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Hal Sparks gets the last laugh
Hal Sparks isn’t a gay man, he just played one on television, but in a big way - on the groundbreaking Showtime series Queer as Folk where his character was central to the action for the show’s six seasons. Off-screen Sparks is a rock musician, a stand-up comedian and an opinionated talk show personality.
Theatre Features
Wicked’s Gregory Maguire takes on the Brothers Grimm
Gregory Maguire is best-known for having re-imagined The Wizard of Oz as Wicked, his hugely popular novel that became the basis of the hugely popular musical. This month finds him re-imaging Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for the stage as one of the seven fairy tales re-imagined in Grimm, Boston-based theater Company One’s current production that continues at the BCA through August 14, 2010. EDGE exchanged questions via email with Maguire this past week about how he became involved in the project, his thoughts on fairy tales and what attracted him to reworking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Marc Wolf :: still asking and telling
With Congress reconsidering Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, actor/playwright Marc Wolf has returned to his 2000 Obie Award winning solo piece Another American: Asking and Telling for a summer’s run at New York’s Daryl Roth DR2 Theatre in Union Square. EDGE spoke to Wolf as to why he chose to return to his play, how things have changed concerning the policy and the challenges facing today’s military.
Poppy Champlin :: funny, fearless and in Ptown
She’s funny, fearless and in your face. She’s Poppy Champlin, a lesbian stand-up comic of blisteringly quick wit and energy who appeals to gay and straight audiences alike. A 25-year veteran of the rough-and-tumble that is the stand-up circuit, Champlin has overcome sexual discrimination to become successful and well-respected in a profession that, until recent years, has not been especially gay-friendly. EDGE spoke to Champlin recently about her coming out, what she finds funny and why she calls herself ’Poppy the Pilgrim.’
