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‘Drag Race’ struggles: Salina EsTitties shares the reality behind the glamour

Ricky Cornish learns it's getting increasingly tough for these performers to book gigs.

Marc Shaiman Finds His Inner Activist

Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman made headlines when he took a theater director to task for staging a production of his musical and then donating money to Prop. 8. The director ultimately resigned, but Shaiman, still fired up, sunk his energy into a new project, Prop. 8 -- The Musical.

Hot Sheet for February 1, 2013

The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Super Bowl halftime is a must-watch (and we'll be live-tweeting), but don't miss a documentary premiere and a new album.

A gender-bending Civil War soldier's tale comes to the musical stage

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman presented as a man to fight for the Union. Now Wakeman's story is the subject a musical play, written by Jenn Grinels and featuring nonbinary actor Ari Notartomaso.

Gift Ideas for Very Special Moms

You think you have it tough? What must it be like for Chaz or Jason Gould or Frances Bean to pick the perfect Mother's Day gift?

Stephen Sondheim Is Working on a New Musical

The celebrated composer confirmed that the project, a collaboration with playwright David Ives, is based on two surrealist films by late Spanish director Luis Bunuel.

Gay Men's Chorus Hits Back at Fox News Hit Piece

The conservative outlet implied the group was undeserving of National Endowment for the Arts grants.

Barbra Streisands Gypsy To Be Written By Downton Abbeys Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for TV's Downton Abbey, will write the screenplay for the much-discussed remake of Gypsy starring Barbra Streisand as Mama Rose.

John Cameron Mitchell Casts His Dream Hedwigs

The creator and current star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is eyeing some major celebrities as his replacement. Justin Timberlake, please call your agent.

A new documentary on the making of 'West Side Story' highlights the four queer men behind it

The documentary is the first in a series on LGBTQ+ contributions to literature.

WATCH: Today Show Musical Coming, With Regis and Kathie Lee

The musical, a collaboration between Kathie Lee Gifford and gay composer David Friedman, will feature the Today cast and crew, plus special guest Regis Philbin.

Catching Up With Darren Criss

After conquering TV and Broadway, the actor heads back to where it all started.

Rapper Baby Tate's pansexual Sexploration

The musician's ambitious EP explores queer heartbreak and the joys of physical pleasure.

WATCH: 'Katie' to Explore Impact of Matthew Shepard's Death

Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, and the theater artists behind The Laramie Project will be among Katie Couric's guests Tuesday.

Drag Beauties of 'Pageant' to Get Cast Album

The campy off-Broadway musical, which features men as female pageant hopefuls, will receive the first official recording in the show's 23-year history.

New Album Place and Time Features LGBTQ+ Diversity in Musical Theater

Artists on the album include Tituss Burgess, Amber Gray, Telly Leung, Tony Award-winner Daisy Eagan, and an all-star cast of Broadway performers.