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<b>THE CAST OF “THE SKINNY”</b>
Movie gets the skinny on black gay relationships
Out writer-director (and singer) Patrik-Ian Polk’s new film, “The Skinny,” features four gay African-American friends — plus one lesbian — facing romantic troubles on gay Pride weekend in New York ...
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<b>RORY O’MALLEY AT A READING OF “8” EARLIER THIS YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY</b><i> Photos: Courtesy of Broadway Impact</i>
Broadway and Hollywood players come together for Prop. 8 play
The Wilma Theater, in partnership with American Foundation for Equal Rights, will present a one-night-only reading of “8,” a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challe...
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<b>COMPOSER JENNIFER HIGDON AND HER CAT BEAU</b> Photo: Candace DiCarlo
Dance company’s finale features music of out composer
The Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company is closing out its final season with three of the most respected works in Ruddy’s choreographic repertoire. One of the works, “Game Drive,” is scored by out Pulitzer ...
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<b>SUZANNE O’DONNELL (FROM LEFT), CAROLINE DOONER AND GRACE GONGLEWSKI</b><i> Photo: John Flak</i>
Theater company takes on classic same-sex comedy
The term “Boston marriage” was used in the late 1800s to describe two women who lived together and supported themselves — independent of men. David Mamet’s play of the same name, presented by 1812...
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<b>LILY TOMLIN</b> <i>Photo: Greg Gorman</i>
The Queen of Laughs: A conversation with Lily Tomlin
There’s hardly any venue of performance that hasn’t seen the immense talents of beloved and out comedian, actor and writer Lily Tomlin. The Detroit native’s career started in the mid-1960s when s...
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<b>DEEN</b> <i>Photo: Joseph Moran</i>
Festival goes outside the frame with LGBT artists
The art of storytelling is in the spotlight this month at InterAct Theatre with an inaugural festival that will share a bevy of original works never before seen by local audiences — including perfo...
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<b>PLAYWRIGHT JON MARANS</b>
‘Temperamentals’ flare at Mauckingbird
Mauckingbird Theatre Company is bringing another compelling LGBT-themed production to the stage with the Philadelphia premiere of “The Temperamentals” April 11-29. Set against a backdrop of the an...
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<b>CHEN YANI IN THE FILM <i>MELTING AWAY</i></b>
Warming up to Melting Away: Israeli Film Festival to screen LGBT title
The 16th annual Israeli Film Festival is hosting a screening of the first feature film in Israeli cinema dealing with the subject of parents with a gender-questioning child. “Melting Away” follows...
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<b>SAHR NGAUJAH AS FELA KUTI WITH THE CAST OF “FELA!”</b><i> Photos: Monique Carboni and Tristam Kenton</i>
Out director-choreographer brings award-winning musical to Philly
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is hosting the extraordinary story of legendary Afrobeat recording artist Fela Kuti in the Tony Award-winning musical “FELA!” March 20-25 at the Academy of...
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TODD GLASS
Newly out, veteran comic hits Philly
Veteran comedian Todd Glass is known as a comic’s comic: respected by his peers, from the top comedian in the business on down. He has performed with some of the biggest names in comedy and appeare...
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