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Lightning Rod Theatre Presents World Premiere of THIS SIDE OF SWEETWATER

Lightning Rod Theatre Presents World Premiere of THIS SIDE OF SWEETWATER | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Lightning Rod Theater is proud to present the World Premiere of This Side of Sweetwater opening June 10th at the Asylum at McCadden Place Theatre (1157 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038) on Saturday, June 3, 7 p.m. (preview), Saturday, June 10, 9 p.m. (opening), Sunday, June 11, 4 p.m., Friday, June 16, 11:30 p.m., Friday, June 23, 10:30 p.m., Saturday, June 24, 7 p.m. Tickets are $12
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Hello Dolly Review: Bette Midler stars as Bette Midler

Hello Dolly Review: Bette Midler stars as Bette Midler | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
There are moments in Bette Midler’s Hello, Dolly that offer unsurpassed entertainment, demonstrating the ideal match between show and star that many people expected when they first heard that Midler would be the 15th Dolly Gallagher Levi on Broadway. That excitement (along with outrageously inflated ticket prices) resulted in the highest advance sale of any…
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Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia'

Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Russell Tovey says his coveted role in gay stage epic Angels in America was part of his life long before he signed up to it.
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Drawing on Life: An interview with “Fun Home’s” Alison Bechdel

Drawing on Life: An interview with “Fun Home’s” Alison Bechdel | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel couldn't have sketched out a more successful career if she'd tried
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Director continues telling gay men's stories with 'The Nance'

Director continues telling gay men's stories with 'The Nance' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Chauncey, a character he describes as “strongly Republican, strongly conservative.” He’s a character tragically blind to the swirling political forces that threaten t
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Theatre Review: Sunday in the Park with George

Theatre Review: Sunday in the Park with George | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
For those lucky enough to have seen the original production of “Sunday in the Park with George”, it’s tough to have the memory of that perfect evening erased from mind. But, as the title character says in the opening and closing lines of the show, in art there are “so many possibilities,” most of which …
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Arts: The unpopular seduction of the gay-themed musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Arts: The unpopular seduction of the gay-themed musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Two men are brutally thrust into a jail cell together during a fascist dictatorship of a South American country and are immediately at odds with each other. They have vastly different demeanors and ideologies. They are the strangest of bedfellows. “These main characters are Molina and Valentin,” says Utah Repertory Theater Company’s …

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ES Views Letter of the Day: Rotterdam, a great LGBT triumph

ES Views Letter of the Day: Rotterdam, a great LGBT triumph | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Transgender-themed play Rotterdam winning an Olivier Award is a big step forward for the acceptance of LGBT narratives in the mainstream arts. To have played the central character in a show that has been so well received has been an inspiring experience for me. As Londoners we are fortunate to be surrounded by a wonderfully diverse queer community but there is still a long way to go before LGBT themes become the norm.
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Harvey Fierstein’s Epic Sweep of LGBT History: Review of ‘Gently Down The Stream’

Harvey Fierstein’s Epic Sweep of LGBT History: Review of ‘Gently Down The Stream’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In Martin Sherman’s ‘Gently Down The Stream’ an age-gap romance provides a prism to explore a swathe of turbulent LGBT history.
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Belfast's Mac Theatre dragged into 'anti-gay' row over its take on classic Oscar Wilde play

Belfast's Mac Theatre dragged into 'anti-gay' row over its take on classic Oscar Wilde play | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

An Oscar Wilde farce to be staged in Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre with men playing the male and female roles has been criticised by one theater-goer as "like something from Little Britain"

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How ‘The View UpStairs’ Recalls the Forgotten Gay Disco Inferno That Killed 32

How ‘The View UpStairs’ Recalls the Forgotten Gay Disco Inferno That Killed 32 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In June 1973, an act of arson that torched the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter of New Orleans killed 32 people. A new play revisits an overlooked tragedy.
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This 'Fun Home' weaves tragedy and comedy into a wholly original American musical

This 'Fun Home' weaves tragedy and comedy into a wholly original American musical | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The life of graphic novelist Alison Bechdel comes to life is music and drama, traced back from adulthood as a lesbian author to childhood as the daughter of a closeted gay father.
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Mae West’s rare gay classic ‘The Drag’ revived at London’s Arcola Theatre

Mae West’s rare gay classic ‘The Drag’ revived at London’s Arcola Theatre | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Arcola Queer Collective presents a rare chance to see the play that scandalised 1920s America on stage.

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The Possible, Strange Fruit & The Morning After

The Possible, Strange Fruit & The Morning After | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

There are few more entertaining ways to spend an evening than in the company of a cache of short plays. Offering a very different experience to a full length, two or three act production, short sharp bursts of theatre can be energising, thought-provoking, and if nothing else, the chances are high that you will enjoy at least part of your night out. The “not putting all your eggs in one basket” theatre experience.

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Seven leading gay writers pen Outlaws to In-laws world premiere

Seven leading gay writers pen Outlaws to In-laws world premiere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Outlaws to In-laws, which is dedicated to the struggles and joys of gay men connecting with each other over the last seven decades,gets its world premiere at London’s King’s Head Theatre in August.
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Gaslight Theatre Company in Wilkes-Barre explores gay relationships and faith in 'Next Fall' May 18-27

Gaslight Theatre Company in Wilkes-Barre explores gay relationships and faith in 'Next Fall' May 18-27 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
From a press release: The Gaslight Theatre Company will close its 2016-17 season with the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-nominated play “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts on Thursday, May 18 through Saturday, May 27 at 8 p.m. at its theater in the East End Centre in Wilkes-Barre. This 2010 Tony-nominated play for Best Play …
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Composer Jimmy Horan Presents I CAN SING! To Benefit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus

Composer Jimmy Horan Presents I CAN SING! To Benefit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
'I Can Sing!' is an evening of original music by Jimmy Horan with special guests Corinna Sowers Adler and Stearns Matthews as well as members of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.  All proceeds from this performance will go directly to the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.  The evening is produced in part by NiCori Studios & Productions.
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LGBT shows at Bartell shed light on lesser known history

LGBT shows at Bartell shed light on lesser known history | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
"Perfect Arrangement" and "The Nance" both open at Bartell Theatre on Friday -- both shows confront difficult times in American LGBTQ history.
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Mean Girls Live Read Was Too Gay To Function

Mean Girls Live Read Was Too Gay To Function | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
There are few films with the timeless power of Mean Girls. I feel the same way today as I did when I first watched it in my parents' room—terrified they’d
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Tony-Winning FUN HOME Will Be 'Flying Away' to London Next Summer

Tony-Winning FUN HOME Will Be 'Flying Away' to London Next Summer | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
London audiences will be saying "Welcome to the Fun Home" at the Young Vic next year, according to the Daily Mail. 
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Fun Home - The National Theatre in DC - April 18 to May 13, 2017

Fun Home - The National Theatre in DC - April 18 to May 13, 2017 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Every once in a while a Broadway musical comes along that surprises, moves and excites audiences in ways only a truly landmark musical can. The groundbreaking, life-affirming and exquisite new musical FUN HOME was the event of the Broadway season, receiving raves from critics and audiences alike, winning five 2015 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL and making history along the way. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, FUN HOME introduces us to Alison at three different ages as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, FUN HOME is extraordinary, a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway. (New York Times).

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Julie Hesmondhalgh: Actress wins award double for theatre and politics

Julie Hesmondhalgh: Actress wins award double for theatre and politics | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh runs a political theatre company as well as starring on stage and screen.
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Review: In ‘Significant Other,’ the Gay Best Friend Is the Odd Man Out

Review: In ‘Significant Other,’ the Gay Best Friend Is the Odd Man Out | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Joshua Harmon’s comedy, at the Booth Theater, tells of a gay man’s turmoil as he watches wedding bells break up his gang of gal pals.
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15 Regional Companies Leading the Charge in Gay Theatre

15 Regional Companies Leading the Charge in Gay Theatre | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Check out these pioneers who champion the LGBT cause through art.
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In Focus: 5 Life Lessons From "CAREDIVAS the Musical"—It’s Not Just About Homosexual Caregivers

In Focus: 5 Life Lessons From "CAREDIVAS the Musical"—It’s  Not Just About Homosexual Caregivers | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Fact: Humor will help you, especially in the most rock-bottom moments of your life.
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