First Edition cover of Ubu Roi Ubu Roi, by gay French playwright Alfred Jarry (1873 – 1907), is a classic of French theatre. In 1896, on opening night, with a traditional audience of members of the Paris avant-garde, "King Ubu", played by Firmin Gémier, stepped forward and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Jean Cocteau
"Cocteau In Bed With A Mask, Paris" (1927) by Berenice Abbott, via YouTube July 5, 1889 - Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau: "Life is a horizontal fall." He was a poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. While still in his teens, Cocteau began to … [Read more...]
Dispatches From Portland: Darcelle XV, the West Coast’s Longest-Running Drag Show is Nominated for Landmark Status
Photo via Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, June 30, my Representative, the honorable Earl Blumenauer, urged the National Park Service to add Darcelle XV to the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1967, two years before Stonewall, Darcelle XV has been Portland's premier … [Read more...]
You Can Now See Ru Girls Monét X Change, Naomi Smalls, Aquaria, Yvie Oddly, Miss Vanjie, Violet Chachki (and more) LIVE at a Drive-In Theater, at “Drive ‘N Drag”!
Voss Events is partnering with Westfield malls on a brand-new drag queen experience this summer: Drive ‘N Drag!...starring a bunch of RuPaul’s Drag Race favorites including Yvie Oddly, Aquaria, Acid Betty, Monét X Change, Miss … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Composer, Richard Rodgers
Photo: PBS American Masters, via YouTube June 28, 1902– Richard Rodgers: "If somebody wants to sing my songs after I'm gone, nobody will be happier than my dead body." A Connecticut Yankee, Babes In Arms, The Boys From Syracuse, Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught to Hate and Fear…” – Oscar Hammerstein II
You've got to be taught To hate and fear, you've got to be taught from year to year It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear You've got to be carefully taught. You've got to be taught To be afraid of people Whose eyes are oddly made And people whose skin is a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Cross-Dressing Entertainer, Gladys Bentley
Via Wikipedia Commons June 26, - Gladys Bentley: "From the time I can remember anything, I never wanted a man to touch me. Soon I began to feel more comfortable in boys’ clothes than in dresses." In 1934, King's Terrace, a Manhattan nightclub, was padlocked by the police … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga Makes a Surprise Appearance at PAPER Magazine’s Zoom Benefit for the Marsha P Johnson Institute
Lady Gaga joined forces with Paper Magazine to throw a Chromatica "Fundrager" on Zoom last might, with proceeds going to the Marsha P Johnson Institute, an organization that protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people. The fundraiser was hosted by Zach … [Read more...]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Trailer Is Here! Watch
The long-awaited film of the Broadway production of Hamilton now has a trailer in advance of its release on Disney+ over 4th of July weekend. Whether you want to relive the electrifying magic of the show or experience for … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Dancer / Choreographer, Katherine Dunham (#BLM)
June 22, 1909 - Katherine Dunham: "Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out." At the apex of her career in the 1940s and 1950s, Dunham was famous throughout Europe and Latin America, if not quite so popular in the USA. … [Read more...]
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