posted Saturday, May 2, 2020
Last month Pride Toronto announced it will no longer host the festival this year, but have announced that a month of exciting virtual festivities will continue with celebrations in a new, creative, and unique way that ensures the safety of residents and proper physical distancing. VIRTUAL PRIDE On June 1, 2020, the City of Toronto […]
posted Wednesday, April 1, 2020
With the uncertainty of when the coronavirus/COVID-19 will be under control, or a vaccine will be available, the majority of Pride organizations around the world have been announcing either the cancellation or postponement of their summer events, including Pride Toronto who made the announcement this week. Pride organizations around the world have come together to […]
posted Thursday, February 13, 2020
“Visible: Out on Television” is a new documentary series that joins its growing slate of premium original series. The five-part television event from Emmy-nominated filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave, and executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, will debut in its entirety on February 14, 2020, exclusively on Apple TV+. “Visible: Out on Television” investigates […]
posted Sunday, February 2, 2020
For the past 9 years, MoJo Toronto has been throwing elaborate and memorable events across the city – organizing, hosting and promoting countless soirees of all sizes, MoJo has made it a priority to give back to important causes whenever possible. The MoJo way of fundraising is partying for a cause, and each and every […]
posted Wednesday, December 18, 2019
The longest and darkest night of the year is also a time for celebration. Shab-e Chelleh is an Iranian winter solstice festival called Yalda Night, and for the first time Toronto will get a chance to participate in The 519’s first queer Yalda Night on Saturday December 21, 2019. Hosted by Saeid Gh, this event is open to […]
posted Thursday, December 5, 2019
You may know Paul Bellini as the writer from Kids In The Hall and his infamous reoccurring towel skit, however you may not know that he’s also a comedy teacher, and an accomplished musician and writer, including his regular “Bumble-ini” column right here in theBUZZ. He also recently re-released an updated edition of the Buddy […]
posted Monday, December 2, 2019
If you haven’t been to a Tom Hearn’s hosted show, you should know that it’s an extravaganza. Always tightly directed so there’s not a wasted moment in between laughs, hence how they generally get non-stop laughs for most shows. Tom’s latest endeavour, Lipsynced was a hit at Bad Dog Theatre this past October and now […]
posted Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Launched in 2015, Naked Heart is the largest LGBTQ literary festival in the world, and the most racially diverse literary festival in Ontario. This festival is held in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto, and includes workshops, panels, performances and discussions for writers and lovers of words. The festival hub is at Glad Day Bookshop (499 Church […]
posted Thursday, August 29, 2019
For the upcoming issue of AutumnPlay, I spoke with Thom Fitzgerald who was in LA working on his upcoming film, Stage Mother, which stars Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, and Adrian Grenier among others. The plot follows a conservative church choir director who inherits a drag club in San Francisco started by her deceased son, from whom she was estranged after he came out as gay. “Even […]
posted Tuesday, August 6, 2019
If you took all the best of the We’re Funny That Way Festival, you’d wind up with something very close to Tom Hearn’s latest offering, SLANG, a queer solo sketch comedy tour. Original over-the-top stand-up monologues, hyperbolic sketches, and satirical parodies all written by Tom Hearn, whose character impersonations are as funny as they are […]
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