Stray Cat Theatre presenting a musical is, in terms of local show biz, rather like New Times publishing a word jumble. “We just don’t do them,” says Stray Cat artistic director Ron May about producing tuners. “I’m not a big fan of the form, anyway. I do like Sondheim, but…
For Arizona Diamondbacks fans, it’s officially crunch time. Those rip-roaring glory days of April? We dimly remember it was cool then. The barking-dog days of July? Gone with the monsoon wind. All that remains of this hair-ripping, testicle-tightening race for the NL West title are today’s game against the San…
Both these bands are stretching the boundaries of their sound and others’ expectations. Pelican’s third album, City of Echoes, soft pedals their usual throb, taking their complex art-metal instrumentals in a more melodic direction. The tracks are still dense but don’t unwind as far, getting through each thematic movement with…
Being the introverted, hide-behind-our-byline type, we especially love this quotable quote from Korean-American actress and comedian Margaret Cho: “People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.” However, we’ll ditch our shell and head down to…
Ask any of your image-conscious homies and they’ll tell you that nothing is more horrifying than a bad haircut. We know this from sad personal experience. During one soul-crushing visit to an overzealous stylist armed with shears of shame, we watched our dignity fall to the floor with each lopped-off…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Hollywood Rule No. 251: Any scene featuring a gospel choir is required to show enraptured members of the flock singing with arms raised to the heavens, clapping their hands and stomping their feet, perhaps even shedding tears of joy, as though the voices alone would lift them to meet Jesus…
Some of the pieces are actual printed stickers like the kind you use to peel off paper backs and slap on your Trapper Keeper.
Despite the copius amount of events, celebrating being one’s self seemed to be the main draw to Phoenix Pride.
This weekend is guaranteed to be 100% Pure fun.
You may not find her in Ethel Merman drag ever again, but you might bump into playwright Patricia Kane when she’s dressed in karate whites and muttering French conjugations to herself. Barring that, you can find her play, Pulp, at Stray Cat Theatre this week and next. I knew I…
Thank God for people like James Garcia. He’s a friend and colleague, so it’s not hard to sing his praises. But this time, I must do so publicly. The local playwright, journalist, and ASU professor has written a touching new piece of theater called Dream Act, which opens this weekend…
For a movie built around questions of failed ethics and duplicitous behavior, Street Kings is just as dishonest as its characters. Though conceived as yet another sobering frontline report on law enforcement’s ever-expanding gray area, director David Ayer’s grim police thriller mostly plays as one long dick-measuring competition. You sense…
Smart people got no reason to live — and, sure, that’s not quite how Randy Newman sang it, but the point stands. Because in Noam Murro’s directorial bow — one of those Sundance premières starring famous people slumming in dingy Indieland — the smart people ain’t doing much l-i-v-i-n’ at…
Viking: Battle for Asgard shows promise, but not much more. It’s nice when a game comes along that pleasantly surprises you. I admit, I judged Viking: Battle for Asgard by the screenshots, writing it off as yet another one of those grimy, violent games so plentiful that they’re almost their…
I practically forgot where I was the other night (I was at Stray Cat Theatre, watching their production of Pulp) once the play commenced and Johanna Carlisle got busy playing a Sapphic saloon owner named Vivian Blaine. Carlisle always shines like a beacon, even when she’s appearing in crap, which…
To Kill a Mockingbird: The impossible has occurred: There is, at the Herberger, a professional production in which the entire (and rather long) first act is held merrily aloft by three child actors. Although one of them, Daria LeGrand, appears at first glance to be a young woman in an…
It’s okay. Really. Go ahead and say it: Sometimes you want to dance your ass off to thriving beats and rub up against other sweaty bodies. Now that your secret is out, you might as well pounce on the opportunity when the traveling gay Latino dance party Club Papi helps…
Herbie Fully Loaded, The Love Bug – hell, when’s the last time someone made a flick about a Toyota Corolla? The beloved Volkswagen Beetle – old-school edition – is honored at Bug-O-Rama, which features quarter-mile drags, a Show & Shine, and a swap meet. Sun., April 13, 2008…
What’s your definition of a freak? One of those dudes who hangs from the ceiling with meat hooks in his skin? Yeah, maybe. However, our definition are those crazy tri-athletes who train for eight hours a day, drink nothing but pineapple juice, and calculate carbs in order to meet their…
Our flawless asphalt led the cyclists in the RideClean organization to schedule their Arizona State Championship Criterium in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, April 12. The daylong event will feature hundreds of amateur youth and adult riders pedaling in nearly 30 events. What does it take to enter? “It helps if…
