Arts & Entertainment

“Salvation Army” Explores A Gay Morrocan Coming to Terms with His Sexuality and Immigration

Young Moroccan scribe Abdellah Taia moves into the director’s seat with the screen version of his autobiographical novel “Salvatio. ” The film delivers a straightforward, beautifully told story of a gay man negotiating family, desire and the sexual power play behind Arab-European intimacy. Thestrong pint-of-view narrative  allows access to the protaganist’s head, despite the character’s(…)

Lambda Literary Award Winners 2014 Announced

Congratulations to 26 winning books in 24 categories at Lambda’s event in New York.  They are: GAY GENERAL FICTION: Mundo Cruel, Luis Negron LESBIAN GENERAL FICTION: Happiness, Like Water, Chinelo Okparanta  BISEXUAL FICTION: My Education, Susan Choi LGBT DEBUT FICTION: Descendants Of Hagar, Nik Nicholson LGBT GRAPHIC NOVEL: Calling Dr. Laura, Nicole J. Georges GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY: A Heaven of Words: Last Journals, 1956-1984,(…)

6th Street Playhouse Hosts Tony Awards Event

6th Street Playhouse is hosting a red carpet party for the 68th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 8th beginning at 6:30pm. The event includes a special viewing of the awards ceremony, complimentary red carpet photos for guests, Broadway-themed cocktails, champagne and a dessert buffet. Additionally, there will be an exciting silent auction featuring an array(…)

The 2014 Tony Award Nominations Have Arrived

Select nominations for the 2014 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards, announced Tuesday. Best Play: “Act One,” ”All The Way,” ”Casa Valentina,” ”Mothers and Sons.” ”Outside Mullingar” Best Musical: “After Midnight,” ”Aladdin,” ”Beautiful-The Carole King Musical,” ”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” Best Book of a Musical: “Aladdin,” ”Beautiful-The Carole King Musical,” ”Bullets Over Broadway(…)

Frameline38 Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night Films of Upcoming San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

Frameline38: the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival has announced its Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films for this year’s renowned showcase of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer cinema. Frameline38, the world’s first and largest LGBT film festival, will be held June 19 – 29, 2014 in San Francisco and the East Bay.(…)

Catch Me If You Can To Open at Spreckels in May

Spreckels Theatre Company presents the Northern California premiere of the Broadway musical “Catch Me If You Can,” the high-flying musical comedy based on the DreamWorks film and incredible true story that inspired it. Set in the early 1960s, “Catch Me If You Can” is inspired by the real-life adventures of Frank Abignale Jr., a teenager(…)

SRJC Theatre Arts Brings Tony Award Winning Musical Comedy to the Stage in Monty Python’s Spamalot April 25-May 4

The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Theatre Arts Department presents the hilarious musical comedy in Monty Python’s Spamalot, adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The musicalpremiered in the 2005 season at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre in New York, where it received 14 Tony Award nominations and won 3 Tonys, including Best Musical. The Santa Rosa(…)

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