Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 17 May 3, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: May 3-9, 2010
Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org
SUN: 5/02: New York, NY: Tom (“Oz”) Fontana pulled the “Oz” cast--from Christopher Meloni to Lee Tergesen together for a reading of his play “Godfather IV”, about the cast of “Oz”. It’s a benefit for Primary Stages. www.primarystages.org
MON: 5/03: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with Barney Frank and playwright John Marans. www.thetempermentals.com
MON: 5/03: New York, NY: Lambda Legal's 2010 Liberty Awards National Dinner
honoring Katherine Acey, Executive Director of Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. http://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100981
MON: 5/03: New York, NY: Kevin Chamberlain and Friends Presents: Broadway Sings TV! with Roger Bart, John Tartaglia, Seth Rudetsky, Morgan James, The Broadway Boys, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jackie Hoffman, and Mary Testa. Proceeds go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.joespub.com
MON: 5/03: New York, NY: Bryan Batt signs copies of his new memoir “She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother”. 7:30PM. Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center. Also: SAT: 5/08/10: New Orleans, LA: . 6:30PM. Octavia Books. http://www.bryanbatt.com/appearances.shtmlhttp://www.bryanbatt.com/appearances.shtm
TUE: 5/04: New York, NY: Pam Grier, cult favorite and star of "The L Word", signs copies of “Foxy: My Life In Three Acts”. 7PM. Barnes and Noble. Warren Street.
TUE: 5/04: New York, NY: Tony Award Nominees announced by Lea Michele and Jeff Daniels. Streams live at 8:30AM on www.tonyawards.com.
WED-SUN: 5/05-6/06: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. Highlights: “Romeo and Hamlet” a comedy on marriage equality in the style of Shakespeare and the musical “This One Girl’s Story”, inspired by Sakia Gunn. www.gayfestnyc.com.
WED-SAT: 5/05-5/15: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
Newsworthy:
Survey: Women Bareback at Higher Rates than Gay Men, according to the New York City Health Department. The Advocate reports: http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/23/Survey_Women_Barebacking_at_Higher_Rates_Than_Gay_Men/
Gay Iranians are finding sanctuary in Turkey. The Associated Press reports via The Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/27/Gay_Iranians_Find_Sanctuary_in_Turkey/
The Washington Blade is back. The former LGBT newsweekly, which folded and morphed into the DC Agenda, returns to news stands on Friday. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/washington-blade-returns.html
JetPride. JetBlue will offer a special flight from San Francisco to Long Beach on 5/15/10 for Long Beach’s Pride Festival. Flight 1969 has special inflight services from pink cocktails to entertainment by Australian comic Pam Ann. Airline Route reports: http://airlineroute.net/2010/04/22/b6-1969/#more-19599
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring outstanding New York theatre. Among those mentioned: “The Tempermentals”, “The Pride”, “Next Fall”, “Yank”, “La Cage Aux Folles”. Sean Hayes, Nathan Lane, Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139023-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards-Noms-Announced-Memphis-Royal-Family-Top-List
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: Sean Hayes makes his Broadway debut in “Promises, Promises”. BroadwayWorld.com reports: http://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=123896
Photos: GLAAD Media Awards from BroadwayWorld.com:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_GLAAD_Media_Awards_On_Stage_20000101
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_GLAAD_Media_Awards_Arrivals_20000101
Features
Coming Out: Neil Patrick Harris talks about coming out on “The View”. From BroadwayWorld.com: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE_TUBE_Neil_Patrick_Harris_Talks_Coming_Out_On_The_View_20100420
Coming Out: Cory Benton, Columbia University sprinter, is out and proud--in his own words.Outsports.com reports: http://www.outsports.com/os/index.php/component/content/article/54-coming-out-stories-that-have-appeared-on-outsports/318-columbia-university-sprinter-is-openly-gay
Coming Out: Profile: Leslie Jordan, the out film and TV comic, whose coming out story is told in his New York one-man show “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/theater/24leslie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Stephen Sondheim: The New York Times Interactive feature: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/23/theater/20100423-sondheim-timeline.html?th&emc=th
Profile: Christopher Sieber, the out actor, plays out columnist in “The Kid”, a new musical about Savage’s (and his partner’s) efforts to adopt a child. The Clyde Fitch Report reports: http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2010/04/5-questions-ive-never-been-asked-christopher-sieber/
In Print:
She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother by Bryan Batt. Harmony Books. A collection of coming-of-age stories by the New Orleans born-and-bred star of Broadway and “Mad Men”. The Advocate feature: http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Books/Here_Comes_the_Son/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Addams Family. Nathan Lane stars in the musical based on the TV sitcom. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
***A Little Night Music. Sondheim's all-waltz musical stars Catherine Zeta-Jones (singing "Send in the Clowns") and Angela Lansbury.
\***Bass for Picasso. Kate Moira Ryan’s new play about an amputee navigating gay and lesbian life in the new millenium. to 5/23/10. www.tbtb.org
***The Kid: The Musical. Christopher Sieber stars as sex columnist Dan Savage in the musical based on Savage's memoir about he and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical. Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Anthony J. Wilkinson's comedy. Reichen Lehmkuhl stars.www.BigGayItalianWedding.com.
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man show. to 7/03/10. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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 and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's acclaimed drama about Harry Hay, designer Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie) and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com
Elsewhere...
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***Hot Greeks. A Revival of the Cockettes’ 1972 Musical Extravaganza. to 6/27/10. San Francisco, CA. http://thrillpeddlers.com
***I Am My Own Wife. Steven Abbott stars as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, the real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. to 5/16/10. Rohnert Park, CA. www.spreckelsonline.com
***M.Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's award-winning play. The true story of a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese spy posing as a Bejing opera diva. to 6/06/10. Minneapolis, MN. www.guthrietheater.org
***Pearls Over Shanghai. San Francisco’s Longest-Running Cockettes Musical. to 8/01/10. San Francisco, CA: http://thrillpeddlers.com
***Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, E. Patrick Johnson’s one-person theatre piece based on his book about gay life in the South. to 5/29/10. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com
***Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads. The lovechild of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine’s latest club hit. 5/08/10, Baton Rouge, LA. www.varlaonline.com.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Arias With a Twist. The incredible performance collaboration between performance artist Joey Arias and puppeteer Basil Twist is now a documentary. To see the trailer: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
***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.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***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/
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html
Out On Video & DVD
***Evening Primrose. The 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
***Finding Billy, the documentary about the search for the young male leads in “Billy Elliot” has been posted on YouTube. Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2010/04/finding-billy-available-on-youtube-video/
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Nine, the Rob Marshall movie based on the Broadway musical. Daniel Day-Lewis plays the conflicted film maker. The women in his life: Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench and Fergie.
***One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard. Concert DVD.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. The stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
***Trinidad. The documentary about the Colorado town that has become “the sex change capital of the world. http://trinidadthemovie.com/
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
***May: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***SAT: 5/08: Betty White hosts Saturday Night Live. Her girlfriends on this show: Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon and Maya Rudolph. 11:30PM. NBC.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org
5/12/10-5/15/10: Toronto, ON: We’re Funny That Way. Canada’s International LGBT Comedy Festival. www.werefunnythatway.com
5/13/10-5/16/10: Seattle, WA: Translations: Transgender Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: New Orleans, LA: Saints and Sinners. the 8th annual internationally-recognized festival that brings together a who’s who of GLBT publishers, writers and readers, among them Fay Jacobs, Tim Miller, Ann Bannon and Michael Nava. http://sasfest.org/
5/16/10: New York, NY: AIDS Walk New York. www.aidswalk.net
5/16/10: Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota AIDS Walk. www.mnaidsproject.org
5/17/10: Los Angeles, CA: Joel Grey directs a 25th anniversary staged reading of Larry Kramer’s pivotal AIDS drama “The Normal Heart”. A benefit for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic, which provides quality, free or low-cost medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS. www.lagaycenter.org/thenormalheart
5/17/10: New York, NY: Michael Bennett: A Joyful Noise. Dancers Over 40 salutes the late creator of “A Chorus Line” and “Dreamgirls”. www.dancersover40.org
5/20/10-5/30/10: Toronto, ON: Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film & Video Festival. www.insideout.ca
5/22/10: Nationwide: Harvey Milk Day. http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/16/Harvey_Milk_Day_Events_Planned/
5/26/10-5/31/10 Columbus, OH: Annual Gay Bowling Tournament. www.igbo.org
5/27/10-5/30/10: Austin, TX: International Association of Country Western Dance Clubs Annual Convention. LGBT music and dance. www.outcountrydance.com
5/27/10-6/05/10, Hartford, CT: Out Film CT. Connecticut's LGBT film festival. www.outfilmct.org
5/27/10: New York, NY: 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards for outstanding LGBT literature. www.lambdaliterary.org.
5/28/10-5/31/10: Atlanta, GA: Mondo Homo Dirty South queer-centric festival featuring music, dance, crafts, performance & more. www.mondohomo.com
6/01/10-6/07/10: Orlando, FL: Gay Days Orlando including Gay Day at Disney World. www.gaydays.com
6/01/10-6/30/10: San Francisco, CA: National Queer Arts Festival. LGBT performances & exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area highlighting artists from around the country. www.QueerCulturalCenter.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: May Milestones
1. Question: Name this LGBT activist group which staged a national convention in San Francisco in May, 1960, the first known public gathering focused on lesbians in the United States. Answer: A) The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; B) The Human Rights Campaign; C) The Daughters of Bilitis. Answer: C) The Daughter of Bilitis.
2. Question: Name this Oscar-winning rocker, born May 29, 1961, who came out in 1993. A cancer survivor and LGBT activist, this musician has been involved in National Coming Out Day. Answer: Melissa Etheridge.
3. Question: Name this American politician who came out publicly on May 30, 1987. (one of the first to come out). Coming out has not hurt the public servant’s career; LGBT activism is part of his legacy. Answer: Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts.
4. Question: Name this legendary figure in LGBT history, born on May 22, 1930. His life has been turned into an award-winning documentary, opera, and feature film. He died young. On May 20, 1979, Californians marched in anger when his killer was convicted of manslaughter and not murder. Answer: Harvey Milk.
5. Question: Name this flamboyant entertainer and pianist, born on May 16, 1919. He was one of the biggest sensations to play Las Vegas; there’s a museum there to honor him. He refused to come out but everyone knew his “secret”. Answer: Liberace.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: May Sweeps
1. Question: Name this radio personality, television host and political commentator who is the first out anchor to be hired to host a prime-time news program in the United States. The first out American to win a Rhodes scholarship, who received a PhD at Oxford, this journalist began in radio in Northampton, MA, went national with liberal talk radio and won a primetime TV show in 2008.
2. Question: Name this out American television anchor and reporter, best known for speaking out as a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest. He came out at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association conference in 2006. His career has included stints at CNN, Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition.
3. Question: Name this Asian-American Peabody Award-winning television journalist who is one of the few out reporters on national television. He started his career at the Washington Post. He then went to ABC covering G.W.Bush’s 2000 campaign; after a stint in Jerusalem, he switched networks where he became a White House correspondent before transferring to the midwest.
4. Question: Name this American television reporter, currently reporting from Iraq. A product of New Mexico, he’s one of the few out Hispanic reporters in American television. Before working in journalism, he was an administrative aide to Rep. Bill Richardson.
5. Question: Name this out national radio journalist who has made the Out 100 and The Advocate’s “40 Under 40”. A Yale graduate, he covers national legal affairs and is often on major public broadcasting programs. He also sings with the band Pink Martini.
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Volume 13 No. 16 April 26, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 26-May 2, 2010
Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org
thru SUN: 5/02: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com
MON: 4/26: 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.
MON-SUN: 4/26-5/02: Philadelphia, PA: Equality Forum. largest national and international & LGBT civil rights forum with 60+ programs, parties & special events. www.equalityforum.com
MON-TUE: 4/26-4/27: New York, NY: The 24th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.broadwaycares.org.
MON: 4/26: New York, NY: City Center Honors Stephen Sondheim On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. www.nycitycenter.org.
MON: 4/26: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals”. Chuck Wolfe, President and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is featured guest. www.thetemperamentals.com
FRI: 4/30: Las Vegas, NV: Pam Grier, cult favorite and star of "The L Word", signs copies of “Foxy: My Life In Three Acts”. 7PM. Borders Books, Las Vegas Blvd.
FRI-SAT: 4/30-5/01: Chicago, IL: Mario Cantone stars in Eugene Pack's Celebrity Autobiography, making its Chicago premiere at the Royal George Theatre.
SAT: 5/01: New York, NY: Liza Minelli will be honored at PFLAG’s annual gala. She receives the Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award, for a lifetime of advocacy. www.pflag.org.
SUN: 5/02: New York, NY: Miss Fag Hag Pageant celebrating the un-sung heroes of the gay community. A benefit for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of The Harvey Milk School. Judges: Caroline Rhea, Robert Verdi, Michael Musto, and John Cameron Mitchell. www.missfaghag.com
SUN: 5/02: Washington, DC: Liza Minnelli and Harvey Fierstein co-host the 18th annual Kennedy Center Spring Gala. www.kennedy-center.org.
SUN: 5/02: New York, NY: Lucille Lortel Awards for excellence in Off-Broadway theatre. www.lortelaward.com.
Newsworthy:
Obama: Hospitals must grant same-sex couples visitation rights. The President signed on 4/15/10, a memorandum requiring hospitals to allow gays and lesbians to have non-family visitors and to grant their partners medical power of attorney. The Washington Post reports:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041505502.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/16/AR2010041604772.html?hpid=topnews
Prom Night in Georgia. Gay teen takes his boyfriend to the prom without incident. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/georgia-prom.html
Massachusetts: Republicans have picked a pro-gay gubernatorial candidate with an out running mate. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/massachusetts-gop-picks-progay-gubernatorial-candidate-with-openly-gay-running-mate.html
California: An elderly gay couple’s life together destroyed by discrimination. The National Center for Lesbian Rights reports: http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issue_caseDocket_Greene_v_County_of_Sonoma_et_al
New Magazine Launch: Out There, a glossy print and online magazine will bring international homoculture, voices, arts and travel to its readers. The premiere issue has Alan Cumming on the cover. http://www.out-theremagazine.com/#/i-s-s-u-e-1/4537816923
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Jennifer Knapp, the Grammy-nominated Christian music artist, returned to the spotlight and came out. CNN reports: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/16/jennifer.knapp.gay/?hpt=C2
Coming Out: Daniel Kowalksi, the Australian Olympic swimmer, has come out. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/17/Olympic_Swimmer_Daniel_Kowalski_Comes_Out/
Awards and Honors:
Recipients: GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on 4/17/10: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=1403
Nominees: 2010 Drama League Awards. Among them: “Next Fall”, “The Pride”, Michael Urie, Rosie O’Donnell, Levi Kreis, Leslie Jordan, Colman Domingo, Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/drama-league-announces-2010-awards-nominees/
Photo Shoots and Video
Trailer: Arias With a Twist Documentary. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
Read about the film on Modern Tonic: http://www.moderntonic.com/entry/show/672
Photos: Drag and Drop Dead Gorgeous. The actor Douglas Hodge transforms himself into Albin/”Zaza” in Broadway’s “La Cage Aux Folles”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/18/theater/20100418-hodge.html?ref=theater
Photo: Charlie Williams crowned winner of Broadway Beauty Pageant, which was a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/04-2010/photo-flash-memphis-charlie-williams-wins-broadway_26763.html
Video: Johnny Weir speaks at Equality California benefit. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/watch-johnny-weir-speaks-at-california-gay-rights-fundraiser.html
Photo Coverage: The Point Foundation (the largest funder of LGBT scholarships) honors Jane Krakowski, David Mixner and more from BroadwayWorld.com: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Point_Foundation_Gala_Honors_Jane_Krakowski_20100420
Features
Coming Out: It’s So Easy to be out on Broadway. Variety reports: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017755.html?categoryid=15&cs=1
Gay Themes Fill New York Theatres. NY1 reports: http://www.ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/ny1_living/on_stage/117116/-i-on-stage---i--lgbt-themes-fill-new-york-theaters/
Profile: Levi Kreis. The young out star of “Million Dollar Quartet” plays Jerry Lee Lewis. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/shows/million-dollar-quartet/buzz/million-dollar-star-levi-kreis-his-real-wild-child-rise/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Alan Cumming brings his nightclub act to Feinstein’s at the Regency. 4/27/10-5/01/10 and 6/22/10-6/26/10. www. feinsteinsatloewsregency.com
***Bass for Picasso. Kate Moira Ryan’s new play about an amputee navigating gay and lesbian life in the new millenium. to 5/23/10. www.tbtb.org
***The Kid: The Musical. Christopher Sieber stars as sex columnist Dan Savage in the New Group's production based on Savage's memoir of the same name, about Savage and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage”.. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com.
***Mayo On Your Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Drag Theatre Company Shim Mamsir’s Performance Series. 4/29/10. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man show. to 7/03/10. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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 and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's acclaimed drama about Harry Hay, designer Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie of "Ugly Betty") and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com
Elsewhere...
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***I Am My Own Wife. Steven Abbott stars as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, the real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. to 5/16/10. Rohnert Park, CA. www.spreckelsonline.com
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***M.Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's award-winning play. The true story of a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese spy posing as a Bejing opera diva. to 6/06/10. Minneapolis, MN. www.guthrietheater.org
***Queer 101: Now I Know My gAyB,Cs. Activist Peterson Toscano’s solo performance piece about being gay. 4/27/10, Manchester, CT. http://www.petersontoscano.com/Schedule
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.org
***Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, E. Patrick Johnson’s one-person theatre piece based on his book about gay life in the South. to 5/29/10. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com
***Transfiguration: Transgressing Gender in The Bible. Activist Peterson Toscano finds gay Biblical people. 4/28/10, Hartford, CT. http://www.petersontoscano.com/Schedule
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Arias With a Twist. The incredible performance collaboration between performance artist Joey Arias and puppeteer Basil Twist is now a documentary. To see the trailer: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
***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.
***Eyes Wide Open, two ultra-orthodox Chasidic Jews fall in love in Israel.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***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/
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html
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.
***Evening Primrose. The 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. The stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
***Trinidad. The documentary about the Colorado town that has become “the sex change capital of the world. http://trinidadthemovie.com/
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/May: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
5/03/10: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with Barney Frank and playwright John Marans. www.thetempermentals.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: Lambda Legal's 2010 Liberty Awards National Dinner
http://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100981
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
5/12/10-5/15/10: Toronto, ON: We’re Funny That Way. Canada’s International LGBT Comedy Festival. www.werefunnythatway.com
5/13/10-5/16/10: Seattle, WA: Translations: Transgender Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: New Orleans, LA: Saints and Sinners. the 8th annual internationally-recognized festival that brings together a who’s who of GLBT publishers, writers and readers. http://sasfest.org/
5/16/10: New York, NY: AIDS Walk New York. www.aidswalk.net
5/16/10: Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota AIDS Walk. www.mnaidsproject.org
5/17/10: Los Angeles, CA: Joel Grey directs a 25th anniversary staged reading of Larry Kramer’s pivotal AIDS drama “The Normal Heart”. A benefit for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic. www.lagaycenter.org/thenormalheart
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay (Spring Break) Getaways
1. Question: Name this gay getaway, a 23-block stretch of a former barrier island with diets and deco. Madonna hangs out here. So does Rosie. So does Ricky. Years ago, the action was 25 miles north, where the boys are. Answer: South Beach, part of Miami Beach.
2. Question: Name this gay getaway. You can golf with lesbians, dry out with celebrities and visit sites where a celebrity transitioned. Answer: Palm Springs, CA, home of the Dinah Shore Women’s Gold Classic, the Betty Ford Center, and where Sonny Bono transitioned from singer to politician (first mayor, then congressman).
3. Question: Name this gay getaway. It’s a capital and a college town with a great music scene, hours from a space center, the Ewing ranch, and the gulf beaches. Answer: Austin, TX, home of the SXSW Festival and a few hours from Houston, Dallas and Padre Island.
4. Question: Name this gay getaway, named for a bone. It had one of the first out mayors, and was home to a famous gay playwright and one of America’s leading authors. A newly out lesbian ran a famous restaurant here. Answer: Key West, FL, home to Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, and Kelly McGillis.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: May Milestones
1. Question: Name this LGBT activist group which staged a national convention in San Francisco in May, 1960, the first known public gathering focused on lesbians in the United States.
2. Question: Name this Oscar-winning rocker, born May 29, 1961, who came out in 1993. A cancer survivor and LGBT activist, this musician has been involved in National Coming Out Day.
3. Question: Name this American politician who came out publicly on May 30, 1987. (one of the first to come out). Coming out has not hurt the public servant’s career; LGBT activism is part of his legacy.
4. Question: Name this legendary figure in LGBT history, born on May 22, 1930. His life has been turned into an award-winning documentary, opera, and feature film. He died young. On May 20, 1979, Californians marched in anger when his killer was convicted of manslaughter and not murder.
5. Question: Name this flamboyant entertainer and pianist, born on May 16, 1919. He was one of the biggest sensations to play Las Vegas; there’s a museum there to honor him. He refused to come out but everyone knew his “secret”.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 13 No. 16 April 26, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
The Fine Print
See previous issues
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 26-May 2, 2010
Ongoing: Global: 2010 Pride Season. Parades, fairs, festivals celebrating LGBT Pride around the world. www.interpride.org
thru SUN: 5/02: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com
MON: 4/26: 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.
MON-SUN: 4/26-5/02: Philadelphia, PA: Equality Forum. largest national and international & LGBT civil rights forum with 60+ programs, parties & special events. www.equalityforum.com
MON-TUE: 4/26-4/27: New York, NY: The 24th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.broadwaycares.org.
MON: 4/26: New York, NY: City Center Honors Stephen Sondheim On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. www.nycitycenter.org.
MON: 4/26: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals”. Chuck Wolfe, President and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is featured guest. www.thetemperamentals.com
FRI: 4/30: Las Vegas, NV: Pam Grier, cult favorite and star of "The L Word", signs copies of “Foxy: My Life In Three Acts”. 7PM. Borders Books, Las Vegas Blvd.
FRI-SAT: 4/30-5/01: Chicago, IL: Mario Cantone stars in Eugene Pack's Celebrity Autobiography, making its Chicago premiere at the Royal George Theatre.
SAT: 5/01: New York, NY: Liza Minelli will be honored at PFLAG’s annual gala. She receives the Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award, for a lifetime of advocacy. www.pflag.org.
SUN: 5/02: New York, NY: Miss Fag Hag Pageant celebrating the un-sung heroes of the gay community. A benefit for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of The Harvey Milk School. Judges: Caroline Rhea, Robert Verdi, Michael Musto, and John Cameron Mitchell. www.missfaghag.com
SUN: 5/02: Washington, DC: Liza Minnelli and Harvey Fierstein co-host the 18th annual Kennedy Center Spring Gala. www.kennedy-center.org.
SUN: 5/02: New York, NY: Lucille Lortel Awards for excellence in Off-Broadway theatre. www.lortelaward.com.
Newsworthy:
Obama: Hospitals must grant same-sex couples visitation rights. The President signed on 4/15/10, a memorandum requiring hospitals to allow gays and lesbians to have non-family visitors and to grant their partners medical power of attorney. The Washington Post reports:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041505502.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/16/AR2010041604772.html?hpid=topnews
Prom Night in Georgia. Gay teen takes his boyfriend to the prom without incident. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/georgia-prom.html
Massachusetts: Republicans have picked a pro-gay gubernatorial candidate with an out running mate. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/massachusetts-gop-picks-progay-gubernatorial-candidate-with-openly-gay-running-mate.html
California: An elderly gay couple’s life together destroyed by discrimination. The National Center for Lesbian Rights reports: http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issue_caseDocket_Greene_v_County_of_Sonoma_et_al
New Magazine Launch: Out There, a glossy print and online magazine will bring international homoculture, voices, arts and travel to its readers. The premiere issue has Alan Cumming on the cover. http://www.out-theremagazine.com/#/i-s-s-u-e-1/4537816923
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Jennifer Knapp, the Grammy-nominated Christian music artist, returned to the spotlight and came out. CNN reports: http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/16/jennifer.knapp.gay/?hpt=C2
Coming Out: Daniel Kowalksi, the Australian Olympic swimmer, has come out. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/17/Olympic_Swimmer_Daniel_Kowalski_Comes_Out/
Awards and Honors:
Recipients: GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on 4/17/10: http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=1403
Nominees: 2010 Drama League Awards. Among them: “Next Fall”, “The Pride”, Michael Urie, Rosie O’Donnell, Levi Kreis, Leslie Jordan, Colman Domingo, Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/drama-league-announces-2010-awards-nominees/
Photo Shoots and Video
Trailer: Arias With a Twist Documentary. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
Read about the film on Modern Tonic: http://www.moderntonic.com/entry/show/672
Photos: Drag and Drop Dead Gorgeous. The actor Douglas Hodge transforms himself into Albin/”Zaza” in Broadway’s “La Cage Aux Folles”. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/18/theater/20100418-hodge.html?ref=theater
Photo: Charlie Williams crowned winner of Broadway Beauty Pageant, which was a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/04-2010/photo-flash-memphis-charlie-williams-wins-broadway_26763.html
Video: Johnny Weir speaks at Equality California benefit. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/watch-johnny-weir-speaks-at-california-gay-rights-fundraiser.html
Photo Coverage: The Point Foundation (the largest funder of LGBT scholarships) honors Jane Krakowski, David Mixner and more from BroadwayWorld.com: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Point_Foundation_Gala_Honors_Jane_Krakowski_20100420
Features
Coming Out: It’s So Easy to be out on Broadway. Variety reports: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017755.html?categoryid=15&cs=1
Gay Themes Fill New York Theatres. NY1 reports: http://www.ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/ny1_living/on_stage/117116/-i-on-stage---i--lgbt-themes-fill-new-york-theaters/
Profile: Levi Kreis. The young out star of “Million Dollar Quartet” plays Jerry Lee Lewis. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/shows/million-dollar-quartet/buzz/million-dollar-star-levi-kreis-his-real-wild-child-rise/
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***Alan Cumming brings his nightclub act to Feinstein’s at the Regency. 4/27/10-5/01/10 and 6/22/10-6/26/10. www. feinsteinsatloewsregency.com
***Bass for Picasso. Kate Moira Ryan’s new play about an amputee navigating gay and lesbian life in the new millenium. to 5/23/10. www.tbtb.org
***The Kid: The Musical. Christopher Sieber stars as sex columnist Dan Savage in the New Group's production based on Savage's memoir of the same name, about Savage and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage”.. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com.
***Mayo On Your Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Drag Theatre Company Shim Mamsir’s Performance Series. 4/29/10. www.SpinCycleNYC.com
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man show. to 7/03/10. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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 and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's acclaimed drama about Harry Hay, designer Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie of "Ugly Betty") and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com
Elsewhere...
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***I Am My Own Wife. Steven Abbott stars as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, the real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. to 5/16/10. Rohnert Park, CA. www.spreckelsonline.com
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***M.Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's award-winning play. The true story of a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese spy posing as a Bejing opera diva. to 6/06/10. Minneapolis, MN. www.guthrietheater.org
***Queer 101: Now I Know My gAyB,Cs. Activist Peterson Toscano’s solo performance piece about being gay. 4/27/10, Manchester, CT. http://www.petersontoscano.com/Schedule
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.org
***Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, E. Patrick Johnson’s one-person theatre piece based on his book about gay life in the South. to 5/29/10. Chicago, IL. www.aboutfacetheatre.com
***Transfiguration: Transgressing Gender in The Bible. Activist Peterson Toscano finds gay Biblical people. 4/28/10, Hartford, CT. http://www.petersontoscano.com/Schedule
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Arias With a Twist. The incredible performance collaboration between performance artist Joey Arias and puppeteer Basil Twist is now a documentary. To see the trailer: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759971528901
***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.
***Eyes Wide Open, two ultra-orthodox Chasidic Jews fall in love in Israel.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***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/
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html
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.
***Evening Primrose. The 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. The stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
***Trinidad. The documentary about the Colorado town that has become “the sex change capital of the world. http://trinidadthemovie.com/
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/May: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
5/03/10: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with Barney Frank and playwright John Marans. www.thetempermentals.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: Lambda Legal's 2010 Liberty Awards National Dinner
http://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100981
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
5/12/10-5/15/10: Toronto, ON: We’re Funny That Way. Canada’s International LGBT Comedy Festival. www.werefunnythatway.com
5/13/10-5/16/10: Seattle, WA: Translations: Transgender Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: New Orleans, LA: Saints and Sinners. the 8th annual internationally-recognized festival that brings together a who’s who of GLBT publishers, writers and readers. http://sasfest.org/
5/16/10: New York, NY: AIDS Walk New York. www.aidswalk.net
5/16/10: Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota AIDS Walk. www.mnaidsproject.org
5/17/10: Los Angeles, CA: Joel Grey directs a 25th anniversary staged reading of Larry Kramer’s pivotal AIDS drama “The Normal Heart”. A benefit for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic. www.lagaycenter.org/thenormalheart
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay (Spring Break) Getaways
1. Question: Name this gay getaway, a 23-block stretch of a former barrier island with diets and deco. Madonna hangs out here. So does Rosie. So does Ricky. Years ago, the action was 25 miles north, where the boys are. Answer: South Beach, part of Miami Beach.
2. Question: Name this gay getaway. You can golf with lesbians, dry out with celebrities and visit sites where a celebrity transitioned. Answer: Palm Springs, CA, home of the Dinah Shore Women’s Gold Classic, the Betty Ford Center, and where Sonny Bono transitioned from singer to politician (first mayor, then congressman).
3. Question: Name this gay getaway. It’s a capital and a college town with a great music scene, hours from a space center, the Ewing ranch, and the gulf beaches. Answer: Austin, TX, home of the SXSW Festival and a few hours from Houston, Dallas and Padre Island.
4. Question: Name this gay getaway, named for a bone. It had one of the first out mayors, and was home to a famous gay playwright and one of America’s leading authors. A newly out lesbian ran a famous restaurant here. Answer: Key West, FL, home to Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, and Kelly McGillis.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: May Milestones
1. Question: Name this LGBT activist group which staged a national convention in San Francisco in May, 1960, the first known public gathering focused on lesbians in the United States.
2. Question: Name this Oscar-winning rocker, born May 29, 1961, who came out in 1993. A cancer survivor and LGBT activist, this musician has been involved in National Coming Out Day.
3. Question: Name this American politician who came out publicly on May 30, 1987. (one of the first to come out). Coming out has not hurt the public servant’s career; LGBT activism is part of his legacy.
4. Question: Name this legendary figure in LGBT history, born on May 22, 1930. His life has been turned into an award-winning documentary, opera, and feature film. He died young. On May 20, 1979, Californians marched in anger when his killer was convicted of manslaughter and not murder.
5. Question: Name this flamboyant entertainer and pianist, born on May 16, 1919. He was one of the biggest sensations to play Las Vegas; there’s a museum there to honor him. He refused to come out but everyone knew his “secret”.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 4/19/10
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 15 April 19, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 19-25, 2010
SUN: 4/18: New York, NY: Rosie O'Donnell hosts a conversation: "The Modern Family: A Discussion of Gay Adoption," presented by The New Group. www.thenewgroup.org
thru THU: 4/22: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
MON: 4/19: New York, NY: 4th Annual Male Beauty Pageant, to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Featuring male cast members representing their respective Broadway shows, competing for the title crown through talent, interview and swimsuit competitions. The Ali Forney Center is the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/beauty Preview: Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138350-Fela-Memphis-Wicked-West-Side-and-Heights-Men-Will-Compete-in-Broadway-Beauty-Pageant
MON: 4/19: San Francisco, CA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. 2275 Market Street. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
MON: 4/19: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with David McReynolds (American historian and literary critic) & Matthew Scheck (cast member). www.thetempermentals.com
TUE: 4/20: New York, NY: Drama League Award Nominees announced by Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth. www.dramaleague.org.
TUE: 4/20: Mesa, AZ: Kathy Kinney, star of "The Drew Carey Show", signs copies of “Queen of Your Own Life”. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, S. Val Vista Drive.
WED: 4/21: New York, NY: Sondheim on Sondheim LGBT Night. post-show reception after the Broadway musical with Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams. www.roundabouttheatre.org
THU: 4/22: San Francisco, CA:: RuPaul, world famous drag queen, signing copies of “Workin' It”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. Market Street.
FRI: 4/23: College Park, MD: DC Queer Studies Symposium. 3rd annual program at the University of Maryland. www.lgbts.umd.edu/
FRI-SUN: 4/23-5/02: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com
SAT: 4/24: Washington, DC: Rainbow Families DC Family Conference for LGBT parents, prospective parents and allies. http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/
Newsworthy:
Prom On! Lance Bass, chef Cat Cora, and Green Day will sponsor a gay-friendly prom on 5/08/10 in response to a Mississippi teen being conned into attending a fake prom earlier this month. The Mississippi Safe School Coalition will help organize the event that will be open to all Mississippi high schoolers. Bass will likely be in attendance for the event. Broadwayworld.com reports http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lance_Bass_Cat_Cora_and_Green_Day_Sponsor_GayFriendly_Prom_20100412
$2 Million Fund helps LGBT music students. A former student of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University has bequeathed $2 million to the music institution to help students who are marginalized and lack support because they are gay or lesbian. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/12/2_Million_Fund_Helps_Gay_Music_Students/
Girls today are three times more likely than boys to be non-heterosexual. Why? Psychology Today reports: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sax-sex/201004/why-are-so-many-girls-lesbian-or-bisexual
The Buzz (People Making News)
Reverend Cindi Love has been named Executive Director of Soulforce, which advocates for the end of religious-based, anti-LGBT discrimination through the use of nonviolent resistance. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/13/Soulforce_Announces_New_Executive_Director/
Constance McMillen, the Mississippi high school senior who fought her school’s decision to cancel the prom rather than allow her to attend with her girlfriend, has been named a grand marshal of this year’s New York City gay pride parade, along with Lt. Dan Choi and Judy Shepard on 6/27/10. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/13/McMillen_Named_NYC_Gay_Pride_Grand_Marshal/
Tony Kushner, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, will be the keynote speaker at New York City's School of Visual Arts' 2010 commencement on 5/14/10.
Awards and Honors:
Marc Shaiman, Tony Award winning out composer (“Hairspray) received the 2010 Golden Score Award from the American Society of Music Arrangers & Composers (ASMAC) on 4/29/10. www.asmac.org.
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos: Kelsey Grammer stars in “La Cage Aux Folles” on Broadway. From Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/buzz/first-look-ila-cagei-stars-kelsey-grammer-douglas-hodge-les-belles-cagelles/
Features
40 Under 40: The Advocate profiles the new generation of movers and shakers. http://advocate.com/Print_Issue/Cover_Stories/Forty_Under_40/
In Print:
City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s by Edmund White. Bloomsbury USA Press. A fascinating historical memoir weaves together his own coming-of-age tale with the evolution of NYC’s gay scene.
A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli by Mark Griffin. Da Capo Press. A new biography about Judy’s husband and Liza’s father.
On CD:
Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna. Songs from the season one episode "The Power of Madonna," in which all songs performed are covers of Madonna songs.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Addams Family. Nathan Lane stars. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
***The Kid: The Musical. A musical based on Dan Savage's memoir about he and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, the musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com..
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man show. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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 and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay,Rudi Gernreich and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com
Elsewhere...
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed. Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy about a tenacious Hollywood agent and her matinee idol client (Greg Louganis) who wants to come out. to 4/25/10. Palm Desert, CA. (760) 341-2883
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***M.Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's award-winning play. The true story of a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese spy posing as a Bejing opera diva. to 6/06/10. Minneapolis, MN. www.guthrietheater.org
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist, who started as a drag performer in the early 50s and rose to fame as San Francisco’s first out public figure. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.org
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
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.
***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.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***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/
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html
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. ***Breakfast With Scot. The lives of a closeted ex-hockey player and his partner are thrown into turmoil when they take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year old who is not the sports-loving boy they were expecting.
***Evening Primrose. The 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
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: 4/21: Aaron Tveit, Broadway heart-throb (“Wicked”, “Next to Normal”) guest stars on “Law & Order SVU”. 10PM. NBC.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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.
5/02/10: New York, NY: Miss Fag Hag Pageant celebrating the un-sung heroes of the gay community. A benefit for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of The Harvey Milk School. www.missfaghag.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with Barney Frank and playwright John Marans. www.thetempermentals.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: Lambda Legal's 2010 Liberty Awards National Dinner
http://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100981
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally is one of America’s leading out playwrights; the Kennedy Center just concluded a festival of his works, and he married his longtime partner this week, with Tyne Daly serving as one of his witnesses. His works include portraits of the gay community, popular fare, and controversy.
1. Question: Name this diva. McNally wrote two plays about her. In one, a group of gay guys discuss an obscure recording. In the second, the diva gives a few high notes to her students. Answer: Maria Callas. “The Lisbon Traviata” gave Nathan Lane a breakthrough role; “Masterclass” has starred Zoe Caldwell, Faye Dunaway, Patti LuPone, Dixie Carter, and Tyne Daly in various productions.
2. Question: Name this opera that McNally wrote about a nun with conviction who worked with convicts. His libretto was based on a true story which had been turned into an award-winning motion picture, whose star won an Oscar later on for playing a gay rights hero. Answer: Dead Man Walking. Jake Heggie wrote the music; it’s based on the story of Sister Helen Prejean. The film starred Sean Penn.
3. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally plays. One is about an octet of gay vacationers; one is a bath-house farce; and one is a retelling of a biblical tale set in McNally’s hometown. Answer: “Love! Valour! Compassion!”, the tale of a group of gay guys at a summer house (out on DVD and worth watching); one is “The Ritz” which starred Rita Moreno on Broadway and later porn star Casey Donovan, set in the baths; and “Corpus Christi” which is controversial because it implies that Christ might have been gay.
4. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally musical based on an Oscar-winning film and an award-winning Latin novel. It opened on Broadway with a dancing legend and then made a former beauty queen a star. Answer: Kiss of the Spider Woman. Chita Rivera was the first Spider woman, followed by Vanessa Williams.
5. Question: Name this McNally musicals. In one, Liza skates. In the second, guys expose their Buffalo wings. Answer: The Rink in which Liza and Chita Rivera play mother and daughter. Mom owns a roller rink. In the second, The Full Monty, unemployed steel workers become strippers.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay (Spring Break) Getaways
1. Question: Name this gay getaway, a 23-block stretch of a former barrier island with diets and deco. Madonna hangs out here. So does Rosie. So does Ricky. Years ago, the action was 25 miles north, where the boys are.
2. Question: Name this gay getaway. You can golf with lesbians, dry out with celebrities and visit sites where a celebrity transitioned.
3. Question: Name this gay getaway. It’s a capital and a college town with a great music scene, hours from a space center, the Ewing ranch, and the gulf beaches.
4. Question: Name this gay getaway, named for a bone. It had one of the first out mayors, and was home to a famous gay playwright and one of America’s leading authors. A newly out lesbian ran a famous restaurant here.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 13 No. 15 April 19, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 19-25, 2010
SUN: 4/18: New York, NY: Rosie O'Donnell hosts a conversation: "The Modern Family: A Discussion of Gay Adoption," presented by The New Group. www.thenewgroup.org
thru THU: 4/22: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
MON: 4/19: New York, NY: 4th Annual Male Beauty Pageant, to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Featuring male cast members representing their respective Broadway shows, competing for the title crown through talent, interview and swimsuit competitions. The Ali Forney Center is the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/beauty Preview: Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138350-Fela-Memphis-Wicked-West-Side-and-Heights-Men-Will-Compete-in-Broadway-Beauty-Pageant
MON: 4/19: San Francisco, CA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. 2275 Market Street. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
MON: 4/19: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with David McReynolds (American historian and literary critic) & Matthew Scheck (cast member). www.thetempermentals.com
TUE: 4/20: New York, NY: Drama League Award Nominees announced by Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth. www.dramaleague.org.
TUE: 4/20: Mesa, AZ: Kathy Kinney, star of "The Drew Carey Show", signs copies of “Queen of Your Own Life”. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, S. Val Vista Drive.
WED: 4/21: New York, NY: Sondheim on Sondheim LGBT Night. post-show reception after the Broadway musical with Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams. www.roundabouttheatre.org
THU: 4/22: San Francisco, CA:: RuPaul, world famous drag queen, signing copies of “Workin' It”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. Market Street.
FRI: 4/23: College Park, MD: DC Queer Studies Symposium. 3rd annual program at the University of Maryland. www.lgbts.umd.edu/
FRI-SUN: 4/23-5/02: Miami, FL: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.MGLFF.com
SAT: 4/24: Washington, DC: Rainbow Families DC Family Conference for LGBT parents, prospective parents and allies. http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/
Newsworthy:
Prom On! Lance Bass, chef Cat Cora, and Green Day will sponsor a gay-friendly prom on 5/08/10 in response to a Mississippi teen being conned into attending a fake prom earlier this month. The Mississippi Safe School Coalition will help organize the event that will be open to all Mississippi high schoolers. Bass will likely be in attendance for the event. Broadwayworld.com reports http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lance_Bass_Cat_Cora_and_Green_Day_Sponsor_GayFriendly_Prom_20100412
$2 Million Fund helps LGBT music students. A former student of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University has bequeathed $2 million to the music institution to help students who are marginalized and lack support because they are gay or lesbian. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/12/2_Million_Fund_Helps_Gay_Music_Students/
Girls today are three times more likely than boys to be non-heterosexual. Why? Psychology Today reports: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sax-sex/201004/why-are-so-many-girls-lesbian-or-bisexual
The Buzz (People Making News)
Reverend Cindi Love has been named Executive Director of Soulforce, which advocates for the end of religious-based, anti-LGBT discrimination through the use of nonviolent resistance. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/13/Soulforce_Announces_New_Executive_Director/
Constance McMillen, the Mississippi high school senior who fought her school’s decision to cancel the prom rather than allow her to attend with her girlfriend, has been named a grand marshal of this year’s New York City gay pride parade, along with Lt. Dan Choi and Judy Shepard on 6/27/10. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/13/McMillen_Named_NYC_Gay_Pride_Grand_Marshal/
Tony Kushner, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, will be the keynote speaker at New York City's School of Visual Arts' 2010 commencement on 5/14/10.
Awards and Honors:
Marc Shaiman, Tony Award winning out composer (“Hairspray) received the 2010 Golden Score Award from the American Society of Music Arrangers & Composers (ASMAC) on 4/29/10. www.asmac.org.
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos: Kelsey Grammer stars in “La Cage Aux Folles” on Broadway. From Broadway.com: http://www.broadway.com/shows/la-cage-aux-folles/buzz/first-look-ila-cagei-stars-kelsey-grammer-douglas-hodge-les-belles-cagelles/
Features
40 Under 40: The Advocate profiles the new generation of movers and shakers. http://advocate.com/Print_Issue/Cover_Stories/Forty_Under_40/
In Print:
City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s by Edmund White. Bloomsbury USA Press. A fascinating historical memoir weaves together his own coming-of-age tale with the evolution of NYC’s gay scene.
A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli by Mark Griffin. Da Capo Press. A new biography about Judy’s husband and Liza’s father.
On CD:
Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna. Songs from the season one episode "The Power of Madonna," in which all songs performed are covers of Madonna songs.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Addams Family. Nathan Lane stars. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
***The Kid: The Musical. A musical based on Dan Savage's memoir about he and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, the musical, based on a French film, which inspired the film "Birdcage". Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com..
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s one-man show. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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 and Kristin Chenoweth star in the Burt Bacharach & Hal David & Neil Simon musical.
***The Tempermentals. Jon Maran's drama about Harry Hay,Rudi Gernreich and friends as they form The Mattachine Society before Stonewall. www.thetemperamentals.com
Elsewhere...
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed. Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy about a tenacious Hollywood agent and her matinee idol client (Greg Louganis) who wants to come out. to 4/25/10. Palm Desert, CA. (760) 341-2883
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***M.Butterfly. David Henry Hwang's award-winning play. The true story of a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese spy posing as a Bejing opera diva. to 6/06/10. Minneapolis, MN. www.guthrietheater.org
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist, who started as a drag performer in the early 50s and rose to fame as San Francisco’s first out public figure. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.org
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
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.
***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.
***LA Mission. Benjamin Bratt is a barrio tough guy who discovers that his son is involved in a relationship with another boy.
***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/
***Stonewall Uprising, a new documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner covering the 3-day Stonewall riots in 1969. http://firstrunfeatures.com/stonewalluprising_playdates.html
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. ***Breakfast With Scot. The lives of a closeted ex-hockey player and his partner are thrown into turmoil when they take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year old who is not the sports-loving boy they were expecting.
***Evening Primrose. The 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
***MadMen, Season #3.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
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: 4/21: Aaron Tveit, Broadway heart-throb (“Wicked”, “Next to Normal”) guest stars on “Law & Order SVU”. 10PM. NBC.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
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.
5/02/10: New York, NY: Miss Fag Hag Pageant celebrating the un-sung heroes of the gay community. A benefit for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of The Harvey Milk School. www.missfaghag.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at “The Tempermentals” with Barney Frank and playwright John Marans. www.thetempermentals.com
5/03/10: New York, NY: Lambda Legal's 2010 Liberty Awards National Dinner
http://support.lambdalegal.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=100981
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally is one of America’s leading out playwrights; the Kennedy Center just concluded a festival of his works, and he married his longtime partner this week, with Tyne Daly serving as one of his witnesses. His works include portraits of the gay community, popular fare, and controversy.
1. Question: Name this diva. McNally wrote two plays about her. In one, a group of gay guys discuss an obscure recording. In the second, the diva gives a few high notes to her students. Answer: Maria Callas. “The Lisbon Traviata” gave Nathan Lane a breakthrough role; “Masterclass” has starred Zoe Caldwell, Faye Dunaway, Patti LuPone, Dixie Carter, and Tyne Daly in various productions.
2. Question: Name this opera that McNally wrote about a nun with conviction who worked with convicts. His libretto was based on a true story which had been turned into an award-winning motion picture, whose star won an Oscar later on for playing a gay rights hero. Answer: Dead Man Walking. Jake Heggie wrote the music; it’s based on the story of Sister Helen Prejean. The film starred Sean Penn.
3. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally plays. One is about an octet of gay vacationers; one is a bath-house farce; and one is a retelling of a biblical tale set in McNally’s hometown. Answer: “Love! Valour! Compassion!”, the tale of a group of gay guys at a summer house (out on DVD and worth watching); one is “The Ritz” which starred Rita Moreno on Broadway and later porn star Casey Donovan, set in the baths; and “Corpus Christi” which is controversial because it implies that Christ might have been gay.
4. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally musical based on an Oscar-winning film and an award-winning Latin novel. It opened on Broadway with a dancing legend and then made a former beauty queen a star. Answer: Kiss of the Spider Woman. Chita Rivera was the first Spider woman, followed by Vanessa Williams.
5. Question: Name this McNally musicals. In one, Liza skates. In the second, guys expose their Buffalo wings. Answer: The Rink in which Liza and Chita Rivera play mother and daughter. Mom owns a roller rink. In the second, The Full Monty, unemployed steel workers become strippers.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Gay (Spring Break) Getaways
1. Question: Name this gay getaway, a 23-block stretch of a former barrier island with diets and deco. Madonna hangs out here. So does Rosie. So does Ricky. Years ago, the action was 25 miles north, where the boys are.
2. Question: Name this gay getaway. You can golf with lesbians, dry out with celebrities and visit sites where a celebrity transitioned.
3. Question: Name this gay getaway. It’s a capital and a college town with a great music scene, hours from a space center, the Ewing ranch, and the gulf beaches.
4. Question: Name this gay getaway, named for a bone. It had one of the first out mayors, and was home to a famous gay playwright and one of America’s leading authors. A newly out lesbian ran a famous restaurant here.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 4/12/10
Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 13 No. 14 April 12, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 12-18, 2010
THU: 4/08: New Orleans, LA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 5:30PM Garden District Book Shop. Also: SAT: 4/10: New York, NY: 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Warren & Greenwich. and TUE: 4/13: Atlanta, GA: 7:30PM. Outwrite Books. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
SAT-SUN: 4/10-4/11: Los Angeles, CA: OUT for Work LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. West Coast Regional Edition. UCLA. http://outforwork.org/conferences/2010/westcoast/default.asp
MON: 4/12: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at The Tempermentals. Features David Mixner & Judith Light. www.thetemperamentals.com
TUE: 4/13: New York, NY: 25th Annual Bistro Awards, honoring the best in NYC nightlife. Winners include: Michael Feinstein, Cheyenne Jackson, David Hyde Pierce and Alan Cumming. www.bistroawards.com.
TUE: 4/13: Los Angeles, CA: Kathy Kinney, star of "The Drew Carey Show", signs copies of “Queen of Your Own Life”. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Grove, Dr.
THU: 4/15: 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
FRI: 4/16: Nationwide: The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. http://www.dayofsilence.org/index.cfm
FRI-SUN: 4/16-4/18: Buffalo, NY: Sh(out): Celebrating Self, Creating Community. The 2010 Northeast LGBT Conference. www.nelgbtc.com/buffalo
FRI-SUN: 4/16-4/18: St. Paul, MN: The BECAUSE Conference. Bisexual Empowerment Conference: A Uniting, Supportive Experience. The premier weekend event in the Midwest for bisexuals, queers, non-mono-sexual, bi-curious, questioning, and all others, regardless of sexual or gender identity. Hamline University. www.becauseconference.org.
FRI-THU: 4/16-4/22: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
FRI: 4/16: Northampton, MA: 2nd Annual Lesbian Film Fest, presented by Out for Reel at the Academy of Music. www.outforreel.org
SAT: 4/17: Los Angeles, CA: 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, recognizing and honoring media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. Wilson Cruz and Candis Cayne host. Drew Barrymore will be honored. www.glaad.org/mediaawards
SAT-SUN: 4/17-4/18: San Francisco, CA: Building Bridges: Struggle, Solidarity, Equality. Northern California Regional Equality Across America Conference. http://www.lgbtbridges.org/
Newsworthy:
Gay Iranians flee their country after June’s crackdown. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040101904.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Can Animals Be Gay? The New York Times explores homosexuality in other life forms. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?src=me&ref=general
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Anna Paquin (“True Blood”) says she’s bisexual in a “True Colors” public service announcement. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/true-bloods-anna-paquin-im-bisexual-and-i-give-a-damn.html
Coming Out: Justin comes out on Ugly Betty on 4/07/10. GLSEN’s sneak peak: http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2551.html
Martina Navratilova is fighting breast cancer. She tells ABC’s Good Morning America that she will make a full recovery. (Editor’s Note: We wish her well). http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/martina-navratilova-breast-cancer-tennis-star-tells-gma/story?id=10299319
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Just Married: Playwright Terrence McNally and longtime partner Tom Kirdahy. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/playwright-terrence-mcnally-marries-partner-in-dc.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards: Excellence in the Off-Broadway theatre: Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/04-2010/hugh-dancy-judith-ivey-laurie-metcalf-lynn-redgrav_26276.html
Winners: Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in Washington, DC theatre. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040504423.html?sid=ST2010040505378
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos of Rachel Maddow and partner Susan Mikula at home from the People Magazine feature. Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/05/rachel-maddow-susan-mikul_n_524941.html
Photo Preview: Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth co-star in “Promises, Promises” from BroadwayWorld.com. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PROMISES_PROMISES_First_Production_Shots_Released_20100405
Photo: Leslie Jordan thinks pink at Easter Parade. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/04-2010/photo-flash-leslie-jordan-thinks-pink-at-nycs-east_26335.html
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out In Song. New York performer Andrew Cristi explains a gay man’s coming out in song. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/watch-a-gay-mans-coming-out-story-in-song.html
Alexander McQueen: Friends reflect on his life and death. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/fashion/04mcqueen.html?ref=fashion
Profile: Ellen, “Idol” and the Power of Niceness. Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times profiles Ellen Degeneres and how she leaves no opportunity untapped. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/arts/television/04ellen.html
Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”, his mother, author Anne Rice, and more with out.com. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/05/Chris_Rice_Talks_About_Mom_New_Book/
The Myth of the “Gay Lifestyle”. ESPN columnist LZ Granderson weighs in. CNN reports: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/06/granderson.gay.lifestyle/index.html?hpt=C2
Cheyenne Jackson is Fab! He’s cover boy on Canada’s Fab Magazine. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/cheyenne-jackson-is-fab.html#more
In Print:
The Moonlit Earth by Christopher Rice. Simon & Schuster. a psychological thriller about a woman who must act to save her brother’s reputation and life.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Addams Family. Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth co-star in the musical based on the TV sitcom. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
***Justin Bond in residence at Joe’s Pub with guests Sandra Bernhard, Jake Shears, and Martha Wainwright. to 5/09/10. www.joespub.com
***The Kid: The Musical. Christopher Sieber stars as sex columnist Dan Savage and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical. Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com..
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s (“Will & Grace”, “Sordid Lives”) one-man show. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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
***People Lea Likes Sing Burt Bacharach. Lea Delaria, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judy Gold, Billy Porter, Daphne Rubin Vega, and Mary Testa star in a breast cancer benefit. 4/12/10. www.delariadammit.com.
***Promises, Promises. Newly-out Sean ("Will & Grace") Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth star 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) and friends as they form The Mattachine
Elsewhere...
***Barbra Streisand Tribute. The Hartford Symphony Pops, Marvin Hamlisch, Julie Budd and Steven Brinberg. 4/17/10. Hartford, CT. www.hartfordsymphony.org.
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed. Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy about a tenacious Hollywood agent and her matinee idol client (Greg Louganis) who wants to come out. to 4/25/10. Palm Desert, CA. (760) 341-2883
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 4/18/10. Washington, DC. www.kennedy-center.org. Also: to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist, who started as a drag performer and rose to fame and popularity as the city’s first openly gay public figure. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.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.
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. to 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.
***Dare, a trio of high school students who become unlikely friends at the end of their senior year. starring Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer, Sandra Bernhard and Emmy Rossum.
***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.
***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.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's ("This Film is Not Yet Rated") documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
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/
***MON: 4/12: Marissa Jaret Winokur from “Hairspray” and “Dancing With The Stars” plays celebrity host on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. 9PM. Logo.
***MON: 4/12: Megan (“Will & Grace”) Mullally and Jane (“Glee”) Lynch guest star on Live with Regis and Kelly. Syndicated. Check local listings.
***TUE: 4/13: Glee returns with all new episodes. 9PM. FOX.
***FRI: 4/16: Nathan Lane cohosts Live with Regis and Kelly. Syndicated. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
4/19/10: New York, NY: 4th Annual Male Beauty Pageant, to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Preview: Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138350-Fela-Memphis-Wicked-West-Side-and-Heights-Men-Will-Compete-in-Broadway-Beauty-Pageant
4/19/10: San Francisco, CA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. 2275 Market Street. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
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
4/24/10: Washington, DC: Rainbow Families DC Family Conference for LGBT parents, prospective parents and allies in the Washington, DC area. http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/
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. 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.
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: Seattle, WA: Translations: Transgender Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: New Orleans, LA: Saints and Sinners. the 8th annualfestival that brings together a who’s who of GLBT publishers, writers and readers. http://sasfest.org/
Last 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. Answer: Glenn Burke (1952-1995). His autobiography told about homophobia in sports.
2. Question: Name this gay baseball professional who called the shots. He was outed in 1988 by the New York Post. Answer: Dave Pallone, an umpire from 1979-1988. He tells his story in his autobiography “Behind The Mask”.
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. Answer: Billy Bean of the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres.
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. Answer: Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally is one of America’s leading out playwrights; the Kennedy Center just concluded a festival of his works, and he married his longtime partner this week, with Tyne Daly serving as one of his witnesses. His works include portraits of the gay community, popular fare, and controversy.
1. Question: Name this diva. McNally wrote two plays about her. In one, a group of gay guys discuss an obscure recording. In the second, the diva gives a few high notes to her students.
2. Question: Name this opera that McNally wrote about a nun with conviction who worked with convicts. His libretto was based on a true story which had been turned into an award-winning motion picture, whose star won an Oscar later on for playing a gay rights hero.
3. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally plays. One is about an octet of gay vacationers; one is a bath-house farce; and one is a retelling of a biblical tale set in McNally’s hometown.
4. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally musical based on an Oscar-winning film and an award-winning Latin novel. It opened on Broadway with a dancing legend and then made a former beauty queen a star.
5. Question: Name this McNally musicals. In one, Liza skates. In the second, guys expose their Buffalo wings.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 13 No. 14 April 12, 2010
Newsletter Editor: M. G. Auerbach Email: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: April 12-18, 2010
THU: 4/08: New Orleans, LA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 5:30PM Garden District Book Shop. Also: SAT: 4/10: New York, NY: 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Warren & Greenwich. and TUE: 4/13: Atlanta, GA: 7:30PM. Outwrite Books. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
SAT-SUN: 4/10-4/11: Los Angeles, CA: OUT for Work LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. West Coast Regional Edition. UCLA. http://outforwork.org/conferences/2010/westcoast/default.asp
MON: 4/12: New York, NY: TalkOut Monday at The Tempermentals. Features David Mixner & Judith Light. www.thetemperamentals.com
TUE: 4/13: New York, NY: 25th Annual Bistro Awards, honoring the best in NYC nightlife. Winners include: Michael Feinstein, Cheyenne Jackson, David Hyde Pierce and Alan Cumming. www.bistroawards.com.
TUE: 4/13: Los Angeles, CA: Kathy Kinney, star of "The Drew Carey Show", signs copies of “Queen of Your Own Life”. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Grove, Dr.
THU: 4/15: 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
FRI: 4/16: Nationwide: The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. http://www.dayofsilence.org/index.cfm
FRI-SUN: 4/16-4/18: Buffalo, NY: Sh(out): Celebrating Self, Creating Community. The 2010 Northeast LGBT Conference. www.nelgbtc.com/buffalo
FRI-SUN: 4/16-4/18: St. Paul, MN: The BECAUSE Conference. Bisexual Empowerment Conference: A Uniting, Supportive Experience. The premier weekend event in the Midwest for bisexuals, queers, non-mono-sexual, bi-curious, questioning, and all others, regardless of sexual or gender identity. Hamline University. www.becauseconference.org.
FRI-THU: 4/16-4/22: San Diego, CA: FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. www.filmoutsandiego.com
FRI: 4/16: Northampton, MA: 2nd Annual Lesbian Film Fest, presented by Out for Reel at the Academy of Music. www.outforreel.org
SAT: 4/17: Los Angeles, CA: 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, recognizing and honoring media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. Wilson Cruz and Candis Cayne host. Drew Barrymore will be honored. www.glaad.org/mediaawards
SAT-SUN: 4/17-4/18: San Francisco, CA: Building Bridges: Struggle, Solidarity, Equality. Northern California Regional Equality Across America Conference. http://www.lgbtbridges.org/
Newsworthy:
Gay Iranians flee their country after June’s crackdown. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040101904.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Can Animals Be Gay? The New York Times explores homosexuality in other life forms. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?src=me&ref=general
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Anna Paquin (“True Blood”) says she’s bisexual in a “True Colors” public service announcement. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/true-bloods-anna-paquin-im-bisexual-and-i-give-a-damn.html
Coming Out: Justin comes out on Ugly Betty on 4/07/10. GLSEN’s sneak peak: http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2551.html
Martina Navratilova is fighting breast cancer. She tells ABC’s Good Morning America that she will make a full recovery. (Editor’s Note: We wish her well). http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/martina-navratilova-breast-cancer-tennis-star-tells-gma/story?id=10299319
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Just Married: Playwright Terrence McNally and longtime partner Tom Kirdahy. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/playwright-terrence-mcnally-marries-partner-in-dc.html
Awards and Honors:
Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards: Excellence in the Off-Broadway theatre: Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/04-2010/hugh-dancy-judith-ivey-laurie-metcalf-lynn-redgrav_26276.html
Winners: Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in Washington, DC theatre. The Washington Post reports: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040504423.html?sid=ST2010040505378
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos of Rachel Maddow and partner Susan Mikula at home from the People Magazine feature. Huffington Post reports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/05/rachel-maddow-susan-mikul_n_524941.html
Photo Preview: Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth co-star in “Promises, Promises” from BroadwayWorld.com. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PROMISES_PROMISES_First_Production_Shots_Released_20100405
Photo: Leslie Jordan thinks pink at Easter Parade. Theatermania reports: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/04-2010/photo-flash-leslie-jordan-thinks-pink-at-nycs-east_26335.html
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out In Song. New York performer Andrew Cristi explains a gay man’s coming out in song. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/watch-a-gay-mans-coming-out-story-in-song.html
Alexander McQueen: Friends reflect on his life and death. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/fashion/04mcqueen.html?ref=fashion
Profile: Ellen, “Idol” and the Power of Niceness. Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times profiles Ellen Degeneres and how she leaves no opportunity untapped. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/arts/television/04ellen.html
Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”, his mother, author Anne Rice, and more with out.com. The Advocate reports: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/04/05/Chris_Rice_Talks_About_Mom_New_Book/
The Myth of the “Gay Lifestyle”. ESPN columnist LZ Granderson weighs in. CNN reports: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/06/granderson.gay.lifestyle/index.html?hpt=C2
Cheyenne Jackson is Fab! He’s cover boy on Canada’s Fab Magazine. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/cheyenne-jackson-is-fab.html#more
In Print:
The Moonlit Earth by Christopher Rice. Simon & Schuster. a psychological thriller about a woman who must act to save her brother’s reputation and life.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***The Addams Family. Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth co-star in the musical based on the TV sitcom. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
***Justin Bond in residence at Joe’s Pub with guests Sandra Bernhard, Jake Shears, and Martha Wainwright. to 5/09/10. www.joespub.com
***The Kid: The Musical. Christopher Sieber stars as sex columnist Dan Savage and his partner's effort to adopt a child. to 5/29/10 www.thenewgroup.org.
***La Cage Aux Folles, a revival of the 1983 Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical. Kelsey Grammer stars. www.LaCage.com
***Looking for Billy Haines. A young gay actor auditions to play the famous gay actor William Haines who is run out of 1920’s Hollywood for refusing to play straight. to 5/22/10. www.ticketcentral.com..
***My Trip Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan’s (“Will & Grace”, “Sordid Lives”) one-man show. www.mytripdownthepinkcarpet.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
***People Lea Likes Sing Burt Bacharach. Lea Delaria, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judy Gold, Billy Porter, Daphne Rubin Vega, and Mary Testa star in a breast cancer benefit. 4/12/10. www.delariadammit.com.
***Promises, Promises. Newly-out Sean ("Will & Grace") Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth star 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) and friends as they form The Mattachine
Elsewhere...
***Barbra Streisand Tribute. The Hartford Symphony Pops, Marvin Hamlisch, Julie Budd and Steven Brinberg. 4/17/10. Hartford, CT. www.hartfordsymphony.org.
***Girlfriend. A Musical inspired by Matthew Sweet’s 90’s pop album. Boy meets boy in homeroom, and they fall in love. to 5/09/10. Berkeley, CA. www.berkeleyrep.org.
***The Little Dog Laughed. Douglas Carter Beane’s comedy about a tenacious Hollywood agent and her matinee idol client (Greg Louganis) who wants to come out. to 4/25/10. Palm Desert, CA. (760) 341-2883
***Master Class. Terrence McNally's Tony-Award winning play is a portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. to 4/18/10. Washington, DC. www.kennedy-center.org. Also: to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.nctcsf.org
***SexRev: The José Sarria Experience The musical celebration of America’s queer activist, who started as a drag performer and rose to fame and popularity as the city’s first openly gay public figure. to 5/02/10. San Francisco, CA. www.TheRhino.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.
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. to 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.
***Dare, a trio of high school students who become unlikely friends at the end of their senior year. starring Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer, Sandra Bernhard and Emmy Rossum.
***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.
***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.
***Outrage. Kirby Dick's ("This Film is Not Yet Rated") documentary, a searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to.
***Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. A stunning drama from out director Lee Daniels about an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen.
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/
***MON: 4/12: Marissa Jaret Winokur from “Hairspray” and “Dancing With The Stars” plays celebrity host on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. 9PM. Logo.
***MON: 4/12: Megan (“Will & Grace”) Mullally and Jane (“Glee”) Lynch guest star on Live with Regis and Kelly. Syndicated. Check local listings.
***TUE: 4/13: Glee returns with all new episodes. 9PM. FOX.
***FRI: 4/16: Nathan Lane cohosts Live with Regis and Kelly. Syndicated. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
4/19/10: New York, NY: 4th Annual Male Beauty Pageant, to benefit the Ali Forney Center. Preview: Playbill.com reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138350-Fela-Memphis-Wicked-West-Side-and-Heights-Men-Will-Compete-in-Broadway-Beauty-Pageant
4/19/10: San Francisco, CA: Christopher Rice discusses his new book “The Moonlit Earth”. 7:30PM. Books Inc. 2275 Market Street. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Christopher-Rice/19615500/author_appearances
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
4/24/10: Washington, DC: Rainbow Families DC Family Conference for LGBT parents, prospective parents and allies in the Washington, DC area. http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/
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. 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.
5/05/10-6/06/10: New York, NY: GAYFEST NYC, the 4th annual LGBT arts festival to benefit the Harvey Milk School. www.gayfestnyc.com.
5/05/10-5/15/10: Boston, MA: Boston LGBT Film Festival. www.bostonlgbtfilmfest.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: Seattle, WA: Translations: Transgender Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
5/13/10-5/16/10: New Orleans, LA: Saints and Sinners. the 8th annualfestival that brings together a who’s who of GLBT publishers, writers and readers. http://sasfest.org/
Last 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. Answer: Glenn Burke (1952-1995). His autobiography told about homophobia in sports.
2. Question: Name this gay baseball professional who called the shots. He was outed in 1988 by the New York Post. Answer: Dave Pallone, an umpire from 1979-1988. He tells his story in his autobiography “Behind The Mask”.
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. Answer: Billy Bean of the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres.
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. Answer: Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally is one of America’s leading out playwrights; the Kennedy Center just concluded a festival of his works, and he married his longtime partner this week, with Tyne Daly serving as one of his witnesses. His works include portraits of the gay community, popular fare, and controversy.
1. Question: Name this diva. McNally wrote two plays about her. In one, a group of gay guys discuss an obscure recording. In the second, the diva gives a few high notes to her students.
2. Question: Name this opera that McNally wrote about a nun with conviction who worked with convicts. His libretto was based on a true story which had been turned into an award-winning motion picture, whose star won an Oscar later on for playing a gay rights hero.
3. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally plays. One is about an octet of gay vacationers; one is a bath-house farce; and one is a retelling of a biblical tale set in McNally’s hometown.
4. Question: Name this gay-themed McNally musical based on an Oscar-winning film and an award-winning Latin novel. It opened on Broadway with a dancing legend and then made a former beauty queen a star.
5. Question: Name this McNally musicals. In one, Liza skates. In the second, guys expose their Buffalo wings.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: COSNewsweekly@gmail.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
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