San Francisco Queer Live Theater
A 2008 GLAAD Award Winner

Press information and publicity photographs

Join Broadway Legend Carol Channing

in Celebrating 31 Years of Theatre Rhinoceros

Tuesday, September 23rd
Levende Lounge
1710 Mission Street

Fine food, stylish cocktails, sophisticated silent auction AND a performance from the original Rhino cast of Up Jumped Springtime.

Tickets: $100 at the Rhino box office (415) 861-5079 or at.

Project Carol Channing:
America's Next Top (Drag) Carol!

A Theatre Rhino Event at Truck Bar
1900 Folsom St. @ 15th St.

Sunday, September 14 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Join us for a mini-fundraiser / beer bust for Theatre Rhinoceros at Truck. Carol Channing impersonators will compete for the chance to perform at our 31st Season Benefit Gala with special guest star Carol Channing @ Levende Lounge on Tuesday, September 23rd.

Carol herself will pick the winner from the 3 finalists at the Gala Benefit at Levende Lounge and she will award the prize.

Come enjoy a great night of fabulous entertainment with MC Laurie Bushman, celebrity judges, raffles & more!

Interested contestants should contact Rhino Board member Kim Larsen for contest entry confirmation & details (please put Project Channing in the subject line!)

Press Information

Moby Dick!
The Musical

Written by Longden, Koch, and Kaye

September 18 - October 12
Opening Night: Saturday, September 20

The runaway cult hit makes its San Francisco debut, starring the incomparable Matthew Martin and his camp cohort Mike Finn. See what happens when a drag headmistress and her cross- dressed minions put on a musical of Moby Dick to save their beleaguered girls’ school.

A toe-tapping laugh riot! LGBT fun for the whole family! (Well, sorta. Maybe not the super youngens.)

Call 861-5079 for tickets or purchase them 24 hours a day online at

His Heart Belongs to Me

A new play by Jerry Metzker
Directed by Maureen Studer

October 23 – November 8
Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm
Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm.

The unexpected death of his beloved partner sends a gay man’s life on a tailspin that requires all of his inner reserves of strength to overcome.

Featuring Amanda Lee, Joan Saunders, Lauri Smith, and Matt Weimer.

Tickets are $12 at the Box Office at 861-5079.

Subscribe now to the 2008-2009 Rhino Season

September 18, 2008 – July 25, 2009

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This season, take a ride on The Rhino! This season our wild ride includes two musicals, two headliners, two collaborations, and more LGBT fun than ever before!

Here's what's on tap...

• MOBY DICK! THE MUSICAL
• ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF QUEER THEATRE
• THE RHINO CHRISTMAS PANTO
• THE MARGA GOMEZ NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECTACULAR!
• FALSETTOS
• A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
• SOMETHING FABULOUS BY ME!
• COLLABORATION WITH THE FANTASTIC WORD-FOR-WORD COMPANY (Sonny’s Blues, Oil!)
• SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER

More about what's coming to the Rhino!

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Theatre Rhinoceros Wins a 2008 GLAAD Media Award

Shots from the Big Night!

Also check out photographs of the GLAAD award presentation on GLAAD's own site!