In the 1970’s, the Swedish pop/dance group ABBA were riding high on the international pop charts. In 1999, British playwright Kathrine Johnson, along with former members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus transformed the group’s songs into one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time. Based on songs like Dancing Queen, and taking its…
San Antonio police have arrested a woman and charged her with aggravated assault with deadly weapon after she shot two people and beat another during an incident which occurred around 7 a.m. on Saturday, January 21 inside the now-defunct Saint nightclub on Lexington Avenue. The suspect, 22-year-old Selena Jade Martinez, was at the nightclub with…
Expect the unexpected in Kodi Karim’s latest serial, Generic Eric, now running at the Overtime Theatre. The three part series tells the story of Eric A. Plotz (Guy Schaafs), a vanilla type guy who makes a living creating jigsaw puzzles and lives with his overbearing mother. Every morning he rises at the same hour and sometimes has…
Nearly 200 mayors from across the country, including four from Texas, have joined a coalition named Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination. Missing from this list is Mayor Ivy R. Taylor of San Antonio. The Texas mayors who have joined the effort are Mike Rawlings of Dallas, Steve Adler of Austin, Curtistene McCowan of DeSoto and Sylvester…
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, Daniel Donigan attended Catholic school and was an altar boy at his local church. It was a conventional upbringing for the unconventional personality who would go on to create the popular drag posse “The Dairy Queens” and branch out on his own as the hilariously campy Milk on season…
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court changed its mind about hearing a case threatening the rights of married gay couples in the state. The case, brought against the City of Houston by anti-LGBT lobbyists, would specifically block same-sex spouses of government employees from receiving any health benefits (benefits…
Updated: Jan. 22, 2015, 9:30 a.m. Two women sustained injuries after a gun was fired during a heated argument which took place around 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21 inside the now defunct Saint nightclub, according to police and local media reports. KSAT-TV reported the first woman was grazed on the forehead. The other was…
The Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio elected a new slate of officers at their monthly meeting on Monday, January 16. Heading up the board of directors will be new co-chairs Ellen Stephens and Chris Forbrich. Carolee Moore, a former co-chair, will now serve as secretary. Other board members are: Vincent Enriquez, Dee Villarrubia and Sharon…
Addressing the Texas Association of Business conference on January 18, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said lawmakers should consider the economic consequences to the state if a proposed bathroom bill (SB6) is passed by the legislature. “There’s been a lot of work put into our state’s economic success. We want to continue that success, and…
I’d met Wayne Holtz the photographer, shooting indie bands at Limelight and Hi-Tones. And I’d met Wayne Holtz the fashionista, kicking it with the vogue troupe House of Kenzo. But I’d never met Wayne Holtz the “pop star,” until he descended on Paper Tiger this summer, captivating an unsuspecting crowd with baritone crooning and a…
