Urvashi Vaid
Latest News on Urvashi Vaid:
Alexandra Billings & More Named to Desert Playwrights' Retreat Advisory Board (Feb 15, 2024)
Photos: Go Inside the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner with Billy Porter, Patina Miller, and More (Jun 11, 2023)
Billy Porter to be Honored at Lambda Legal 50th Anniversary Gala (May 23, 2023)
Alexandra Billings & More Named to Desert Playwrights' Retreat Advisory Board (Feb 15, 2024)
Photos: Go Inside the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner with Billy Porter, Patina Miller, and More (Jun 11, 2023)
Billy Porter to be Honored at Lambda Legal 50th Anniversary Gala (May 23, 2023)
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Alexandra Billings & More Named to Desert Playwrights' Retreat Advisory Board
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 15, 2024
The Desert Playwrights' Retreat, established in 2018 as the first writing retreat created solely for LGBTQ playwrights, has named its first Board of Advisors.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 15, 2024
The Desert Playwrights' Retreat, established in 2018 as the first writing retreat created solely for LGBTQ playwrights, has named its first Board of Advisors.
Photos: Go Inside the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner with Billy Porter, Patina Miller, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 11, 2023
Lambda Legal celebrated its 50-year anniversary with the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner, which took place at The Glasshouse in New York on Thursday, June 8, where artist Billy Porter and the late activist Urvashi Vaid were honored. Check out the photos here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 11, 2023
Lambda Legal celebrated its 50-year anniversary with the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner, which took place at The Glasshouse in New York on Thursday, June 8, where artist Billy Porter and the late activist Urvashi Vaid were honored. Check out the photos here!
Billy Porter to be Honored at Lambda Legal 50th Anniversary Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2023
Lambda Legal has announced the celebration of its 50-year anniversary with the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner, which will take place at The Glasshouse in New York on Thursday, June 8, where artist Billy Porter and the late activist Urvashi Vaid will be honored.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2023
Lambda Legal has announced the celebration of its 50-year anniversary with the 2023 Liberty Awards National Dinner, which will take place at The Glasshouse in New York on Thursday, June 8, where artist Billy Porter and the late activist Urvashi Vaid will be honored.
Performance Space New York Presents A Marathon Reading Of Late Activist + Writer Urvashi Vaid's VIRTUAL EQUALITY
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2023
Performance Space New York presents a marathon reading of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation, a vital document—rare in its detail—of the movements within late 20th century queer American activism by Urvashi Vaid.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2023
Performance Space New York presents a marathon reading of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation, a vital document—rare in its detail—of the movements within late 20th century queer American activism by Urvashi Vaid.
Performance Space New York Presents a Public Reading of a 1984 Conversation Between James Baldwin and Audre Lorde
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023
Performance Space New York presents a special First Mondays event: a reading of a never-published-in-full, rousing conversation between Audre Lorde and James Baldwin, edited for the occasion by acclaimed poet, essayist, playwright, and MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023
Performance Space New York presents a special First Mondays event: a reading of a never-published-in-full, rousing conversation between Audre Lorde and James Baldwin, edited for the occasion by acclaimed poet, essayist, playwright, and MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine.
Performance Space New York Announces Spring 2023 Season of its HEALING SERIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2022
Performance Space New York has announced the Spring 2023 season of its Healing Series, the second part of its year-long reflection on the political potency of healing and the role performance plays in it, in the midst of what feels like a momentous shift in art-making to foreground modes and practices of care.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2022
Performance Space New York has announced the Spring 2023 season of its Healing Series, the second part of its year-long reflection on the political potency of healing and the role performance plays in it, in the midst of what feels like a momentous shift in art-making to foreground modes and practices of care.
Billy Porter, Neil Patrick Harris, Anderson Cooper & More Named to Marquis Who's GBTQ+ Catalysts for Change Maker's List
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021
Marquis Who's Who has announced the honorees for its June Maker’s List, featuring figures from the LGBTQ+ community as catalysts for change in recognition of Pride Month. Each month, the Marquis Maker’s List highlights both renowned and lesser-known individuals, who have proved to be remarkable and pioneering in their fields of endeavor.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021
Marquis Who's Who has announced the honorees for its June Maker’s List, featuring figures from the LGBTQ+ community as catalysts for change in recognition of Pride Month. Each month, the Marquis Maker’s List highlights both renowned and lesser-known individuals, who have proved to be remarkable and pioneering in their fields of endeavor.
Rosie O'Donnell, Lea DeLaria & More to Headline LPAC Comedy Benefit LEVITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
by Tyler Peterson - May 6, 2016
Rosie O'Donnell, Lea DeLaria, Kate Clinton, Billie Jean King, Cameron Esposito, and special musical guest BETTY are headlining Levity & Justice for All on June 16th in New York City
by Tyler Peterson - May 6, 2016
Rosie O'Donnell, Lea DeLaria, Kate Clinton, Billie Jean King, Cameron Esposito, and special musical guest BETTY are headlining Levity & Justice for All on June 16th in New York City
Urvashi Vaid Sets Chicago Appearance for 4/3
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 21, 2013
Longtime LGBT rights advocate Urvashi Vaid will be in Chicago Wed., April 3 for a free event at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. She will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class, and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics. This is her only public program in Chicago.
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 21, 2013
Longtime LGBT rights advocate Urvashi Vaid will be in Chicago Wed., April 3 for a free event at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted. She will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class, and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics. This is her only public program in Chicago.
Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar Held 11/3-5
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar Held 11/3-5
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar Held 11/3-5
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 19, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 19, 2011
'Smashing History: 150 Years of LGBTIQA Vassar,' a three-day conference that celebrates the accomplishments of prominent Vassar alumnae/i who have distinguished themselves in service to LGBTIQA communities and seeks to inspire participants to take action for the future, will be held from Thursday, November 3, through Saturday, November 5. The conference will feature panels, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and performances.
Photo Coverage: 2011 Drama Critics Circle Awards
by Monica Simoes - May 17, 2011
Yesterday evening, May 16, The New York Drama Critics' Circle presented their 2011 Drama Critics Circle Awards at Angus McIndoe Restaurant in Times Square. The 2011 recipients are Best Play: Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire; Best Foreign Play: Jerusalem, by Jez Butterworth; Best Musical: The Book of Mormon, by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez; Special Citations: The Broadway revival of The Normal Heart; Mark Rylance for La Bête and Jerusalem; and the direction, design and puppetry of War Horse.
by Monica Simoes - May 17, 2011
Yesterday evening, May 16, The New York Drama Critics' Circle presented their 2011 Drama Critics Circle Awards at Angus McIndoe Restaurant in Times Square. The 2011 recipients are Best Play: Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire; Best Foreign Play: Jerusalem, by Jez Butterworth; Best Musical: The Book of Mormon, by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez; Special Citations: The Broadway revival of The Normal Heart; Mark Rylance for La Bête and Jerusalem; and the direction, design and puppetry of War Horse.
Photo Coverage: The Stars Come Out for NEXT FALL VIP Performance!
by Walter McBride - Mar 11, 2010
NEXT FALL, will open the critically acclaimed original cast tonight, March 11, 2010 at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway. On March 10th, BroadwayWorld.com was on hand to capture the stars attending the final preview celebration!
by Walter McBride - Mar 11, 2010
NEXT FALL, will open the critically acclaimed original cast tonight, March 11, 2010 at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway. On March 10th, BroadwayWorld.com was on hand to capture the stars attending the final preview celebration!
Photo Coverage: The National Equality March and Rally in Washington, D.C.
by Eddie Varley - Oct 13, 2009
On Sunday, October 11th, over 150,000 people descended on the nation's capital to support equal rights for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities. Numerous Broadway celebrities were part of this effort, adding their voices to the cause that had approximately 1,400 people under the Broadway Impact banner alone.
by Eddie Varley - Oct 13, 2009
On Sunday, October 11th, over 150,000 people descended on the nation's capital to support equal rights for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities. Numerous Broadway celebrities were part of this effort, adding their voices to the cause that had approximately 1,400 people under the Broadway Impact banner alone.
Photo Coverage: GLAAD Media Awards
by Linda Lenzi - Mar 28, 2007
The GLAAD Media Awards, honoring positive depictions of gays and lesbians in film, theatre and TV, were held on March 26th and BroadwayWorld was there!
by Linda Lenzi - Mar 28, 2007
The GLAAD Media Awards, honoring positive depictions of gays and lesbians in film, theatre and TV, were held on March 26th and BroadwayWorld was there!
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