Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 4/05/10

Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 13 April 5, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com

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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 5-11, 2010

MON: 4/05: New York, NY: Celebrity Autobiography. Carson Kressley, Mario Cantone, Kristen Johnston and more read from celebrity tell-all autobiographies. www.celebrityautobiography.com

MON: 4/05: New York, NY: TalkOut at “The Tempermentals”. The after-performance talk-back about the play which profiles the rise of The Mattachine Society and gay rights before Stonewall Guests: David Hyde Pierce and Brian Hargrove. www.thetempermentals.com.

FRI: 4/09: New Haven, CT: Chocolate and Chesecake for a Cause. A fundraiser for True Colors. a non-profit that combats homophobia, gender bias, and racism.  They provide support, education, and advocacy to those responsible for the health, education, and well-being of LGBT, and Intersex Youth and Families. www.ourtruecolors.org.

SAT: 4/10: San Francisco, CA: An Evening with Mario Cantone, the comic known for “Laugh Whore” and as Anthony Marantino on Sex and the City. The Castro Theatre. www.therrazzroom.com.

SUN: 4/11: New Haven, CT: AIDS Walk New Haven. www.aidswalknewhaven.org.

SUN: 4/11: New York, NY: Broadway Bares: Solo Strips “Around The World”. Theatre hot men and women strip for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at Splash. www.broadwaybares.com.

SUN: 4/11: New York, NY: Panel: New Directions for Gay Theatre. with Leslie Jordan, Jon Marans, Christopher Sieber, Michael Urie, Michael Zam, and Joseph Zellnick. The New York Times’ Patrick Healv moderates the discussion. www.offbroadwayalliance.com

Newsworthy:

Coming Out: Ricky Martin has come out. Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/29/ricky-martin-comes-out-im_n_517625.html

Half of Americans would support an out president, accordining to a new “60 Minutes/Vanity Fair” poll. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/03/29/Half_of_Americans_Would_Support_Gay_President/

Coming Soon

“Tales of the City” musical to world premiere in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/26/DDAF1CIO4M.DTL

Tony Kushner’s latest play, “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures,” his first epic-size work about American life since his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Angels in America” in the early 1990s, will have its New York premiere next spring in a co-production by the Public Theater and the Signature Theater Company, the two theaters announced Monday. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/theater/23theaters.html

The Buzz (People Making News)

Chaz Bono has filed a petition to legally change his name and gender with the state of California. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/03/29/Chaz_Bono_Legally_Changing_His_Name_Gender/

Chris Armstrong has been elected the first out gay student president at the University of Michigan. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/03/29/Univ_of_Michigan_Elects_Gay_Student_Body_President/

Awards and Honors:

Jerry Mitchell, creator of “Broadway Bares”, was honored at the 24th annual Night of a Thousand Gowns, produced by The Imperial Court of New York. The fundraiser benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and God's Love We Deliver. www.icny.org.

Photo Shoots and Video

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. CBS’ Sunday Morning reporter Kimberly Dozier reports on the personal impact. The Advocate shares: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/03/28/DADT_On_CBS_Sunday_Morning/

Features

Gender Ambiguity: The Third Sex. The Independent explains: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-third-sex-the-truth-about-gender-ambiguity-1922816.html

Cheyenne Jackson gets a New York Times profile (sort of ): http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/cheyenne-jackson-gets-his-new-york-times-profile-sort-of/

The Resource Center:

Equally Wed is the nation's premier same-sex wedding magazine, providing LGBT couples with a modern, elegant and unique guide to wedding planning, from ring shopping and proposing to tying the knot and living happily ever after. http://equallywed.com/index.php

In Print:

Resource for Readers: Lambda Literary. The leader in LGBT book reviews, author interviews, opinion and news since 1989. http://www.lambdaliterary.com/

Metropolitan Lovers: The Homosexuality of Cities byJulie Abraham. University of Minnesota Press. An academic yet playful account of how gays have shaped the development of modern cities. Abraham tackles a big subject, bringing in everyone from James Baldwin to Baudelaire as she argues that queer culture has been part of the modern metropolis since cities like Manchester and Washington, D.C. blossomed from villages into concrete jungles.

On CD:

Resource: Sony Masterworks has launched MasterworksBroadway.com, a comprehensive Broadway site “Where Show Tunes Take Center Stage.” A celebration and testament to America’s unique art form, the site documents the history of the cast album from Finian's Rainbow (1947) to last year’s critically acclaimed revival of West Side Story. www.masterworksbroadway.com.

Of Note:

***For Heaven's Sake. Carol Channing goes gospel. New Day Entertainment records.
***Finian's Rainbow. A great Broadway score with Cheyenne Jackson. PS Classics Label.
***A Little Night Music. The Stephen Sondheim classic waltz musical with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. PS Classics and Nonesuch Records.
***Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli "Live" at the London Palladium. The 1965 concert, previously double LP. Remastered from the original tapes and digitally transferred. DRG.

In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance

New York City (and Broadway)

***Anyone Can Whistle, Sondheim's quirky musical about a mayoress and the residents of the local cookie jar. Donna Murphy and Sutton Foster co-star. 4/8/10-4/11/10. www.nycitycenter.org
***Justin Bond in residence at Joe’s Pub with guests Sandra Bernhard, Jake Shears, and Martha Wainwright. to 5/09/10. www.joespub.com
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". "La Cage" was one of the first mainstream Broadway musicals to portray gay characters in a positive light. Kelsey Grammer stars. \www.LaCage.com
***Next Fall. Geoffrey Nauffts' provocative play about a gay couple; one partner is a devout Christian and the other is an atheist. www.nextfallbroadway.com
***Promises, Promises. Newly-out Sean ("Will & Grace") Hayes likes basketball and Kristin Chenoweth will never fall in love again in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's acclaimed drama about Harry Hay (Thomas Jay Ryan), designer Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie of "Ugly Betty") and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com

Elsewhere...

***The Lisbon Traviata, Terrence McNally's story of opera queens and diva worship. to 4/11/10. Washington, DC. www.kennedy-center.org.
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. (played by Tyne Daly). to 4/18/10. Washington, DC. www.kennedy-center.org.
***Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast . to 4/24/10. Los Angeles, CA. www.bangstudio.com.
***Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads. The lovechild of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine’s latest club hit. 4/07/10-4/18/10, San Francisco, CA. www.varlaonline.com.

On Display

thru 4/22: New Britain, CT: Revealed, The Tradition of Male Honoerotic Art, a new exhibition at Central Connecticut State University Art Gallery, including six Mapplethorpe images among the more than 100works ranging from the late 19th century to present day. www.art.ccsu.edu/Gallery.html

Spoken Word

David Sedaris, out author and humourist, does a national reading and booksigning tour. thru 5/09/10. http://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/appearances/sedaris.html

On Screen (and Video & DVD)

Out on Screen...

***A Single Man. Tom Ford's debut film, an adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood novel, about a day in the life of a gay man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
***8: The Mormon Proposition is a new documentary about the involvement of the Church of Latter Day Saints' involvement in the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Written and directed by Reed Cowan and narrated by Dustin Lance Black.
***Eyes Wide Open, two ultra-orthodox Chasidic Jews who fall in love in Israel. Aaron is a married, respected butcher; Ezri is a yeshiva student, who becomes Aaron’s apprentice who becomes something more.
***I Love You Phillip Morris. Based on Steve McVicker's book about real-life events. Jim Carrey a con, who falls for his cellmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
***Prodigal Sons, a film by TG film maker Kimberly Reed about her journey back to her home town and her reunion with an adopted brother. http://prodigalsonsfilm.com/

Out On Video & DVD

***An Englishman in New York. John Hurt as Quentin Crisp ("The Naked Civil Servant") as he becomes a celebrity. Also stars Cynthia Nixon, Denis O'Hare and Jonathan Tucker.
***The Big Gay Musical, the 2009 musical film with many Broadway types.
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels which won Mo’Nique an Oscar.
***Show Business: The Road to Broadway. An incredible documentary about Broadway's 2003-04 season and four musicals: "Wicked", "Avenue Q"(gay puppets), "Caroline or Change" (Tony Kushner) and "Taboo" (Rosie O'Donnell).

On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.

Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed

***April: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***WED: 4/07: Bryan Batt, most recently seen as Salvatore Romano on “Mad Men”, stars on Ugly Betty. 8PM. ABC. Check local listings.
***WED: 4/07: Glee comes to Oprah. Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Matthew Morrison chat with Ms. Winfrey. Check local listings.

Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events

4/13/10: New York, NY: 25th Annual Bistro Awards, honoring the best in NYC nightlife. Award winners include: Michael Feinstein, Cheyenne Jackson, David Hyde Pierce and Alan Cumming. www.bistroawards.com.

4/13/10: New York, NY: The 3rd Annual Big Gay Variety Show, a benefit for the New York Civil Liberties Union LGBT work. www.nyclu.org/event/big-gay-variety-show

4/15/10: Chicago, IL: OUT at CHM: “Sexuality and Civil Rights: Rethinking the Sixties”. Chicago History Museum’s LGBT program. http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/upcomingevents/out-at-chm

4/16/10: Nationwide: The National Day of Silence www.dayofsilence.org/index.cfm

4/16/10-4/18/10: Buffalo, NY: Sh(out): Celebrating Self, Creating Community. The 2010 Northeast LGBT Conference. www.nelgbtc.com/buffalo

4/16/10-4/18/10: St. Paul, MN: The BECAUSE Conference. Bisexual Empowerment Conference: A Uniting, Supportive Experience. Hamline University. www.becauseconference.org.

4/16/10-4/22/10: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com

4/16/10: Northampton, MA: 2nd Annual Lesbian Film Fest, presented by Out for Reel at the Academy of Music. www.outforreel.org

4/17/10: Los Angeles, CA: 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Wilson Cruz and Candis Cayne host. Drew Barrymore will be honored. www.glaad.org/mediaawards

4/17/10-4/18/10: San Francisco, CA: Building Bridges: Struggle, Solidarity, Equality. Northern California Regional Equality Across America Conference. http://www.lgbtbridges.org/

4/19/10: New York, NY: 4th Annual Male Beauty Pageant, to benefit the Ali Forney Cente, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/beauty

4/21/10: New York, NY: Sondheim on Sondheim LGBT Night. post-show reception after the Broadway musical with Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams. www.roundabouttheatre.org

4/23/10: College Park, MD: DC Queer Studies Symposium. 3rd annual program at the University of Maryland. www.lgbts.umd.edu/

4/23/10-5/02/10: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com

4/26/10: New York, NY: Live Out Loud 9th Annual Young Trailblazers Benefit Gala. Alan Cumming hosts. Live Out Loud is a non-profit dedicated to connecting LGBT youth with role models and leaders in the LGBT community. www.liveoutloud.info.

4/26/10-5/02/10: Philadelphia, PA: Equality Forum. largest national and international & LGBT civil rights forum with 60+ programs, parties & special events. www.equalityforum.com

4/26/10-4/27/10: New York, NY: The 24th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.broadwaycares.org.

4/26/10: New York, NY: City Center Honors Stephen Sondheim On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. Featuring Michael Cerveris, Barbara Cook, Raúl Esparza, Sutton Foster, Victor Garber, Joanna Gleason, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Donna Murphy,
Bernadette Peters and more. www.nycitycenter.org.

Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: April Milestones

1. Question: Name this out Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning actor born April 9, 1966.She’s best known for playing one of a quartet of sassy independent New Yorkers. She made Broadway history by performing in two different plays at the same time. She came out in New York Magazine in 2006. Answer: Cynthia Nixon of “Sex and The City”. She appeared in “The Real Thing” and “Hurlyburly” on Broadway. She had small parts which allowed her to run the two blocks from one theatre to the other to do her roles.

2. Question: Name this out actor, born April 3, 1959. He was nominated for an Emmy over 11 consecutive years for his sitcom role as a psychiatrist; he wom the Tony playing a Boston detective who liked showtunes. In between, he was sleepless in Seattle, and a roundtable knight. Answer: David Hyde Pierce, star of “Frasier”, “Curtains”, “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Spamalot”.

3. Question: Name this novel, first published in April, 1974. The story of a coach and his runner, the gay-themed book was one of the first such books to become a bestseller in the mainstream markets. It is frequently mentioned as a possible film. Answer: The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren.

4. Question: Where was the first LGBT community center in America opened in April, 1966? It was begun by the Society for Individual Rights. A) Key West, FL. B) Provincetown, MA, C) San Francisco, CA. Answer: C) San Francisco, CA.

5. Question: Name this gay fairy tale author, born on April 2, 1805. One of Sondheim’s musical characters wondered if he was ever risque. Answer: Hans Christian Anderson.

This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Baseball!

1. Question: Name this professional baseball player with the LA Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics who was the first pro baseball player to come out while still actively playing the sport.

2. Question: Name this gay baseball professional who called the shots. He was outed in 1988 by the New York Post.

3. Question: Name this out outfielder. He played with teams in Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Diego before coming out in 1999. He’s been a restauranteur and a realtor, and he recently guest-starred on Kathy Griffin’s TV show.

4. Question: Name this Tony Award winner about a major league baseball player who comes out. It was a huge Broadway hit, partty because of its controversial topic, partly because it’s a valentine to baseball as a sport, and and partly because there was a lot of nudity in the locker room scenes.

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