Leslie Jordan's 'Like a Dog on Linoleum' in S.F. June 8-July 2

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Leslie Jordan's

                Like a Dog on Linoleum in       S.F. June

            8–July 2
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          Jun 06, 2006
          
        
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       Out film and TV
            star Leslie Jordan (Will &       Grace, Sordid
            Lives) performs his award-winning one-man show Like a
                Dog on Linoleum at San
            Francisco's Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 1643 32nd Ave.
            Produced by       Joe Spotts and directed by David Galligan,
            the comedic work chronicles       Jordan's
            experiences growing up gay and Baptist in the South. For
            tickets       and more information, call (415) 474-8800
            or visit www.BrotherBoy.com.     

        
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Leslie Jordan's
Like a Dog on Linoleum in S.F. June
8–July 2