The 24th Annual Official Gay Easter Parade is scheduled to roll Easter Sunday, April 20 at 4:30pm. The parade will consist of numerous carriages, walking groups and convertibles. The Gay Easter Parade started in 2000 in New Orleans as a fun way to showcase the fashion and creativity of the entire LGBTQ+ community with ladies in gowns or summer suits with Easter Hats and … Continue Reading Article about The 24th Annual Official Gay Easter Parade is ready to roll Easter Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
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Trodding the Boards April 24, 2025
Orpheus Descending at Loyola’s Marquette Theatre Watching The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans’ recent production of Orpheus Descending at the Marquette Theatre on Loyola University’s campus, I couldn’t help wondering why it has never been turned into an opera. Its poetic monologues could serve as arias, both lyrical and dramatic. Duets among the leads … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards April 24, 2025
A Very Special Purple Party
The 24th Annual Official Gay Easter Parade is scheduled to roll through the French Quarter on Easter Sunday, April 20, at 4:30pm. The parade will consist of numerous carriages, walking groups and convertibles. The Gay Easter Parade started in 2000 in New Orleans as a fun way to showcase the fashion and creativity of the entire LGBTQ+ community with ladies in gowns or … Continue Reading Article about A Very Special Purple Party
Kaleidoscope Theatre Company: An Interview with Founder Aaron Brewer
New Orleans has a new queer theater company. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the company’s founder, Aaron Brewer. FP: What prompted you to found Kaleidoscope Theatre Company? AB: I’ve been performing consistently in the theater for over 20 years, and I have never played an overtly queer character in my career. In my everyday life—though I identify as … Continue Reading Article about Kaleidoscope Theatre Company: An Interview with Founder Aaron Brewer
Trodding the Boards April 5, 2025
Every Brilliant Thing at Big Couch through April 6 Entering the theater at Big Couch recently, I encountered a Who’s Who of some of New Orleans’ finest theater artists, perhaps, in part, because it was a Monday night and most other venues were dark. I was pleased to see (in alphabetical order) Leslie Castay, Becca Chapman, Keith & Leslie Claverie, Benjamin Dougherty, … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards April 5, 2025
Obituary: Marilyn McConnell
Marilyn Celeste McConnell died under hospice care at St. Anna's at Lambeth House on Saturday, March 30, 2025. She was 91 years old. Marilyn was born in 1933 to Mary Celeste Dossel McConnell and Milton Hayes McConnell. After graduation from Hillsborough High School, Marilyn received her R.N. from Orange Memorial Nursing School. She later earned her bachelor's degree in … Continue Reading Article about Obituary: Marilyn McConnell
Trodding the Boards March 28, 2025
Joe & Marilyn at Westwego Performing Arts Theatre Most people have some familiarity with Marilyn Monroe, the mid-twentieth century movie star and sex symbol whose fame continues to burn brightly as movies, books, songs, etc. about her still tumble forth regularly. Even non-hard core fans may be aware of her early hardscrabble life, celebrity marriages, brief fame in … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards March 28, 2025
Who and What I’m Following During This Stupid Coup
Beginning on November 5 and until late January, I felt an intense need to ignore the news media, social media, and any other media that might remind me of what was coming. It was too much. It was overwhelming. It still is, but I’m not looking away anymore. I’ve noticed that many mainstream news outlets and legacy media (e.g. The New York Times, The Washington Post, the PBS … Continue Reading Article about Who and What I’m Following During This Stupid Coup
