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BENJAMIN SCHEUER : Empty Stage
It’s been a painful year for most of us with our lives severely constricted by the global pandemic. Performers deprived of live audiences and unable to practice their art had their professional lives indefinitely upended when theaters and other performance venues shuttered. Singer/songwriter Benjamin Scheuer had planned to spend much of 2020 on the…
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Jimmy Sommerville : Everything Must Change
Iconic Brit queer singer/songwriter and activist Jimmy Sommerville teamed up with composer Sally Herbert for this new haunting version of Everything Must Change, Originally written by the talented musician Benard Ighner, the song became an anthem for many artists, including Nina Simone whose very strident take sent chills down your spine. Now Sommerville claims…
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Pet Shop Boys : It Couldn’t Happen Here
On the eve of BFI Flare London’s LGBTQ Film Festival, their store had just announced they have a very limited number of the Pet Shop Boys ‘It Couldn’t Happen Here” on DVD. Because of its rarity, it is being strictly restricted to one per person. If you have never seen this film shot by…
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American Dance Machine for the 21st Century : Cool
Even in these testing days (!) the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century knows how to be ‘cool”. Literally. Their latest exhilarating video is “Cool” from West Side Story, performed by 10 extraordinary dancers around New York City. Directed by Tony Award nominee Joshua Bergasse, with choreography by Jerome Robbins recreated by Robert La Fosse. This…
