Dear theater folks in San Antonio, I’m just back from NYC, and here are some thoughts about current offerings (in case you are going soon, or over the holidays). Enjoy! THE LAST SHIP: A new musical with some lovely and melancholy tunes by Sting, but an awful and confused book. The problem is that playwrights…
January 10 and 11, Austin-based A’lante Flamenco will debut “Prophecies” at the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater in the Tobin Center. Set to flamenco choreography, “Prophecies” is a modern-day adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s classic prose poem “The Prophet.” I spoke with Olivia Chacón, choreographer and artistic director of A’lante Flamenco, who shared her vision and enthusiasm…
1. S.A. federal judge finds state same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Last February, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage ruling it violated the Fourteenth Amendment rights of gay couples to equal protection and due process of the law. The judge stayed his decision pending appeal. On November 24, attorneys…
Last July, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus announced he would be leaving the department at the end of the year to accept a position at CPS Energy heading up the utility’s security operations. McManus, a native of Philadelphia, came to San Antonio in the summer of 2006. He spent 23 years on the Washington…
I have driven past Male B Wear countless times before on my way to HEAT–or Essence if I’m feeling like a dirty girl–and it has always caught my attention. But I never wandered inside because while I would LOVE yellow ass-less undies with the word “twerk” embroidered on the front, I knew that they were…
Former Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz is speaking out in favor of marriage equality in a campaign by Texas for Marriage which is working to “to broaden the conversation about why marriage matters to all couples and their families.” In a full page writeup on the Texas for Marriage website, Ortiz says his support for…
A resolution that will be presented at the January 8 meeting of the executive committee of the Bexar County Republican Party urges the “repeal of our local governments’ pro-homosexual policies.” The resolution, which was circulated to local GOP precinct chairs, denounces the passage of the nondiscrimination ordinance that was approved by the City Council in…
Fox San Antonio is reporting that two employees of The Saint were beaten by strangers in the parking lot of the bar as they left work at 3 a.m. on December 17. One of the victims had to be hospitalized. The men believe they were targeted because they are gay. Daniel Ramos told Fox that…
The Sharing Economy, children. Have you made its acquaintance? If Lyft has ferried your drunk carcass home across the river Tryx, you are already part of it. Sharing Economy apps and online services may help people get around town, but they also offer lodging in private homes and spaces around the world. Users trade room…
Reading and Book-signing Wednesday December 17, 5-7pm The Twig Book Shop (306 Pearl Parkway, Pearl Brewery Complex) Free George Beddingfield is a Georgia boy who grew up to be a physician. But even physicians have to retire some day. Instead of golf courses and palm-tree-lined streets, Beddingfield wakes to the cold hard glare of a…
