24 • BAY AREA REPORTER •
Serving the LGBT communities since 1971
April 28-May 4, 2011
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Sat 30 >> Beach Blanket Babylon @ Club Fugazi Musical comedy revue, now in its 35th year, with an ever-changing lineup of political and pop culture icons, all in gigantic wigs. $25$130. Wed, Thu, Fri at 8pm. Sat 6:30, 9:30pm. Sun 2pm, 5pm. (Beer/wine served; cash only). 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd (Green St.). 421-4222. www.beachblanketbabylon.com
Big Top @ Club Eight Wendy Ho performs at Joshua J’s monthly funfest features live shows, gogo guys, drag divas, 3 Bars, 2 Floors, 2-for-1 drinks 9pm-10pm. No cover before 10:30 in drag or club kid attire. $5. 9pm-3am. 1151 Folsom St. www.joshuajpresensts.com www.eightsf.com
Company C Contemporary Ballet @ Palace of Fine Arts
Close Encounters of the Third Kind. See Sat. 30.
Fri 29 >>
1969: A Very Good Year @ Oddball Film
www.sleepwalkerstheatre.com
Kate Weare Company @ ODC Theater
Short films about the groovy year, with gay San Francisco, drugs, ad men, funny commericals, Peter Max and more. $10. 8:30pm. 275 Capp St. 558-8117. www.oddballfilm.com
New York-based dance company performs Bright Land, with live music by the bluegrass band The Crooked Jades. $15-$18. 8pm. Also April 30, 8pm. May 1 at 7pm. 3153 17th St. www.odctheater.org
Angels in America @ LGBT Center
Killer Queen @ Michael’s Boxing Gym
Local restaging of the classic Tony and Pulitzerwinning Tony Kushner play about AIDS, Mormons and Reagan’s America in the 1980s. $20. Wed/Thu 7pm. Fri/Sat 8pm. Thru May 14. 1800 Market St. (800) 838-3006. www.angelsinamericasf.com
Beardo @ Ashby Stage, Berkeley Shotgun Players performs playwright Jason Craig and composer Dave Malloy’s commissioned new play, a unique rock musical variation on the story of Rasputin. $17-$26. Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm (Wed 7pm starting April 6). Thru April 24. 1901 Ashby Ave. (510) 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Born and Raised @ Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley Jon Tracy and Scott deTurk’s play about gay
Off-Center presents Peter Griggs’ unique solo show, The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder, about a gay boxer with a penchant for Freddy Mercury is restaged at the intimate SoMa boxing gym. $20. Thu-Sat 8pm. Sun 7pm Thru May 8. 96 Lafayette St. at Howard. www.theoffcenter.org
The Lily’s Revenge @ Magic Theatre Playwright-performer Taylor Mac’s large-scale five-hour hybrid vaudeville, performance theatre music extravaganza with dozens of performers explores marriage, Prop 8 and other issues with high-styled drag and lavish settings. Dinner, wine and beverages available between acts. $20-$75. Tue-Sat 7pm. Also Sun 2:30pm. Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center, Marina Blvd at Buchanan St. Thru May 22. 441-8822. www.theoffcenter.org www.magictheatre.org
Passion Play @ Live Oak Theatre, Berkeley Actors Ensemble performs the West Coast premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s new play about the meaning of devotion, identity and performance, with historic scenes set in Elizabethan England and Nazi Germany. $12-$15. Fri & Sat 7pm. Sun 2pm. Thru May 21. 1310 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. (510) 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
The Real Americans @ The Marsh Dan Hoyle’s moving and funny solo show, with multiple characters based on Midwesterners on the right and Coasters on the left, asks how a politcially divided America can survive. $25$35. Fri 8pm, Sat 8:30pm. Thru July 24. 1062 Valencia St. at 22nd. 282-3055. www.themarsh.org
Talking With Angels @ Royce Gallery Shelley Mitchell’s solo play tells of multiple characters searching for meaning and survival in Nazi-occupied Hungary. $21-$35. Thu-Sat 8pm. Thru May 21. 2901 Mariposa St. at Harrison. www.talkingwithangels.com www.roycegallery.com
Local company performs works by Charles Anderson: Ballet Noir (World Premiere); Patrick Corbin: Psychedelic Sixpack; James Sewell: Gamelan (World Premiere); Jodie Gates: Slip-Ring (World Premiere); Twyla Tharp: Surfer at the River Styx; and David Anderson’s Tovernon. $15-$40. 8pm. Also May 1 at 2pm. 3301 Lyon St. 978-ARTS. (Also May 7 in Yountville and May 13 in Walnut Creek). www.companycballet.org
Eadweard Muybridge @ SF Museum of Modern Art Fascinating exhibit and the first-ever retrospective examining all aspects of artist Eadweard Muybridge’s pioneering photography. $9-$18. Daily 11am-5:45pm (closed Wed.). 151 Third St. 357-4000. www.sfmoma.org
A Friend in Need @ Most Holy Redeemer This cabaret-style fundraiser benefits and honors local cabaret columnist, awardwinning director and patient-advocate Mike Ward through final the stages of terminal, inoperable liver cancer. Performers include Tammy Hall, Amanda King, Barry Lloyd, Russ Lorenson, Carly Ozard, Veronica Klaus and others. $25 and up. 7pm. Ellard Hall , 100 Diamond St. Brown Paper Tickets (Event #: 169758)
GAWK Party @ Magnet Gay Artists and Writers Kollective celebrates its 25th anniversary with host Jon Sugar, performances by Bambi Lake, Khalil Sullivan, Xavier, Jerry the Faerie and more. Free. 7pm. 4122 18th St. www.magnetsf.org
The Busy World is Hushed @ New Conservatory Theatre Center San Francisco premiere of Keith Bunin’s drama about a minister who finds her faith at odds with her estranged son. $24-$40. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm, thru May 1. 25 Van Ness Ave at Market St., lower level. 861-5019. 8972. www.nctcsf.org
Cirque Noveau @ Brava Theater Devil/Fish, an acrobatic musical theatre variety show with contortionists, aerialists and more. $26. Fri & Sat 7pm. Sun 6pm. Thru May 22. 2781 24th St. www.cirquenoveau.com www.brava.org
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale @ Aurora Theatre, Berkeley Tennessee Williams’ fascinating 1976 revision of his 1951 play Summer and Smoke. $10-$45. Tue 7pm. Wed-Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm & 7pm. Thru May 8. 2081 Addison St. www.auroratheatre.org
Fri 29 May Day Concerts @ CounterPulse Enjoy three days of dance, theatre and performance, many works with a decidedly queer edge, at fundraisers with silent auctions. April 29: AXIS Dance Company, Charlotte Moraga, Deborah Slater, Lizz Roman, Robert Moses Kin, Scott Wells (photo), and Zaccho companies. April 30, Cabaret with Fou Fou Ha, Honey Mahogany, Chica Boom, Seth Eisen; MC Kamau Bell. May 1, Queer acts by Dazie Grego, Sara Felder, D’Lo, Jesse Hewit, Kunst-Stoff, Dance Brigade and more. MC Guillermo Gomez-Pena. $25$150. 8pm. 1310 Mission St. (800) 838-3006. www.counterpulse.org
Evening Sail @ SF Bay Betty’s List hosts a birthday and wine event aboard the Freda B classic schooner. $75 and up. 6:15 board at Hyde St. Harbor. Optional Blue Mermaid Chowder House dinner. 503-1375. www.bettyslist.com
The Flow Show @ Dance Mission Theatre Concert of jugglers, fire dancers (poi), step dancers, hoops and more. $20. 8pm. Also April 30, 8pm; May 1 at 7pm. 3316 24th St. www. theflowshow.org www.dancemission.com
High Speed Dating @ Mom’s Pharmacy Mini-dates with reps from Confidential Gay Matchmaking and host Cookie Dough. $25. 7:30pm. 4071 18th St. www.cgmsf.com
Into the Clear Blue Sky @ Phoenix Theater J.C., Lee’s post-apocalyptic drama where New Jersey-ites flee a melting earth for the moon. $15-$17. Thu-Sat 8pm. Thru April 30. 414 Mason St. at Geary.
Locker Room @ The Edge Michael Brandon hosts a sports-themed night with gogo guys and atheltic gear encouraged. $3. 9pm-12am. 18th St. at Collingwood.
Lucinda Childs Dance @ Novellus Theatre Acclaimed minimalist modern dance choreographer’s landmark work Dance is performed with Philip Glass (recorded and live), with original visual work by Sol LeWitt. $30-$60. 8pm. Also April 29, 30 and a recital by Glass April 30, 3pm. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St. 392-25 www.sfperformances.org www.ybca.org
Loveland @ The Marsh Ann Randolph returns with her solo show about a sexually frustrated woman who flies home and faces the greatest love of her life. Fri 8pm. Sat 5pm. $20-$50. Thru June 4. 1062 Valencia St. at 21st. (800) 838-3006. www.themarsh.org
Veteran actor receieves the 2011 Peter J. Owens award, with an onstage interview. $20-$25. 7:30pm. 429 Castro St. Part of the SF International Film festival events (including La Dolce Vita at the Castro Theatre May 1, 12:30pm; Serge Bromberg’s Retour de Flamme, 5pm, 13 Assassins 8:30pm, and Tindersticks performing Claire Denis film scores live May 2, 8:30pm. www.fest11.sffs.org www.castrotheatre.com
Trannyshack’s Ladies of the 80s @ DNA Lounge Special guest Stacey Q joins Heklina and the Trannygang in a drag tribute to era of high hair, shoulderpads and early MTV. $15-$20. Show 11pm. 9:30-3am. 375 11th St. www. trannyshack.com www.dnalounge.com
Twelfth Night @ Buriel Clay Theatre African American Shakespeare Company performs The Bard’s most popular comedy, re-set in the 1940s San Francisco’s club scene. $15-$35. Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm. Thru May 1. 762 Fulton St. at Webster. (800) 838-3006. www.African-AmericanShakes.org
Vice Palace @ Hypnodrome Thrillpeddlers, the fabulous ensemble that brought us Pearls Over Shanghai and Hot Greeks, now brings forth the last Cockettes musical (which originally starred Divine and Mink Stole), the saucy 1972 revue of songs and sordid silliness, a very loose Fellini-esque parody of Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. $30-$35. Fri & Sat 8pm Sun 7pm. 575 10th st. at Bryant/ Division. Thru July 31. www.thrillpeddlers.com
Xanadu @ Retrodome, San Jose Touring production of the mirthful muse-filled musical comedy based on the strangely lovable film, complete with roller-skating disco numbers set to the original music, and a script that takes a satirical edge. $24-$44. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. Extended thru May 8. 1694 Saratoga Ave. (408) 404-7711. www.TheRetroDome.com
Hear classic songs in a concert by the talented singer. $49.50. 8pm; April 30, 7pm & 9:30pm. 2-drink minimum. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. at Ellis. (800) 380-3095. www.therrazzroom.com
Balenciaga and Spain /Olmec @ de Young Museum Fashion exhibit focusing on the influence of Spain on the work of haute couture master Cristóbal Balenciaga. Also, Olmec, an exhibit of colossal ancient Mesoamerican face sculptures and other artifacts. $6-$17. Thru July 4. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park. 750-3600. www.famsf.org
Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance @ Asian Art Museum Expansive exhibit of more than 100 historic art works in exhibits that showcase the practicality of the performing and visual arts in this beautiful culture. Special performances and interactive workshops throughout exhibit run. $7-$17. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Thu til 9pm. Thru Sept. 11. 200 Larkin St. www.asianart.org
Bare Chest Calendar Finals @ DNA Lounge Twelve finalists for the 2012 Bare Chest Men calendar compete in a fundraiser for the AIDS Emergency Fund and Positive Resource Center. $5-$10. 9pm-1am. 375 11th St. www.barechest.org www.DNALounge.com
Bay Area Teen Idol @ The Venetian Room
Double feature of Steven Spielberg classics starring Richard Dreyfuss. $10. Jaws 2pm, 7pm. Close 4:20, 9:20pm. 429 Castro St. www.castrotheatre.com
The Mills Brothers @ The Rrazz Room
Cabaret Showcase Showdown @ Martuni’s
Legendary singing duo perform classic hits, with Elmer Hopper of The Platters. $40. 3pm. Also May 1 at 3pm & 7pm. 2-drink minimum. Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. at Ellis. (800) 3803095. www.therrazzroom.com
Terence Stamp @ Castro Theatre
Oleta Adams @ The Rrazz Room
Hear the Bazy Area’s best young vocal talent in a concert with 12 finalists. Judges include Michael Orland (American Idol music director), Eden Espinosa ( Wicked ) and Shawn Ryan (cabaret singer, America’s Got Talent finalist). $10 (students) to $40 (includes pizza buffet and soft drinks). 3pm. Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St. 927-4636. www.bayareacabaret. com www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco
Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind @ Castro Theatre
families. $15. Thu & Fri 7:30pm. Sat 2pm & 7pm. Sun 12pm & 5pm. Thru May 8. 2640 College Ave. www.berkeleyplayhouse.org
Fri 29
Pastor Tom Show @ Live365.com
Trauma Flintstone and Katya Smirnoff-Skyy cohost the third round of the second annual singing competition; this month the theme is Best Vaudeville, Variety, Comedic, Burlesque. Contestants bring sheet music for two songs. 7pm. 4 Valencia St. at Market. www.dragatmartunis.com
Weekly LGBT-themed talk show; archived shows available, too. www.Live365.com
Classical Recitals @ SF Conservatory of Music
Pulp Fashion @ Legion of Honor
May 1, 2pm: works by Menotti. May 2, 3pm: Elgar’s Enigma Variations. May 2, 8pm, chamber music for winds. May 4, 8pm: piano and other instrumental works. May 5, 4pm: chamber music. May 6, 8pm: J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and other choral works. All free. 50 Oak St. 503-6275. www.sfcm.edu
The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave, an exhibit of amazing paper costumes by the acclaimed Belgian artist based on classic historical royal garb. $12-$17. Thru May 6. Tue-Sun 9:30am5:15pm. Thru June 5. 100 34th Ave. at Clement St. 750-3600. www.legionofhonor.famsf.org
Retirement Boot Camp @ LGBT Center LGBT day-long workshop on making plans for retirement; with financial advisors and lunch break. 9am-2pm. RSVP 623-2450, ext. 108. 1800 Market St. www.bettyslist.com www.sfcenter.org
Spring Open Studios @ Hunters Point Shipyard 27th annual large group exhibit and studio walk-through where dozens of artists in many media work and sell their art. Free, with free parking. 11am-6pm. Also May 1, 11am-6pm. www.shipyardartists.com
Three Sisters @ Berkeley Rep Sarah Ruhl’s re-written version of Anton Chekhov’s classic drama. $14.50-$73. Tue-Fri,Thu, Sat 8pm. Wed 7pm. Thu, Sat, Sun 2pm. Sun 7pm. Thru May 22. Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. at Shattuck. (510) 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Sun 1 >> 3-Ring Circus of Dance @ Cell Space Queer Ballroom’s T-Dance benefit includes three rooms of same-sex and mixed dancing tango, swing, salsa, with a burlesque show, costume contest and raffle prizes. $25. 2pm-10pm. 2050 Bryant St. www.QueerBallroom.com
Sun 1 Divas and Dames @ Marines Memorial Theater Connie Champagne, Meg Mackay, Matthew Martin, Donna Sachet, Carly Ozard (photo), Wesla Whitfield and more women and drag performers sing the diva hits of the ages. Proceeds benefit the Richmond/ Ermet AIDS Foundation. $30-$50. 7:30pm. 609 Sutter St. 273-1620. www.HelpIsOnTheWay.org