Lavender
Footlights Fest to Honor Douglas Carter Beane in Miami, May
31–June 1

The sixth annual Lavender Footlights Festival will present the first Ovation awards to recognize those whose work has contributed to the development of queer theater arts. The inaugural honoree is Douglas Carter Beane for his body of work over the past two decades, including his most noted play, The Little Dog Laughed, which earned a Tony nomination and won a GLAAD media award. For the screen he wrote To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and the adaptation of his play Advice From a Caterpillar, which won the Aspen Comedy Festival's best feature award.

Other events during the festival include a reading of The Lost Art of Conversation by Ted Sod, a short-film program, and a reading of the first act of Beane's newest play, The Nance.

The festival takes place at the Miami Science Museum, May 31-June 1. For more information visit LavenderFootlights.org or call (305) 433-8111. (The Advocate)