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McKinley Belcher III
McKinley Belcher III serves and protects on Netflix's Eric
“I find it very charming and a reminder to lead with love.”
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John Early and Theda Hammel
Stress Positions is a cinematic lesson in nervous tension
“This movie is attempting to show people who in our daily life we would just dismiss or possibly shun”
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Victor Wallace
Meet Mamma Mia!'s Victor Wallace; beloved musical returns to Chicago for three weeks
“I'm just so grateful and I get to see every night how much joy it brings the audience”
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Michael Henry & Tim Murray
Michael Henry & Tim Murray take their queer-centric comedy on the road
“I will have a specific Chicago song ready and we are going to go balls to the wall”
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Miz Cracker
Miz Cracker cruises her way to the Big Gay Cabaret in May
“I speak five languages English, French, Wolof, Spanish and a little Yiddish.”
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Brooke Lynn Hytes
Brooke Lynn Hytes werks it in the Windy City
“There are way more drag queens than when I started doing drag so I can’t imagine what the competition is like now.”
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Tom Gustafson
Tom Gustafson gives the world Glitter & Doom
“Moulin Rouge was a huge influence on me.”
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Heidi N Closet and Crystal Methyd
Drag Racers Slay vampires in a new fright flick
“It is known amongst drag queens that glitter is similar to herpes.”
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Kerry D'Jovanni
Pretty Woman: The Musical returns to Chicago; meet Kerry D'Jiovanni
“You want to know where you're going in order to take clear steps to get there”
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Aaron Kaburick
On the national tour of Mrs. Doubtfire the musical, meet Aaron Kaburick
“I can trust that I can just show up and be an honest actor and deliver their material”
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Ashmal Ali and Rehman Bhatti
From Couple to Throuple Ashmal Ali and Rehman Bhatti fly free on Peacock
“Rehman and I joked that we hoped we were not taking gay rights back 50 years!”
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Vince Kelley
Vince Kelley takes on stage role as iconic Golden Girl Blanche Devereaux in theatrical tour
“We like to say it's as if the show never went off the air; it just moved from cable to streaming”
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Basil Twist
Puppeteer Basil Twist climbs Mountains and sails the Seas
“I approach things as a very simple puppeteer.”
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Matt Rodin
Matt Rodin returns home for Sondheim's Company; meet the Broadway performer, director and creator
“I grew up being awoken by my mother every morning singing show tunes.”
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Brandon Rivera
Meet three queer performers who found a safe space in Sanctuary City
“The writing will move people and I have seen people wipe tears away.”
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Kyle Patrick
American Psycho: The Musical slays thanks to Kyle Patrick
“It really is just a big, giant lens and you can see yourself in it.”
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Harvey Guillen
Fans find Harvey Guillén’s familiar face at Fan Expo
“I want to see real stories be told that live and breathe everyday life involving the queer and Latin communities.”
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Tim Nelson
Australian band Cub Sport has “Always Got the Love”
“It is more than I could have hoped for that one day we would be together unashamed and on stages around the world singing songs about our love.”
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Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen is much more than a snack
“My friend Ryan Cabrera calls me “The Snack Queen!””
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Patric McCoy
Patric McCoy: Take My Picture takes over Wrightwood 659
“I cut my teeth at the Jeffery Pub!”
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Gavin Creel
Out Tony & Olivier winner Creel reprises "Into the Woods" Broadway role in Chicago; hosts City Winery concert
“I spent a long time being afraid and thinking that if I got too queer or too gay, somehow it would actually come back and hurt me”
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Sam Nackman
Meet Sam Nackman from the Book of Mormon tour
“Who cares what happens when we're dead? Why should we think that far ahead?”
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Brian Kalinowski
Chicago, currently playing in Chicago. Meet the cast's Brian Kalinowski
“...it's what they call a princess track. You get to just roll on stage and do your thing and get your big applause and then leave...”
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Justin Wirick
Wicked comes back to Chicago, meet Justin Wirick
“I just remember I freaking loved it”