runs until Saturday, Nov. 29th – Get Your Tickets Here

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Bad Jews opens Friday, Oct. 24th

Posted on October 20, 2014 | 1 comment

Bad Jews SpeakEasy Stage Company BostonSpeakEasy Stage Company’s latest production, Bad Jews, opens this weekend.  Described as a seriously smart comedy about family, faith and legacy, this play has caught my attention.  Tickets are already on sale and performances start this Friday, October 24th.

Bad Jews October 24 – November 29

Learn more about the play and buy your tickets here.

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Boston invests in cultural planning process

Posted on October 16, 2014 | Leave a comment

LGBT Boston, gay life bostonI’ll be the first to admit that I did not follow nor did I even vote for Mayor in the last election, but Mayor Walsh has really impressed me with his zeal and energy.  As much as I love Mayor Menino, Marty Walsh’s vision for Boston really excites me.  I agree with his call to invest in a long-term cultural planning process for the city of Boston and hiring a chief of arts and culture to help make that happen.

This past Sunday The Boston Globe had an excellent article Sketching an arts-centric future for Boston by Joel Brown, detailing some of the plans and investment the city of Boston is making to elevate and champion a cultural strategy intended to make our city stand out with major cities.  A 15-member steering committee is currently working to help make this happen.  For all you cultcha vultchas out there, this is exciting news.

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