Jai Rodriguez: Dirty Little Secrets

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Jai Rodriguez

Dirty Little Secrets

Society Cabaret, Hotel Rex, San Francisco, CA, September 26, 2014

Reviewed by Steve Murray for Cabaret Scenes

Jai-Rodriguez-Dirty-Little-Secrets-Cababret-Scenes-Magazine_212Jai Rodriguez, known most notably for his stint on the groundbreaking cable TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and playing Angel in Rent, previewed his new solo show at Society Cabaret. The title reflects his coming of age and coming out story, which he presented as story and song.
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Not bad as a preview, although long, long, long on story. What could have been a thumping powerhouse opener of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” (co-written with Bonnie McKee) was ruined by a meager sound system.

Between stories of first sex, parental disdain and professional experiences, Rodriguez stripped down psychologically and literally, removing clothes to reveal his beefcake physique (posters showed his bare torso, shirt wide open, so I figured he had to deliver on the promise). Gratuitous sexuality sells and Rodriguez fell into the trap of pandering versus relying on his cabaret talents. There were some good moments vocally—a nice rendition of “Gravity” and the encore of Five for Fighting’s “Superman” (“It’s Not Easy”), that showed promise. Rodriguez has turned his attention to serious acting on the small screen and, perhaps, if he considers another cabaret outing, he’ll devote similar concentration. He has the chops and the potential to deliver.
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Steve Murray

Always interested in the arts, Steve was encouraged to begin producing and, in 1998, staged four, one-man vehicles starring San Francisco's most gifted performers. In 1999, he began the Viva Variety series, a live stage show with a threefold mission to highlight, support, and encourage gay and gay-friendly art in all the performance forms, to entertain and document the shows, and to contribute to the community by donating proceeds to local non-profits. The shows utilized the old variety show style popularized by his childhood idol Ed Sullivan. He’s produced over 150 successful shows, including parodies of Bette Davis’s gothic melodramedy Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte and Joan Crawford’s very awful Trog. He joined Cabaret Scenes 2007 and enjoys the writing and relationships he’s built with very talented performers.