Author Examines the Effects of Gay Marriage
by Lori Hahn
According to some in the religious right, if gay marriage were allowed to happen, it would amount to nothing less than the end of the world. Gay marriage does exist though, and a new book takes a look at how it has changed – or not changed — marriage and the world order.
M.V. Lee Badgett recently published her book, When Gay People Get Married, What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage, a work which was researched while living and working in The Netherlands.
Sacramento Opera Presents La Traviata
The Sacramento Traviata is about to take the stage, as the Sacramento Opera readies Giuseppe Verdi’s classic La Traviata for a three performance run at the Sacramento Community Center Theater.
Based on the novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, Jr., La Traviata is one of the ten most popular operas in the repertoire. The story was immortalized in the classic movie Camille starring Greta Garbo and later given popular updates in Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge.
Jack and the Beanstalk Is a Lot of Fun
Reviewed by Dakota Walker
If you want to introduce your young children to the theater this is a great chance. Runaway Stage Productions presents, Storybook Theater, Jack and the Beanstock.
The small, intimate theater only has good seats, small, friendly casts and crew and audience interaction.
With a cast and crew of only thirteen they can afford to be friendly and helpful. Plus everyone is available for autographs after the show.
The Cockettes’ Pearls Over Shanghai Conquers San Francisco Again
by Chris Narloch
It’s been almost 40 years, but it was worth the wait. Pearls Over Shanghai, the infamous gay musical that debuted in 1970 has returned to San Francisco in an eye-popping production at the Hypnodrome.
As if that weren’t enough, several original members of the Cockettes, the gender-bending theatrical troupe responsible for the wonderfully warped show’s first production, are again involved, both on stage and behind the scenes.
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