It’s not just Kinky Boots — gay director, writer, producer, star and subject matter — that give queer appeal to the current B’way season. As usual, the new crop includes numerous gay-interest productions, among them: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, pictured above — The stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s acclaimed novella, with the gay gigolo once again gay [...]
Cyndi Lauper shows her true colors with Broadway’s new hit musical, ‘Kinky Boots’ LAWRENCE FERBER | Contributing Writer lifestyle@dallasvoice.com Cyndi Lauper isn’t sounding like herself these days. Instead, she’s sounding like a sassy black British drag queen; a young, vanilla man tasked with saving his family’s business, his disgruntled fiancée; and a homophobic blue-collar [...]
Call John Michael a standup comic, performance artist or monologist — whatever makes you comfortable (’cuz it’ll still make him uncomfortable) ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor ……………………….. ORDER OF THE PENIX Magnolia Lounge, 1121 First Ave. in Fair Park. Through April 13. Nouveau47.com. ……………………….. When John Michael Colgin’s parents kicked him out of the house, his [...]
The ups-and-downs of family feel authentic if maudlin in Del Shores’ ‘Yellow’ After more than half a dozen plays, Del Shores has certainly developed a recognizable recipe: Begin with hilarious jokes in Act 1, fold in melodrama in Act 2 (a pinch of mawkishness recommended). Sprinkle in a gay sensibility, toss with religious zealotry gone bad. [...]
It should perhaps not come as a surprise that the DMA has an interest in the theatrical. In addition to the Arts & Letters Live series, the museum’s still-newish director, Maxwell Anderson, pictured, is the grandson of a famed playwright; and the exhibit that just opened — Marc Chagall: Beyond Color — features works from [...]
Dallas’ Arts District achieves true synergy as the DMA and DTC unite for ‘Red,’ gay writer John Logan’s Tony winner about art ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor Joel Ferrell stands before a gathered crowd inside a rehearsal space at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, about to address them about his vision for the play [...]
Before the action of Red begins, the play has begun: As the audience files in, Mark Rothko (Kieran Connolly) is seated in front of his latest canvas, contemplating it. To him, this is as much painting as the act of putting pigment to surface. If you can’t accept that, you might find Red heady [...]
