posted Friday, March 5, 2021
The Balcony is a virtual venue where playwrights can have their plays read, workshopped and performed. Actors and directors can dive into pieces and work their craft. Theater-makers can collaborate and continue creating relationships during the global pause. It was started by NYC-based artists and their colleagues across the world. They’ve featured work from: Kenya, Italy, US, […]
posted Friday, March 5, 2021
Celebrate Toronto is curating a month long Virtual Festival to honour the city’s 187th Anniversary happening from March 6th, to April 6, 2021.. .This year, we will be focusing on three key pillars, “Rebuild, Reconnect, Show Love”, as we highlight Toronto small businesses, performers, and artists, creating a platform to promote the heart and soul […]
posted Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The world watched as the United States seemed to crumple before our eyes under the previous administration, and those same eyes are watching now to see if any of the damage done can be repaired and amends made. Two productions are out this month that take a look at just how divided the country has […]
posted Monday, March 1, 2021
Launched in 2019, the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Awards Contest Competition returns for the first time in an all new digital format. The pageant, which puts inclusivity at the forefront, will take place on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Founded by Pageant Director, host, and extra-terrestrial icon of stage and screen Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, and co-founded by […]
posted Sunday, February 28, 2021
For anyone who has spent anytime watching Netflix, it’s most likely that you’ve seen something that Ryan Murphy has been involved with. With an unprecedented deal valued at $300 million, the streaming provider created the most lucrative TV pact in history. How many of his productions below have you watched? Murphy has long had an […]
posted Friday, February 26, 2021
Aviva is a uniquely sexy, dancing-in-the-streets-and-sheets take on romance, set in a world of gender-fluid, frequently unclothed bodies. Director Boaz Yakin‘s impressionistic film takes a timeless, universal love story and makes it an up-to-the-moment physical exploration of gender dynamics by incorporating exuberant dance sequences choreographed by former Batsheva Dance Company dancer Bobbi Jene Smith (star Mari, and Bobbi Jene – winner Best Doc Feature, […]
posted Friday, February 26, 2021
Inside Out, one of the largest LGBTQ film festivals in North America and single largest promoter and distributor of LGBTQ content in Canada, has announced today that Lauren Howes has been appointed the new Executive Director for the organization, effective March 1st, replacing Andria Wilson who left the position last year. Howes (non-binary) is a […]
posted Friday, February 26, 2021
The United States vs Billie Holiday tells the story of legendary singer Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, who spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. However, beginning in the 1940’s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to […]
posted Friday, February 26, 2021
The Operation Soap bathhouse raids, which took place 40 years ago in 1981, generated a string of protests against queer oppression. Later in the year, “Lesbian and Gay Pride Day Toronto”, now Pride Toronto, was legally incorporated and an estimated 1,500 people celebrated Pride Day on Sunday, June 28th, 1981 at Grange Park. Near the […]
posted Tuesday, February 23, 2021
MAN ON MAN (M.O.M.) has announced their self-titled debut album due out May 7, their first release with Polyvinyl Record Co. The new project from Joey Holman (HOLMAN) and Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, CRICKETS, Nastie Band) is infused with indie-rock distortion and soaked in gay pop confidence while still maintaining the acerbic and pure sense of humor they both share. […]
