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Certified pharmacists car- CAKE QUEEN ROYALTY CLUB, 828-A Bour- Official Pride Guide© since 1982 • NOLAPride.org • May 20-June 2, 2014 • Facebook.COM/AmbushMag • The Official Mag©: AmbushMag.COM • 27 ing for HIV/AIDS, new-to-market & hard-to-find under the gaydar ...from 22 even free shuttle bus transportation. izing (and a little cruising). medications including Serostim. Local pharmacy Afterwards we went to dinner at one of We then went to Splash which is a that supports the LGBT community. water with my vodka. See you out! Baton Rouge’s top restaurants Fleming’s short distance from downtown at 2183 High- www.AvitaPharmacy.COM. Steakhouse. Fleming’s of Baton Rouge is land Road. This large nightclub offers the New Orleans, LA [504] in Mid-South City, located at 7321 Corpo- best in dance music. There are several MUMFREY'S PHARMACY, 1021 W. Judge Ambush on The Road: Perez Dr., Chalmette, LA 70043, 504.279.6312, rate Boulevard, just off of I10 near the different areas as part of this bar for patrons www.MumfreysPharmacy.COM. Supporting & One Night in Bocage Village Shopping Center. This to enjoy from the upstairs dance club which serving the LGBT Community for over 20 years. excellent steakhouse is a complete dining has a totally different vibe then the one Local pharmacy offering personalized family-like Baton Rouge experience that goes beyond just good below (On the night we visited, it was very service, automatic refills & free metro wide confi- Well, it is not quite as exotic as One cuisine. The service is excellent from en- Goth) to the pool table lounge. The drinks dential pickup & delivery. Also offering shipping Night in Bangkok, but we do what we can. trance to exit. The décor is tasteful and are good and the bartenders quick to get for out-side our delivery area. 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The lobby sets the atmo- part of Bloomin’ Brands, one of the world’s On Saturday we played tourist in down- McDonald, [email protected], 840 Elysian sphere of elegance which carries over to largest casual dining companies, which town Baton Rouge, first walking to the Fields, 451.2495 the rooms, which are beautifully designed also owns and operates Outback Farmer’s Market located on Fifth and Main with well-appointed bathrooms (love the Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bon- Streets. This is one of the largest farmer’s restaurants showers) and extremely comfortable beds. efish Grill and Roy’s Restaurant. markets I have been to and extremely popu- Which is the most important feature of a Mandeville, LA [985] The menu is extensive and their wine lar with residents and visitors alike. It is room in my opinion; they passed that test list is one of the best I have ever found. open only on Saturday from 8am to noon so The Po-Boy Shack, 1703 N. Causeway with flying colors, the beds simply envel- Blvd., 626.1303 Presented to guests on a tablet, you are it was a treat we were there for it. The oped you. The hotel is also within walking New Orleans, LA [504] able to peruse the wines, look at the parings driving force behind the market is to build a distance of several major attractions such 801 Royal, 801 Royal St., 581.0801, and find out information on the vineyards. sense of community among farmers and 801Royal.com as the Louisiana State Capitol, Central Surfing the net has never been so fun. For consumers. The value of Louisiana’s rich Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., 598.1010, Business District and Riverfront Conven- those who have a passion for wines and culture steeped in food and farming moti- CloverGrill.COM tion Center. good cuts of meat, Flemings is the perfect vated support from urban neighbors to eat Country Club Restaurant, 634 Louisa St., We got settled into our room, and then choice. But they have a full menu that has locally and in season. They had everything TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM, 945.0742 did a quick change for a night out in Red choices from seafood and poultry to veg- from meats and seafood to plants, herbs, Deanie's Seafood, French Quarter: 841 Stick. We started by defying the bad weather Iberville, 581.4141; Bucktown: 1713 Lake Ave., etarian options. The appetizers we tried fruits and vegetables. Whether it is honey to attend Hot Art, Cool Nights. This is the that were exceptional were the sweet chile or homemade breads, this market has ev- Metairie, 831.1316; Deanies.COM 11th annual Baton Rouge Mid-City Mer- Fatoush Mediterranean Grill, Coffee calamari and the jumbo lump crabcakes. erything, and also has several little restau- chants sponsored spring art hop. This was But even before the appetizers hit the table; rants ideal for brunch. There was also a House & Juice Bar, 2372 St. Claude Ave., #130, a cool event, which I liken to our White Linen FatoushRestaurantNOLA.COM, 504.371.5074 the hot bread served with a duo of spreads cooking demonstration happening. Gene's Po-Boys, 1040 Elysian Fields, Night or Art For Art’s Sake. Thousands of got your appetite growing. But it was the The Red Stick Farmers Market was 943.3861 art lovers jam into the participating busi- hand-cut steaks that highlighted the meal. formed in November of 1996 creating a link Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., nesses enjoying the art and in select loca- We tried three different options all were between locally owned family farms and 522.6746 tions some great local bands. What is so delicious. The first was the peppercorn food businesses in the Baton Rouge area. Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro, unique about this event is that it is more steak which is a prime New York strip with From the very first Market day, Red Stick 720 Orleans than just art galleries involved, Mid-City a peppercorn outer shell, giving the meat Farmers Market became a favorite Satur- Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 businesses will sponsor local artists and Bourbon St. , 529.1416, QuartermasterDeli.NET the right hint of flavor without being over- day morning tradition where shoppers could their original work. We visited everything powering. I had the dry-aged prime ribeye build relationships with food producers. It from coffee shops to an insurance agency, with the poached lobster tail finished off was interesting talking to the chicken farm- retail/shopping all showcasing both well-known artists and with caviar and béarnaise sauce. The last ers supplying eggs to bee keepers. New Orleans, LA [504] new talent. Two of my favorite spots were steak we tried was the filet mignon paired We also walked around the Capital BOURBON PRIDE, 909 Bourbon, Elizabethan Gallery and Lauren Maier State with crabmeat stuffed shrimp. Each selec- Building grounds looking at the numerous 566.1570 Farm. tion was cooked perfectly to our specifica- magnolia trees and gardens. The police COK (Clothing or Kinkl), 941 Elysian Mid-City is considered the premier art Fields, 945.9264 tions. For sides, I recommend the sautéed had a festival going on while we were there and design district of the city with its area mushrooms and the rosemary and garlic with high school bands performing. Once HIT PARADE, 741 Bourbon St., spanning from I-10 to Lobdell Boulevard Facebook.COM/HitParadeNOLA and cipollini onions. From appetizer to we finished our downtown stroll, we went MARY'S FRENCH QUARTER KITCHEN and from Claycut/Broussard to Main Street. dessert, the meal was outstanding creating for a little retail therapy at one of the city’s & BATH, 732 N. Rampart, 529.4465 All proceeds from this event go to public art a very memorable dining experience. greatest shopping areas, the Mall of Loui- QT PIE BOUTIQUE - 241 Dauphine St., for this area of Baton Rouge. There was After dinner, the gay nightlife beck- siana. I know malls are passé, but this one 581. 6633 oned to us. We started at George’s Place is pretty impressive and has every store RAB DAB CLOTHING AND GIFTS, 918 TheJoyTheater.com located at 860 St. Louis Street very close to imaginable in it or near it. But Baton Rouge Royal St., 525.6662 MAHALIA JACKSON THEATRE OF PER- downtown right by the Belle of Baton Rouge offers many outlets the Crescent City still is SECOND SKIN LEATHER, 521 St. Philip, FORMING ARTS, 801 N. Rampart, Armstrong Casino. George’s is a friendly neighbor- waiting to get. Two of them we made it a 561.8167 Park, mahaliajacksontheater.com, 525.1052 XXX SHOP EROTIC BOUTIQUE, 1835 N. MID-CITY THEATRE, 3240 Toulouse, hood bar that was established in 1970. To point to visit before returning home, Z Rampart St., 232.3063, www.XXXShopp.com 488.1460, MidCityTheatre.COM classify this place as a neighborhood bar Gallerie and Trader Joe’s. Z Gallerie is like NEW ORLEANS FRINGE FESTIVAL, would be an injustice, it has so much to offer a better design version of Pier One and spas NOFringe.ORG from a stage for drag performances to a Restoration Hardware. Trader Joe’s has Slidell, LA [985 nice outdoor patio area. The place was Two Buck Chuck, must I say more. Need- New Orleans, LA [504] CUTTING EDGE THEATER, 742 Robert hopping with a variety of different styles of less to say, poor Beaux’s little Fiat was filled Club New Orleans, 515 Toulouse, Blvd., 649.3727, CuttingEdgeTheater,COM gay men from the hot twinks to the contin- to the capacity when we returned. Defi- 581.2402, www.the-clubs.com gent of well-dressed lobbyists and politicos nitely next time we visit, we need to take a tours who look like they came in straight from the bigger car. So when you look for close theatres capital floor. The legislature is currently in getaway from the craziness of New Or- New Orleans, LA [504] session. Their staff was welcoming espe- leans, you do not have to go any further New Orleans, LA [504] Gay New Orleans Walking Tour, Cres- cially Chansley who was witty and very than our state’s capital. For more informa- CAFE ISTANBUL, 2372 St. Claude Ave., cent City Tour Booking Agency, 638 St. Ann #140, 504.974.0786, CafeIstanbulNOLA.COM St., 568.0717. follow Gay New Orleans Walking sociable. For anyone visiting Baton Rouge, JOY THEATER, 1200 Canal St., 208.1180, Tour @ Facebook.COM George’s is definitely a great bar for social- [continued on 30] 28 • The Official Mag©: AmbushMag.COM • May 20-June 2, 2014 • Official Southern Decadence Guide© since 1982 • SouthernDecadence.com houston paparazzi Curtis Braly Concert @ Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon ~ Houston, Texas

Official Pride Guide© since 1982 • NOLAPride.org • May 20-June 2, 2014 • Facebook.COM/AmbushMag • The Official Mag©: AmbushMag.COM • 29 a while. Addressing the figures of George intelligently done. But as has been the case Segal’s Three People on Four Benches with too many recent presentations of Ameri- trodding the boards along with some audience members who can classics in New Orleans, Director Amy have joined the “class,” Carrington re- Holtcamp’s version of Salesman brought minded me of some teachers I once had. nothing new to the table. Sadly, this produc- Similarly, Carlos Velasquez give us a tion, devoid of any fresh interpretative ap- Humpty Dumpty desperately trying to fit in, proach, could just as easily have been by Brian Sands a social climber afraid of being left out. done ten, twenty or even fifty years ago. Email: [email protected] Eschewing any similarity to W.C. Fields’ And it seemed as though the actors famed portrayal in the 1933 Alice in Won- knew it. George Sanchez (Willy Loman), Adventures in Wonderland in NOMA’s Sculpture derland film, Velasquez (along with Will- Mary Pauley (his wife Linda), Garrett iams’ Esther/Red Queen in her scenes) Prejean (older prodigal son Biff), and Chris Garden through May 25 provides emotional resonance in a work Marroy (younger son Happy) are all fine, If you don’t like inventiveness, if you don’t like magic, if you don’t like clever wordplay, that typically becomes too cerebral, giving experienced thespians. Nothing they did if you don’t like inspired acting, if you don’t like razor-sharp direction reminiscent of a this production a depth other Alice’s have was wrong. But you got the sense that they Rubik’s cube, if you don’t like being outdoors amidst world-class art, then please, please, lacked. were just marking time, waiting for the big please stay away from Adventures in Wonderland. There will be hundreds of others who Others adding to the vertiginous mer- emotional outbursts at the end of each act. will go and immensely enjoy The NOLA Project’s captivating production, one of the finest riment of Adventures include Jake Because, other than Linda Loman’s “Atten- I’ve ever seen. Bartush’s White Rabbit whom we encoun- tion must be paid” speech and the confron- Pete McElligott has adapted Lewis ated three separate plays. Each is 80 min- ter along the way in seemingly little dramas tation between Willy and Biff in Act Two, Carroll’s original Alice texts with a free utes and occasionally overlaps the other of his own; Lynae Leblanc’s ditzy yet el- both of which were gripping, there were no hand that is at once loyal to the original but two; while seeing all three gives you the egant White Queen; Kristin Witterschein’s sparks at all on Le Petit’s stage. For this, the blame rests solely with Holtcamp. blends in McElligott’s own skewed per- richest experience, even just one offers put-upon Duchess who reminded me a bit In her telling of Arthur Miller’s award- spective along with contemporary refer- treats aplenty. The Fast Track allowed me of Mrs. Lovett; the divinely mod Mad Hatter winning play, it almost seemed like the ences (allusions to CAT Scans and W-2s to savor nearly all the characters with the and March Hare of Alex Martinez Wallace show was more about Willy’s incipient de- pop up). It’s an always sharp but never exception of A.J. Allegra’s White Knight and Keith Claverie (who are more promi- mentia than a probing examination of shat- show-off-y new take on a classic. whom I saw only briefly; I hope to return to nently featured in the Tea Party Track); and tered illusions. References are made to McElligott begins the tale with Lewis Wonderland and see at least one more of Price Provenzano and Cammie West’s over-building in the Lomans’ neighborhood, Carroll, benignly portrayed by a knowing the other tracks. hammy vaudevillians Tweedle Dee and but we never feel it affecting them organi- Kyle Daigrepont, rowing around on the The Fast Track could also be called Tweedle Dum. cally. That Biff, a 34-year-old, is still finding pond of the New Orleans Museum of Art’s “The Education of Alice” as she learns how This production also gives audiences Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture best to approach the upside-down world himself continues to resonate, but when the rare opportunity to perceive NOMA’s Papa Willy scoffs at the possibility of Biff Garden with Alice and her two sisters, she’s landed in, where silliness rules and superb sculpture collection in a new way. Esther and Carl. logic doesn’t always apply. Molly Ruben- becoming a carpenter, you can’t help but After Alice drinks a potion and shrinks, we think “Whoa, carpenters (and plumbers The entire audience views this scene Long makes a phenomenal Alice. Starting follow her to Coosje van Bruggen and and, despite the loud chirping of birds, more off as a too smart child full of moral indigna- and air conditioning repairmen) make very Claes Oldenburg’s Corridor Pin, Blue good money these days.” importantly, hears it. Kudos to actors who tion at anything that doesn’t make sense, whose immense size all of a sudden makes In this way, Petit’s Salesman feels dated know how to project without microphones! Ruben-Long grows into a young lady able perfect sense. Likewise, Louise Bourgeois’ and wan. Sure, employers continue to take >From there, audience members fol- to accept the world’s inanities and harness large Spider, here renamed “Bartholomew,” advantage of employees, maybe even moreso low one of three tracks which they signed them for her own uses. is the just-right companion for Eric now. Bosses always want more from their up for when purchasing tickets, each hav- It’s a joy to watch the gears in Ruben- Thielman’s helpful Caterpillar. Alice’s com- workers and reward them when they measure ing a differently ascribed pace. Long/Alice’s mind subtly shift as she em- ments about some of the sculptures she up accordingly (well, sometimes). Salesman You can choose the Mad Hatter’s Sit- braces a new paradigm for how to ap- passes by are priceless and very funny. can thus be seen as a tragedy about an ordinary Down Tea Party which focuses on Carl proach life. And what bliss to be beside her Cecile Covert and Chris Arthur’s cos- man who couldn’t change and adapt to new (Becca Chapman), the youngest of the as she wittily ad-libbed when a shoe fell off tumes conjure up a menagerie of hares, times. But Willy can also be a blowhard and a three sisters entranced by all things mon- as she scampered along the Garden path. turtles, mice, queens, hatters, and all sorts shmuck and a philanderer and someone who ster-related, who stumbles upon the Mad (The rest of the cast equals Ruben-Long in of other creatures, including little girls, with can simply wear out your patience. Hatter and March Hare in search of a third the ad-lib department; when one actor the utmost of imaginative flair; the smile He did mine with all his blather about his to complete their party. Or there’s the Red knocked over a light, another drolly com- they came up with for the Cheshire Cat will half-assed plans and people not appreciating Queen’s Walking Track, a medium-paced mented “There goes a million dollars.”) certainly bring a grin to your face. him after all he had done for them. Rather than journey through Wonderland, in which Alice is guided by the Cheshire Cat, or And as befits a show predicated on come up with a new spiel or whatever it takes to Esther, the eldest sister (Kyle June Will- rather two incarnations of him, played by silliness, one never knows what can hap- sell his wares, he berates his wife for conscien- iams), and the brave but absent-minded Ross Britz and Dylan Hunter as a deli- pen as a gorgeous dusk settles over the tiously trying to pay the bills while meeting the White Knight incite a revolution in Wonder- ciously louche bon vivant who’s recently Sculpture Garden. The night I saw Adven- challenge of finding new lines of credit for her land. been tossing pots and pans at the Duchess’ tures, as the Mock Turtle instructed his family. I, however, chose the Cheshire Cat’s baby. Andrew Larimer’s astute direction class, a gondola floated by on the pond with I bring this up to show that Holtcamp could’ve done something new with Salesman, fast track and wound up following, and has Britz pop up behind you with precision a gondolier steering an archetypically Middle perhaps make Willy a true anti-hero, anything sometimes running after, Alice through Won- timing just as Hunter exited in front of you. American, middle-aged couple mostly oblivi- to infuse new life into it. Miller’s jumping around derland as she searched for the culprit who At times, I found it a challenge to tell them ous to the Adventures in Wonderland in time and Willy’s chimerical sequences with stole the Red Queen’s tarts. apart, so in synch are they with the krewe. It was a surreal moment that I sus- McElligott has hence essentially cre- conceptualization of the Cat. They form as his adventurer brother Ben (a sturdy Ron Gural) pect Lewis Carroll would have thoroughly simply don’t seem as dramaturgically revolu- magical a tag team act as has ever graced appreciated. under the gaydar ...from 28 a stage. tionary as they must have been at the premiere in 1949. Willy’s belief in the “American Dream,” Larimer’s return to the Garden, after in our post-Great Recession world, simply comes tion on the city and things to do, go to his fantastic Midsummer Night’s Dream, Death of a Salesman at off as childishly naive. And Miller’s use of the www.visitbatonrouge.com. the NOLA Project’s debut there, is ex- Le Petit through May 24 American West, Alaska, and the “African Jungle” tremely satisfying as subsequent produc- Maybe it was because it was the first as symbols of potential success, with no ac- To Quote A Queen tions have been merely good (As You Like public performance. Maybe it was because companying design constructs to underline In celebration of the Saints and Sin- It) or less so (Much Ado About Nothing). there was a nasty rainstorm going on out- what they might once have been, now merely ners Literary Festival that was just in New His precise intertwining of the three tracks side and we could hear the thunder in the conjure up failed farms and Las Vegas glitz, Orleans, I thought I would share with you is nothing short of masterful, and magnifi- theater. Maybe it was because, perhaps Sarah Palin and the Exxon Valdez disaster, and some quotes from a very noteworthy gay cently captures the loopy madness of the due to the thunderstorm, the theater was petty dictators and ruthless genocide, respec- celebrant and author, who always had tale. about half empty. But I think there were tively. something to say. I am talking about none Throughout the show, Larimer avoids other reasons as to why Le Petit’s produc- I could go on. But let’s just say that while other than the wonderfully bitter, Truman simple cartoonishness as he and his cast tion of Death of a Salesman fell so flat. “Death of a Cubicle Worker” doesn’t have the Capote. Known for such famous novels as bring these iconic characters to life. Thus I suspected we were in trouble the same zing as this 65-year-old Pulitzer Prize- In Cold Blood and Breakfast At Tiffany’s, while Chris Carrington’s doofusly pompous moment I entered the auditorium. There winner’s given name, a production that takes Capote was never at a loss for words, so Mock Turtle constantly embellishes how was David Raphel’s standard issue, realis- into account the current reality (or current enjoy some of his better lines. Alice should address him (Mr. + Prof. + Dr.), tic set of the Lomans’ home—two bed- approaches to stagecraft) might better reflect those who now hope to fulfill the American “I don’t care what anybody says about it’s clear that this comes from an underlying rooms and a kitchen area circa late 1940s. Dream. me as long as it isn’t true.” insecurity as he justifies his degree with “an And what followed was just as standard [Correction to my previous column: The ”All literature is gossip.” online Ph.D. from the University of Arizona issue. unseen band in The Andrews Brothers is led “Failure is the condiment that gives is still a Ph.D.” Carrington’s low-key deliv- Which is not to say this was a bad ery merely makes him more intimidating...for production; its three hours were certainly by Jay Hagen; Jesse Reeks was the vocal success its flavor.” musical director. Both did a fantastic job.] 30 • The Official Mag©: AmbushMag.COM • May 20-June 2, 2014 • Official Southern Decadence Guide© since 1982 • SouthernDecadence.com