Jeffrey Solomon News

It starts when a little boy asks Santa for a doll, gets a truck, and thinks he's been bad. The child's quiet letter of complaint shakes St. Nick to the soul as he recalls his fearful youth during the middle ages (when homosexuals were torn to pieces) and regrets the promotional deals he made with Coca-Cola that force him to stay in the closet. Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a theatrical mock-u-mentary by Jeffrey Solomon, reveals the secret romantic life of the beloved childhood icon and the scandal that rocks the world when the truth leaks out.

An intelligently imaginative turn, Jeffrey Solomon's one-man play Santa Claus Is Coming Out @ the Diversionary in San Diego may cause controversy among conservatives but is certainly a milestone in the acceptance of gay rights. Gay bashing is not a new issue in schools; in fact, Solomon first presented this piece in Chicago in 2001 as a protest to the manner in which the educational system has been dealing with young gay students. They deserve to be treated as human beings and accepted for who they are. And who knows for sure whether great icons like Santa, a pegan outcast in Christian philosophy, wasn't homosexual as well?

It starts when a little boy asks Santa for a doll, gets a truck, and thinks he's been bad. The child's quiet letter of complaint shakes St. Nick to the soul as he recalls his fearful youth during the middle ages (when homosexuals were torn to pieces) and regrets the promotional deals he made with Coca-Cola that force him to stay in the closet. Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a theatrical mock-u-mentary by Jeffrey Solomon, reveals the secret romantic life of the beloved childhood icon and the scandal that rocks the world when the truth leaks out.

Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Passage Theatre a the Mill Hill Playhouse this weekend with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

A Passage Theatre favorite, Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Passage Theatre a the Mill Hill Playhouse this weekend with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

A Passage Theatre favorite, Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Passage Theatre a the Mill Hill Playhouse this weekend with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

A Passage Theatre favorite, Jeffery Solomon (MotherSon) returns to Trenton's Mill Hill Playhouse with his hilarious, clever and endearing new one-man comedy Santa Claus is Coming Out, directed by Joe Brancato.

It starts when a little boy asks Santa for a doll, gets a truck, and thinks he's been bad. The child's quiet letter of complaint shakes St. Nick to the soul as he recalls his fearful youth during the middle ages (when homosexuals were torn to pieces) and regrets the promotional deals he made with Coca-Cola that force him to stay in the closet. Santa Claus Is Coming Out, a theatrical mock-u-mentary by Jeffrey Solomon, reveals the secret romantic life of the beloved childhood icon and the scandal that rocks the world when the truth leaks out.

Passage Theatre, Trenton's only professional theater company, will open its 2010-2011 season with Love and Communication, a new play by Princeton resident James J. Christy.

Passage Theatre, Trenton's only professional theater company, will open its 2010-2011 season with Love and Communication, a new play by Princeton resident James J. Christy.

Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning play Mother/Son was inspired by his Jewish mother's poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching with her son in a pride parade.

Jeffrey Solomon's semi-autobiographical award winning show 'Mother/Son' comes to Rising Action Theatre with the original cast member, Jeffrey Solomon.

Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning play Mother/Son was inspired by his Jewish mother's poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching with her son in a pride parade.

Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning play Mother/Son was inspired by his Jewish mother's poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching with her son in a pride parade.

Jeffrey Solomon's semi-autobiographical award winning show 'Mother/Son' comes to Rising Action Theatre with the original cast member, Jeffrey Solomon.

Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning play Mother/Son was inspired by his Jewish mother's poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching with her son in a pride parade.

Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning play Mother/Son was inspired by his Jewish mother's poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching with her son in a pride parade.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) announces a special digital exhibition of Donna DeCesare's multimedia project, 'Destiny's Children: A Legacy of War and Gangs', which will be open for viewing immediately following each the performance of DE NOVO (running April 28 thru May 16). The exhibition is FREE and open to DE NOVO ticket holders. The play, written and directed by Jeffrey Solomon, was part of the American Off-Broadway festival.Donna DeCesare will also be participating in a post-show Talk Back with the cast and creative team following the matinee performance on Sunday, May 2 at 3:30 PM. The Talk Back is sponsored by The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma (http://dartcenter.org).