Here's our honest cast comparison of the 'Wicked' movie and Broadway musical
How do your favorite actors from the original Broadway cast compare to the new faces bringing these beloved characters to life?
October 23, 2024
CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
broadway
Sheryl Lee Ralph recognized for her dedication to LGBTQ+ rights and HIV and AIDS advocacy
The acclaimed actor will receive the Champion Award from the LGBTQ+ education nonprofit GLSEN.
October 18, 2024
Ariana DeBose on Broadway hazing: lessons learned
The Oscar-winning actress also discusses identity, joy, Broadway hazing, and the healing power of food in her latest role as a chef in House of Spoils.
October 9, 2024
Ken Page, gay actor in 'Cats,' 'Torch Song Trilogy,' and more, has died at 70
Page once said he had never been closeted, and he encouraged others to live their truth.
October 1, 2024
Award-winning gay Broadway actor and activist Gavin Creel dead at 48
Creel, who advocated for marriage equality, won a Tony Award in 2017 for Hello, Dolly! and appeared in many other acclaimed productions.
September 30, 2024
How the era of 'men were men' birthed America's first drag superstars
In the 1910s and 1920s, drag musicals were just as popular as football on college campuses and in male-only social clubs, writes historian Andrew Erdman.
August 21, 2024
Randy Rainbow's newest parody asks, 'Will the lawyer or the conman be the prez?'
"One inspires and excites / the other wants to chuck our rights," Rainbow sings to the tune of a song from Oklahoma!
August 14, 2024
Yemi Alade, Billy Porter and Omawumi to headline Global Black Pride 2024 in Atlanta
The largest Black Pride in the US gathers an iconic lineup for a week filled with festivities from August 27 to September 2 in Atlanta.
July 18, 2024
A midsummer night’s dream as equalpride celebrates the Pride covers of Out and The Advocate magazines
The event celebrated the magazines’ Pride Month cover stars, Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along) for Out and Wayne Brady (The Wiz) for The Advocate.
June 5, 2024
A brief history of LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway
We've always been key creators, but in recent years we've been seen more onstage.
May 16, 2024
How Wayne Brady found the courage to come out: 'I finally dealt with all those demons'
The Emmy-winning star of The Wiz opens up about how family support and finding self-love allowed him to come out as pansexual at 50.
May 16, 2024
Kristin Chenoweth defends the LGBTQ+ community: 'God loves us all the same'
The Broadway legend has always stood up for equality.
May 15, 2024
Jonathan Groff thought coming out would make fame 'impossible.' Here's why he did anyway
The Broadway veteran thinks that "everyone that was closeted at some point" can relate to his latest role in Merrily We Roll Along.
May 14, 2024
Ben Platt's 'Cherry on Top' with Noah Galvin celebrates gay love and L.A.
Tony winner Ben Platt's home-movie style video for 'Cherry on Top' tells a story of joyous queer love as he and his fiancé, Noah Galvin, spend a day kissing, embracing, and romping around Los Angeles landmarks.
April 17, 2024
Christopher Durang, gay author of 'Sister Mary Ignatius' and other plays, has died
The Tony winner was also known for Beyond Therapy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and more.
April 7, 2024
NYPD seeks teens in suspected homophobic hate crime
The four youths reported hurled fists, hard objects, and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at two gay men out for a walk.
March 4, 2024
Megyn Kelly is shocked to learn that a musical from 2019 has LGBTQ+ characters
The conservative pundit is continuing to demonstrate her lack of cultural awareness.
February 3, 2024
Waitress's Sara Bareilles on Women's Friendships, Food, and Music as Healing
The star, composer, and lyricist of Waitress: The Musical, Sara Bareilles, chats with Advocate Channel about how the show elevates women's friendships as one of the great loves stories, and how the show leans into food and music for the soul.
December 15, 2023
Nonbinary Tony-Winner Alex Newell Is Time's Breakthrough of the Year
The performer was one of the first two out nonbinary Tony winners in history.
December 6, 2023
5 Facts About the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
While it’s had some mishaps along the way, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has still managed to go on almost every year for nearly a century.
November 23, 2023
Wayne Brady Involved in Fight After Car Crash in California
The entertainer, who recently came out as pansexual, was in an accident in Malibu, Calif., with another driver who was later charged with DUI and battery.
November 20, 2023