News
In Atlanta
Marietta to host first ever Pride festival
The Marietta Rainbow Festival will take place at LeBuzz on Saturday, July 24.
Premiere Party raises 50K for homeless LGBT youth
The annual Premiere Party, which traditionally kicks-off Atlanta’s summer party circuit, raised $50,000 for homeless LGBT youth CHRIS Kids serves.
Florida primary yields mixed results for LGBT candidates
Florida House candidate and Wilton Manors Commissioner Justin Flippen was among the gay and lesbian candidates who lost their races in Florida’s Aug. 24 primary, but Attorney General Bill McCollum’s defeat in the Republican gubernatorial contest indicates voters increasingly reject anti-LGBT rhetoric on the campaign trail.
Obama administration official addresses LGBT elders in Chicago
Doctor Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to LGBT seniors at the Center on Halsted in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Entertainment
In Atlanta
Kim Stengel :: Phantom’s long running diva
No one has played the role of Carlotta Giudicelli, the haughty prima donna in Phantom of the Opera, more than Kim Stengel. She has performed the role more than 5,000 times on Broadway as well as all over the U.S., Canada, and Asia. EDGE had the change to catch up with Stengel for a conversation about Phantom, long runs, touring and playing a diva.
Actor Tony Vierling finds a home in ’Little House on the Prairie’
Tony Vierling came to the musical version of Little House on the Prairie when it was first produced a few years ago at Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater. His experience was so positive that when he was asked to join the road company, he jumped at the chance. EDGE spoke to Vierling (who is the dance captain for the show as well as an understudy for various roles) recently about the show’s appeal, working with Melissa Gilbert and going on for a 12-year old.
Big Brother 12, Week 7 :: Breaking Brigade
So we have had some major shifts in power and changing alliances going on in the BB house lately, lets get to the dirty business.
