Westenhoefer to get ‘inappropriate’ in A.C. “Tell the gay guys to come,” out comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer said. “They come and they love it and then they go, ‘We didn’t know we could come because we thought it was a lesbian event.’ I’ve be...
‘Girl’ not marked for extinction Swedish actress Noomi Rapace gives a star-making performance as Lisbeth, the title character in the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” She provides this dazzling thriller — based on the late ...
Pop star to perform, speak at wellness event Award-winning singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (“Grease,” “Xanadu,” “Sordid Lives”) is lending her star power to “Olivia: Voices for Healing … Our Planet … Ourselves,” a two-day e...
Ballet company to shut up for a cause The dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet will once again step outside the box to feed those in need. Celebrating its 18th year, “Shut Up & Dance” is the ballet’s annual one-night-only show to benefi...
Tony-winning play explores homophobia in baseball The timing couldn’t be better for a theater production like “Take Me Out.” Plays and Players presents the Tony Award-winning production about what happens when a superstar baseball player comes ou...
New comedy goes behind the fairy tales Four-time Barrymore Award winner Mary Martello and 1812 Productions are pulling back the curtain on what happens to beloved fairy-tale characters when the fairy tale is over with “Happily Ever Aft...
Rollins brings spoken-word tour to Philly Henry Rollins has never been short on opinions or ways to express himself. Whether the punk-rock icon, actor and publisher is on the road or working on one of his many projects, he is always a voc...
Out artists featured at new international arts festival Philadelphia is knee-deep in more than just snow. The inaugural Philagrafika 2010, which launched on Jan. 29 and runs through April 11, is celebrating print media in contemporary art by showcasing...
DeCoteau: More flesh and less blood Prolific out filmmaker David DeCoteau has two movies out on DVD this month — “The Pit and the Pendulum,” his latest queer re-imagining/adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story (after “The Raven” a...
Gay Spaniard’s newsworthy art The work of gay artist Francesc Ruiz explores urban subcultures to create social commentaries. For Philagrafika 2010, Ruiz created an installation resembling a Philadelphia newsstand, containing m...
