LGBTQ news and entertainment
The votes are in, the Tony Awards were handed out last night, and Broadway’s best are still taking their bows.
Among the evening’s biggest winners – Death of a Salesman owned the night with six wins, including Best Play Revival. Schmigadoon! won Best Musical, and Ragtime took Best Musical Revival. Continue reading “Full List Of 2026 Tony Award Winners”
It’s a big day in the theater world as the nominations for the 79th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning.
Twenty-four shows were honored with at least one nomination.
Schmigadoon! and The Lost Boys were the most nominated shows of the year, with 12 nominations each. They are closely followed by Ragtime (11), Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (9), Cats: The Jellicle Ball (9), Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show (9).
Special shout-out to June Squibb who made Tony history by becoming the oldest actor to receive a nomination, at the age of 96 for her performance in Marjorie Prime.
The play Liberation by Bess Wohl is having an especially good week. On Monday, it won the Pulitzer, and today it was nominated for a Tony for Best New Play.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The main ceremony airs at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and will stream live for subscribers on Paramount+. Continue reading “2026 Tony Award Nominations Announced – ‘The Lost Boys’ & ‘Schmigadoon!’ Lead With 12 Nods”
Happy Friday! Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Broadway News: International pop star P!NK (above) will host the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7, airing on CBS. While she has not performed in a Broadway production, her music is featured in the jukebox musicals “& Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge!”
• Broadway World: Speaking of the Great White Way, the reviews are in for the new revival of Death of a Salesman starring Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, and it’s pretty much 10s across the board. Hit the link for a round-up of reviews. Continue reading “P!NK To Host 79th Tony Awards + New Music From Kiesza + More”
Some news items you might have missed:
• OUT: As of 2025, twelve actors who played characters on GLEE have Tony Awards. Hit the link to see the list including this year’s winner for “Best Leading Actor in a Musical.”
• LGBTQ Nation: Air Force veteran Gina Ortiz Jones has become the first out LGBTQ+ person elected as mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and only the third woman to hold the office. Continue reading “12 GLEE Stars Who Have Tony Awards + San Antonio Elects 1st Out Mayor + More News”
I was so pleased with the results of the 2025 Tony Awards last night. So many great performances, and so many of my personal favorites taking home trophies. Continue reading “Highlights From The 2025 Tony Awards”
Some news items you might have missed: • Equality Florida: Good news! Florida’s legislative session ended without any anti-LGBTQ bills passing. These included attempts to ban Pride flags at government buildings and a “Don’t Say Gay/Trans at work” bill. • New Music: Erasure frontman Andy Bell released his new album Ten Crowns this week. Check out his duet with fellow pop legend Debbie Harry – “Heart’s a Liar.” Continue reading “Good News From Florida + New Music From Andy Bell + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: With the 2025 Tony Award nominations announced, here’s a list of LGBTQ nominees to root for including “Best Actor” nominees Jonathan Groff and Cole Escola, and “Best Costume Design” nominee Paul Tazewell. • Erin In The Morning: The Trump administration released its pseudoscientific report pushing anti-transgender conversion therapy and junk science. Erin fact-checks the many falsehoods. Continue reading “LGBTQ Tony Award Nominees To Root For + More News”
The nominations for the 78th Tony Awards were announced this morning with musicals Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending all tied with 10 nods each to become the most nominated productions of the season, each including the much coveted Best Musical. Continue reading “2025 Tony Award Nominations Announced”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Harvey Fierstein – actor, playwright and bona fide Broadway legend – will be honored with the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the 78th Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 8. • JoeMyGod: The Kennedy Center, currently under the leadership of homo-con Richard Grennell, has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Harvey Fierstein To Receive Lifetime Achievement Tony Award + More News”
The American Theatre Wing announced today that out Tony/Emmy/GRAMMY Award-winner (and Oscar nominee) Cynthia Erivo will host The 78th Annual Tony Awards. Continue reading “Cynthia Erivo To Host 78th Tony Awards”