Theatre News / LGBTQ Nation

“The Scottsboro Boys” plays with minstrelsy to deliver dignity and justice

"The Scottsboro Boys" examines a case of racial injustice still relevant in today's America, where Black Lives Matter fights for rights and Donald Trump plays on racial fears.

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Review: ‘Dada Woof Papa Hot’ is a tender, well-acted play

The tender domestic comedy by Peter Parnell is all about the joys and trials of being a gay father in contemporary New York City.

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Theater gossip Michael Riedel writes a history of Broadway

The acid-tongued stage gossip has written a book about Broadway's history and he's not opinionated or snarky at all. There's no Michael Riedel.

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A salute to sissies

Matt Baume pays homage to a prissy parade of characters who've gleefully pirouetted through countless film classics.

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Nick Cearley on playing Puck, LGBT pride month, The Skivvies

It seems like every summer there's a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Nick Cearley feels the one he's starring in nicely compliments LGBT pride month.

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Lesbian-themed ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tony Awards

The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show "Fun Home" was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way to making history for its composing team.

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Broadway legend, Oscar winner Joel Grey comes out at 82

Joel Grey reached the heights of stage and screen, was married for 24 years and raised two children, but for decades, he kept one aspect of himself decidedly out of the spotlight. Now, at 82, the…

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Emails reveal school canceled musical for ‘homosexual themes,’ then lied about it

Earlier this summer, a northern Pennsylvania high school announced it was canceling a production of the musical Monty Python’s Spamalot next spring because it included a same-sex wedding. Despite the school’s attempt to spin a different…

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Nathan Lane: Gay actors shouldn’t have a monopoly on gay roles

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Gay actors shouldn't have a monopoly on gay roles, award-winning stage and screen actor Nathan Lane said. Lane, who is gay and has played both straight and gay characters, was asked the…

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‘Kinky Boots’ star: From backup dancer to leading man in high-kicking tour

NEW YORK -- Kyle Taylor Parker is going from backup dancer to leading man - but staying in 6-inch heels. The performer who has been in "Kinky Boots" since it made its debut in Chicago in…

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