Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Gomillion & Leupold
Issue 02, Volume 41, January 11, 2013
by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer The Nineties wouldn’t have been the same without Brandy. The plucky then-teen, who was just 16 when she released her 1994 debut album, dominated the charts with a run of iconic hits: “I Wanna Be Down,” “Have You Ever,” and her diva-off with Monica, “The Boy Is Mine” – a song so abiding that even Glee couldn’t resist a cover. But with a starring role in Moesha, debuting in 1996, the cross-pollinating performer quickly made it clear that she wanted to conquer not just music but acting, too. Later that decade, she’d star in Cinderella with Whitney Houston. Brandy’s relationship with the
late star is evoked in the title of her latest album, Two Eleven, eerily representing both the day Houston died (February 11, 2012) and Brandy’s own birthday. Now 33 and recently engaged, Brandy opened up about those early years as a tomboy, how she can still channel heartbreak despite her happiness, and why her Gay audience is, as she says, “the best audience.” Azzopardi: Can you believe it’s been almost 20 years since you released your self-titled debut? Brandy: Oh my Lord, it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. I remember doing the photo shoot for the album like it’s yesterday. I have so many memories of dosee brandy page 25
by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer THE BOOK OF MORMON PARAMOUNT THEATRE Through January 20 Lottery drawing held for each performance (details below) Unless you have been living under a theatrical rock, you’ve heard about the mega-hit musical The Book of Mormon. Written by Matt Stone and Trey Parker (creators of TV’s South Park) and Robert Lopez (co-writer of Avenue Q), the musical opened on Broadway with an incredibly established, built-in audience that see mormon page 29
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, and David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook were the big winners when nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, receiving 12, 11, and eight nods respectively. In addition to Best Picture, Spielberg’s epic was nominated for Best Director, Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Field), and Best Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), as well as receiving nods in the categories of adapted screenplay, cinematography, costume design, editing, original score, production design, and sound mixing. It is widely seen to be the frontsee oscars page 28
Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
DreamWorks Pictures
Joan Marcus
The Book of Mormon
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer