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Conversations with Armistead

July 18,& 19, 2013 @ The Crown & Anchor Tickets have just gone on sale for my P-town appearances July 18 and 19 (Ignore the misleading notice below). It’s going to be a nighttime event this...

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HarperAudio to Release Armistead Maupin Collection

PW’s Audiobook Blog Adam Boretz — March 13th, 2013 This month, our pals over at HarperAudio are releasing six brand new audio editions — available for the first time unabridged — of books by Armistead...

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Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (BBC Radio 4 Drama) Now Available for...

Kate Harper and Lydia Wilson star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Armistead Maupin’s classic, groundbreaking novel Tales of the City. Set in 1976 in San Francisco, Tales of the City is...

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Santa Fean April May 2013

Armistead and Chris in the current edition of the Santa Fean Click the image for a larger version http://issuu.com/santafean/docs/santa_fean_april_may_2013_digital_edition/1

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Pen Pals with Armistead Maupin

A ticketed series benefiting the Friends of HCL Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN For more than three decades, Armistead Maupin has entertained millions, straight and gay, with...

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“Tales of the City” Audiobook Review

Armistead Maupin, read by Frances McDormand. HarperAudio, unabridged, digital download, 7.5 hrs. $18.99 ISBN 978-0-06-225973-8 Maupin’s tale of young Mary Ann Singleton, who relocates to 28 Barbary...

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Tales of the City: 20th Anniversary Collection

For those who have been looking to purchase the out-of-print “Tales of the City”  DVD, it appears a new 20th anniversary edition is scheduled to be released on August 27, 2013.  I cannot honestly...

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Ringwald Theatre Announces 2013 Gay Play Series Lineup, 6/7-24

The Ringwald Theatre has announced the 4th installment of its wildly popular Gay Play Series (GPS). Last year’s outing was attended by hundreds of people over a two weekend period. This year the...

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Tales of the City/More Tales of the City Box Set [DVD]

It appears Amazon UK has the “Tales of the City/More Tales of the City” box set release date for September 2.  No word on a blu-ray version, but we are keeping our fingers crossed!...

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Olympia Dukakis Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

Iain Blair Variety Blame it on the moon; after Olympia Dukakis won the Oscar as Cher’s tough, sardonic mother in the 1987 romantic comedy “Moonstruck,” she became both a household name and Hollywood’s...

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The Crown & Anchor Presents “An Evening With Armistead Maupin”

Author Armistead Maupin will make his second public appearance in Provincetown at the Crown & Anchor’s Paramount Nightclub. Maupin’s iconic Tales of the City series has blazed a trail through...

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Armistead Maupin At Bear Week

From http://joemygod.blogspot.com My buddy Mike and I just returned from Armistead Maupin’s packed appearance at Provincetown’s Crown & Anchor, where a rapt audience heard excerpts from the coming...

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On Cloud Nine

Rachel Cook Gay News Network Academy award winner Olympia Dukakis has been a queer icon since her portrayal of trans character Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City. Rachel Cook spoke to her about that...

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THE DVD SHELF: Miniseries “Tales of the City,” Peter Brook’s Film Version of...

By Steven Suskin 28 Jul 2013 excerpted from “Playbill“ This month’s column looks at the controversial 1993 miniseries “Tales of the City,” with said tales from San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin;...

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‘Five Easy Pieces’ star Karen Black dies

August 8, 2013 Karen Black, the actress best known for her roles in film classics such as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Nashville, died Thursday from complications of cancer at 74. Her husband...

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Don’t Miss Armistead Maupin’s Charming Commentary on the New Tales of the...

By June Thomas Posted Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at 9:00 AM I’m glad to report that the 20th-anniversary edition of the classic TV miniseries, Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, released Tuesday, is...

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Writing From California Conference: ARMISTEAD MAUPIN KEYNOTE INTERVIEW

See Armistead Maupin Friday, October 4, 2013 at the San Francisco Public Library in conversation with David Ulin. Introduced by the President and CEO of Cal Humanities Ralph Lewin, this free-wheeling...

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SOUND OFF: TALES OF THE CITY 20th Anniversary On DVD

Thursday, Sep, 5, 2013; 2:26 PM; – by Pat Cerasaro Featuring one of the most compelling casts of characters ever depicted in a miniseries made for TV, by some of the most ideally cast actors ever...

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“The Days of Anna Madrigal”

Artwork for “The Days of Anna Madrigal” has been revealed.  The book is set to be released on January 21, 2014 and you may pre-order your copy today!

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Maupin’s final tale for The City

By Lauren Gallagher SF Examiner October 2, 2013 It doesn’t seem like it, but it has been 35 years since the residents of Barbary Lane were introduced to the world in Armistead Maupin’s beloved “Tales...

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