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Scotland’s Pitlochry Theatre will debut OUT IN THE HILLS. a three-day celebration of LGBTQ+ theatre, music, and dance.
Barely some 40 miles south of Balmoral Castle in Scotland is the town of Pitlochry. Thanks to the nearness of Queen Victoria’s favorite residence, the town soon became a tourist attraction. At the center of this is the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a large performing arts theatre that was conceived in the late 1940s by John Stewart,…
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The Show Will Go On : thanks to this wonderful array of queer Talent
Broadway will be that much brighter next Spring as it has just been announced that the openly gay heartthrob actor LUKE EVANS will make his debut in Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of The Rocky Horror Show. He will be playing the iconic and maniacal Dr Frank-N-Futer, a role originated by the legendary Tim Curry. Evans…
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Thank You PRUNELLA SCALES for giving us one of our best all time gay icons Sybil Fawlty (and so much more)
The world is a sadder place today with the passing of one of Britain’s most beloved actresses and our very favorite gay icon. Prunella Scales started her career back in 1951 and was very quickly cast in very notable movies such as Pride and Prejudice (1952), Laxdale Hall (1953), Hobson’s Choice (1954) and in the Academy Award-winning Room at the…
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Writer Barry Boehm & Director Mark Finlay talk about a staged fundraiser reading of THE OLD GAY GUYS OF HOBOKEN
The Other Side of Silence (T.O.S.O.S) is NYC’s oldest and longest-producing LGBTQ+ theater company and celebrated its 50th Anniversary last year. It is dedicated to an honest and open exploration of the life experience and cultural sensibility of the LGBTQ+ community and to preserving and promoting our literary past in a determined effort to keep…
