Margaret Cho (Sept 26), Cyndi Lauper (Aug 18) and others coming to Napa's Uptown

I don't know how this slipped in under my radar, but there's some pretty sweet LGBT-fan favorites coming to Napa's newly refurbished Uptown Theater:

The B-52s - August 9

Monday, August 9, 2010 Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 8:00 PM $75/85 21+over

Cyndi Lauper - August 18

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 8:00 PM $75/85 21+over

Margaret Cho - Sept 26

Sunday, Sept 26, 2010 "Mature Content" Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 8:00 PM $50/60 21+over

Click here for more information on upcoming shows and ticket prices at the Uptown. Does anyone else remember when it was $1.50 (and they used raffle tickets) to go to the movies there?

Who's going to what? What other upcoming acts/shows/bands you looking forward to seeing in the Napa Valley?

Everyone needs a sassy gay friend!

So this rainy, gray, lazy Sunday is a great time to share my recent favorite videos going around the gay intertubes.

Here's what would have happened differently if Juliet had a sassy-gay-friend:


...and Ophelia (from Hamlet):


...and Desdemona (from Othello):


Any favorite lines from these? Do you have a sassy gay friend? Are *you* the sassy gay friend?

Judy Garland's "A Star is Born" this Fri @ historic Empress in Vallejo

Neighboring Vallejo's historic and beautiful Empress Theater is having a special showing and especially inviting all us friends of Dorothy:

A Star Is Born (1954)
Classics: Movies That Moved The World

New York Times called the film "one of the grandest heartbreak dramas that has drenched the screen" and said Judy Garland "gives what is just about the greatest one-woman show in modern movie history." Meanwhile Newsweek said the film is "a thrilling personal triumph for Judy Garland...as a singer she can handle anything from torch songs and blues to ballads. In more ways than one, the picture is hers."

The evening also features live music from Shima, Amos Carter & More and refreshment from the Empress bars.

Friday Jan 8 ONLYBuy Tickets | Additional Show Information
7:00pm Live Music, 8:15pm Film, $15 All Seats*
*Plus Historic Preservation Surcharge

Mamma Mia this Fri, July 10; Summer sing-a-longs at Napa Opera House

How did this slip under my radar? Fabulously fun sing-a-longs, popular for years at the Castro and other old-time theaters (even as close as Vallejo's Empress theater) are coming to the Napa Opera House this summer, starting this Friday, July 10:

Summer Movie Sing-a-Long:
Mamma Mia!
Friday, July 10, 7PM
$12, Rated PG-13

A sublime song every five minutes, and you’ll know every word with supertitles provided! Get your vocal pipes ready to belt out a bevy of those delectable percolating tunes from the never-to-be-forgotten disco pop era.

Media partner Sonoma Valley Sun

The next showing, and final in the series will be Hairspray, on Friday, July 24th.

Boyband of christian hotties coming to Napa's Opera House April 11, 2 for 1 tickets

Even though it came in the mail sometime before Thanksgiving, the Opera House's schedule of Spring shows has been sitting on my desk in a pile of junk mail. A few things had caught my eye that I had since forgotten about, but a recent email alerted me to a 2 for 1 deal on a show coming up next weekend: Altar Boyz

The Napa Valley Opera House is offering TWO for ONE Tickets to Altar Boyz on Saturday, April 11th!

"Altar Boyz is the hilarious story of a struggling Christian boy band from Ohio. It equally lampoons the quintessential boy band and modern religion with its mix of cleverly written songs and bouncy dance moves. Join Matthew, the band’s lead hottie; Mark, the sweet and sensitive choreographer; Luke, the bad boy with a weakness for communion wine; Juan, the Latin lover; and Abraham, the rogue Jewish boy, as they serenade and preach their way through comedic numbers like “La Vida Eternal” and “Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait.” Altar Boyz is the winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and was nominated for seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Music, Best Lyrics, Best Book and Best Musical."

You can check out the original cast recording on CD or MP3. If you buy it through either of those links, the Napa Valley Unity League will earn a commission from Amazon.com!

• In order to receive the two-for-one deal, just call the box office at 707.226.7372 or buy your tickets in person at the Napa Valley Opera House (1030 Main Street in Napa) and tell the ticket agent to use the code: "Boy Band."
• This deal is only available for ticket purchases by phone or in person. They are not able to offer this through their website.

Among other cuties and a hilarious plot, at times the Altar Boyz cast has included one of my favorites, Neil Haskell of "So You Think You Can Dance".