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|  | Hell in a Handbag Productions to present
Out, Darn Spot! 2021-01-15 --From a press release - CHICAGO (Jan. 15, 2021) — Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to present the campy comedyOut, Darn Spot!, written by and starring ensemble member Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed, filmed and edited by Stephanie Shaw. ...
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|  | Theater community to offer online plays, musicals, dance, comedy for holidays 2020-11-10 --From a press release - Chicago, IL (November 10, 2020)— The Chicago theater community will produce a wide variety of online festive plays, musicals, dance and comedy offerings this Holiday season. Theatre venues in Chicago and across the world remain closed ...
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|  | Interrobang launching season with 'The Spin'
2020-10-12 - Interrobang Theatre Project (ITP) is launching its 11th season with The Spin, a virtual dark comedy ripped from the headlines, written and directed by Spenser Davis and commissioned by ITP. The plot is described as follows: ...
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|  | 'Schitt's Creek' dominates Emmys 2020-09-21 - The Canadian LGBTQ-centered comedy series Schitt's Creek cleaned up for its final season when the Television Academy showcased the Emmy Awards the evening of Sept. 20. This was the 72nd Emmy ceremony, and was largely virtual ...
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|  | 'SNL' adds lesbian cast member 2020-09-18 - Saturday Night Live, or SNL, will start its 46th season Oct. 3 with at least one major change: The show is adding a member of the LGBTQ+ community to its cast. Punkie Johnson is an out lesbian comedian/writer whose recent credits ...
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|  | MOVIES David Pevsner brings performance to home screens 2020-09-16 - Although Los Angeles-based performer David Pevsner's solo performance piece Musical Comedy Whore! is technically a one-man show, Pevsner takes care to differentiate it from others. "I think people are kind of surprised by it, [thinking] that ...
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|  | TELEVISION
Caroline Aaron talks social justice, podcasting,'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' 2020-07-21 - Caroline Aaron is known for her many captivating roles in film, TV, Broadway and, most recently, as Shirley Maisel on the award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Talking with Windy City Times, Aaron described the values ...
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|  | 'Christmas Bingo: Summer Edition' online through July 2020-07-21 - Christmas Bingo: Summer Editionwritten by Vicki Quade, one of the creators of the hit comedy Late Nite Catechismis streaming through Friday, July 31. A portion of every ticket sold will go to help the Daughters of ...
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|  | TELEVISION Marvel's first openly trans actor on Pride, BLM and Hollywood 2020-06-24 - Zach Barack made cinematic history as Marvel's first openly trans actor in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far from Home. He talked with Windy City Times about his experiences in Hollywood, his stand-up comedy, current social issues ...
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|  | Queer creator Quentin Lee honored, announces three new TV series 2020-06-17 - Los Angeles, CA. June 17, 2020. Roddenberry Impact Awardee Quentin Lee (White Frog, The People I've Slept With, Comedy InvAsian) is co-creating with author Adi Tantimedh (The Ravi PI series from Simon & Schuster) a sci-fi ...
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|  | 'Christmas Bingo: Summer Edition' online through July 2020-06-16 - Christmas Bingo: Summer Editionwritten by Vicki Quade, one of the creators of the hit comedy Late Nite Catechismis streaming through Friday, July 31. A portion of every ticket sold will go to help the Daughters of ...
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|  | Shout! releasing all 11 seasons of 'The Carol Burnett Show' 2020-05-03 - Shout! Factory TV announced that, on June 1, all 11 seasons of The Carol Burnett Show will be made available for viewing on streaming platforms. The show is one of the most acclaimed and influential TV ...
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|  | Out comedian joins Humanities event 2020-04-25 - On April 16, comedian Cameron Esposito joined the Chicago Humanities Festival for its first virtual event of the spring 2020 season. During the live-streaming conversationmoderated by Kristen Kaza, co-founder of Slo 'Mo: Slow Jams for Queer ...
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|  | SHOWBIZ Global concert, TV doctors, Sean Hayes, GLAAD event, 'Circus' 2020-04-20 - Some of the world's top stars helped to raise nearly $128 million for the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic by performing in a concert broadcast globally, CNN.com noted. Dozens of celebrities and musiciansincluding Lady ...
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|  | Margaret Cho at Chicago Improv on May 8-9 2020-03-04 - Actress/comedian/author Margaret Cho will perform at Schaumburg's Chicago Improv Comedy Club, 5 Woodfield Rd., on May 8-9. Cho, among other accomplishments, has three Grammy Award nominations for Best Comedy Album under her belt. Her tours sell ...
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