Friday 05.17 BAM! Comic Con has more celebs than you can shake a gloved fist at The gays love their icons, whether it’s women who make music (Cher, Barbra, etc.) or men who wear tights (Batman, Superman, Baryshnikov). Well, there’s no ballet at Dallas Comic Con this weekend, but there are plenty of celebrities (among [...]
Saturday 05.11 Bearalicious Bob Mould, Rich Morel return to headline annual BearDance: Blowoff party BearDance is back, and once again out musician and Husker Du alum Bob Mould and Rich Morel are the headliners for the Blowoff party, coming to the Dallas Eagle Saturday night. The party kicks off at 8 p.m., but you can [...]
Friday 05.03 Alvin Ailey returns to Dallas after 30 years In the world of modern American dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has stood for more than 50 years as something special, with a freedom and evergy to the movement of its dancers that set the tone for many companies since. It’s been 30 years, [...]
Friday 04.26 USA Film Fest continues this weekend If the end of the Dallas International Film Festival left you craving more movies, fear not — the USA Film Festival is back. The venerable celebration of American film continues through Sunday, but gay movie fans in particular will want to check out Bridegroom, a documentary from [...]
Saturday 04.20 Spring blooms with Bloomin’ Ball AIDS Interfaith Network has been sowing the seeds of hope to the HIV/AIDS community with its spring gala, the Bloomin’ Ball, since 2007. This seventh annual affair blossoms once again this weekend. Featuring a silent auction, three-course seated dinner and plenty to drink, the ball this year features [...]
Friday 04.12 Sugarbakers gets spoofed by Uptown Players at Rose Room Jamie Morris’ latest parody of a TV show is rolling along at Station 4, with a cast of men in drag — just what you’d expect to see at the Rose Room. The show gets a long run with Morris himself as the matriarch [...]
Friday 04.05 Dallas Opera returns with ‘Turandot’ It’s been a long hiatus since the Dallas Opera’s last full-scale musical of the 2012-13 season, but it should be worth the wait, with the return of one of the most beloved productions in the canon — Puccini’s last work, Turandot. Stage director Garnett Bruce, who led Aida [...]
Friday 03.29 Avenue Q returns to T3 After opening last summer, the local production of the uber-gay puppet musical Avenue Q became a (Kate) Monster hit, extended four times before closing before Christmas. But not all good things must come to an end. Theatre 3 has revived the show, with much of the same creative [...]
Friday 03.22 Del Shores records standup for DVD release at Rose Room Del Shores might as well call Dallas home away from home: He was just here directing his play Yellow for Uptown Players, and he’s now back — this time, though, he’s in front of the footlights, performing his newest one-man standup act, Naked. Sordid. Reality. As [...]
Friday 03.15 ‘Project Runway’ designer Chris Straub at FW Home Show If you missed the Dallas installment of the Great Big Texas Home Show at Cowboys Stadium last weekend, well you should know in Texas, “great big” carries weight. You can catch the Fort Worth version this weekend — and once again, there’s gay talent [...]
