The Commons Collective Los Angeles: Amplifying Our Community
by lisa lipsey – Every once in a while, we learn about something new, something interesting that sparks our imagination and draws us back into the arts. The new can be risky and the new can be necessary. Perhaps now is the right time for a new theatre company that showcases our community, and our […]
Newport Beach Film Fest: Celebrating “The Big 20” and Queer Shorts Galore
by chris carpenter – Smile for the camera Newport Beach Film Festival, it’s your birthday! Begun as a small-scale event initially, NBFF will be celebrating 20 years of stellar growth in local repute and international recognition from Thursday, April 25 through Thursday, May 2. Each year, the festival strives to bring to Orange County the […]
From Africa, with Love: Coréon Dú – a Proud Angolan, Queer Artist, and Defender Of LGBTQ Rights
~ by joel martens ~ José Eduardo Paulino dos Santos, better known as Coréon Dú is a phenome. His creative streak surfaced when he began writing melodies and music as a tender young child. By the age of 17 he began working in the advertising industry and soon after moving on to fashion agencies. A […]
Alan Cumming: A One-Man Powerhouse and ‘Legal Immigrant’
~ by joel martens ~ What can one say about this adorable Scotsman? Beside the fact that his accent is totally tantalizing, this self-proclaimed “naughty boy” has a wickedly-irreverent sense of humor. On top of that, he can sing and dance, his acting chops are legendary, he writes, directs and produces, campaigns for LGBTQ rights, […]
Shut Up, He’s Talking. Jason Stuart Has Something To Say
~ by tim parks ~ Facts that weren’t surprising given the nature of the beast, when it comes to having been an out actor and comedian, as Stuart explained. “I came out in 1993. That was 25 years ago, I started the process and it took around a year to make the decision and a […]
Communicating On All Levels: A Chat with ‘Life After’ Choreographer Ann Yee
by lisa lipsey – Trained at Boston Conservatoire of Music, Harvard Summer Dance Center and Ohio State University, with incredible shows under her belt from London, New York and San Diego, Choreographer Ann Yee acknowledges she has very little media and social presence. She accepted The Rage Monthly’s interview because she believes wholeheartedly in the […]
Relive the ‘80s with the Long Beach Symphony REWIND Pops! Concert
Ah, the ‘80s: Reagonomics, the fall of the Berlin Wall, blue mascara and yellow eyeshadow, shoulder pads in everything (the thicker the better), Harrison Ford, Madonna’s Material Girl and myriad other icons still part of our lives today. On Saturday, March 23, in the Pacific Ballroom of Long Beach Arena (300 E. Ocean Blvd.), the […]
Angels In America: The Great Work Begins… Again
by tom andrew – Tony Kushner’s Angels In America gets its first production in California since its 2018 revival in London starring Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey. That same year, the National Theatre’s production landed on Broadway with most of the original cast. Both the London and then Broadway […]
BORN TO WIN: Pageant Masters Reborn at Celebration Theatre
by tom andrew – Founded by Charles Rowland, the multiple award-winning Celebration Theatre has been bringing LGBTQ-themed material to Los Angeles patrons since its inception in 1982. The theatre was and is now helmed by Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi and Co-Artistic Directors, Michael Matthews and Michael A. Sheppard. This February, Celebration opened the show […]
MAPPLETHORPE
A LIFE IN CONTRAST Documenting a Legacy with Director Ondi Timoner ~ by joel martens ~ To say Robert Mapplethorpe was provocative is an understatement. Great cutting-edge artists often are, because they challenge social norms. For those of us who remember his work, early career, and the surrounding controversies around his photography, that reality isn’t […]