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and muralist’s work, which is inspired by personal travel, freight trains and railroads. The show’s opening will take place May 6 during the monthly First Friday art walk, while a May 5 preview night will provide an early look for those looking to avoid the crowds. Hall has exhibited
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in New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, Austin and Dallas, among other
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U.S. cities. His San Antonio show will be on view until May 29. Free, 6-10
World-renowned for its trailblazing and exciting story, Giuseppe
p.m. Thursday and Friday, FL!GHT Gallery, 112R Blue Star, facebook.com/
Verdi’s Rigoletto and its famous arias are soon to echo through the
flightSA. — Ashley Allen
performance hall of the Tobin Center. The opera is highly regarded for a reason — Rigoletto tells the story of a European duke, his joker (the
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‘LIFE IS YOURS TO DESTROY’ The eclectic creations of San Antonio artist and printmaker Ray Courtesy of Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Tattooed Boy will be on display at his first hometown solo show, “Life is Yours to Destroy.” BLK WHT GRY Gallery, a micro-exhibition space
nio,” Garcia said. Guadalupe Manager Jorge Piña added: “Su Teatro’s
featuring pop and surrealist artworks, will display Scarborough’s alter-
work and contribution to theater is widely recognized. I am very
native street-style prints, which reflect San Antonio culture and spaces.
honored they are returning to the Guadalupe stage.” The play arrives as
Opening on May 6 during the Blue Star Arts Complex’s monthly First
the Guadalupe celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. During the past half century, the theater has built a national reputation for producing plays that speak to Chicano identity. According to officials with the performance space, its focus is on “demystifying the Chicano identity and celebrating the experiences, history, language and culture of Chicanos, Mexicanos and Latinos throughout the Americas.” Sounds like a perfect fit. $12, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., (210) 271-3151, guadalupeculturalarts.org. — Kiko Martinez
Boston Lyric Opera
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show’s namesake), and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda, all of whom are affected by a curse placed on the two men. Set in a harsh world with little moral compass, the opera’s greatest moments come from the dramatic
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buildup to a finale known for its grim nature. The subtly seductive aria “La donna è mobile,” or “Woman is fickle,” and opening song “Questa o
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quella” are sure to ring a bell to anyone even vaguely familiar with op-
If you’ve seen the 2002 comedy National Lampoon’s Van Wilder with
era. Having premiered in Venice in 1851, Rigoletto was Verdi’s 16th work
Ryan Reynolds in the title role, you’ve seen a movie loosely based
in the genre and is based on Victor Hugo’s 1832 play Le roi s’amuse. The
on comedian Bert Kreischer’s college life. Van Wilder was based on a
show is a co-production of OPERA San Antonio, the Boston Lyric Opera,
Rolling Stone article from five years prior that featured Kreischer, then
the Atlanta Opera and Opera Omaha. $40-$180, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and
a student at Florida State University. The article referred to him as “the
Saturday, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210)
top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country.” We doubt
223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Dana Nichols
that Kreischer is still doing keg stands or panty raids in his free time, but he’s certainly had success as a stand-up comedian and podcaster
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since those beer-bonging days of yore. He’s landed two Netflix specials in the past four years — 2018’s Bert Kreischer: Secret Time and 2020’s Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy. He also hosts a weekly comedy podcast called Bertcast and a couple of others with comedians Tom Segura (2 Bears, 1 Ray Tattooed Boy
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Cave) and Bill Burr (The Bill Bert Podcast). In the 2020 reality show web series The Cabin with Bert Kreischer, he took a trip into the woods to at-
‘TIME HAS CHANGED MY MIND’
Friday event, the show will feature new paintings and screen prints by
tempt to detoxify his mind, body and soul — in the company of some of
Dynamic, vibrantly colored paintings highlight Michael W. Hall’s first
the artist. Ray Tattooed Boy has also teased an exclusive drop of artwork
his comedian friends. $39.75-$245, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre,
solo show in San Antonio. The exhibition at FL!GHT Gallery explores
exclusive to the “Life is Yours to Destroy” show. Free, 7–11 p.m., Friday,
224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — KM
satisfying abstractions through the handmade nature of the painter
May 6, BLK WHT GRY Gallery, 1420 S. Alamo St., S204, blkwhtgry.co. — AA
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INTERVIEW WITH A MEXICAN A touring production from Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center in Denver, the Tony Garcia-penned play Interview with a Mexican was inspired by journalist Gustavo Arellano’s long-running column Ask a Mexican. The lauded column explored misconceptions that gabachos have about Mexicans and Mexican culture through satire, humor and political incorrectness. This is the first time in roughly three decades that Su Teatro, one of the country’s oldest Chicano theater companies, has performed at the Guadalupe. “We at Su Teatro are so excited to Michael W. Hall
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