Singer Franc D’Ambrosio was taught at an early age to capitalize on his talents, which led to his current career on Broadway.
When out comedian Holly Hughes needs centering, she turns to the pack of dogs that shares her Ann Arbor, Mich., home. She credits them with bringing sanity to her world.
Madison’s Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus and Milwaukee’s City of Festivals Men’s Chorus perform at PrideFest Milwaukee on June 9. The ensembles present the world premiere of Arthur Durkee’s “Heartlands” on June 16 at the Madison Masonic Center Auditorium and June 17 at Milwaukee’s Plymouth Church UCC. Details at www.perfectharmonychorus.org.
Madison’s Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus and Milwaukee’s City of Festivals Men’s Chorus perform at PrideFest Milwaukee on June 9. The ensembles present the world premiere of Arthur Durkee’s “Heartlands” on June 16 at the Madison Masonic Center Auditorium and June 17 at Milwaukee’s Plymouth Church UCC. Details at www.perfectharmonychorus.org. - Photo: Ken Forney
Belinda Carlisle is the opening night headliner on June 8 at PrideFest Milwaukee 2012. For more information about the nation’s largest LGBT music festival, go to www.pridefest.com.
Rocker and equality advocate Belinda Carlisle opens PrideFest Milwaukee’s 25th anniversary weekend with an 8 p.m. performance on Friday, June 8. Other event headliners include Taylor Dane, Berlin and GOD-DES & She.
From Renaissance Theaterworks' production of 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy.
Renaissance Theaterworks, Wisconsin’s only women-founded-and-operated theater company, recently received its first national grant. And it only took 20 years.
The Under the Streetlamp quartet includes out performer Michael Cunio, second from right.
Singer Michael Cunio loves his work and his enthusiasm is distinctly palpable. “We look at each other when we’re on stage and think, ’Holy shit! This is our job!’ ”the out former rock singer exclaims. “We’re clocked in. Can you believe this?”
“Summer Stories” runs through May 27 at Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. Call 414-278-0765 or go to www.nextact.org.
Great storytellers are like magicians. With a twinkle of an eye and a few words, different times and places suddenly become real.
T. Stacy Hicks and Joe Fransee
Politics, as the saying goes, makes for strange bedfellows. In the case of “Veronica’s Position,” the season-closing production for Milwaukee’s In Tandem Theatre Co., the phrase is explored literally as well as figuratively, often with hilarious results.
Chubby chasers, men in drag, men in towels, men out of towels and other assorted denizens of the bathhouse world will fill the small stage in Off the Wall Theatre’s production of “The Ritz” this summer. Out playwright Terrence McNally’s 1975 comedic collision of gangster spoof and bedroom (OK, bathhouse) farce well stands the test of time and is perfect summer fare, according to Dale Gutzman, the theater’s famously innovative artistic director.
Idina Menzel in “Glee.”
Being dropped by her record label was one of the best things that ever happened to Broadway star Idina Menzel. The experience was painful at the time, but it empowered the performer to redirect her energy to the stage, where she’s achieved an enviable career as both a singer and an actor.
Sean Allan Krill in “Sunday in the Park with George.” Skylight Music Theatre’s production of the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical runs May 18-June 10 at the Broadway Theatre Center. For more information, visit www.skylightmusictheatre.org.
Legend has it that Georges Seurat, the French neo-impressionist painter, may have saved the Broadway career of out superstar composer Stephen Sondheim.
Actor Kyle Taylor Parker, a cast member of the national tour of “In the Heights,” says the play reminds him a lot of his native Milwaukee.
