‘Folles’-ies: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ at SF Playhouse
“[E]ven though homosexuals have been its vanguard, Camp taste is much more than homosexual taste. Obviously, its metaphor of life …
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Naked Emotions: ‘Vignettes on Love’ at Potrero Stage
“I’m not in love, but I’m going to fuck you/ ‘Til somebody better comes along” – Marilyn Manson, “User Friendly”, …
In the Swing of Things: Disney’s ‘Tarzan the Musical’ at Berkeley Playhouse
“Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.” …
One Wacky ‘War’: ‘Shakespeare or Space Wars’ by Peripatetic Players
“And we used to always say to him, ‘Jesus Christ, George, you can write this shit, but you can’t say …
Only a Fraction of an Idea: ‘An Octoroon’ at Berkeley Rep
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength …
At last, a Good ‘Spider-Man’ Movie!!!
“This was the year I discovered the excitement of ‘marrying’ words to pictures. I began to get it through my …
A ‘Big’ Love: ‘The Big Sick’
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest *I saw The Big Sick …
‘Midsummer’ Lovin’: ‘Midsummer of Love’ by We Players
“Lady, shall I lie upon your lap?” “No, my lord.” “I mean my head upon your lap?” “Ay, my lord.” …
Same ‘song’: ‘brownsville song (b-side for tray)’ at Shotgun
CR: “Why can’t we get some good Black movies?” SL: “What about Rosewood?” CR: “No, Rosewood wasn’t good – Rosewood …
The ‘How’ and Why: ‘How to Be a White Man’ by Faultline Theater
“My mother and father were always pushing me away from secondhand answers—even the answers they themselves believed. I don’t know …
