Marga Gomez News

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has expanded its 2015 Off Center Festival to include two Parties-on-the-Plaza (POP) tonight, January 24 and Friday, January 30.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has expanded its 2015 Off Center Festival to include two Parties-on-the-Plaza (POP) Saturday, January 24 and Friday, January 30. The first POP will feature Orange County rocker Nick Waterhouse. On January 30, the party continues with the cumbia, afrobeat, trad funk fusion of Jungle Fire and the cold-blooded blend of deep soul, rare funk, and afro- disco (with a raw rock star edge!) of Orgone.

The first ever San Francisco theatrical event on record was held on June 22, 1849. Lacking a true venue, that performance by 'Jeemes Pipes of Pipesville' took place at the police station and didn't exactly put the City by the Bay on the map. They couldn't know then that the San Francisco Bay Area would grow to be the third largest theatre center in the country, boasting over 400 companies in nine counties.

Opera Saratoga announces its 2015 Summer Festival season, which will run from July 2 - July 26, 2015 at multiple venues throughout Saratoga Springs, New York.

Luminaries of the local and national theatre scene -- including Tony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner, Geoff Hoyle, Marga Gomez, Lorenzo Pisoni and Diane "Pino" Wasnak -- will appear on American Conservatory Theater's Geary Theater stage on Sunday, October 5 at 7 p.m. in a one-night-only production to benefit beloved local actor/clown Joan Mankin, aka Queenie Moon.

LOVEBIRDS, fresh from its New York City premiere at La MaMa Theater, moves to The Marsh Berkeley. A rollicking tale of incurable romantics from GLAAD award-winning solo theater artist and comedian Marga Gomez, LOVEBIRDS enjoyed a critically acclaimed six-month original run at The Marsh San Francisco as well as a tour to the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival. Directed by David Schweizer in his sixth collaboration with Gomez, LOVEBIRDS will transfer to The Marsh Berkeley (2120 Allston Way) with performances Fridays at 8pm and Saturdays at 8:30pm. For tickets ($20-$35, $50-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 between 1 - 4pm, Monday through Friday.

Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Artistic Director) presents the 23rd Annual HOT!, the NYC Celebration of Queer Culture. The world's longest-running LGBTQ Performance Festival, HOT! offers theater, music, dance, puppetry, performance art and homoeroticism for the whole family! HOT! is the pioneering festival of queer performance and culture - and the oldest annual festival of its kind in the world. Dixon Place is proud the HOT! serves as the model for other queer festivals across the globe and has become a performance destination for emerging talent in the LGBTQ community. This year's HOT!, featuring hundreds of participating artists presenting their newest creations, will run July 5th through August 2nd at Dixon Place, located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York City.

Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Artistic Director) presents the 23rd Annual HOT!, the NYC Celebration of Queer Culture. The world's longest-running LGBTQ Performance Festival, HOT! offers theater, music, dance, puppetry, performance art and homoeroticism for the whole family! HOT! is the pioneering festival of queer performance and culture - and the oldest annual festival of its kind in the world. Dixon Place is proud the HOT! serves as the model for other queer festivals across the globe and has become a performance destination for emerging talent in the LGBTQ community. This year's HOT!, featuring hundreds of participating artists presenting their newest creations, will run July 5th through August 2nd at Dixon Place, located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York City.

StandOut Productions and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center present a one-night-only salute to director Andrea Meyerson's first fim, Lauging Matters, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its release. The award-winning movie features the hilarious on-stage comedy acts of Kate Clinton, Marga Gomez, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and Karen Williams, as well as revealing one-on-one interviews. Laughing Matters has been broadcast on Here TV, Viacom's Logo Network, and Canada's Astral Network.

Philanthropy and stellar entertainment take center stage as the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation presents a special one-night-only benefit cabaret to raise funds to support local AIDS services. Don't miss this evening of outrageous stand-up and musical comedy.

Since its founding in 1961, La MaMa Experimental Arts Club has been a hub for risk-taking theater artists from around the globe. La MaMa will celebrate their 2013 season of performances with a gala honoring two pillars of arts journalism: former Village Voice critic Michael Feingold, and publisher Patsy Tarr of 2wice. Throughout their long careers, these two individuals have carved out a voice for the arts, championing countless artists working across platforms.

The Junket, a new, hilariously scandalous solo show based on scandalous actual events, written and performed by Mike Albo, adds a three show extension to its run at Dixon Place, originally scheduled to close on Saturday, November 16th. The Junket will now play on November 24th, December 1st, and December 8th at 6:00 p.m. at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, NYC).

Since its founding in 1961, La MaMa Experimental Arts Club has been a hub for risk-taking theater artists from around the globe. La MaMa will celebrate their 2013 season of performances with a gala honoring two pillars of arts journalism: former Village Voice critic Michael Feingold, and publisher Patsy Tarr of 2wice. Throughout their long careers, these two individuals have carved out a voice for the arts, championing countless artists working across platforms.

Dixon Place presents The Junket, written and performed by Mike Albo. One Gift Bag Can Change Your Life...Forever! The show will run tonight and tomorrow, November 1 & 2 at 7:30pm and November 8-9 & 15-16 at 10pm.

The Marsh presents LOVEBIRDS, the tenth solo show from GLAAD Award-winning solo theatre artist and comedian Marga Gomez, which will receive workshop performances at The Marsh San Francisco this fall. In LOVEBIRDS, Gomez takes audiences back to the seductive seventies with a series of vignettes, featuring incurable romantics pursuing their hearts' desires. Wilfredo dreams of Carmencita, a singer with a tin ear married to an academic who never sleeps and is never fully awake. On the other side of town, Wilfredo's daughter cuts off her hair, changes her name to Dahlia, and discovers The Joy of Lesbian Sex. Weaving through the tangled web is Philly, with her trusted Polaroid Land Camera, capturing special moments for five bucks a pop. Following its workshop run, LOVEBIRDS will return to The Marsh San Francisco for its 2014 world premiere. The show was previously developed in San Francisco at Monday Night Marsh and Bruce Pachtman's Solo Sundays, and in New York City at Participant Gallery NYC and Dixon Place.

Dixon Place presents The Junket, written and performed by Mike Albo. One Gift Bag Can Change Your Life...Forever! The show will run November 1 & 2 at 7:30pm and November 8-9 & 15-16 at 10pm.

The Marsh presents LOVEBIRDS, the tenth solo show from GLAAD Award-winning solo theatre artist and comedian Marga Gomez, which will receive workshop performances at The Marsh San Francisco this fall. In LOVEBIRDS, Gomez takes audiences back to the seductive seventies with a series of vignettes, featuring incurable romantics pursuing their hearts' desires. Wilfredo dreams of Carmencita, a singer with a tin ear married to an academic who never sleeps and is never fully awake. On the other side of town, Wilfredo's daughter cuts off her hair, changes her name to Dahlia, and discovers The Joy of Lesbian Sex. Weaving through the tangled web is Philly, with her trusted Polaroid Land Camera, capturing special moments for five bucks a pop. Following its workshop run, LOVEBIRDS will return to The Marsh San Francisco for its 2014 world premiere. The show was previously developed in San Francisco at Monday Night Marsh and Bruce Pachtman's Solo Sundays, and in New York City at Participant Gallery NYC and Dixon Place.

The music of legendary Asian rock group, Ming Dynasty, is revived in The Sister Rosettas, presented by terraNOVA Collective tonight, September 13th and September 20th & 27th at 9:30 at IRT Theater. Featuring Diana Oh.

The music of legendary Asian rock group, Ming Dynasty, is revived in The Sister Rosettas, presented by terraNOVA Collective September 13th, 20th & 27th at 9:30 at IRT Theater. Featuring Diana Oh.

Pride Films and Plays has announced that submissions for the Women's Work Contest are being accepted from January 15 to April 1.