WHETHER FEATURING COVERS of Gil Scott-Heron’s Whitey’s on the Moon, Heart’s Barracuda, or a Suicidal Tendencies classic, a Kiki & Herb show is a matchless experience. In addition to the music, Kiki, “a 66-ish” torch songstress and Herb, “a gay Jew-tard,” regale audiences with tales of prior Catskills tours, deceased children, and—just maybe—their own experiences […]
Will Gardner
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Life is Not a Fairy Tale
Following every one of her songs, recent American Idol champ Fantasia had
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The Bi-Polar Express
The latest offering from the Portland-based comedy quintet the 3rd Floor is, quoting their literature, “about loneliness, depression, boredom, babies, and the Yule log at Timberline Lodge.” Expecting a hilarious sketch comedy show for cynics and Catholic priests
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Owen Meany’s Christmas Pageant
‘Tis the season for holiday-themed plays. I know firsthand that some clans demand a Yuletide performance as a family activity, and while I will manage to escape attending one with my
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Tosca
The Portland Opera christened its promising 2005-’06 season auspiciously this week, busting out a splendid rendition of Puccini’s Tosca. I’ve already seen Tosca twice, once in Rome and once in Kiev. Though the
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In a Single Bound
Parkour is the New Extreme Sport
You’ve probably seen them somewhere. Maybe you’ve seen the Nike commercial where the hotass French guy (wearing Nikes, of course) eludes a chicken chasing him through the streets of Paris by scaling walls and leaping from rooftops. Or maybe you’ve seen the 2002 film Yamakasi written by Luc Besson, where seven similarly agile lads scramble […]
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Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen
Considering playwright Caryl Churchill’s innovative cunning and Imago Theatre’s ingenuity, the collaboration of the two should produce a knockout—as was their 2003 production of Churchill’s A Number. Imago’s current offering
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Hair
I’ll admit it—I fucking love Hair. I get all choked up every time I see it and, in adolescence, pulled many a tube to the tunes of the soundtrack LP. Therefore, I was still interested in
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Talley’s Folley, Talley and Son
Talley’s Folly and Talley and Son are the first two parts of Lanford Wilson’s Talley Trilogy, their respective events
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Blood, Guns, and 90210
Domino Has it All!
Domino dir. ScottOpens Fri Oct 14Various Theaters The most recent Tony Scott movie I saw was True Romance (now over 10 years old), so I can’t justifiably respond to a question like, “How was Domino?” with an “Oh, it’s just another Tony Scott movie.” Perhaps a sufficient answer is, “Oh, it’s kinda like True Romance.” […]
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The Bea Arthur Interview
A Conversation with Golden Girl Numero Uno
It’s like a dream come true. Star of stage and screen, Bea Arthur has granted me what I’ve been dreaming of my entire life—a conversation. While not as maternal as I expected (I’d always imagined she’d give me advice about men)—hell, she was a little impatient at times—she was nonetheless polite, tolerant, and most certainly, […]
