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Pride Idol's week 10 a disco inferno
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Pride Idol Disco Night marked the last night of regular competition in the local singing contest that has made stars, gifted cash, and brought a community together through Pride and music!
Pride Idol is a citywide singing contest produced and presented by SO&P, Verizon Wireless, FUZE, Seattle's Best Karaoke, an more |
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k.d. lang: Loud and proud -
Being butch, coming out, and being the first Gay country star (before Chely Wright)
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
k.d. lang is manning up, and here's why: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and all the other sexpots of pop who shoot whipped cream from their chests and ride disco sticks. In our recent interview with lang, a longtime Gay activist and singer of the purest form who turns 50 later this year, sh more
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U2 plays supersized show to massive audience
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
U2
June 4
Qwest Field
Less than a handful of artists can fill soccer stadiums around the world: U2, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, and Metallica - sorry, Lada Gaga, not yet.
Last weekend it was Dublin's finest - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, L more
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Ewan McGregor and director Mike Mills talk about Beginners -
An older generation comes out, and the villain of American history
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
I found writer/director Mike Mills' Beginners - starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Mélanie Laurent - to be nearly perfect. The story of lonely artist Oliver (McGregor), the movie weaves together disparate strands of narrative, going from past to present. It follo more
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A Dyke About Town: Allen Toussaint an amazing songwriter, performer
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Allen Toussaint
Cuteness turned Mercy on to Allen Toussaint, and Mercy was very happy she did. He appeared at Jazz Alley on May 31. The singer had white hair and appeared in a turquoise jacket with multicolored accents and jewels, matching pants, and a tie. His voic more
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Sense and Sensibility - a great adaptation
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Sense and Sensibility
Book-It Repertory
Through June 26
Book-It Repertory does the 18th century so very, very well! Jane Austen adaptations seem to meld their love of books, their love of period, and their humor all together into the perfect theatrical offer more
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Parody Elektra a funny look at Greek tragedy
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Elektra
Macha Monkey Productions
Through June 18
Macha Monkey is celebrating its 10th year of 'funny, fearless, female' productions by reprising their original adaptation of the ancient Greek classic story, Electra. However, this version, titled Elektra, is more
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International press praises PNB's Giselle
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
This incredible recreation- a restaging of Giselle, one of the oldest ballets still in performance - has brought national and international attention to Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet. Two major New York newspapers sent reviewers, national press coverage was expected to be 'record shatt more
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Chip Pope to headline Laff Hole
by Anthony Greer -
SGN Contributing Writer
Chip Pope from this past season of Last Comic Standing will be headlining the Laff Hole at Chop Suey on June 15.
'Being on the Last Comic Standing was a really great experience. Nothing but good things have come of it. It was good for exposure and realizing that a lot o more
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Tenor Jonas Kaufmann spectacular in Tosca DVD
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
The main reason to see this generally better-than-competent Tosca DVD is the singing and acting of tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Beyond his movie-star looks, Kaufmann is simply the best lyric/dramatic tenor singing today. His utterly smooth use of the entire range of dynamics is unique among modern tenors more
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