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Arts + Culture
LISTEN: ‘Nothing Short of Wonderful’ from ‘Dogfight’
The musical Dogfight gets its outside-of-New York premiere at WaterTower Theatre, starting tonight. You can listen to a sample of what the show has in store here, with one of the charming musical numbers form the show
Arts + Culture
Model Andreja Pejic talks to ET about being transgender
Arts + Culture
Tori Amos: The gay interview
Now 50, and with her acclaimed 14th album, Unrepentant Geraldines, Amos is facing age head-on
Arts + Entertainment
Cassie Nova
How do you address a drag queen? Cassie Nova here, y’all, and I am ready to dish up some old school wisdom in this fast-paced, one-click, I-need-it-now, A.D.D. world. Oh, look! A squirrel! Thanks to the many of you that have sent me questions. If I haven’t…
Arts + Culture
Unique books for unique families
What does “family” look like? A new series of books by North Texas author Shannon Rhodes lets children answer that question by creating a unique book that reflects their own family. Rhodes self-published the first two books in the My Kind of Family series (…
Arts + Culture
10 smart travel ideas
Vacation coming up? Consider these ideas to make the trip go smoothly There’s still more than a month until summer unofficially ends on Labor Day, so if you find yourself lucky enough to get away soon — or really anytime — here are some tips to make your tr…
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Pop culture
Gay dads develop website to help families just like them Who knew the lack of a uterus would be such an issue? When new gay dads Brian Rosenberg and Ferd van Gameren turned to the Internet to connect with other gay dads — or just find information about the…
Arts + Culture
Beach babe beauty tips
Texas rocker chick Deborah Vial returns from Maui to get pretty for her concert at House of Blues Like all great artists, Deborah Vial knows how to work the press. Even though she moved from Dallas to Maui a decade ago, she still makes time for the local me…
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Life of Benj
Benj Pasek, the gay half of the B’way team Pasek & Paul, talks about the North Texas debut of their musical ‘Dogfight’ SCOTT HUFFMAN | Contributing Writer [email protected] From the moment he read the back of the DVD release, self-professed thea…
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Journey to ‘Oz’
Alex Ross reunites with director Cheryl Denson for Uptown Players’ regional premiere of the flamboyant musical biography ‘The Boy from Oz’ ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Executive Editor When North Texas theater companies want to mount splashy, entertaining music…
Arts + Entertainment
Best Bets • 07-25-14
Friday 07.25 Saturday 07.26 Cirque du Soleil goes Jacko at AAC More than five years after his death, Michael Jackson still holds a place of fascination among the public, and especially music lovers. Cirque du Soleil tries to capture that appeal with its are…
Arts + Entertainment
Best Bets • 07-25-14
Friday 07.25 Saturday 07.26 Cirque du Soleil goes Jacko at AAC More than five years after his death, Michael Jackson still holds a place of fascination among the public, and especially music lovers. Cirque du Soleil tries to capture that appeal with its are…
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