LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items you might have missed: • NBC4: Small business owners in Lancaster, Ohio, say they experienced an uptick in customers after their shops were included on a social media “black list” post tying them to a debated LGBTQ Pride event. That’s probably the opposite of what the haters had in mind. Continue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Business Boycott Backfires + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Broadway League: Tony Award-winning out actor Gavin Creel, who passed away on Monday from a brief cancer journey, will be honored by a dimming of (select) Broadway marquees. Continue reading “Gavin Creel & The Lights Of Broadway + More news”
I am so sad to learn of the passing of stage and screen actor Ken Page at the age of 70. Page is best known for his Broadway roles in The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Cats, It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues and the first Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls. Continue reading “Broadway Star Ken Page (CATS, Ain’t Misbehavin) Dead At 70”
Broadway actor Gavin Creel, who won a Tony Award for his performance in the Bette Midler revival of “Hello, Dolly!,” has died at the age of 48 in his home in Manhattan. Continue reading “Tony Award Winner Gavin Creel Dies At 48”
My good friend Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. of theOUTFront.com shares the news that the oh-so-busy Broadway For Harris group will make its Times Square debut this Sunday. Continue reading “Broadway For Harris To Make Times Square Debut”
Big thanks to my colleague Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. for penning this review of the new Broadway comedy, Oh Mary! Continue reading “Broadway: ‘Oh Mary!’ Get Thee to the Theatre, Go!”
The 2024 Tony Awards were handed out last night celebrating the best of Broadway this past theater season. And the results represented a lot of ‘firsts’ for the winners. Continue reading “It Was A Night Of Firsts At The 2024 Tony Awards”
The winners of the 2024 Drama Desk Awards were announced last night in New York City. The Drama Desk Award nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 New York theater season that ended on April 25, 2024. Continue reading “2024 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced”
International superstar Dolly Parton has announced she’s working on a new Broadway show based on her life and career titled “Hello, I’m Dolly” (not to be confused with “Hello, Dolly!”), with a target opening date of 2026. Continue reading “Dolly Parton Is Working On Broadway Musical Based On Her Life”
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the group’s second annual Dorian Theater Awards, honoring the best of 2023-24’s Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, mainstream to LGBTQ+. Top honors went to Merrily We Roll Along, Stereophonic, Illinoise, and Oh, Mary! Continue reading “2024 Dorian Theater Awards Honor Best In Broadway/Off-Broadway Theater”