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Why I Chose To Be Gay

BY DAVID EHRENSTEIN
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Music

Voices of Angels, Sinful Songs of the Flesh

BY ELI JACOBSON
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Politics

Cuomo LGBT Memorial Pick Draws Praise, Fire

BY ANDY HUMM
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Cinema

A Strong Slate of Strained Relations

BY SCOTT STIFFLER
Sweeney Todd
OFF-BROADWAYDRAMA
BARROW STREET THEATRE
27 BARROW STREET
SYNOPSIS: A barber who was unjustly imprisoned for years by a corrupt judge returns to England bent on revenge — a revenge that turns indiscriminately murderous, leading his resourceful accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, to bake the victims into meat pies.

The Barrow Street Theatre will be turned into a working pie shop for the production.

Director: Bill Buckhurst

Starring: 
Jeremy Seacomb, Siobhan McCarthy, Duncan Smith, Joseph Taylor (until April 9, 2017)
Norm Lewis, Carolee Carmello, Jamie Jackson, John Michael Lyles (starting April 11, 2017)
Matt Doyle, Alex Finke, Betsy Morgan, Brad Oscar, Colin Anderson, Liz Pearce, Monet Sabel

Design by Simon Kenny
Music Supervision & Arrangement by Benjamin Cox
Music Direction by Matt Aument
Movement Direction by Georgina Lamb
Lighting Design by Amy Mae
Sound Design by Matt Stine
Prop Master: Ray Wetmore

Chef & Pie Maker: Bill Yosses
Assistant Pie Maker: Roberto Welch
Food Consultation by Flavor Memory

Show Times: Tuesday – Thursday @7:30pm, Friday @8pm, Saturday @2:30pm and @8pm, Sunday @2:30pm and @7:30pm

www.barrowstreettheatre.com
MUSIC: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK: HUGH WHEELER
LYRICS: STEPHEN SONDHEIM
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More Hot Pies

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE
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Cinema

A Privileged Character

BY STEVE ERICKSON
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Jersey Trans Teen Wins Name Change Case

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD
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Tennessee’s More Challenging Terrain

BY TRAV S.D.
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Buck Wild and Witty

BY DAVID NOH
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Texas High Court Leaves Open 2015 Marriage Equality Ruling’s Meaning

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD
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In Washington Square, Underlining Trans Visibility

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Gracie Mansion Celebrates Pride

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Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Anti-LGBTQ Mississippi Law

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD
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Woke-ness Colors Pride March, Dyke March, and Drag March, Too

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SCOTUS Rules for Same-Sex Spouses in Birth Certificate Case

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD
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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Exemptions from Gay Rights Laws

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Arts

  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait

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