Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City, has become a mom again after her partner Christine Marinoni gave birth recently to a baby boy, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni. The couple had not announced that Marinoni was pregnant. It was reported that Marinoni and the baby were doing fine. Nixon and Marinoni, who have been together…
Twenty-four hours. That’s all the time it took for Patti Murin to audition and win the lead role of Emma Woodhouse in The Old Globe’s musical stage production of Jane Austen’s Emma. When the New York City-based actress auditioned for the role last October, she never expected to be cast so quickly. Finding the right…
About halfway through the excellent indie fish-out-of-water comedy Cedar Rapids, Tim (Ed Helms) is sitting on a bench by the Iowa River with his new friend Joan (Anne Heche), who he has just met at the insurance convention they are both attending. Tim explains why he thinks being an insurance agent is such noble work….
Thursday, Feb. 17 Thursday, Feb. 17 Hot off the Broadway stage San Diego Repertory Theatre presents Superior Donuts, a hilarious and soulful new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning author of August: Osage County. Pony-tailed, ex-60s radical Arthur Przybyszewski is the owner of a struggling, run-down donut shop in uptown Chicago. His shop…
Brannon Braga, the writer and producer of the iconic Star Trek, says he regrets not including gay characters in the TV series and films. Braga in an interview with website After Elton, said it was “a shame” that gay characters had not been included in the late 80s and early 90s. Braga said, “It was…
Eli Medina, an openly gay high school student, had to move out of his house and break ties with his mom, as she disagreed with his gay lifestyle. Now Eli has appeared on Made, MTV’s reality show about making dreams come true. According to Medina, “I just wanted to prove my worth to my mother,…
New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knight has hit back after reportedly being outed by ex-girlfriend Tiffany on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, several weeks ago. Knight wrote on NKOTB’s blog, “I have never been outed by anyone but myself! I did so almost 20 years ago. I never know that I would have to…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on NBC to apologize after an anti-transgender skit aired on Saturday Night Live (SNL), Jan. 31. The skit, titled Estro-Maxxx, blatantly mocked transgender people, parodying hormone replacement treatment and minimizing the challenges they face. SNL’s skit also supported many of the false stereotypes that could be used as…
When I saw the first TV ads for The Roommate, I may have squealed, “Oh. My. God! It’s Single White Female with Leighton Meester!” In the back of my head, I knew that there were a number of factors that meant The Roommate wouldn’t be nearly as good, mostly having to do with Leighton Meester…
Friday, Feb. 11 Remember the awesome 80s Remember the mixtape? The cassette that held that just right mix of your favorite music. It was the perfect way to remember a feeling … celebrate a moment … make a statement … share your heart. Mixtape presented by the Lamb’s Players Theatre holds those favorite memories from…
