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SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Lincoln Lawyer author Michael Connelly
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
If author Michael Connelly isn't a household name, it isn't for lack of effort. The writer of over 20 successful pulp thrillers, 16 of them revolving around hardened investigator Harry Bosch, his works have sold over 42 million copies worldwide and been translated into 35 languages. He's had numerous New York Times #1 more |
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SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
You gotta have Faith -
An interview with Billy Elliot's Faith Prince
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Billy Elliot
The Musical
March 22
through April 3
Paramount Theatre
Faith Prince has performed many roles on Broadway: an octopus sea witch, a jazz club chorine, the wife of a Gay man, and a stripper, among numerous others. Her talent is undis more
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival starts 76th year with four new productions
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival opened its 76th season ("the first of the next 75 years") late last month with four solid productions that ranged from an audience-pleasing production of To Kill A Mockingbird to a witty updating of a Moliere classic to a controversial rethinking of a Shakespe more
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Hollywood stars ask Obama to legalize same-sex marriage
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
In conjunction with Freedom to Marry's 'Say I Do' campaign, Hollywood stars sent a letter to President Barack Obama this week asking him to make marriage equality a reality for the American people.
The letter read:
Dear Mr. President:
In Februa more
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Distracted tackles Ritalin issue head-on
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Distracted
ArtsWest
Through April 2
Have you heard about teachers who demand that a child must take medication if he or she is thought to have ADHD? The pressure put on parents to medicate their hyperactive kids so that schoolrooms can cope better is a big part o more
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Mr. Gay World 2011 crowned
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Mr. Gay South Africa won the Mr. Gay World 2011 title in Manila, Philippines, at the third annual international competition to become the new face of Mr. Gay World.
On March 13, Francois Nel of South Africa was proclaimed the new ambassador for Gay men in the world. Francois will continu more
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Hugh Masekela phenomenal at Triple Door
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Hugh Masekela
Mercy's friend Reality joined her for Hugh Masekela's show at the Triple Door on March 10 because Cuteness was home with the teenager. Masekela's trumpet was extremely mellow and his voice was big and gruff. Reality commented that the whole group was ve more
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Simian Mobile Disco overwhelms in short, splashy concert
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Simian Mobile Disco
March 9
Neumos
It neared midnight when Simian Mobile Disco finally went on stage last week at Neumos to play a set that equaled an episode of Gossip Girl in length, yet concertgoers who squeezed into the main floor and balcony didn't seem more
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Girl Talk a mix of spectacle and fizzle
by Rahul K. Gairola -
SGN Contributing Writer
Girl Talk
March 16
The Showbox SoDo
One can feel seriously ambivalent when you leave a Girl Talk show. Sure, Greg Gillis (the man behind the 'illegal' phenomenon known as Girl Talk) has his shirt off by the end and is jumping up and down behind a more
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Tenor's L.A. performance a dream come true
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann in recital
March 11
L.A. Opera
Sixty years of concert-going sometimes makes me feel jaded. Big stars like ReneƩ Fleming in recital leave me yawning. On the other hand, last week's recital at L.A. Opera by Jonas Kaufmann brought back my memo more
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