Seattle Gay News
Issue 5, Volume 46, February 2, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Glitzy Freak puts on a heck of a show
Announcing #HAM4HAM lottery for Hamilton tickets in Seattle
40 tickets for every performance (except three) @ $10 each
Alex Lawther in Freak Show – Photo courtesy of Maven Pictures
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FREAK SHOW Now playing After his free-spirited mother Muv (Bette Midler) sends him to live with his buttoned-up businessman father William (Larry Pine), gender queer Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) has no clue what he’s walking into when he steps through the doors of his posh new ultra-conservative high school. Immediately labeled a freak, noticeably bullied within the first few minutes of announcing his presence, the con-
fident teenager is determined to make the best of what he realizes is a terrible situation. Managing to make friends with a fellow outcast (AnnaSophia Robb), thinking he’s finally making inroads with the superficial clique led by the frighteningly bubbly Lynette (Abigail Breslin), Billy instead is ambushed by a group of masked students who deliver a horrific beating, star football player Flip Kelly (Ian Nelson) stopping the attack before it can turn deadly. Based on the popular book by author James St. James, working from a satiricallyminded script by Patrick J. Clifton and Beth
see FREAK SHOW page 8
February 2018 theater openings
The company of HAMILTON (National Tour) – Photo by Joan Marcus
February includes an unexpectedly large number of world premieres! No one has ever seen them before and you can be their first audiences! If you like adventure,
then world premieres must be your bag. There is music and politics and explorations of family and personal transition. This fine eclectic mix is sure to give you subjects to think and talk about.
see FEB. OPENINGS page 6
see HAMILTON page 6
Grammys 2018:
Jennifer Higdon and Benj Pasek lead LGBT artist wins; Elton and Miley, Lady GaGa and Kesha give memorable performances in overall lackluster telecast
The cast of American Hwangup – Photo by Michelle Bates
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
Producer Jeffrey Seller is pleased to announce that a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will be held in conjunction
HAMILTON BROADWAY AT THE PARAMOUNT February 6-March 18
Lady GaGa – Photo courtesy of Getty
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Music’s Biggest Night turned into Music’s Biggest Disappointing Night on Sunday evening when the 60th Grammy Awards were presented on a three-hour
telecast from New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Only a few of the nearly 20 performances were spectacular, the others ranged from good enough to mediocre to flat out
see GRAMMYS page 4