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Broadway Impact
Broadway Impact is a 501(c)3 charity fighting for marriage equality in the United States. It is the only grassroots organization to mobilize the theater community nationwide in support of marriage equality. Their mission statement reads: "Whether you're gay, straight, or somewhere in between, we believe that you should be able to marry the person you love." Broadway Impact was founded in 2009 by Tony-winner Gavin Creel, Tony-nominated Rory O'Malley, and Jenny Kanelos. Events & Activism It produced a 3,000-piece letter writing campaign in support of the Marriage Equality Act (New York). In 2009, held a rally in midtown featuring speeches and/or performances from Cheyenne Jackson, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York State Senator Tom Duane, and State Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell. They also organized a free bus trip for 1,400 volunteers to go to the National Equality March. In 2010, they threw a celebration whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory O'Malley
Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, 1980) is an American actor, best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Elder McKinley in ''The Book of Mormon''. He is a co-founder of the gay rights activist group Broadway Impact. Early life O'Malley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was brought up by his single mother, who is of Irish ancestry. He grew up Catholic. He graduated from Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio and Carnegie Mellon University. O'Malley became friends with actors Josh Gad and Leslie Odom Jr. at Carnegie Mellon University and remains good friends with them. Career Film and television O'Malley made a small cameo appearance in ''On the Run'' in 2004. His best-known screen appearance was in the 2007 film adaptation of ''Dreamgirls''.Gottfried, Marvin (2007). "Introduction". ''Dreamgirls: The Movie Musical''. New York: Newmarket Press. p.15 O'Malley also performed the song "Cadillac Car" on the soundtrack, '' Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same-sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting some 1.35 billion people (17% of the world's population). In Andorra, a law allowing same-sex marriage will come into force on 17 February 2023. Adoption rights are not necessarily covered, though most states with same-sex marriage allow those couples to jointly adopt as other married couples can. In contrast, 34 countries (as of 2021) have definitions of marriage in their constitutions that prevent marriage between couples of the same sex, most enacted in recent decades as a preventative measure. Some other countries have constitutionally mandated Islamic law, which is generally interpreted as prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples. In six of the former and most of the latter, homosexuality itself is criminalized. There are rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Bell
Hunter Houston Bell is an American writer and theatre actor. Early life and education Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was raised in Wilson, North Carolina until the seventh grade, when he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Hunter earned a B.F.A in theatre from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Career Bell began his career with smaller regional theater productions. Some notable credits include his appearance in the Ensemble of the 1999 Paper Mill Production of ''Rags'', as a Performer in the Chester, Connecticut 2002 World Premiere production of ''Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief'', and as George in a 2003 Musicals in Mufti Concert production of '' Oh, Boy!''. Hunter Bell rose to stardom because of his work on, and appearance in, the musical '' itle of show', for which he wrote the book, alongside Jeff Bowen, who wrote the music and lyrics. The project first appeared in the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2004. It opened at The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (Birth name, né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Clinton became known as a New Democrat, as many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is the husband of Hillary Clinton, who was a United States senator, senator from New York (state), New York from 2001 to 2009, United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and the Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 presidential election. Clinton was born and raised in Arkansas and attended Georgetown University. He received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at University College, Oxford and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Socarides
Richard Socarides is head of global corporate communications and government affairs for Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). Previously, he led communications at New Line Cinema and has held other senior media jobs at Time Warner, AOL and in government and politics. He is also an American Democratic political strategist, writer for The New Yorker, TV commentator and a New York attorney. He was a White House adviser under United States President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1999 in a variety of senior positions, including as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser for Public Liaison. He worked on legal, policy and political issues and served as principal adviser to Clinton on gay and lesbian civil rights issues. Under Clinton, he was chief operating officer of the 50th Anniversary Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Socarides also worked as special assistant to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). Socarides has written extensively on political and legal topics in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cage Aux Folles (musical)
''La Cage aux Folles'' () is a musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction, and the farcical adventures that ensue when Georges's son, Jean-Michel, brings home his fiancée's ultra-conservative parents to meet them. ''La cage aux folles'' literally means "the cage of crazy women". However, ''folles'' is also a slang term for effeminate homosexuals (queens). Opening on Broadway in 1983 ''La Cage'' broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the first hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The show's Act One finale, " I Am What I Am", received praise as a "gay anthem" and has been widely recorded. The original production ran for more than four years (1,761 performances), and won six Tony Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Of Show
'' itle of show' is a one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell. The show chronicles its own creation as an entry in the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and follows the struggles of the author and composer/lyricist and their two actress friends during the initial brief (three-week) creative period, along with subsequent events leading up to the show's production. '' itle of show' was chosen for production by the Musical Theatre Festival and premiered there, in September 2004, in New York City. It later ran off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2006, earning a second limited run the same year, then played at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre in 2008 for 13 previews and 102 regular performances. Writer/stars Bowen and Bell, as well as director Michael Berresse all won Obie Awards for their work on the off-Broadway production, and Bell was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. The musical spawned a recurring video blog about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Blackwell
Susan Blackwell is an American actress, writer, and singer, best known for playing characters based on herself in the original musicals '' itle of show' and ''Now. Here. This''. She has appeared in other plays, musicals, films, and television shows including ''Master of None'', '' Madam Secretary, The Blacklist'', '' Succession'', ''Law & Order'', '' P.S. I Love You'', '' After the Wedding'', '' Yes, God, Yes'', and '' Speech and Debate''. She created and hosts her own talk show, ''Side by Side by Susan Blackwell'' on Broadway.com. '' itle of show' Blackwell is known for the one-act musical '' title of show">title_of_show.html" ;"title="nowiki/>title of show">nowiki/>title of show'' which played on Broadway theatre">Broadway in the 2008 Season after a successful extended Off-Broadway run at the Vineyard Theatre in 2006. The musical documents its own creation by two Broadway fans, who want to enter the New York Musical Theatre Festival and struggle to complete the show in three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Blickenstaff
Heidi Blickenstaff (born December 28, 1971) is an American actress based in New York City best known for playing a version of herself in the musical '' itle of show' during its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, as well as for originating the role of Bea in the 2015 musical '' Something Rotten!''. She co-starred with Cozi Zuehlsdorff in the Disney Channel musical version of '' Freaky Friday'' which was broadcast on August 10, 2018. Personal life Blickenstaff grew up in Fresno, California, and got her start in musical theater at Good Company Players, where her roles included "Annie" in the musical of the same name. She is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., and Duke University's Department of Theater Studies. Her father, Dale Blickenstaff, is the former District Attorney of Fresno County. In 2015, Blickenstaff married Nicholas Rohlfing. Career Blickenstaff is a Broadway performer who gained widespread notice for her work in '' itle of show' after some ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Equality March
The National Equality March was a national political rally that occurred October 11, 2009 in Washington, D.C. It called for equal protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The march was called for by activist David Mixner and implemented by Cleve Jones, and organized by Equality Across America and the Courage Campaign. Kip Williams and Robin McGehee served as co-directors. Leaders like actress Michelle Clunie, Courage Campaign marketing director, Billy Pollina and New York gubernatorial aide Peter Yacobellis hosted the first fundraiser in the spring of 2009. This was the first national march in Washington, D.C. for LGBT rights since the 2000 Millennium March. Many groups joined by also organizing other events for the weekend, which coincided with National Coming Out Day on October 11 and marked eleven years since the beating and murder of gay University of Wyoming st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 California Proposition 8
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court. The proposition was created by opponents of same-sex marriage in advance of the California Supreme Court's May 2008 appeal ruling, '' In re Marriage Cases'', which followed the short-lived 2004 same-sex weddings controversy and found the previous ban on same-sex marriage ( Proposition 22, 2000) unconstitutional. Proposition 8 was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by a federal court (on different grounds) in 2010, although the court decision did not go into effect until June 26, 2013, following the conclusion of proponents' appeals. Proposition 8 countermanded the 2008 ruling by adding the same provision as in Proposition 22 to the California Constitution, providing that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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