A Little Night Music

ACT has mounted a lilting rendering of "A Little Night Music," and even amid some miscues, the pleasures of Sondheim's score and Hugh Wheeler's book come clearly into focus.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 5, 2015

SF Makes Headway on LGBT Senior Issues

When San Francisco officials were formally presented last April with a plan to address the needs of the city's fast growing LGBT senior population, they vowed not to allow it to collect dust on a shelf in the bowels of City Hall.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 7, 2015

START Study Supports Early HIV Treatment

Long-awaited results from the START study, released ahead of schedule, show that people with HIV who start treatment early have a significantly lower risk of illness and death than those who wait.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 7, 2015

Welch Pleads Guilty in 'Doubtfire' Arson

A transgender woman pleaded guilty recently to setting fire to the San Francisco house made famous in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire."

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 6, 2015

Facebook Protest Draws Crowd

About 100 people representing a diverse cross section of the LGBT community and allies gathered in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park June 1 to protest the social media company's real names policy.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 7, 2015

Library Group A Leader in LGBT Books

Originally established in the early 1990s by the Publishing Triangle as National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, this year marks the first commemoration of the 30-day promotion under the ALA's auspices.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 6, 2015

Grand Opera on the Summer Stage

The San Francisco Opera's summer season opens this coming Sunday, June 7, with Hector Berlioz's "The Trojans." It has been 47 years since the War Memorial Opera House has attempted the epic saga as it was originally intended to be heard by the composer.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 7, 2015

Tarell Alvin McCraney on 'Choir Boy'

"The play to me is less about winners and losers and more a different look at how we think about young black men in this country."

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 6, 2015

Out There :: The Anderson Variations

Gifted artist Laurie Anderson played four shows at SFJazz last week, and Out There was in the audience on Saturday night. That's just the start of it.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 6, 2015

The Power of Documentaries

The 14th edition of the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, playing the Roxie, Brava and Vogue Theaters June 4-18, covers the waterfront, from subjects sublime to personalities so bizarre it takes your breath away.

by Kilian Melloy | Jun 6, 2015


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