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Beyoncé: Queen Bey talks Gay fans, loving Lady Gaga, and remaking A Star Is Born
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
If there's any girl who runs the world, it's Beyoncé. The reigning diva - she's called Queen Bey for a reason, people - is one of the biggest and best voices behind a long run of hits dating back to the late '90s, when she was part of supreme girl-group Destiny's Child.
Years later, Beyoncé still demonstrat more |
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Capitol Hill Block Party a sizzling success
by Jessica Price -
SGN Contributing Writer
For one weekend each summer, the intersection of 10th Avenue and Pike Street on Capitol Hill becomes a hotbed of the most cutting-edge live music crammed into one four-block area (with beer gardens) - or a sweaty, deranged mass of festival-goers crammed into one four-block area (with more
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Charming Aladdin comes to life
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
Aladdin
5th Avenue Theatre
Through July 31
If you follow the trends on Broadway, you will notice that the transformation from movie to stage musical is nothing new. There's no better example than the Mouse's invasion of the Great White Way: The Lion King more
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A Dyke About Town
Indigo Girls rock Zoo Tunes
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Indigo Girls
Mercy and Cuteness loved Lesbian artists Indigo Girls at Zoo Tunes on July 21. Mt. Moriah, the warm-up band, had an apt folk sound. Cuteness said, 'They really sound like they are from North Carolina.' High points were 'Th more
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Gilbert & Sullivan Society stages rare Ruddigore
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
Ruddigore
Bagley Wright Theatre
Through July 30
The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society has been a major player on the Emerald City arts scene for 57 years. Committed to producing all the G&S operettas from Victorian England, the annual summer production of the wi more
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Intelligent Vitriol anchored by strong performances
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Vitriol
July 23
Odd Duck Studio
During the rise of Hitler's National Socialist Party, there were newspapers and journals that tried to shine the light on his party's wrongdoing and the menace that it presented to the German people. One such newspaper was the more
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OutWest Bar opening in West Seattle in August
by Joshua Michael Rumley -
SGN Contributing Writer
OutWest Bar, one of the newest LGBT bars in Seattle, is scheduled to have a soft opening within the first two weeks of August. The owners, Chad Gabelein and Bob Lunke, have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the space. The pair hopes that their establishment wi more
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Riding the Bull an intriguing production
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Riding the Bull
Stone Soup UpStage
Through August 13
New Amerikan Theatre, a new group of theater artists who want to produce plays they like, has taken on the challenge of August Schulenberg's Riding the Bull. Schulenberg has written more than a dozen plays more
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Something's Afoot adds music, murder to summer calendar
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
Something's Afoot
Taproot Theatre
Through August 13
Taproot Theatre, in north Seattle in the Greenwood area, has a long tradition of popular summer musicals. Well-known shows (like Godspell or Man of La Mancha) and cult titles (like Big River: The Adventu more
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Welcome back, Stefano!
American Idol season 10 finalist Stefano Langone comes home
by MK Scott -
Courtesy of www.outviewonline.com
I sought out gorgeous American Idol season 10 finalist Stefano Langone and personally welcomed him back to the Seattle area (he grew up in Kent). Stefano is just as gorgeous in person as Kris Allen, and just as Gay-friendly as Siobhan Magnus. Interviewing Stefano was a joy, not o more
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Ten music legends gone too soon
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
The shocking (though not entirely surprising) death of Amy Winehouse brought the music world to a standstill this week. But it's familiar territory for an industry that has seen its share of young, genius-in-the-making performers end their journeys much too soon. These are 10 artists who a more
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