Seattle Gay News
Issue 2, Volume 45, January 13, 2017
Arts & Entertainment
Find Finding Neverland or be a Lost Boy
Queer Resurgence on Capitol Hill Poetry Slam Festival Jan. 22-24
Cast of The National Tour of Finding Neverland – Photo by Carol Rosegg
by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer FINDING NEVERLAND, THE MUSICAL PARAMOUNT THEATRE Now playing Through January 15
Finding Neverland is the Broadway musical telling of how Peter Pan came to be, and about the author J.M. Barrie who created the beloved classic. Based on the movie by the same name, and the stage play that inspired that, the musical brings that inspiring story to life with creative twists all wrapped in a delightful presentation. see NEVERLAND page 4
Spectrum Dance Theater presents World Premiere, SHOT
Photo from last season’s A RAP ON RACE – Photo by Tino Tran
In a time when black people fear for their lives when in proximity to those who are empowered to protect them, Spectrum Dance Theater announces their world premiere contemporary dance production,
SHOT. The evening-length devised dance and theater performance is the first of their three-part season, “AMERICAN – Identity, Race, Or Culture?,” where socially relevant see SHOT page 5
Image courtesy of Seattle Poetry Slam
Seattle Poetry Slam is organizing a three-day all-ages poetry festival and competition in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood for those who identify as LGBTQ. With the recent changes in the city, we are committed to reclaiming the neighborhood that was once Queer and bringing art back into Capitol Hill. The festival will be held January 22-24 at the following venues: Wildrose (1021 E
Pike St), Gay City (517 E Pike St), Elliott Bay Book Company (1521 10th Ave) and Re-bar (1114 Howell St.) The festival is FREE and open to the public. This project is funded in part by a Neighborhood Matching Fund award from the City of Seattle, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. see RESURGENCE page 4
Scorsese’s Silence a grueling exploration of suffering, sacrifice and grace
(l) Andrew Garfield as Father Rodrigues and Shinya Tsukamoto as Mokichi in Silence – Photo courtesy of wbur.org
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer SILENCE Now playing
After learning that their beloved teacher and mentor Father Christovão Ferreira (Liam Neeson) may have apostatized himself – disavowed his belief in the Holy see SILENCE page 13