Sean P. MeansMay 1
Billy Porter, resplendent
It’s difficult to write a short description of Billy Porter, because he’s done so much: Pop singer, TV star (“Pose”), Broadway actor (“Kinky Boots”), fashion icon, LGBTQ activist, and only an Oscar away from an EGOT. Porter will land in Salt Lake City on Monday, as part of his concert tour, called “The Black Mona Lisa: Part 1.” The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Eccles Theatre, 131 S. Main, Salt Lake City, Tickets are available at ArtTix.org.
May 4
In a gallery far, far away
Thursday is International Star Wars Day — “May the Fourth Be With You:” — and the Urban Arts Gallery, at 116 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City (in The Gateway) will throw its annual “Star Wars”-themed event from 6 to 9 p.m. It includes a costume contest, themed snacks, a fan art show and prizes. The event is for people of all ages. Admission is free.
May 6-14
The Apple of his eye
With the Grammy-winning opera “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell explore the life and creative spirit of the late Apple CEO — though, as Utah Opera points out, it’s not authorized by Jobs’ family or estate or by Apple. Utah Opera will present the 2017 work (which it jointly owns with the Atlanta Opera, Austin Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Calgary Opera Association) starting Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. More performances are set for May 8, 10, 12 and 14. Tickets are available at UtahOpera.org.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.