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Commentary on LGBTQ and political issues plus theatre reviews and sports.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Olney’s 'The 39 Steps' is a Fun-filled Escape

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No one is safe as Olney Theatre Center presents THE 39 STEPS. Photo Credit: Stan Barouh. If you were told that a play about violent mur...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

'Dolly' Matches Up Well at the Spotlighters

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Mounting a big splashy musical such as Hello, Dolly!   on the cozy 13 by 16-foot in-the-round stage of the Audrey Herman Spotlighters The...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

It Gets Better for Gay Athletes Too

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When we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in baseball each April —the anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodger’s breaking the color bar...
Sunday, April 08, 2012

Iron Crow Delivers 'Dream' Production

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The Baltimore-based Iron Crow Theatre Company that brought us such works as Hedwig and the Angry Inch , Swimming in the Shallows , and Lov...
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Monday, April 02, 2012

Game Changer-in-Chief

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Would Obama’s support for marriage equality affect the referendum battle? A recent story in the Washington Blade suggests that Presi...
Sunday, April 01, 2012

New Take on 'Little Red Riding Hood' at Olney

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It’s always a roll of the dice when you bring children under age 10 to the theater. You never know if the action on the stage will keep th...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Stars on the Rise in Howard

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The audience at the 15 th Annual Celebration of the Arts gala at Howard Community College selected two stars in the talented galaxy to beco...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Not to Lean on a Poll

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It’s been a few weeks since Governor O’Malley signed the historic Civil Marriage Protection Act, which if allowed to stand, would legalize m...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Anything Can Happen in the Woods

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As kids we all remember those fairy tales where the characters lived happily ever after. With CENTERSTAGE’s production of Into the Woods , w...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

Cries for Help Unanswered

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Brutal murder of a gay teen illustrates why Baltimore needs a PFLAG chapter. On March 1, Dante Parrish, 37 was convicted for the killi...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Catch a Rising Star

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Mark Allen was born to perform. And he is looking to put his vast stage experience to good use as a finalist in the 2012 Rising Star Emergi...
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This blog contains a compilation of recent articles--mostly political, sports and local theatre reviews-- appearing in MD Theatre Guide, Baltimore OUTloud, Washington Blade, Gay Life, Outsports.com, published letters, and commentary. My letters to the editor have appeared in such publications as TIME, USA Today, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Columbia Flier/Howard County Times, City Paper (Baltimore)and Washington Blade. I have a wonderful spouse who has been the love of my life since February 1980. I married him on July 23, 2009 in Provincetown, MA--our first and favorite vacation spot. Comments are welcome directly on the blog but personal attacks will not be allowed. NOTE: Feel free to share the link to my posts but the contents may not be lifted without attribution .
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