 Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Florida Anti-Drag Law by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2023 On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Presnell issued an order that temporarily bars Florida state officials from implementing the law passed last month that will not allow drag performances in businesses open to minors.  10 Musicals & Plays to Stream This Weekend For Pride by Michael Major - June 23, 2023 PrideFrom Kinky Boots to Rent, many musicals and plays with LGBTQIA+ representation are available to stream this weekend to celebrate Pride Month. Check out som theatre favorites that you can stream from the comfort of your own home below!  BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Plays! by Stephi Wild - June 26, 2021 June marks the official start of Pride Month! This year, BroadwayWorld is celebrating pride with a series focused on some of our favorite LGBTQ-themed musicals, plays, characters, and songs! This week, check out our top 10 favorite plays featuring LGBTQ+ characters or themes!  BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Couples in Musicals! by Stephi Wild - June 19, 2021 June marks the official start of Pride Month! This year, BroadwayWorld is celebrating pride with a series focused on some of our favorite LGBTQ-themed musicals, plays, characters, and songs!  BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Musicals! by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2021 June marks the official start of Pride Month! This year, BroadwayWorld is celebrating pride with a series focused on some of our favorite LGBTQ-themed musicals, plays, characters, and songs!  BroadwayWorld Readers Pick Their Most Inspiring LGBTQ+ Characters by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2020 All month long, BroadwayWorld is celebrating Pride! As part of the festivities we polled our readers to find out your picks for the most inspirational LGBTQ+ characters in theatrical history!  Social Roundup: BroadwayWorld Fans Share Their Favorite Musicals That Celebrate Pride! by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2020 We asked and you answered! In honor of Pride Month, we're rounding up your favorite musicals that celebrate Pride! Check out the list below for what you named as some of your favorite musicals that celebrate Pride!  BWW Review: Feel the love with Good Night Theatre Collective at PRIDE: THE LOVE CABARET by Katie Becker - June 17, 2018 Good Night Theatre Collective kicked off Pride weekend in Sioux Falls with their last cabaret show of season 2, PRIDE: The Love Cabaret. Thursday's sold out show featured songs written or performed by LGBTQ artists. Broadway to Lend Voices to Free Original LGBT Expo This Weekend by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2017 Cast members from The Book of Mormon, Disney's The Lion King, Jersey Boys, and more will perform at the Original LGBT Expo, the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Union County Reschedules Family PRIDE CommUNITY Picnic for September by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017 The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders has announced that the Family PRIDE CommUNITY Picnic, celebrating marriage equality in the State of New Jersey, has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 16 at Rahway River Park in Rahway from 12 Noon until 5 P.M. QUEER Musical Team Releases Statement on Trump's Ban on Trans People in the U.S. Military by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017 After Donald Trump's declaration banning transgender individuals from the military, the QUEER musical team, which is gearing up for a premiere at next year's Pride, released the following statement. LGBT Network President & Transgender Community to Discuss Trump's Ban on Transgender People by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2017 New York's LGBT Network President and transgender community will hold a press conference on Trump's latest ban on transgender people in the armed military service. Watch American Opera Projects' AS ONE Online in Celebration of Pride Month by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017 In celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, American Opera Projects (AOP) will make available to the public the video of their 2014 World Premiere production of the opera As One from June 23-30, 2017 on the AOP website. AVENUE Q Partners with Pride to Benefit Point Foundation by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017 The Tony Award winning and coming of age musical comedy, Avenue Q, will celebrate NYC PRIDE WEEKEND by donating $25 for every ticket purchased to Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. New York Neo-Futurists to Present THE INFINITE PRIDE at The Kraine Theater by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017 The award-winning New York Neo-Futurists have announced THE INFINITE PRIDE, a special edition of their late-night show THE INFINITE WRENCH in honor of Pride Month. This June, The New York Neo-Futurists bring The Infinite Pride back for its tenth consecutive year of celebrating queer culture, politics, and relationships. The shows will be presented at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003) on Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th at 10:30pm. Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's to Celebrate Pride Sunday with Works by Gay Composers by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2017 The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's will launch its 23rd season on Sunday, June 25 at 11 a.m. In recognition of New York City's observance of Gay Pride Sunday, this service of sacred music will feature works written by gay composers. GAY-LARIOUS Gay Pride Stand Up Show and More Coming Up This Month in NYC by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2017 Pride Month is underway and will be featuring a slew of experiences, including' Gay Secrets of the Met; F(l)ag Football - The Documentary; Amazing Gay Pride Scavenger Hunt' Gay Professionals Speed Dating; Macy's Pride and Joy Party; Gay-Larious LGBT Stand Up Comedy; and Sat June 24 - Gay History Walking Tour. Scroll down for details! Dragonette to Dominate NYC Pride by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017 Famed Electro Fashion Forward Act Dragonette will dominate over NYC PRIDE this year as the band will be playing the top events whilst their new single will be starting to fire up at the charts. VIDEO: #HAM4BEY Creator Shares 'You Will Be Found' Tribute for Pulse by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2017 In honor of the upcoming one year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, #HAM4BEY creator Michael Korte shares a cover of Dear Evan Hansen's 'You Will Be Found.' Check out the video below! Jamie Brickhouse to Present 'DANGEROUS WHEN WET' Pride Weekend Performance by BWW News Desk - June 7, 2017 Sodomite Jamie Brickhouse (three-time Moth StorySLAM champion; voices on Beavis and Butthead) faces his three most defining relationships-booze, sex, and his Texas tornado of a mother Mama Jean-in this darkly comic tour de force. Icons Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, and More Pen Love Letters to the LGBTQ Community by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2017 In honor of Pride Month, Billboard reached out to numerous icons in the musical entertainment industry and asked them to write a love letter to the LGBTQ community. Check out a excerpts from a few familiar Broadway faces' letters below, then head over to Billboard for the full collection. Show Your Support for #Pride2017 With A BroadwayWorld Pride Twibbon by BWW News Desk - June 2, 2017 BroadwayWorld is pleased to show our support for Pride Month by updating our logo on our social media channels for Pride. Join us in celebrating by updating your profile photo on Facebook and Twitter to include the brand new BroadwayWorld Pride logo. N'Kenge and Adam B. Shapiro to Sing for Pride at LOFT Pride 2017 Celebration this Saturday by BWW News Desk - June 1, 2017 For the second year in a row, Broadway Sings for Pride will lend their musical talents to LOFT Pride 2017! The event, which takes place in White Plains, NY, will take place rain or shine on Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Brad Oscar, Sarah Stiles, Gideon Glick, Frenchie Davis, George Faison and More to 'Sing for Pride' in UNSTOPPABLE Benefit by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017 On Monday, June 26, 2017, Broadway Sings for Pride will premiere their 7th anniversary benefit concert in New York City at the JCC Manhattan. This milestone event will be filled with singing (from pop to Broadway), stories, special guests, and, of course, fun! The proceeds will benefit The Tyler Clementi Foundation and Orlando's Contigo Fund. Matt S. McCormick's BETTE DAVIS SMIZE to Debut at QueerCom by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017 Comedian Matt S. McCormick will debut his new solo stand-up show, BETTE DAVIS SMIZE, at QueerCom on June 17th at The PIT on the Striker Main Stage. |
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