Maecenas XLI: Sunset Soiree Saturday, May 16 Carnegie Music Hall Foyer, Oakland 4400 Forbes Avenue It’s gonna be golden! Attention party people: On Saturday, May 16 , as the sun sets and stars come out, it's time to get your dancing shoes on! At 8:30 PM , the Pittsburgh Opera Maecenas XLI gala event welcomes in our night owl guests for cocktails, dessert, and dancing at the Sunset Soiree . Dinner tickets are SOLD OUT, but don't miss your chance to join us for the afterparty of the season at the Carnegie Music Hall Foyer in Oakland. Enjoy: Opulence and architecture! Appetizers and Desserts! Open Bar! Dancing with DJ CAKE! (@dj.cake) Ticket sales end tomorrow , Wednesday, May 13 at midnight! Sunset Soiree tickets are $200, but members of our New Guard or Noteworthy Society receive $50 off. Shine with us! Suggested dress is Golden Glamor : gold or white-inspired formal attire. Shine with us this Saturday! (photo credit: David Bachman) Giving to Pittsburgh ...
Treasure Treasure as Hedwig Credit all photos to Kristi Jan Hoover John Cameron Mitchel, who wrote the book for the daring musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” proves early on in the show that he’s no slouch when it comes to gray matter and familiarity with the classics. He cleverly references a narrative form Plato’s “Symposium,” that certainly ties in with the main character’s transexual identity. According to the tale, humans originally had four arms and four legs and were essentially double bodied. When they angered Zeus, the king of the gods divided them in half with his infamous thunderbolts. Ever since, humans have desperately searched for their matching half to reach wholeness. Hedwig (Treasure Treasure) was born Hansel Schmidt, a genderqueer child living in Communist East Berlin, fond of Western rock and...