Lily Tomlin gave gay comic Leslie Jordan some sage advice not long ago about his one man shows across the country. She told him no one cared about the sets he often brings along with him – what they wanted to see is him simply tell his stories. He returns to Mixx on Thursday to do just that with his new show, “Stories I Can’t Tell Mama.”

As he was picking material for his latest appearance in the ATL, Jordan thought about the notion he’s had for a while – that gay men just eventually become their mothers. Using slides and show and tell, he recounts his own relationship with his mother in Chattanooga in “Stories” and how their relationship has changed over time, especially since coming out to her. 

“It’s a perfect show to do around Mother’s Day,” he says.

Openly lesbian director/comedienne Sherri Sutton has not been idle since returning to Atlanta. Among her projects, Sutton is directing the campy musical “Xanadu,” which opens at Actor’s Express May 10.

Based on the 1980 Olivia Newton John-Gene Kelly film — considered something of a flop, albeit one with a killer soundtrack — “Xanadu” follows the general plotline of the movie. A Greek muse, Clio (Lindsay Lamb Archer) comes down from Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, Calif., to assist Sonny Malone (Jordan Craig), a young man whose dream it is to open a roller disco. He has been contemplating suicide but she helps him to fulfill his ambition, disguising herself as Kira, a roller girl — one with an Australian accent, to boot.

Clio’s green-with-envy sisters Calliope (Jill Hames) and Melpomene (Marcie Millard) back at Mount Olympus watch on deviously. It is a rule that a muse must never fall for a mortal, and they secretly hope Clio will break the rule and be banished.