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Performers bare their souls in new show
Quince Productions, known locally for bringing thought-provoking LGBT-inclusive theater to the stage, needs the audience to bring its latest show to life. “Overexposed: A Slightly Awkward Peep Sho...
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Close encounters: Pushing 19th-century gender boundaries
“Albert Nobbs” gives actor Glenn Close — who also produced, co-wrote the screenplay and penned the closing song lyrics — a plum part as a woman who poses as a male butler in 19th-century Ireland. ...
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Controversial Kander and Ebb musical comes to Philly
The Philadelphia Theatre Company is sure to create a buzz among local theatergoers when it brings the Tony Award-winning musical “The Scottsboro Boys” to town Jan. 20-Feb. 19. The musical, which d...
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‘Pariah” goes deep
The coming-out/coming-of-age story gets a new voice in Dee Rees’ very fine feature, “Pariah.” The film is based on her 2007 short of the same name. Rees makes her protagonist Alike’s (Adepero Oduy...
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Dance-music icon isn’t sweating pageant
“A lot of people know the songs that I’ve sung — they just don’t know me,” dance music diva and singer Martha Wash told PGN. Very true. Chances are, no matter what your age, sometime in your life...
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Radical Faeries to converge on William Way
The Radical Faeries of Philadelphia began a celebration of their cause and history yesterday by opening an exhibit at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The Radical Faerie movement was initiat...
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Don’t you just love Sandra
Comedian, actress, writer, singer and author Sandra Bernhard is a supreme badass any time she gets a microphone or pen in her hand. The camera loves her too, as she has been on an impressive number...
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Lesbian couple the focus of Wilma Theater comedy
The Wilma Theater will present “Body Awareness,” an early work by award-winning playwright Annie Baker, Jan. 4-Feb. 5. At 30, Baker has won a number of awards for her off-Braodway plays including ...
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Model-turned-actor hones craft in new thriller
Ronnie Kroell made a name for himself appearing on Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” and doing a nude Playgirl spread. With his starring turn in the locally shot “Into the Lion’s Den,” now out on DVD,...
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Choir to open new season with special concert
Anna Crusis Women’s Choir has the antidote for all the negativity and sensationalism that has been bombarding us in the news of late when it opens its 37th season with the upcoming concert “Breakin...
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