MIKE FLEMING
| 9.3.2008
We’ll have the pint-sized Emmy winner to go please! Leslie Jordan had us on ‘Will & Grace’ and then with his one-man shows. Now ‘My Trip Down the Pink Carpet’ returns to Atlanta for two nights only. 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 and Friday, Sept. 5 at 14th St. Playhouse, 173 14th St. 404-733-4738, www.14thstplayhouse.org.
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already, but it is indeed time for the 1st Anniversary Show of Princess Charles’ Fashionistas. 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at Burkhart’s, 1492-F Piedmont Ave., 404-872-4403, www.burkharts.com.
 She owns you, so what’s left to say? Kathy Griffin is one of the most hilarious, irreverent fag hags ever, and she doesn’t apologize for anything. You know you love her, so get your tickets while they last. Friday, Sept. 5 at the Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. 404-881-2100, www.foxtheatre.org. (Photo courtesy Bravo)
JL King, the man who scared Oprah’s girls half to death with his version of the Down Low is back. This time, a bisexual likes to have his cake and eat it too in ‘Love on a Two-Way Street.’ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 991 Piedmont Ave., 404-607-0082, www.outwritebooks.com.
 What is it about redheads who tell it like it is? We can’t get enough of Off-Broadway smash Judy Gold when she asks ‘25 Questions For a Jewish Mother.’ And this Emmy-winning redhead’s family to boot. Opens Sept. 10 and plays through Sept. 21 at Center Theatre at Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 678-812-4078, www.atlantajcc.org. (Photo courtesy Center Theatre)
09.04 TELLING TALES: Put a sexy young gay man in his ancestral home, make him confront family and personal issues, expertly twist the plot, and there you have the compelling play, ‘Finn and the Underworld.’ Opens Thursday, Sept. 4 and plays through Oct. 4 at Actor’s Express, 887 W. Marietta St. 404-607-7469, www.actors-express.com.
 09.05 GOES DOWN SMOOTH: From quirky ‘80s band ‘Til Tuesday to the masterpiece ‘Magnolia’ soundtrack, singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is nothing less than a musician’s musician to cure your soul. 8:30 p.m. at Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. 404-524-7354, www.variety-playhouse.com.
09.06 BIG NIGHT: The 2008 debutantes geared up for months. Finally, Atlanta Cotillion VII ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ crowns the one with the most money raised for AID Atlanta. See our story on Page 25. 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Schwartz-Goldstein Hall, 1605 Peachtree St. www.atlantacotillion.com.
09.08 GAY MUSLIMS: And you thought you have it rough. Let Michael Luongo tell you about his anthology, ‘Gay Travels in the Muslim World’ Monday, Sept. 8 at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 991 Piedmont Ave., 404-607-0082, www.outwritebooks.com.
09.10 THINK PINK: Pull out those bolts of pink fabric you dance around with, because this month’s PALS Bingo theme is ‘Pretty in Pink.’ Door: 6:30 p.m. First call: 7:45 p.m. at the Wild Mustang, 2115 Faulkner Road. www.palsatlanta.org, www.wildmustangatlanta.com.
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