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High school musicals are being canceled over LGBTQ+ themes
“Don’t Say Gay” laws and drag bans are threatening high school theater programs across the country.
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School district cancels trip to “James & the Giant Peach” play after parent complained about “drag”
The play has 8 actors playing 20 roles. Some actors play cross-gender roles. This got the trip canceled.
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Legendary gay composer & Broadway genius Stephen Sondheim passes at 91
From “West Side Story” to “Sweeney Todd” and everything in between, the public searches hopelessly for words that encapsulate the incomparable creative.
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“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 Cabaret Oscar winner talks for the first time about his sexuality in an interview with PEOPLE magazine.