Seattle Gay News
Issue 24, Volume 46, June 15, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Whim W’Him’s “Transfigurate” Prince Poppycock to appear a brilliant evening of with Seattle Men’s Chorus contemporary dance in “God Save the Queens” Pride weekend June 22 & 23
“Stickers” choreographed by Pascal Touzeau – Photo courtesy of Whim W'Him
by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer WHIM W’HIM SEATTLE CONTEMPORARY DANCE “TRANSFIGURATE” CORNISH PLAYHOUSE Through June 16
One reason I love going to Whim W’Him dance concerts is that the seven dancers in director and choreographer Olivier Wevers’ company are varied in appearance and style while being consistent in skill and physical power. Having a company of four men and three women is really interesting – so many
see “TRANSFIGURATE” page 4
Prince Poppycock – Photo by Heidi Calvert
by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) takes the McCaw Hall stage on Pride weekend to honor 50 years of British rock and pop royalty in God Save the Queens. The British are coming! From the swinging ‘60s to today’s biggest hits this British invasion is
so lush and flashy it edges on revolutionary. God Save the Queens is a musical journey through the UK artists, generation by generation, that have reigned supreme, from The Beatles, Queen and Elton John, to Coldplay, Adele and One Direction.
see PRINCE POPPYCOCK page 3
A neighborhood of kindness: How I Learned to Drive – Morgan Neville on his Fred Rogers one big trigger (see it anyway) Director documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Amy Danneker in Frank Boyd in How I Learned to Drive – Photo by John Ulman
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through July 7
I can, by no means, claim any kind of encyclopedic knowledge of modern plays, but I cannot bring to mind any play that is focused on incest besides How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. There are plays, like August: Osage County, that contain it
see HOW I LEARNED page 3
Won't You Be My Neighbor? – Photo courtesy of Focus Features
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Now playing Winner of the Golden Space Needle Award at this year’s Seattle International
Film Festival for Best Documentary, Morgan Neville’s (20 Feet from Stardom) heartwarming, unabashedly emotional Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is maybe the motion picture we all need right at this very moment in history. An examination of the
see MORGAN NEVILLE page 6