28 year SAM MORRISON is a charismatic queer stand-up comedian who is extremely hilarious, Like so many others in his field Morrison draws on his own personal experiences for his very witty and authentically funny act. So when his boyfriend was a victim of the Covid Epidemic, Morrison used his stand-up to exorcise his grief,. This is not an obvious outlet for such a wealth of heart-string-pulling memories, but to his outstanding credit, Morrison pulls it off with such style. and genuine affection This new show of his SUGAR DADDY is playing for a month at the Soho Playhouse OFF Broadway and has resulted in the best reviews of his career after we saw him perform part of the act on the Seth Myers TV Show, we knew we had to interview him. Morrison now claims to be a gay Jewish diabetic widower …… which strangely enough so is our (happily re-married) Editor
For over two decades, EDISON FARROW has been a major moving force in creating exceptional nightlife for the LGBTQ community in Miami’s South Beach. From his Martini Tuesday get-togethers in some of SOBE’s fabulous Hotels to opening a Cabaret Club in the style of a New York Piano Bar where all the wait staff sang and performed too. Now after a stint living in Atlanta, he is back in South Beach and almost immediately he has plans to bring a slice of HEAVEN to SoBe. Literally, as with his partner.s, Edison is about to open HEAVEN a new fabulous gay nightclub on Ocean Drive right next door ti the famous Versace Mansion. He took time out to talk with Queerguru and we will warn you, it’s impossible not to be swept away by all his energy and positivity, and sheer charm …. we cannot wait to go to the Club’s opening this week.
Heaven South Beach1060 Ocean DriveStarting February 3rd.
Congrats to (the fabulous) Jennifer Coolidgenot just for winning a Golden Globe for her performance in The White Lotus, but also for being the best part of an otherwise long-winded Awards Ceremony
When Ms Coolidge was in Ptown for the 2015 annual Film Festival we were thrilled to get a chance to interview her
Stephen Cummins was an Australian filmmaker, photographer and curator who left an indelible mark on the independent queer film scene. He made groundbreaking experimental homoerotic films and was part of B Ruby Rich’s 1992 Sundance panel that came up with the concept of NEW QUEER CINEMA. He died in 1994 of AIDS aged 34, now Queer Screen – Mardi Gras Film Festival (of which he was one of the founders ) are mounting a Retrospective of his work: we spoke with Cummins’s creative partner Simon Hunt about his legacy.