Elna Baker on gathering the courage to come out to her parents as a non-virgin.

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This is David Cote.

David is the theater editor and chief drama critic for Time Out New York and a contributing critic on NY1’s weekly theater show, OnStage. He teaches arts criticism at Brooklyn College and is an early-careerlibrettist and playwright.

Coming soon! On February 7th and 8th, HERE Arts Centerwill present a staged scene and a libretto reading of his opera-in-progress TheScarlet Ibis, with composer Stefan Weisman.

Be at it. And tonight, David is telling his story based on Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now.” It’s probably best for you to be at that, too.

8pm, The Gallery at LPR (Le Poisson Rouge). See you there, musicistas.

Franz Nicolay, and the reincarnation of a very special instrument.

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This is Pamela Grossman.

Pamela is a Brooklyn-based journalist, editor, and creative writer. Her articles and essays have been published in the Village Voice, Ms., and Salon.com (to name a few), and her poems can be found in various national journals and in the anthology “Women. Period.” She has read her work in spaces such as the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and the St. Marks Poetry Project in New York, and Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles. She is also making a documentary on lifelong friendship.

Wow. Whenever I read the credentials of people who do this much, I think, When do they watch TV?

Remind me to ask Pam this on Thursday.

This is Ronica Reddick.

Ronica is a beautiful actor, singer and songwriter, who has appeared in many productions on many stages, notably at the McCarter Theater. This spring, she will appear in Management’s production of Your Boyfriend May Be Imaginary.

And this Thursday, she tells a story about Beyonce’s “Love on Top.”

I hope she mentions the video. But even if she doesn’t–I just have to say I can’t get over how unaware Beyonce seems that she even has backup dancers throughout the entire thing. I guess all that hair really can diminish your peripheral vision.

Cammi Climaco on how it is possible to develop a crush on “that” guy.

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This is J. Holtham.

And the guy is busy, folks.

J. is a playwright whose plays include January 2nd, Togetherness, Lovers to Bed, 11th Hour, The Rust Age, and Creative Writing. His work has been seen, developed and produced at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, BE Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Magic Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, the Vital Theatre, New Dramatists, Broken Watch Theater Company, the 24Seven Lab, SUNY New Paltz and others (There are others? ‘Cause this seems like a lot). His play, Manifesto, was commissioned by Time Warner and Second Stage Theatre. Several of his plays are published by Playscripts, Inc. He is a two-time finalist for the National Ten-Minute Play contest and is a founder of The New Black Fest, a festival celebrating the work of Black playwrights. He blogs about theatre and culture under the name 99 Seats at Parabasis and other places.

And by some crazy miracle, he has the time to come to Soundtrack Series next Thursday and talk about Train. We’re giddy…giddy I say!

Matthew Callan, and the epic tale of receiving the coveted “Woodman of the Year” Award.

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This is Robert Leeds.

And he does it all, folks. He’s an actor, singer and playwright–among other things he claims are “too hideous to say aloud”. (Oh, Robert, have you seen our show? Nothing is too hideous.) His plays include I USED TO BE AN EPIC, SEXTANGLE, ONE TABLE TWO CHAIRS, and OF BUTTERFLIES AND BEASTS. And next Thursday, he’s going off on Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit.

And I hope he’s going off a little, just a little, on Grace Slick. Because that woman is shouty crackers.

Jessica Halem on first time lesbian sex.

 

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