AltWeeklies Wire
Some Tips for Newbies to Neil Gaiman's Sandman seriesnew
Amber Gibson, an employee at Soundwave Music, Comics, and Movies in Summerville, has been a fan of Neil Gaiman ever since a friend gave her some of his Sandman comics back in middle school. While Gaiman is known for movies like Coraline and Stardust and books like American Gods and Anansi Boys, his career really took off with DC/Vertigo's Sandman series.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Fear stalks the characters of 'I-DJ', but the music plays onnew
Setting a beautiful standard for the new Overtime Theater, I-DJ, written by Gregg Barrios and directed by Matthew Byron Cassi, explores aspects of the late 1970s Chicano movement, homophobia, the rise of disco, and the outbreak of AIDS in L.A. club land as seen through the eyes of gay Chicano DJ Warren Peace.
San Antonio Current |
Lauren A. Silva |
08-02-2012 |
Performance
'Bent' plumbs Nazi Germany's pink triangulationnew
In 1979, when Bent premiered in a London production starring Ian McKellen, homosexuality was still actively persecuted and prosecuted as a sin and crime.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-29-2012 |
Performance
Woodlawn tackles mental health with rule-breaking, Pulitzer-winning 'Next to Normal'new
It's next-to-impossible to categorize Next to Normal, but here's a shot: it's a cross between a high-energy rock concert and op-ed column on psychopharmacology.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
07-16-2012 |
Performance
Life's a Dragnew
Charlotte's drag queens had to fight for the right to be themselves.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Joanne Spataro |
05-31-2012 |
Performance
On Utopian Frequenciesnew
The month-long Streetopia festival in San Francisco takes it to the streets with visual art, music, panels, workshops, ritual, community, and a bonus eclipse!
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-31-2012 |
Performance
Tags: San Francisco, Streetopia 2012
Richmond's Seriously Silly Paradenew
The annual event affords the city some comic relief.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Burlesque: Art of the teasenew
Burlesque is performance; it is elevating the mere mortal into something sequined and bejeweled and aware of the respect they always deserved.
NUVO |
Paul F. P. Pogue |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Columbia’s Art Community Gives Charleston a Run For Its Moneynew
If you live in a city with an international arts festival, a gallery on every other corner, one of the oldest art museums in the nation, and an amazing contemporary art center — and that city is also on the ocean — why would you spend 90 minutes on a congested highway to check out the art scene in a state government-dominated city where life often revolves around large young men bashing into one another under stadium lights?
Charleston City Paper |
Jeffrey Day |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
One-woman show: 'The Money Conversation'new
Performance artist Sara Juli has a one-of-a-kind show where she gives her money away during her show.
NUVO |
Micah Ling |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Can Charleston's Dance Community Bounce Back?new
The local dance scene is going through a rough patch. The two companies that have carried the community for decades are in flux. Robert Ivey Ballet is adjusting to new management after Ivey, a major figure in the local arts world, passed away late last summer. And the Charleston Ballet Theatre rang in its 25th anniversary season with a slew of board resignations, talk of financial mismanagement, and accusations of plagiarism — and some are wondering if the company can even recover.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Composer Tobias Picker tapped to write a lead role for new SA opera companynew
When the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters announced their newly elected members on March 12, it was a good day for Schott Music, the venerable international music publishing company headquartered in Mainz, Germany, since 1770.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-05-2012 |
Performance
Poet Laureate approaches while Grona closesnew
On Tuesday, April 3, Mayor Julián Castro will formally announce nationally recognized poet and author Carmen Tafolla as the first City of San Antonio Poet Laureate.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-02-2012 |
Performance
Mighty maestro: ISO's Krzysztof Urbanskinew
Behind the scenes with the youngest music director at the helm of a major American orchestra.
NUVO |
Scott Shoger |
04-02-2012 |
Performance
Here’s to Reynolds Price, a Great Southern Writer
A North Carolina native son, spectacular author, poet and playwright, Reynolds Price is certainly a man deserving honor and respect, especially among the theatrical and literary crowd of his home state.
YES! Weekly |
Lenise Willis |
02-16-2012 |
Performance
Tags: Reynolds Price
