Ballet company to shut up for a cause The dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet will once again step outside the box to feed those in need. Celebrating its 18th year, “Shut Up & Dance” is the ballet’s annual one-night-only show to benefi...
Tony-winning play explores homophobia in baseball The timing couldn’t be better for a theater production like “Take Me Out.” Plays and Players presents the Tony Award-winning production about what happens when a superstar baseball player comes ou...
New comedy goes behind the fairy tales Four-time Barrymore Award winner Mary Martello and 1812 Productions are pulling back the curtain on what happens to beloved fairy-tale characters when the fairy tale is over with “Happily Ever Aft...
Rollins brings spoken-word tour to Philly Henry Rollins has never been short on opinions or ways to express himself. Whether the punk-rock icon, actor and publisher is on the road or working on one of his many projects, he is always a voc...
Out artists featured at new international arts festival Philadelphia is knee-deep in more than just snow. The inaugural Philagrafika 2010, which launched on Jan. 29 and runs through April 11, is celebrating print media in contemporary art by showcasing...
DeCoteau: More flesh and less blood Prolific out filmmaker David DeCoteau has two movies out on DVD this month — “The Pit and the Pendulum,” his latest queer re-imagining/adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story (after “The Raven” a...
Gay Spaniard’s newsworthy art The work of gay artist Francesc Ruiz explores urban subcultures to create social commentaries. For Philagrafika 2010, Ruiz created an installation resembling a Philadelphia newsstand, containing m...
Out columnist/activist stays sharp in new book “This marks my 25th year at the [Village] Voice,” Michael Musto said about his latest collection of columns, “Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back.” “I got this book instead of a gold watch, I gues...
Tegan and Sara talk new book, album and tour With the release of their latest album, “Sainthood,” out rock duo Tegan and Sara appear to be bigger than ever. When their U.S. tour pulls into town, the Canadian rock band will have graduated fro...
NY drag performer stars in new documentary Valentine’s Day weekend brings the area premiere of a new documentary that takes a candid look at New York’s drag performers — and a side of the art form most audiences don’t get to see. “Charmed ...
