Steve Charing OUTspoken

W ith the elimination of Devin Velez on March 28's American Idol , the blogosphere has lit up with "why hasn't Lazaro been elim...

I n what has been shaping up as a rather ho-hum 12 th season for the hit TV show American Idol , one narrative stood out early on and a...

 Photo: Stan Barough Deborah Hazlett as Veronica, Christopher Bloch as Michael, Megan Anderson as Annette and Tim Getman as Ala...

 Fatima Quander, Robert Lee Hardy and Felicia Curry  Photo: Stan Barough W ho says you can never go home again?   In the case of Ho...

T here are countless worthy causes to get behind—too many to name here.   Surely, among them are: “World Peace,”   “Stop Hunger,”   “End...

Photo by Kirstine Christiansen I f there ever was a character in theatre who one feels compelled to root for, it has to be Tevye, the n...

A s we near the end of Black History Month and having viewed the excellent documentary Brother Outsider , which presented the life of civil ...

C onsider the following thorny issues that society grapples with today: abortion, homelessness, child abuse, rape, unplanned pregnancy, ho...

LGBT Ally Brendon Ayanbadejo celebrates after win W ow! What an amazing run to the Super Bowl trophy!   I still see purple all over my...

N o, it’s not yet June with its clammy hot weather and the Pride parade and festival just around the corner.   Instead, it’s January—in ...

Myxolydia Tyler as Camae and Shawn Hamilton as Dr. King T he timing of the Centerstage’s presentation of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop...