Giveaway: Out Artist Matt Zarley hopefulRomantic

Matt Zarley

Enter to win hopefulROMANTIC, the brand-new album from OutMusic Award-winning singer/songwriter, MATT ZARLEY! hopefulROMANTIC is available as a pop album featuring original versions of each song, and a soundtrack to the short film of the same name with new arrangements of each track re-imagined specifically for the film. The short film, named Best LGBT Short […]

Giveaway – Madonna’s Rebel Heart Album

Madonna Rebel Heart

I still remember the first time I saw the video for “Borderline” on Friday Night videos in the early 1980’s. I was entranced both by the music and Madonna. That song is still very special to me. I would always want to find that video if I opened a lucky door. It was that good […]

Ibsen at Off The Wall Makes Me Rethink Realism

Off The Wall Theater

This weekend, Off The Wall Theater is debuting a modern version of the Henrik Ibsen classic “Ghosts” and it has interesting implications for Women’s History Month. The history of Ghosts is as rich as the story line is intriguing. Strongly criticized by theater critics of the day as “abominable, blasphemous, disgusting, sordid” and shunned by […]

When Ledcat and Sue Met Waxie Moon: A Review

Waxie Moon

This weekend, Ledcat and I watched Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel. We had not previously heard of Waxie Moon, who is a self-styled ‘international gender-blending queer lady boylesque performance-art stripping sensation.’ Waxie had previously been featured in a documentary about the mostly queer neo-burlesque community in Seattle. This second movie is more plot driven, exploring […]

GIVEAWAY: New Kelly Clarkson Album ‘Piece By Piece’

I’ve always liked Kelly Clarkson – I like her power ballad songs, her true-story lyrics and I like that she doesn’t capitulate to Hollywood standards of body image. I thought her recent television special was sweet. I don’t really like this album cover, but I like the music. Clarkson is the singer we should support. […]

The Tweet Seats – Celebrating Bricolage Urban Scrawl

Bricolage

I was quite thrilled and honored to be one of two local twitter users invited to live-tweet an upcoming fundraiser for Bricolage as an extension of their “tweet seats” initiative. While many theater companies include social media in their media plans, few do so for fundraisers. This is an innovative approach to community engagement and […]

Giveaway Madonna Living For Love remix CDs

Enter to win “Living For Love” remix CDs from Madonna! “LIVING FOR LOVE” the hit single from MADONNA Win special “Living For Love” remix CDs with mixes by Offer Nissim, DJ Paulo, Dirty Pop, Mike Rizzo and more! Pre-order Rebel Heart (out March 10) now and instantly receive six tracks including “Living For Love:” http://smarturl.it/RebelHeart http://www.madonna.com http://www.facebook.com/madonna http://twitter.com/madonna […]

One Month Until the Return of Fish Fry Fridays

Pittsburgh Fish Fry

  Ash Wednesday is fast approaching (February 18.) This means two things for me – I need to order a Mardi Gras cake lickety split and I need to prepare for the return of Fish Fry Fridays. This feature is fun – we visit a different fish fry each Friday during Lent and share our […]

Win Tickets to Two Off The Wall Theater Holiday Productions

Off The Wall Theater has taken the holidays by storm with two distinct productions running simultaneously. And you can win passes right here. The theme of female empowerment rules in both productions. The play OR, tells the story of Aphra Behn:  poet, spy, and one of the world’s first professional female playwrights.  Set in Restoration […]

Enter For a Chance To Win an Annie Prize Pack

Annie Movie Poster

I loved the 1982 film version of Annie – I was 11 years old and watched it dozens of times when it hit cable. It was so romantic to a preteen in the way that singing orphans in a Depression Era setting can only be. I was enchanted by the old-timeyness of it, the songs, […]