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Theater companies turn to streaming for Pride Month offerings

Theater companies turn to streaming for Pride Month offerings | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Pride Films and Plays, About Face Theatre and Playbill.com stream online play readings and adapted stage shows for Pride weekend and beyond.

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Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee on ‘Pride Plays’ and Fighting for Black Queer Change in Theater

Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee on ‘Pride Plays’ and Fighting for Black Queer Change in Theater | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In the first of a two-part series on Black queer playwrights with work in the “Pride Plays” season, Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee discuss racism, theater, and change.

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All-Star Live Stream Benefit Reading of Del Shores’ Play SORDID LIVES

All-Star Live Stream Benefit Reading of Del Shores’ Play SORDID LIVES | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Del Shores Foundation presents a one-night-only benefit reading of the original SORDID LIVES play by Del Shores for a #SordidLiveStream. The reading will be live streamed on YouTube and Facebook on Sunday, May 31 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern, hosted and produced by Emerson Collins and Del Shores.

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Where to Celebrate Sondheim in New York

Where to Celebrate Sondheim in New York | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

What’s a birthday celebration without tribute concerts, new commissions and revivals of three classics? Here’s how to join the party, live.

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When I was homeless, I sold my body in gay saunas to survive

When I was homeless, I sold my body in gay saunas to survive | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

I didn't tick enough boxes to get help from government agencies and charities; one of them told me I should carry on sex working as it might be my 'best option'

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In new Orlando-set musical ‘From Here,’ Pulse has a part to play

In new Orlando-set musical ‘From Here,’ Pulse has a part to play | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Donald Rupe wanted to create a testament to friendship. And so the Orlando playwright-director wrote a 55-minute show about his tight-knit group of friends, about gay lives, about the Pulse nightclub shooting of 2016, about Orlando itself. “From Here,” as the musical was named, became a buzzed-about hit at the 2019 Orlando Fringe Festival, with theatergoers praising its heart. Now expanded into a full-length production, “From Here” return

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Olivia Levine in UNSTUCK

Olivia Levine in UNSTUCK | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A new solo-show about the intersection of OCD and queer identity - January 30 – February 23 at The Tank in Midtown - After a sold-out run in August, Olivia Levine’s solo-show, UNSTUCK, returns to The Tank for a limited engagement. The production runs January 30 through February 23 with opening night slated for January 30. UNSTUCK is written and performed by Levine and follows her journey with OCD from childhood to adulthood. Molly Rose Heller directs.

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‘The Inheritance’ on Broadway: An Epic Story of Gay Ghosts, for Good and Bad

‘The Inheritance’ on Broadway: An Epic Story of Gay Ghosts, for Good and Bad | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

One of the buzziest plays on Broadway, ‘The Inheritance’ spins epically and soapily through time to tell a powerful, if flawed, story about the power of LGBTQ history and healing.

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Leonard Soloway's Broadway

Leonard Soloway's Broadway | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

An exciting insider's look at Broadway and the business of show business in a career spanning more than 70 years. Leonard Soloway's Broadway pulls back the curtain of one of the most admired and loved Broadway producers and general managers through interviews, photos and other archival material. Leonard's productions have collected more than 40 Tony Awards, 21 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Pulitzer Prizes.

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Gay-themed play sweeps British theatre prizes

Gay-themed play sweeps British theatre prizes | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"The Inheritance", a play about the generation after the peak of the AIDS crisis, won best director and best actor

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Why are there no superstar gay male stand-ups?

Why are there no superstar gay male stand-ups? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
While many comics should be household names – Scott Thompson, James Adomian and Guy Branum, for starters – the gay community would rather line up for an eighth-place Drag Race queen than see one of them
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Richard Skipper Celebrates New York With Pride on June 24th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre 1PM Brunch Show

Richard Skipper Celebrates New York With Pride on June 24th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre 1PM Brunch Show | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Russ Woolley Proudly Presents Richard Skipper Celebrates Last Show of this Season 1 PM Brunch Show Laurie Beechman Theater As we Celebrate Pride, we celebrate Michael Kirk Lane, Sue Matsuki, Mariea…
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Sprawling epic of gay life The Inheritance to transfer to West End

Sprawling epic of gay life The Inheritance to transfer to West End | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Matthew Lopez’s sold-out two-part play at the Young Vic will move to the Noël Coward Theatre in September
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Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage and Changing Theater

Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage and Changing Theater | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Black queer playwrights Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue talk racism, joy, resistance, and why theater must be radically restructured to foster Black talent and tell Black stories.

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Innovative nationalist John Palmer helped Canadian theatre come into its own

Innovative nationalist John Palmer helped Canadian theatre come into its own | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A co-founder of Toronto Free Theatre, he once directed a show called The Pits, with an improvised script and a roaming audience, that was 'way ahead of its time'

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Landmarks in law: the controversial 80s play that defied gay censorship

Landmarks in law: the controversial 80s play that defied gay censorship | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Howard Brenton’s play outraged morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse, but her failed lawsuit brought an end to her courtroom crusadaes

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Theater Alliance's heartrending 'This Bitter Earth' portrays two gay men in loving color 

Theater Alliance's heartrending 'This Bitter Earth' portrays two gay men in loving color  | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Against a background of young black men shot dead, a black man and white man share a bed.

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'Happy Birthday Doug' makes gay parties look like 'The Real Housewives'

'Happy Birthday Doug' makes gay parties look like 'The Real Housewives' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Want drama, gossip and theatrics? Then head to a gay birthday party! That’s where writer-performer Drew Droege set his latest off-Broadway solo show, “Happy Birthday Doug,” a come…

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Featuring Chicken & Biscuits, a New Comedy Filled with Heart, Soul and a Little Bit of Shade

Featuring Chicken & Biscuits, a New Comedy Filled with Heart, Soul and a Little Bit of Shade | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Chicken and Biscuits, a new comedy filled with heart, soul and a little bit of shade, by composer-playwright and actor Douglas Lyons (Beautiful), will receive its launch production at Queens Theatre, Feb. 28-March 22.

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Joe Gulla in The Bronx Queen

Joe Gulla in The Bronx Queen | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Joe Gulla in The Bronx Queen on December 27th at 9:30pm. Playwright/actor/reality star Joe Gulla, best known for his award-winning shows, Bronx Queen Trilogy, Garbo, Gay.Porn.Mafia, Sleeping With The Fish, and his sold-out engagements at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, makes his Feinstein’s/54 Below debut with The Bronx Queen.

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What Generations of Gay Men Hand Down in ‘The Inheritance’

What Generations of Gay Men Hand Down in ‘The Inheritance’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The professional and personal have blurred for young cast members of Matthew Lopez’s play, which offers a communion with victims of the AIDS crisis.

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On Theater: Raunchy fun in South Coast Repertory's 'Canadians'

On Theater: Raunchy fun in South Coast Repertory's 'Canadians' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

“The Canadians,” currently world premiering at South Coast Repertory, is a mildly outrageous new comedy from playwright Adam Bock, where anyone can play anyone, regardless of gender.

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The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby

The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Creating the furious stand-up special “Nanette” was an act of self-preservation for the Australian star. The result has been a sensation “beyond my comprehension.”
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Special Pride Kickoff Night for A Letter to Harvey Milk – June 12, 2018 in NYC

Special Pride Kickoff Night for A Letter to Harvey Milk – June 12, 2018 in NYC | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Join us June 12th for our Metrosource and #ILoveGay Pride Kickoff for a night at the theatre at the 7pm show of A Letter To Harvey Milk. This show takes you on an emotional exploration of both the LGBTQ and Jewish cultures and the trauma that can come from authentically being who you are… regardless of who you are! This innovative musical gives hope in a world where intolerance is prevalent. We have joined forces to see this queer musical and there will be a talkback afterwards with the cast. Hope you can join us in celebrating who we are with this fabulous night out at the theatre!

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WHAT’S A GUY TO SELL?! Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to Hollywood Fringe Fest for Pride Month

WHAT’S A GUY TO SELL?! Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to Hollywood Fringe Fest for Pride Month | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to the Hollywood Fringe Festival For National LGBT Pride Month - What’s a guy to sell?! Well, back by popular demand, former QVC host Dale Guy Madison brings back a revival of his one-man show, “My Life in Three Easy Payments,” to the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June for National LGBT Pride Month. The festival runs from June 7-24, 2018 at various venues in the heart of Hollywood. For more information, visit HollywoodFringe.org.

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