December 9, 2020
Holiday Variety: Taylor Mac, New Conservatory's Seasonal Shows
Jim Gladstone READ TIME: 1 MIN.
The tinsel-strewn variety show has long been a staple of December entertainment, on stage at venues like Radio City Music Hall and on the small screen, where emcees have included everyone from Mariah Carey to Miss Piggy.
This weekend, the New Conservatory Theatre Company and The Curran are doing their bit to make the season bright with queer new spins on the old vaudeville tradition. Needless to say, the endless slay-ride of Corona, the Red-Spiked Plague Year, means stage and screen will once again be conflated via the internet. Yule log in, won't you?
On Saturday, The Curran –along with other queer-friendly arts organizations around the country and the Pomegranate Arts production company– will present a one-night only performance of Holiday Sauce: Pandemic! with Taylor Mac revisiting and revising elements of the multi-act extravaganza he hosted in person here back in 2018. And on Sunday, join NCTC online as they premiere their Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show, which will remain available for on-demand streaming through January 3.
