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The Village : A Disco Daydream ……. Nora Burns takes us back to the magical 1970s
The actor/comedian Nora Burns‘ powerful piece “David’s Friend’, her One-Woman Show on AIDS, Love, Loss and Great Old Disco was a NY Times Critic’s Pick and was made into a film of the same name. Now Burns has turned her fascination to the late 1970s in her joyous new play, The Village, A…
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Moving On : Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda together again
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda maybe 83 and 85 respectively but they show no sign of easing their workload. Just as their latest movie 80 for Brady is released in movie theaters, we get a peak at their very next movie. They star as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the…
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DRAG KINGS ….. explained by Drag KIngs
Drag kings have historically gotten a lot less attention than drag queens, but that’s starting to change. Five drag kings are interviewed in this video about their relationships to drag, how the art form has transformed, and what they love about it. In the words of King Molasses, drag is full of “that swag…
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TOO MUCH MUSIC : the sheer genius of Jake Shears
Social Media is currently screaming that Jake Shears is Back …….but we were never really aware he had gone anywhere. Yes, one of our very queer singer/songwriters hardly has a prolific output like others, but when he releases new music, we know immediately it was worth the wait. Jake, the frontman of seminal NYC…
