Seattle Gay News
Issue 4, Volume 45, January 27, 2017
Arts & Entertainment A mother’s quest: ArtsWest presents luminous staging of Mothers and Sons
Katharine Gerard (Suzy Hunt) in Mothers and Sons – Photo by John McLellan
by Paul Torres SGN A&E Writer MOTHERS AND SONS ARTSWEST Through February 11
The AIDS crisis wreaked havoc on our community. In the early ’90s, young men were stricken down in the prime of their lives. A lot has been said about the loss of talent and possibility; the actors, the docsee MOTHERS & SONS page 5
February theater openings
Room Service – Photo by Erik Stuhaug
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer February continues 2017’s eclectic offerings on Seattle stages from classic comedy or musical to new work. Take a look at what’s opening next month.
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Room Service, Taproot Theatre, 2/1-
Madcap mishaps and little lies take on lives of their own as a theatrical troupe chases their dream of Broadway. Or Offsee FEBRUARY THEATER page 8
Rufus Wainwright performs at Pizza Klatch fundraiser in Olympia February 4
Rufus Wainwright – Photo by Matthew Welch
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer RUFUS WAINWRIGHT IN CONCERT PIZZA KLATCH GAYLA
WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (OLYMPIA) February 4 see RUFUS WAINWRIGHT page 4
Compelling 20th Century Women perfectly imperfect
Jamie (Zumann), Abbie (Gerwig), Dorothea (Bening), Julie (Fanning) and William (Crudup) in 20th Century Women – Photo courtesy of awardswatch.com
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 20TH CENTURY WOMEN Now playing
It is the summer of 1979, and Jamie Fields (Lucas Jade Zumann) is in the process of figuring out who he is and the type of man he potentially wants to be. Inside his southern California home, the boy’s opinsee 20TH CENTURY page 12