Brown & Out Fest V: Celebrating The Latinx Experience
by joel martens – What do the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, the 50th Anniversary of the passing of gay icon Judy Garland, and National LGBTQ Pride Month have in common you might ask? Well, for CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights, each of these events represent a part of […]
Harvey: French Stewart in The Playhouse – Everything’s Hopping!
by lisa lipsey – If you were a theatre nerd in high school, chances are you have encountered Harvey. Or maybe you met the lovable Pooka when you saw the Jimmy Stewart film. Written by Mary Chase and directed by Andrew Barnicle, the Laguna Playhouse’s production of Harvey has French Stewart (3rd Rock from the […]
LOS ANGELES PRIDE 2019
#JUSTUNITE & COME TOGETHER ~ by joel martens ~ There’s a lot of talk about the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots this year, what a unifying moment it was when queer people fought back, and what it means to the LGBTQ community. New York is often made the epicenter of the gay rights movement […]
Cameron Hawthorn: Boy Discovered
~ by joel martens ~ The world can sometimes seem to change in a flash and then conversely, at an impossibly slow pace. One thing is for sure, our great social experiment is a never-ending process of transformation, reaction to the alteration… and then even more change. As LGBTQ people, we have seen our share […]
Daniel’s Husband: Is Love Enough?
by tom andrew – . Written by Michael McKeever, Daniel’s Husband gets its Southern California premiere at Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles. The show is described as “a bold commentary on love, commitment and family in our perilous new world,” where anything different or not the norm is finally being given recognition and acceptance… well […]
RAGE Reviews: Sexual Politics
by chris carpenter “Is sex political?,” a reporter asks the openly gay, real-life filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in a newly-released biopic. “Of course,” Pasolini replies, “There’s nothing that isn’t political.” This query opens Pasolini, Abel Ferrara’s 2014 movie that is only now being released in the US thanks to Kino Lorber. It opens this weekend in […]
How Sweet! Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is Opening in SoCal.
by lisa lipsey – Have you heard? About the five children from around the world who won a golden ticket entry to Mr. Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate? This is the premise of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book, turned movie (twice-over), turned musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My brother […]
Getting the Choir in Shape: Miriam Dance Does Deloris in ‘Sister Act’
by lisa lipsey – Nominated for five Tony Awards including best musical, San Diego Musical Theatre’s (SDMT) Sister Act is raising the roof at downtown’s Horton Grand Theatre. Known first as the 1992 blockbuster hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act continues to make audiences feel good, but of course it all begins with a […]
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles: Embracing Tradition and Breaking Down Boundaries
by joel martens – The roots of mariachi began in the 18th century when the local indigenous, small-town musicians would perform for the weddings of the hacienda owners. They used traditional and modified versions of violins, guitars, harps, brass instruments and woodwinds, blending the European and those indigenous rhythms, creating the unique sounds, rhythms and […]
Take It Like A Man! Coachella Valley Men’s Chorus Presents ‘Believe: The Music of Cher’
by tony reverditto – The fourth independent community chorus in the Coachella Valley, Modern Men, welcomes all men in the region to share their voices. As they say on their website, “Emerging out of the gay choral movement of the last thirty years, they are an inclusive chorus, that reflect our changing culture, where making […]