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Theatre

Actor and singer Alex Newell is just getting started
Culture

Actor and singer Alex Newell is just getting started

The ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ star discusses his latest role and life since ‘Glee’

By Tre’vell Anderson
Cocktail hour with LGBTQ2 artists
Your Communities in Action

Cocktail hour with LGBTQ2 artists

The world’s largest queer theatre launches digital performance series

By Gordon Bowness
The queer pop playlist that inspired Vivek Shraya’s new play
Culture

The queer pop playlist that inspired Vivek Shraya’s new play

After the debut of ‘How To Fail As A Popstar,’ the multidisciplinary artist shares the pop music that nurtured her budding queerness

By Vivek Shraya
J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real
Obsessions

J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real

And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
Performance artist Lucy McCormick is queering the New Testament

Performance artist Lucy McCormick is queering the New Testament

Triple Threat makes its North American debut at OUTstages

Created for Intrepid Theatre
How Degrassi brought a lesbian theatre performer to Canada
Video

How Degrassi brought a lesbian theatre performer to Canada

By Xtra Video
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This agnostic two-spirit Métis veterinary technician puts themself under the microscope

This agnostic two-spirit Métis veterinary technician puts themself under the microscope

Artist Eddi Wilson exhibits complex layers of identity on stage in Animal Medicine

Created for Intrepid Theatre
How Rhubarb 2018 is bridging the intergenerational gap for artists
Arts

How Rhubarb 2018 is bridging the intergenerational gap for artists

From shows about aging and sex to coming out later in life, creators are getting the LGBT community to rethink its relationship with our elders

By Chris Dupuis
Four queer shows to catch at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival
Arts

Four queer shows to catch at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival

From performances about love, life and identity, this year has something for everyone

By Mark Robins
Why we need more intergenerational LGBT spaces

Why we need more intergenerational LGBT spaces

The Youth/Elders Project at Buddies is a venue for younger and older queers to perform together

Created for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Toronto theatre critic remembered for helping queer artists thrive
Culture

Toronto theatre critic remembered for helping queer artists thrive

Queer artists remember Jon Kaplan’s love of theatre

By Rob Salerno
How one dance piece is redefining cultural assumptions about India
Arts

How one dance piece is redefining cultural assumptions about India

Hari Krishnan’s latest work, Holy Cow(s)!, combines Indian dance forms with a healthy dose of humour, politics and queerness

By Chris Dupuis
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Out in Vancouver: March 2–8, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: March 2–8, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
What does a tailor shop have to do with queer relationships?
Arts

What does a tailor shop have to do with queer relationships?

Lawrence Aronovitch talks about his new play, Finishing the Suit, which premieres in Ottawa

By Adrienne Ascah
Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom
Opinion

Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom

The Tony Award–winning play is a cautionary tale for Trump’s America, and the rest of the world

By Eternity Martis
A life-size pink phone, a sleepover and a script: my year at the Rhubarb Festival
Opinion

A life-size pink phone, a sleepover and a script: my year at the Rhubarb Festival

Rhubarb has always been the place for controlled theatrical chaos — that’s why we knew our play would fit right in

By Johnnie Walker
After 38 years, the Rhubarb Festival is still pushing artists to their creative limits

After 38 years, the Rhubarb Festival is still pushing artists to their creative limits

Each year artists return to test boundaries and showcase new work

Created for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
The sublime sadness of Kinky Boots
Arts

The sublime sadness of Kinky Boots

Why this musical theatre sissy-boy shies away from stilettos

By Greg Armstrong-Morris
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