Florida Agenda

-”The Kids Are All Right” may be the first romantic comedy set entirely within a family, but this household ain’t a right-wing, family-values one. Not by an NRA long shot.

-On Tuesday, July 20, a video crew was shooting a pilot for a situation comedy at the Poverello Center Thrift Store and Java Boys. The “production title” for the show is “Bummed Out.”

- This well-executed movie is based on the second book of what is known as the Millennium Trilogy, a Swedish mystery series that’s been a world-wide phenomenon, selling over 40 million copies.

Anita Priest’s Foundation Awards Money to GLBT Youth in the Arts (Photo courtesy of Anita Priest Whispering Angels Memorial Scholarship Fund) BY DMITRY RASHNITSOV Having come off a successful third year of scholarship donation at their banquet this past April, the Anita Priest Whispering Angels Memorial Scholarship Fund is ready to give out more money [...]

Sold Out Show Concludes 24th Season By DMITRY RASHNITSOV Like a She BOP wrap from Rosie’s, sometimes it’s easy to forget how good the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus really is. But just because these boys have been tooting their vocal horns for 24 years, doesn’t mean that they have lost any of their steam. [...]

(Photo: from Teatro El Públio’s play, courtesy of the artist, one of the performing companies in the GLBT  Out in the Tropics festival) By DMITRY RASHNITSOV Gender-bending, lesbian marriage, Cuban theater, queer circus arts, racy humor, laughter, tears and much more will fill the stage at Out in the Tropics, South Florida’s first Lesbian, Gay, [...]

Gay Theater Group Receives Grants from the Government (Photo: Courtesy of Lea DeLaria – http://www.delariadammit.com/) By DMITRY RASHNITSOV Lesbian Comedian/Singer Lea DeLaria from Broadway’s On the Town and The Rocky Horror Show, TV’s Will and Grace and the movie Edge of Seventeen performs a special benefit for Rising Action Theatre at The Manor, 2345 Wilton [...]

By Troy Maillis After schedule changes and some “diva” behavior, Jennifer Holliday, the headline performer at this year’s annual Stonewall Street Festival, wowed the excited crowds with hit songs such as “One Night Only” and “I Am Changing” from the Broadway smash-hit “Dreamgirls”.  A seasoned performer for 30 years, Holliday kept the Wilton Manors crowds [...]

Broadway star, former Chicago singer showcases new CD By DMITRY RASHNITSOV Matt Zarley’s career began as an actor with Tony the Tiger in a Frosted Flakes commercial. He’s come a long way baby! Now an acclaimed singer, Zarley is coming to Fort Lauderdale as the latest installment in the ArtsUnited concert series. He is performing [...]

(Photo: Chely performs at Fleet Week 2005 in New York City. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley) By Ily Goyanes One can imagine that being a lesbian in the world of country music is not easy. “It’s the unforgivable,” says Chely Wright, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “Historically, country music would rather an [...]