http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:39 -0700 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Elton-John-postpones-Bay-Area-concert-with-Billy-Joel?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner   Elton John in Zurich last month.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)Legendary pop diva Elton John has had to postpone the Oakland stop of Face 2 Face - his joint concert tour with Billy Joel - scheduled for  this Saturday, November ... Music Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Elton-John-postpones-Bay-Area-concert-with-Billy-Joel?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Anne-Kerry-Ford-sings-under-a-Bilbao-Moon?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner    Anne Kerry Ford  (Photo: Stuart Winecoff) “The main misconception that arises as when I tell people that Kurt Weill is my métier,” says singer Anne Kerry Ford, “is that he is so dark. Yes, he wrote with all ... Theatre Music Cabaret Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Anne-Kerry-Ford-sings-under-a-Bilbao-Moon?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Karen-Akers-Gets-her-kick-from-Cole-Porter-songs?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner      Karen Akers  (Photo: Heather Sullivan) “I felt like giving a party,” says singer and actress Karen Akers of the motivation behind her Cole Porter show opening this week at The Rrazz Room. “I’m se... Music Cabaret Night Clubs Profiles Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:46:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Karen-Akers-Gets-her-kick-from-Cole-Porter-songs?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Gay-murder-lyric-singer-Banton-faces-Bay-Area-call-for-cancellation?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Buju Banton performing at Ilosaarirock, 2006In Buju Banton's 1988 and 1992 recordings of "Boom Bye Bye," the Jamaican-born reggae singer asks for his Uzi to shoot gay men, after which he plans to burn them with acid. It is therefore not su... Music Night Clubs LGBT Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:20:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Gay-murder-lyric-singer-Banton-faces-Bay-Area-call-for-cancellation?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d30-A-really--Free-Night-of-Theatre?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Theatre Bay Area (TBA), Northern California's preeminent professional theatre alliance is running its fifth annual Free Night of Theater program, with theatre companies  participating in San Francisco, the North, South and East Bay areas and as ... Theatre Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:56:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d30-A-really--Free-Night-of-Theatre?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Hugh-Jackman-and-Daniel-Craig-are-not-taking-calls?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner   It was another example of carelessness - or worse, selfishness - in the theatre. The setting was a recent performance by Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig in A Steady Rain on Broadway. However the blame rests not with Wolverine and 007, but rathe... Theatre Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:55:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Hugh-Jackman-and-Daniel-Craig-are-not-taking-calls?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Marilyn-Maye-swings-and-sings-a-musical-master-class?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner     Singer Marilyn Maye       (Photo: Pat Johnson Photography)Looking like the best possible combination of Elaine Stritch grit and Mitzi Gaynor glam, Marilyn Maye is back in town doing the thing she has d... Cabaret Night Clubs Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:37:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Marilyn-Maye-swings-and-sings-a-musical-master-class?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Actor-Henry-Gibson-of-LaughIn-dies-at-73?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Writer Robert Sokol, Henry Gibson and Bridget Hanley (Here Come The Brides) in 2005.Actor and comedian Henry Gibson died at age 73 in his Malibu home on Monday. Best known for his work on Laugh-In, Gibson's body of work includes over three dozen fil... Movies Television Profiles Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:34:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Actor-Henry-Gibson-of-LaughIn-dies-at-73?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Tarantino-and-Pitt-make-glorious-BASTERDS?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglorious Basterds  (Photo: Weinstein/Universal) It's another wild ride from writer-director Quentin Tarantino. Inglorious Basterds, a revisionist tale of WWII crime and punishment, stars Brad Pitt and an e... Movies Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:57:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Tarantino-and-Pitt-make-glorious-BASTERDS?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Big-screen-BRUNO-doesnt-translate?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Cohen seems to be pondering how can he offend more people with his next project.Photo Credit: Mark Schwartzbard / Universal Pictures It’s a challenge to find just the right adjective to concisely describe Brüno. Sophomoric, misanth... Movies LGBT Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:35:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Big-screen-BRUNO-doesnt-translate?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Scott-Alan-sings-with-some-Wicked-friends-tonight?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Photo courtesy Scott Alan.It’s Wednesday afternoon and New York-based composer Scott Alan is sitting poolside in Vegas. “My friend Shoshana is in Peepshow, so we’re here enjoying the Vegas sun.” That’s Broadway actress ... Theatre Music Cabaret Night Clubs LGBT Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Scott-Alan-sings-with-some-Wicked-friends-tonight?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Leslie-Jordan-Southers-comfort-with-a-twist?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner "Wait! It get's better!" could be applied to any of Leslie Jordan's comic anecdotes. Photo by Pat Johnson. Great comic storytellers are a rare breed. Lily Tomlin – blessed with the words of Jane Wagner – is one of the best. Who... Cabaret Night Clubs LGBT Comedy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:08:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Leslie-Jordan-Southers-comfort-with-a-twist?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Sally-Kellerman-From-Hot-Lips-to-cool-tunes?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Singer and actress Sally Kellerman tonight at The Rrazz Room.It’s been almost 40 years since the curtain was raised - quite literally - on the now-classic scene of humiliation inflicted on Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Rober... Music Cabaret Night Clubs Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:49:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Sally-Kellerman-From-Hot-Lips-to-cool-tunes?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Frameline-Festival-themes-include-LGBT-elder-and-transgender-topics?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner John Hurt revisits the indomitable Quentin Crisp in An Englishman In New York.Standing at a podium in front of the mighty Wurlitzer at the landmark Castro Theatre, K.C. Price, Frameline’s new Executive Director, and Festival Director Jennifer ... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:29:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Frameline-Festival-themes-include-LGBT-elder-and-transgender-topics?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m4d6-A-Different-Kind-of-Bunny-For-Easter?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner The Lady Bunny brings her late-night Easter show to The Rrazz Room With a honey drawl that would fit in right between Dixie Carter and Delta Burke on Designing Women, the Lady Bunny (aka Jon Ingle) greets you warmly. “How y’all doin?&rdq... Cabaret Night Clubs LGBT Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:21:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m4d6-A-Different-Kind-of-Bunny-For-Easter?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Wicked-good-fun-at-the-Orpheum?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Is it The Emerald City or just a Wicked San Francisco City Hall? (Photo: Cece Hugo) Wicked, the phenomenally successful musical about defying both convention and gravity, returned to Oz last night.  The fanciful show premiered in San Francisco f... Theatre Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:46:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Wicked-good-fun-at-the-Orpheum?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m2d7-KT-Sullivan-Cabaret-Singer-Legally-blonde-and-loving-it?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner KT Sullivan basks in Colored Lights at The Rrazz Room.A breezy, bubbly KT Sullivan – short for Kathleen, so no dots please! – can’t wait to see The Rrazz Room. “I’ve been to the Nikko which is a gorgeous hotel, but haven... Music Cabaret Night Clubs Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:58:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m2d7-KT-Sullivan-Cabaret-Singer-Legally-blonde-and-loving-it?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Perfectly-Franc-DAmbrosio-performs-with-gusto-and-grace?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Franc D'Ambrosio Some performers are meant to be on stage. They may be incandescent on the screen or inspirational in a studio, but it is on stage, in relationship with a live audience, where they shine. Franc D'Ambrosio is one of those performers a... Music Cabaret Night Clubs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:32:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Perfectly-Franc-DAmbrosio-performs-with-gusto-and-grace?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d24-facebookd-of-facepunkd?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner No facebook page for Lea DeLaria....yet!      (Photo: The Studio, St. Louis, MO, USA) Back in the 70s, Bette Midler famously sang "Ya got to have friends!" In these trying times, you'd think that the more friends you have th... Movies Theatre Television Music Internet Cabaret Night Clubs Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:50:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d24-facebookd-of-facepunkd?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d23-Delightful-DeLaria-guests-with-Terese-Genecco--Her-Little-Big-Band?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner Bay Area cabaret artist Terese Genecco "Hmmm. Twin sons of different mothers?"  was Terese Genecco's initial reaction to noticing the similarities between her publicity photos and those of comic, actress, and singer Lea DeLaria. &quot... Cabaret Night Clubs Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:50:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1984-SF-Showbiz-Examiner~y2009m1d23-Delightful-DeLaria-guests-with-Terese-Genecco--Her-Little-Big-Band?cid=exrss-SF-Showbiz-Examiner