A New Open Access Edition of Acclaimed AIDS History

By John Manuel-Andriote
Aging without the friends and lovers we expected to know all our lives, deep sorrow lurks, always, just beyond our laughter. How has it impacted our lives in the twenty-first century? The post A New Open Access Edition of Acclaimed AIDS History appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.

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REVIEW – “Come From Away” Still Flies High

When the newest Broadway Across Canada run was announced to include Come From Away and Novembers Book of Mormon I was admittedly surprised. Come From Away debuted in Calgary in March of 2019 with a sold out run and returned just 2 years ago. However, a packed house on September 17thshowed that despite it’s third visit in 5 years, the shows popularity continues.
A uniquely Canadian story...

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REVIEW – Darkly Humorous “Deathtrap” a Fun Twisted Tale

Stage West kicks off their new season with the 1978 Ira Levine murder mystery Deathtrap. The longest running comedy-thriller in Broadway history, the Tony nominated show was adapted into a film starring the late Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine in 1982.
Broadway Myster writer Sidney Bruhl (Ashley Wright) is struggling after a series of flops. He receives a script from Clifford Anderson (Justin Stadnyk), a student in a seminar he has been teaching, that seems like a surefire hit. Sydney and his wife Myra...

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REVIEW – Everything Is Right About “The Play That Goes Wrong”

(l to r) Andrew MacDonald-Smith, Joel SchaeferThe Play That Goes Wrong,playing at Theatre Calgary until September 29th, is one of the greatest comedic plays I’ve ever seen. Created by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company, the show debuted in London’s West End in 2012 and continues to this day. It opened in NYC in 2017. Having seen both productions, I was thrilled to see Theatre Calgary bringing the show to our city. The question is, does it measure up to the UK and Broadway versions? <br...

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Reconstructing the Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement

By Wendy Rouse
When I began researching the book Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, people warned me that I wouldn’t find much. They weren’t wrong. The post Reconstructing the Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement appeared first on The Gay & Lesbian Review.

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