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Cyndi Lauper struts onto Broadway with 'Kinky Boots'
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4/7/2013 3:38:05 PM
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She wrote the songs for the musical about a shoe factory owner who meets a drag queen. The pop star explains how she's a drag queen too. NEW YORK — Cyndi Lauper, garlanded in enough jewelry to make the Queen of Sheba jealous, is wondering if she should add yet another bauble.
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Review: 'Kinky Boots' is unsteady in its Broadway walk
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4/5/2013 1:06:30 AM
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The musical about a drag queen and a shoe factory owner has songs by theater newcomer Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, who makes rookie mistakes. NEW YORK — Let the record show that on April 4, 2013, the night that "Kinky Boots" opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, drag officially became a commodity of the tourist masses.
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Timeline: Gay couples in pop culture
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3/26/2013 8:54:44 PM
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Norman Lear’s landmark sitcom “All in the Family” introduces the character of Edith Bunker’s cousin, Liz . At Liz’s funeral, Archie and Edith, above, learn that Liz and her longtime roommate were more than just friends. Archie is outraged. The show dealt with gay issues as far back as 1971. Playwright and producer John Glines (“Torch Song Trilogy”) shocks viewers by thanking his male lover on ...
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A look back at gays in pop culture
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3/26/2013 3:18:53 PM
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As the Supreme Court prepares to hear gay marriage cases this week, we take a look at how the evolving depictions of gay couples in pop culture reflect the growing support for same-sex marriage. Gay characters have shifted from the villains or deviantson programs in the ‘60s to fan favorites on shows such as “Modern Family.” That change has been as important as political activism in getting the ...
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