Khristin Wierman was inspired by the idea of change, so she wrote "This Time Could Be Different".
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In Jeff L. Lieberman’s informative and reverent doc “Bella!” (Re-Emerging Films), there are many fascinating and enlightening things to learn about the late, progressive politician Bella Abzug. But perhaps the most shocking is that she was never before the subject of a documentary, that is, until now.
Two-time Emmy Award-winning writer, songwriter and actor Bruce Vilanch isn’t walking the picket lines in Los Angeles.
In a few short years, Kandy Muse has become one of the most polarizing and buzzed about performers in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory. As she soared to the Top Two on All Stars 8, Muse sparkled in many of the challenges and has become one of only two performers (next to Raven) in Drag Race herstory to rise to the top of two separate seasons and not take the crown. I sat down with Kandy to chat about her All Stars run, the Drag Race fandom, and what was different for her during her All Stars season.
Slow Burn Theatre’s Annual Fireside Online Silent Auction will run through Sept. 9. Register at slowburntheatre.org. Pick up a bargain or two and help support Slow Burn’s mission of bringing Broadway to Fort Lauderdale.
Even though it only spans two years in the life of immigrant Pearl, Aaron Hamburger's third novel “Hotel Cuba” (Harper Perennial, 2023) has the feel and weight of an epic. Opening in 1922, as Pearl and her kid sister Frieda set sail for a better life in America from their home in Russia, only to be waylaid in Havana, Cuba, with their futures hanging indefinitely in the balance, Hamburger paints a vivid picture of time and place. While the novel is sure to appeal to a wide audience, gay writer Hamburger has made sure to feature significant queer characters in the storyline.
Interested in mythology and religion? Then check out "Gods and Mortals" by J. D. Netto.
Like its lead character, novelist Leon (Thomas Schubert), writer/director Christian Petzold’s “Afire” (Sideshow/Janus Films) is a lot to handle. Thoroughly unlikeable and completely self-absorbed, Leon is the kind of character that might make some viewers give up on him less than halfway through the movie. But, don’t do that. Even though he doesn’t necessarily become easier to take, there is something of a payoff if you stick with him.
Broadway sensation Gavin Creel takes the stage at Hunters Nightclub on Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida's director Gabe Salazar will open the show. The event is being presented by HarmonyWaves.
Is there anything more exhilarating than experiencing the creative growth of an artist you admire? Becca Mancari is such a perfect illustration of that. Over the course of three albums, including the modern Americana of their 2017 debut album “Good Woman” to the daring and haunting experimentation of the follow-up, 2020’s “The Greatest Part,” Mancari proved themself to be a musician who took risks.
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