Black Theatre Coalition To Host Inaugural BUILDING THE CHANGE Gala On February 12
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2024
Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Board Members Aaliytha Stevens and Naila McKenzie, have announced that the Black Theatre Coalition will host its Inaugural Gala on Monday, February 12, 2024 in New York City at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).
HBO Max Announces Powerhouse Cast for LGBTQ+ Docuseries EQUAL
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 25, 2020
HBO Max has released the names and images of the actors set to portray iconic LGBTQ+ activists in the upcoming four-part docuseries EQUAL, premiering as a binge drop in October 2020 during LGBT History Month.
Beanie Feldstein, the Cast of POSE, & More to Appear During Virtual GLAAD Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 9, 2020
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will host a virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, July 30 in place of the original ceremonies planned for earlier this year.
Judith Light to be Honored With The Excellence In Media Award at the GLAAD Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 22, 2020
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor award-winning actress, producer, and activist Judith Light with the Excellence in Media Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. GLAAD also announced that Lilly Singh, openly bisexual executive producer and host of NBC's a?oeA Little Late with Lilly Singh,a?? will serve as host of the Awards, which will take place at the Hilton Midtown in New York on Thursday, March 19. GLAAD previously announced that Ryan Murphy will receive the Vito Russo Award at the New York ceremony.
Ryan Murphy To Be Honored With The Vito Russo Award At The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 16, 2020
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Ryan Murphy with the Vito Russo Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Hilton Midtown in New York on Thursday, March 19.
SLAVE PLAY, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Nominated for GLAAD Media Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 8, 2020
GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today the nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Gilead, Hyundai, and Ketel One Family-Made Vodka.
Blyth Festival 2019 Season Opens June 14
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2019
The world premiere of one of the biggest stories in the history of South Western Ontario, the story of Jumbo the elephant's fateful final performance, opens the Blyth Festival's 45th Season.
Smithsonian Channel to Mark The 50-Year Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2019
On June 28, 1969, a routine police raid of a gay bar in New York City turned into a violent conflict that ignited protests lasting for days. The Stonewall Inn Uprising is celebrated by many as the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. But the history of gay life in America extends far before and after Stonewall. Using commentary from LGBTQ+ allies and icons (including Matthew Shepard's parents, Stonewall eyewitness participant Mark Segal and Gene Robinson, the first openly gay priest to be consecrated a bishop by the Episcopal Church) and expert perspectives from Smithsonian curators, new documentary SMITHSONIAN TIME CAPSULE: BEYOND STONEWALL tells the story of the LGBTQ+ community in America through an exploration of rare artifacts in the Smithsonian collections, predominantly from the National Museum of American History. SMITHSONIAN TIME CAPSULE: BEYOND STONEWALL premieres Monday, June 24 at 8 PM ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.
The Advocate Obtains Exclusive Rights to Mark Segal's Memoir AND THEN I DANCED
by Robert Diamond - Dec 17, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015: Beginning November 16, 2015, The Advocate, the nation's leading LGBT news source, has obtained rights to serialize excerpts from LGBT pioneer Mark Segal's long-anticipated memoir, AND THEN I DANCED: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality (Akashic/Open Lens, October 6, 2015).
PlayPenn to Stage Reading of R. Eric Thomas's TIME IS ON OUR SIDE
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 24, 2015
PlayPenn, Philadelphia's nationally recognized professional new play development organization, enters the second year of its support program offering workshop resources to a new play tied to an upcoming production at a theatre in our region. The fall 2015 partnership with Simpatico Theatre Project will culminate in a reading of R. Eric Thomas' Time Is On Our Side on Monday, December 7.
The Advocate Obtains Exclusive Rights to Mark Segal's Memoir AND THEN I DANCED
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 16, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015: Beginning November 16, 2015, The Advocate, the nation's leading LGBT news source, has obtained rights to serialize excerpts from LGBT pioneer Mark Segal's long-anticipated memoir, AND THEN I DANCED: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality (Akashic/Open Lens, October 6, 2015).
Director Debora Granik & More Set for Next METROFOCUS
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 9, 2015
The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.
LGBT Pioneer Launches Three-City Book Tour Oct 6-8
by Robert Diamond - Oct 6, 2015
LGBT Pioneer Mark Segal will release his long-anticipated memoir, AND THEN WE DANCED (Akashic/Open Lens, October 6, 2015) with a three-city book launch to celebrate LGBT History Month.