LIVE THEATRE: Dark from Coast to Coast
by Keith Emerald – From Los Angeles to Broadway, the theatre world has gone dark in an unprecedented effort to stamp out the COVID-19 Corona Virus. I reached out to a handful of Southern California’s top theatres, big and small, to find out what is happening and how they plan on getting through this crisis. […]
RAGE REVIEWS: A Filmic Fusion
by chris carpenter – The clock is springing forward this weekend, and all manner of interesting couplings, reflections and revelations are now available on movie screens large and small. In Los Angeles, the 2020 Outfest Fusion is in full swing now through Tuesday, March 10. This also marks the event’s 20th edition. Fusion is Outfest’s people […]
LIFE’S A DRAG AND THEN YOU’RE FLY: Our SEXclusive Interview With Cali Queen Gigi Goode
by kevin perry – Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race just premiered. If you hadn’t heard this news until now, then give my regards to the rock you’ve been living under. Honey! This. Is. The. Show. Thousands of applicants claw their way to the stage every year, but only one can be crowned Queen See-You-Next-Tuesday. […]
WE’VE ALL GOT A LITTLE CRAZY IN US! A Conversation with Del Shores
by cutter slagle – Del Shores has something to say. Whether it’s in the form of a television show, film or play (like his latest creation), you can always expect his message to be inspiring, from the heart . . . and, most importantly, funny! Shores spoke with The Rage Monthly about This Side of […]
It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Nina West!
by tim parks – TV audiences first became familiar with Nina West (AKA Andrew Levitt) during Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she placed sixth and won Miss Congeniality. And there was an obvious reason behind that accolade, as the comedy queen from Columbus, Ohio not only exemplified charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent, but […]
LA Pride Announces Bid to Host WorldPride 2025 in Los Angeles
Today, Christopher Street West (CSW) – the 501(c)3 non-profit that produces the annual LA Pride Festival and Parade – announced an official bid to host WorldPride in Los Angeles for 2025. As the first permitted pride parade in the world, LA Pride has been advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and progressive political change for 50 years in 2020. […]
The 96th California Men’s Gathering: Connecting Men at the Heart
by milo shapiro Does summer camp bring up images of hikes, pool play and crafts? Or of bullying, sports-phobia and longing to be out of the “manly” world that didn’t quite suit you? Now imagine how much fun camp would have been if almost everyone going was gay? Throw in fun workshops, a talent show, […]
“Skintight’s” Will Brittain: Defying Labels with Idina Menzel
by lisa lipsey – For its West Coast premiere, Geffen Playhouse has reassembled the original six cast members for Joshua Harmon’s (Significant Other, Bad Jews) new comedy Skintight, which debuted at New York’s Off-Broadway Roundabout Theatre last summer. Harmon brings neurotic family drama to the forefront, but throws in the questions: How do we age […]
Lily Tomlin & Jana Fonda: Activism, Confidence and The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s 50th Anniversary
by lisa lipsey ~ 1969 was a banner year in American LGBTQ history, from coast to coast: from New York’s Stonewall Riot to the founding of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. That was 50 years ago, which was four years before homosexuality was removed from the American Index of Mental Disorders. To celebrate such significant […]
Out on the Mountain Returns with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Stars Alaska, Ariel Versace, and Mariah Balenciaga
Over 5,000 are expected at Out on the Mountain, the LGBTQ night at Six Flags Magic Mountain, on Friday, September 13 from 6 p.m. to 1a.m. It will be a night of thrill rides including Six Flags Magic Mountain’s world’s tallest pendulum ride CraZanity. Plus, live performances from Alaska (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 […]