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The legendary icon continues to use her voice to create beautiful music and stand up for equality for all.
June 20, 2024
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Kristin Chenoweth defends the LGBTQ+ community: 'God loves us all the same'
The Broadway legend has always stood up for equality.
May 15, 2024
Nonbinary Tony-Winner Alex Newell Is Time's Breakthrough of the Year
The performer was one of the first two out nonbinary Tony winners in history.
December 6, 2023
Tony Winner Michael Arden Reclaims the 'F' Word, Gets Bleeped
Arden, accepting the directing award for Parade, also told LGBTQ+ young people, "Your queerness is what makes you beautiful and powerful."
June 11, 2023
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Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee Make History as First Nonbinary Tony Winners
Alex Newell won Best Featured Actor in a Musical and J. Harrison Ghee Best Lead Actor.
June 11, 2023
Once, Salesman Big Winners at Harris-Hosted Tonys
Audra McDonald, Judith Light, and Mike Nichols win big.
June 11, 2012
Frank Galati, Acclaimed Theater Artist, Dies at 79
Galati, who was gay, was a Tony-winner and a titan of Chicago and Broadway theater.
January 4, 2023
Broadway's 'Kinky Boots' to Get New Drag Heroine
Kyle Taylor Parker will fill in for Billy Porter while the Tony winner takes a leave of absence.
January 13, 2015
'Red, White & Royal Blue' is Finally Getting a Film Adaptation
Tony Award winner Matthew Lopez will direct the queer rom-com for Amazon Studios.
October 1, 2021
Neil Patrick Harris Shares Naked Backstage Selfie
The Tony winner ditches the drag on Twitter for his final weeks in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
August 4, 2014
Idina Menzel and the Inspiration She Finds From the LGBTQ+ Community
A new documentary follows the Tony Award-winner as she pursues her dream of performing in Madison Square Garden.
December 8, 2022
Pose's Billy Porter Tells Kevin Hart 'F You' Over Homophobic Jokes
The Tony winner discussed the power of words and how he has a zero-tolerance policy on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
January 2, 2019
Gary Beach, Out Star of 'The Producers,' Dies at 70
The Tony-winner, who also starred in La Cage aux Folles, is survived by his husband.
July 18, 2018
Cynthia Nixon Is at Least as 'Qualified' as These Celebs
The Emmy- and Tony-winner was dubbed an "unqualified lesbian," but she's at least as experienced as these celebs who've run before her.
March 23, 2018
WATCH: A 'Hedwig' Star's FTM Transformation
Tony winner Lena Hall gets into man-drag backstage at Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
July 28, 2014
Christopher Durang, gay author of 'Sister Mary Ignatius' and other plays, has died
The Tony winner was also known for Beyond Therapy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and more.
April 7, 2024
Cynthia Erivo on 'Normalizing' Black Queer Love in Video for New Song
The Tony winner has released her celebratory song along with a video featuring a love story between Black women.
June 4, 2021
Out Actor B.D. Wong to Star in 'Jurassic Park' Sequel
The Tony Award winner reprises his original role in the Chris Pratt-led film Jurassic World.
March 20, 2014