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The Glines
Founded in 1976 by John Glines, Barry Laine and Jerry Tobin, The Glines is an American not-for-profit organization based in New York City, New York (state), New York, devoted to creating and presenting gay art to develop positive self-images and dispel negative stereotyping. Awards *In 1983, The Glines production of Harvey Fierstein's ''Torch Song Trilogy'' won Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor. *The Glines/Circle Repertory Company co-production of William M. Hoffman's ''As Is (play), As Is'' won the 1985 Drama Desk Award for Best Play and was Tony-nominated for Best Play, Best Director and Best Actor. *The Glines/PSX production of Howard Crabtree's ''Whoop-Dee-Doo!'' won the 1994 Drama Desk Award for Best Musical Revue and Best Costume Design. Productions Other notable successes produced by The Glines include: * Jane Chambers’s ''Last Summer at Bluefish Cove'', ''My Blue Heaven'' and ''The Quintessential Image'' *Doric Wilson’s ''A Perfect Relationship'' and ''Foreve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glines
John Glines (October 11, 1933 – August 8, 2018) was an American playwright and theater producer. He won a Tony Award and multiple Drama Desk Awards during his producing career. Playwright and producer Born in Santa Maria, California, Glines graduated from Yale in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts, BA in drama. As a writer in children’s television, he worked for seven years on ''Captain Kangaroo'' and for four years on ''Sesame Street''. His play ''In The Desert Of My Soul'' was anthologized in ''Best Short Plays Of 1976''. His musical ''Gulp!'', written with Stephen Greco and Robin Jones, had a lengthy off-off-Broadway run in 1977. His plays written for, and originally produced by The Glines, the non-profit organization for gay arts which he co-founded in 1976 with Barry Laine and Jerry Tobin, include ''On Tina Tuna Walk'', ''In Her Own Words (A Biography of Jane Chambers)'', ''Men Of Manhattan'' (also made into a film directed by Anthony Marsellis), ''Chicken Delight'', ''Body And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Bumbalo
Victor Bumbalo (born November 30, 1948) is an American actor and playwright. Early life and education Bumbalo graduated from the Masters Program in Theater at Bennington College. In New York City, Bumbalo became immersed in the Off- and Off-Off Broadway theater scene. He directed the American premiere of Mrozek's ''The Enchanted Night'' and became the artistic director of the Soul and Latin Theater, one of the first successful street theaters. Their productions toured the streets of New York for four consecutive summers. Career As a gay man, he felt the need to put the lives of gay people on the stage. He wrote ''Kitchen Duty'', produced by John Glines. Then came ''Niagara Falls'', a comedy about a working-class family's reaction to their gay son and his lover arriving unexpectedly for his sister's wedding. This play has enjoyed a long life, playing in both mainstream and alternative theaters. In the 1980s he received two MacDowell Fellowships and a Yaddo and Helene Wurlitzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Busch
Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays Off-off-Broadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other playwrights. He also wrote for television and began to act in films and on television in the late 1990s. His best known play is ''The Tale of the Allergist's Wife'' (2000), which was a success on Broadway. Biography Early life Busch was born in 1954 and grew up in Hartsdale, New York. He is the Jewish son of Gertrude (née Young) and Benjamin Busch."Charles Busch Biography" Filmreference.com, accessed January 8, 2012Witchell, Alex [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical '' The Producers'' and its 2005 film adaptation. Other films he had starring credits in include ''WarGames'' (1983), '' Glory'' (1989), '' The Freshman'' (1990), ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Godzilla'' (1998), ''Inspector Gadget'' (1999), '' You Can Count on Me'' (2000) and ''The Last Shot'' (2004). Broderick also directed himself in '' Infinity'' (1996) and provided voice work in ''Good Boy!'' (2003), ''Bee Movie'' (2007), and ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008). Broderick has won two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' (1983), and one for Best Actor in a Musical for ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1995). In 2001, Broderick sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Bond
Pat Bond (February 27, 1925 – December 24, 1990) was an American actress who starred on stage, television and movies. She was openly lesbian and in many cases she was the first gay woman people saw on stage. Her career spanned some 40 years. Early life Born Patricia Childers, she spent her childhood in Chicago. She and her family moved to Davenport, Iowa, when she was a teenager. While there she attended a Catholic women's college. She later equated this experience to "a finishing school where they finished me". She joined the Women's Army Corps in 1945. Having accepted her homosexuality by this point, she was interested in meeting other lesbians. She acted as a nurse for soldiers returning from the South Pacific and served in occupied Japan. She earned a BA and MA in theater from San Francisco State College. Career Following her discharge from the Army, she moved to San Francisco and became involved in the gay culture there. She also began acting on stage and performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Baltrop
Alvin Baltrop (December 11, 1948 – February 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Baltrop's work focused on the dilapidated Hudson River piers and gay men during the 1970s and 1980s prior to the AIDS crisis. Early life Baltrop was born in 1948 in the Bronx. He discovered his love of photography in junior high school, learning different techniques from older photographers in his neighborhood and teaching himself to develop photos. Career Baltrop enlisted in the Navy as a medic during the Vietnam War and continued taking photos, mainly of his friends in sexually provocative poses. He built his own developing lab in the sick bay, using medic trays for developing trays. After his time in the Navy, Baltrop worked odd jobs as a street vendor, a jewelry designer, a printer, and a cab driver. In 1973, Baltrop enrolled in the School of Visual Arts, where he studied until 1975. Because he wanted to spend more time taking photos at the Hudson River piers, he quit his job as a cab dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Aaron
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She is known for her performances in films like Mike Nichols' ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Primary Colors'' (1998), as well as Woody Allen's '' Crimes and Misdemeanors'' (1989), ''Alice'' (1990), and ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997), and Nora Ephron's '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993). She also appeared in Tim Burton's ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990) and Stanley Tucci's ''Big Night'' (1996). More recently, she appeared in '' 21 Jump Street'' (2012) and its sequel '' 22 Jump Street'' (2014). She is also known for her work on television, including guest roles on '' Wings, Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Desperate Housewives, Transparent'', '' Madam Secretary'', and ''The Good Fight''. Her Broadway roles include Woody Allen's '' Relatively Speaking'', '' I Hate Hamlet'', ''Social Security'' and ''The Iceman Cometh'' starring Jason Robards. She is currently a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual may not notice any symptoms, or may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. Typically, this is followed by a prolonged incubation period with no symptoms. If the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of developing common infections such as tuberculosis, as well as other opportunistic infections, and tumors which are rare in people who have normal immune function. These late symptoms of infection are referred to as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This stage is often also associated with unintended weight loss. HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex (including anal and vaginal sex), contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinée
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In the performing arts, film exhibition, and other forms of entertainment, a matinée is a performance or exhibition in the afternoon (or occasionally earlier), as distinguished from the evening. Matinée may also refer to: * ''Matinée'' (album), an album by Jack Peñate * ''Matinee'' (1993 film), an American period film by Joe Dante * ''Matinee'' (2012 film), an Indian film by Aneesh Upasana *"The Dark of the Matinée", also known as "Matinée", a song by Franz Ferdinand * Matinée (disco), South American alcohol-free discothèque for teenagers * Matinee, a machinima production software tool See also *Matinée idol Matinée idol is a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to the point of adulation by their fans. The term almost exclusively refers to adult male actors. Matinée idols often tend to play romantic and dramatic lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. After writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the U.S. Army during World War II, Laurents turned to writing for Broadway, producing a body of work that includes ''West Side Story'' (1957), ''Gypsy'' (1959), and ''Hallelujah, Baby!'' (1967), and directing some of his own shows and other Broadway productions. His film scripts include ''Rope'' (1948) for Alfred Hitchcock, followed by '' Anastasia'' (1956), '' Bonjour Tristesse'' (1958), ''The Way We Were'' (1973), and '' The Turning Point'' (1977). Early life Born Arthur Levine, Laurents was the son of middle-class Jewish parents, his father a lawyer and his mother a schoolteacher, who gave up her career when she married. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Getty
Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on ''The Golden Girls'' (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role for appearances on ''Empty Nest'' (1993–95), ''The Golden Palace'' (1992–93), ''Blossom'' (1990–95), and ''Nurses'' (1991–94). Notable films in which she appeared include ''Mask'' (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, ''Mannequin (1987 film)'', and ''Stuart Little'' (1999). She retired from acting in 2001 due to failing health, and died in 2008 from dementia with Lewy bodies. Early life Getty was born Estelle Scher in New York City on July 25, 1923, to Charles Scher and Sarah (née Lacher), Jewish immigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Town Hall (New York City)
The Town Hall (also Town Hall) is a performance space at 123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue near Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was built from 1919 to 1921 and designed by architects McKim, Mead & White for the League for Political Education. The auditorium has 1,500 seats across two levels and has historically been used for various types of events such as speeches, musical recitals, and film screenings. Both the exterior and interior of the building are New York City landmarks, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Town Hall was designed in the Georgian Revival style and has a brick facade with limestone trim. The base contains seven arched doorways that serve as the venue's entrance. The facade of the upper stories contains a large limestone plaque, niches, and windows. Inside the ground story, a rectangular lobby leads to the auditorium. The uppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
