Seattle Gay News
Issue 13, Volume 46, March 30, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Cho her some love:
Margaret Cho is performing in Bellevue this weekend and you shouldn’t miss her
“Everything is Hard” at Gallery 4Culture
Amanda Kirkhuff’s large-scale figurative oil paintings explore themes of queer community, militancy, and the homosexual agenda
Margaret Cho – Photo by Luke Fontana
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer MARGARET CHO “FRESH OFF THE BLOAT” PARLOR LIVE COMEDY CLUB March 29 @ 7:30pm March 30 & 31 @ 7:30pm & 10pm
The words “legend” and “icon” are often used loosely. It’s become a rubberstamp adjective to describe anybody who’s been around for a long time, regardless of whether they’ve done anything substantial with their life. But clearly deserving of both labels,
see MARGARET CHO page 5
Theatre22 presents The Happiest Song Plays Last
The Happiest Song Plays Last – Photo by Dangerpants Photography
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST THEATRE22 (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through April 14
Quiara Alegria Hudes is one of our country’s powerful, female playwrights and her work is becoming more ubiquitous in production. Theatre22 brought us a gorgeous (and Gypsy-award winning) production of Water By the Spoonful in 2015, which was the second part of a trilogy. Now, they’ve
see HAPPIEST SONG page 6
Amanda Kirkhuff. Limp Wristed for Life, 2016. Oil on canvas. 45 x 60 inches – Image courtesy of 4Culture
AMANDA KIRKHUFF “EVERYTHING IS HARD” GALLERY 4CULTURE April 5-26, M-F 9am-5pm
Artist Reception & Opening Thursday, April 5, 6-8pm
see AMANDA KIRKHUFF page 7
Ride the Cyclone might be a fun ride – or might not
Connor Russell as Ricky Ports in Ride the Cyclone at The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Theatre – Photo by Mark Kitaoka
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer RIDE THE CYCLONE ACT THEATRE AND 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through May 20
Someone said that the co-productions chosen by ACT Theatre and the 5th Avenue Theatre in their annual outing of togetherness have always been a bit dark and/or quirky and I ran my memory back over Assassins, Grey Gardens, Vanities, Little Shop of Horrors,
see RIDE THE CYCLONE page 4