After a slightly slow patch for both theater and concerts, this week things are heating up — especially for those looking for something with gay appeal.
Gay crooner Jay Brannan returns to Dallas on Monday for an appearance at Sons of Hermann Hall, and The Voice‘s Nakia is generating buzz in the bear community — he’ll be at All Good Cafe Friday night. And the local singers are nothing to sneeze at, either, as the Voice of Pride contest has its final round in the Rose Room on Sunday night.
Over at Level Ground Arts, John de los Santos directs Andi Allen and Shane Strawbridge in Sondheim’s masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. Meanwhile, the very gay-friendly shows Present Laughter, The Importance of Being Lovely, Avenue Q and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continue their runs (Joseph closes on Sunday). Then on Tuesday, Chicago opens at the Winspear for a two-week run.
The Bourne Legacy — the espionage series reboot with Jeremy Renner as the new superspy — opens Friday alongside Zach Galifianakis as a superfey congressional candidate in The Campaign.
On the more interactive side, both AWOL — The Leather Knights’ A Weekend of Leather event — and Fruit Bowl get underway this weekend. Whichever you go to, expect to see a lot of balls.
The Lexus Broadway Series at the Winspear Opera House confirmed its 2012-13 will contain seven shows, up from the usual four or five. As already reported, it features the play War Horse, the Tony Award-winner using remarkable puppet horses and other animals (including Joey, pictured), which runs Sept. 12-23. Much of the rest of the season, though, contains some familiar titles … though some are welcome back.
