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A musical parody of 'Saw' teases out the queer love story from a cult horror hit

A musical parody of 'Saw' teases out the queer love story from a cult horror hit | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A love story is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Saw franchise, but that's exactly what a new musical is – and then some.

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Book review: 'Garden Disruptors' recounts creation of Riverbanks Zoo's botanical garden

Book review: 'Garden Disruptors' recounts creation of Riverbanks Zoo's botanical garden | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The story of Jenks Farmer finding acceptance in the state of his birth is part of the horticulturalist and author's larger narrative in this engrossing volume about building the Riverbanks

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Book Review: ‘The Bars Are Ours,’ by Lucas Hilderbrand

Book Review: ‘The Bars Are Ours,’ by Lucas Hilderbrand | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In “The Bars Are Ours,” Lucas Hilderbrand offers a transcontinental look at a half-century of queer nightlife in America.

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Tiffany Pollard To Host OUTtv Reality Competition ‘Looking For A Third'

Tiffany Pollard To Host OUTtv Reality Competition ‘Looking For A Third' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The LGBTQ+ network has ordered has the eight-part dating competition series, which is from Daddy TV, the producing team behind Stormy Daniels series For The Love of DILFs. Production will begin next summer and is slated for release in

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Idina Menzel and Josh Gad Have ‘Frozen’ Reunion at Broadway’s ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’

Idina Menzel and Josh Gad Have ‘Frozen’ Reunion at Broadway’s ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Menzel, who stars as Elsa in 'Frozen' alongside Gad's Olaf, was sure to make mention of her animated success when she took the stage Sunday

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‘Cassandro' Director Roger Ross Williams On The Importance Of Telling A Positive Queer Story – Contenders Film LA

‘Cassandro' Director Roger Ross Williams On The Importance Of Telling A Positive Queer Story – Contenders Film LA | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, opened up about why it was important to portray a positive queer story in the biopic based on a real-life gay amateur wrestler that turned Mexican lucha libre on its head. "It was really important to tell a positive queer story about someone who is inspirational - someone

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Review: Playful and rousing, 'Orlando, My Political Biography' calls for trans dignity and rights

Review: Playful and rousing, 'Orlando, My Political Biography' calls for trans dignity and rights | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Scholar-philosopher-turned-director Paul. B Preciado constructs an essay film based on Virginia Woolf's landmark queer novel, here turned into a clarion call.

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‘Rustin’ Review: A Crucial Civil Rights Activist Gets His Due

‘Rustin’ Review: A Crucial Civil Rights Activist Gets His Due | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Colman Domingo carries this biopic of a March on Washington organizer, the first narrative feature from Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company.

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Watch a Trailer for the New Queer Period Drama, Mary & George

Watch a Trailer for the New Queer Period Drama, Mary & George | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The show tells the scandalous story of George Villiers, who became the lover of King James I.

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"A tapestry of queer possibility”: The music of Jared Milian

"A tapestry of queer possibility”: The music of Jared Milian | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jared Milian has come a long way. He’s got two albums out with a third on the way. He’s graced several stages including at Jersey Pride.

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Fraser Olender breaks barriers as first gay chief steward on Below Deck

Fraser Olender breaks barriers as first gay chief steward on Below Deck | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Fraser Olender, first openly gay chief steward on Below Deck, set to lead in the upcoming season with diverse experience and strong work ethic.

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'Courageous' LGBTQ+ Families Seek Acceptance in “We Live Here: The Midwest” Documentary Trailer

'Courageous' LGBTQ+ Families Seek Acceptance in “We Live Here: The Midwest” Documentary Trailer | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

'We Live Here: The Midwest' is on Hulu Dec. 6

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Black Gay Love Takes Center Stage In This Thrilling New Hulu Series

Here’s everything we know about Culprits.

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Jack Wolfe on coming from small town Wales to take the London stage by storm

Jack Wolfe on coming from small town Wales to take the London stage by storm | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Emerging Talent nominee talks ahead of his first Evening Standard Theatre Awards

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Trailer For Gay Divorce Drama ‘Our Son’ Released

Trailer For Gay Divorce Drama ‘Our Son’ Released | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The trailer for the gay divorce drama Our Son, starring Luke Evans and Billy Porter, has been released. Directed by filmmaker Bill Oliver (Duplicate) and written by Oliver and Peter Nickowitz (The Debutante), Our Son is set for wide release on December 8. 

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‘Make Me Gorgeous’ is one of the best plays of the season

‘Make Me Gorgeous’ is one of the best plays of the season | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Wade McCollum’s tour de force performance as Kenneth (later Kate) Marlowe in “Make Me Gorgeous” is easily the best solo show to hit New York in many seasons.

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The Very Good, Very Gay Movies of Todd Haynes, Ranked by Queerness

The Very Good, Very Gay Movies of Todd Haynes, Ranked by Queerness | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When Netflix’s May December hit theaters on Nov. 17, a new generation was introduced to the particular, peculiar pleasures of a Todd Haynes movie. Since the late 1980s, the director has crafted gorgeous, hyper-intelligent films, often period pieces centering women, with an unmistakably queer streak. Haynes, who is gay, became known as a pioneer of what we called the New Queer Cinema movement in the ’90s (ask your Gen X friends, they’ll tel

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Colman Domingo Talks Civil Rights Icon ‘Rustin,’ ‘Euphoria’ Season 3

Colman Domingo Talks Civil Rights Icon ‘Rustin,’ ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In Netflix’s ‘Rustin,’ the journeyman actor from ‘Zola’ and ‘Euphoria’ is given the role of a lifetime as queer activist Bayard Rustin.

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“I don’t want to live my life closeted”: US country-rock siblings Brothers Osborne on sexuality and overcoming personal turmoil

The Nashville-based duo say their new record is a celebration of freedom

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Author Lucas Hilderbrand Discusses His New Book, The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After, Live on Zoom and Facebook, December 5

Author Lucas Hilderbrand Discusses His New Book, The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After, Live on Zoom and Facebook, December 5 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Conversation Series Hosted by Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library

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Why 'Rustin,' new biopic of forgotten gay civil rights leader, is the role of Colman Domingo's lifetime

Why 'Rustin,' new biopic of forgotten gay civil rights leader, is the role of Colman Domingo's lifetime | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

George C. Wolfe cuts right to the chase when explaining why most people have never heard of Bayard Rustin, despite the fact that he was one of the most important figures in America's civil rights movement and organized the historic March on Washington in 1963 that spawned Martin Luther King Jr.'s famed "I Have a Dream" speech. "The reason why it'

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Willam on Going Wigless for Titanique and Being Neil Patrick Harris' Drag Mom

Willam on Going Wigless for Titanique and Being Neil Patrick Harris' Drag Mom | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The former RuPaul's Drag Race star is swapping the false lashes and designer heels for a captain's jacket and, shocker, a pair of flat Converse.

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New play "Make Me Gorgeous!" explores life of often-overlooked figure in LGBTQ history

New play "Make Me Gorgeous!" explores life of often-overlooked figure in LGBTQ history | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Actor Wade McCollum plays Kenneth Marlowe, who became Kate for the final years of his life.

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Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man Begins Performances Off-Broadway November 10

Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man Begins Performances Off-Broadway November 10 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Starring Tim Murray and SLee, the comedy offers audiences an interactive sex tip seminar.

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Emmett is the queer modern Jane Austen romance you need

Emmett is the queer modern Jane Austen romance you need | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When I heard about Emmett by L.C. Rosen, I knew I had to read it. It's a queer, modern-day version of Jane Austen's Emma. Do I need to say more?? As someone who loves Jane Austen and any Jane Austen retelling, I could not have been more excited to read this book, and it did no

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