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The Love Ball :: June 27, 2009
Part Broadway show, part fashion runway and part heart-pumping dance made up the fabulous Love Ball the night before the NYC Pride March - and with this amount of production value to the ticket, New York glitterati were in evidence well beyond the VIP lounge. Check out pics from the party!
Indian court decriminalizes consensual gay sex

A court ruled Thursday to decriminalize homosexuality in the Indian capital, a groundbreaking decision that could bring more freedom to gays in this deeply conservative country.
Geek chic: Timberlake can wear it, but can you?

Now that the cool-guy uniform - skinny jeans, layered Ts, tailored vest and stylish scarf, all in shades of gray and black - has reached every mall in the country, the trendsetters who started it have moved on. And they’re going somewhere that few others can: They’re going geek chic. Read more...
Pride Party @ ViewBar :: June 27, 2009

Every bar in NYC was part of this year’s Pride Celebration, honoring the 40th Anniversary of the StoneWall Riots and ViewBar was no exception. Our EDGE editors organized a little fun work station in this neighborhood bar to enjoy a few drinks before checking out the pride nightlife of NYC and we got a chance to capture these great shots of the venue’s Pride Party!
Not Just a Gay Disease: Farrah Fawcett’s Death Puts Focus on Anal Cancer

The death of actress Farrah Fawcett from anal cancer has thrown a spotlight on a little-understood disease usually associated with gay men but, in fact, one that strikes women and heterosexual men.
Israel’s Dead Sea sinkholes swallow the unwary - and tourism

Eli Raz was peering into a narrow hole in the Dead Sea shore when the earth opened up and swallowed him. Fearing he would never be found alive in the 30-foot- deep pit, he scribbled his will on an old postcard. Read more...
Alegria Pride Party :: June 28, 2009

We slid down the Alegria Rabbit Hole shortly after three a.m.-and when we landed on our feet, we had to stop. We had to STOP-right where we were and take it all in: the cacophonous adrenal rush of sliding into Alegria in Wonderland at warp speed.

"Rent" Boys Return

Thirteen years ago Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp auditioned for roles in a new musical called "Rent." Little did they know that being cast in the landmark musical would change their lives. Now the actors have returned to their original roles in the new national tour, which brings them to Boston’s Colonial Theatre on July 14. EDGE caught up with both actors recently -- here’s the interview.

Next Fall

During the Gay High Holy Days, it’s sometimes useful to not only check in on the progress of the movement, but also the progress of the gay play.


EDGE Pride Mixer @ Splash Bar :: June 26, 2009
The EDGE Pride Mixer was held at Splash Bar this past weekend to celebrate Pride with our friends and readers and honor the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. During our Pride party, the Edgenewyork.com Pride Music Video was screened for our guest to enjoy! Our Pride party was filled with lots of fun, dancing, drinking among friends and a great time was had by all - Check out the great EDGE Pride Mixer Pics!

467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent

Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy.
The Best Ford Taurus Ever, and that’s No Bull!

Ford brings us the 2010 Taurus, a car unlike any Taurus before it, a car with substance and style, size and power. A Taurus that shares the same strong attribute that made the original a runaway success: the car’s an original.
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking

Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.
NY City apartment sales down over 50 percent

Manhattan apartment sales plunged more than 50 percent and the average price dropped 21.4 to 24 percent from a year ago, as the U.S. recession forced many who own a piece of the Big Apple to eat humble pie, several reports said.


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QUICK POLL
The American Foundation for Equal Rights is pushing a federal lawsuit to suspend the ban against gay marriages in CA. Gay activists are concerned about the hasty nature of the case. Your thoughts?

We absolutely should be pushing for equal rights at the federal level - the sooner the better.
We only get one shot at this, and this case is too soon to the gate.


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Friday, July 3, 2009


Theatre

The 39 Steps
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at Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th St, NY, NY
9 to 5
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at Marquis Theatre, NYC, NY
THE ANTIDEPRESSANT FESTIVAL
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at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union and Lorimer), NY, NY
Altar Boyz
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at Dodger Stages / Stage 4, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York NY 10019
The Amish Project
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at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is located at 224 Waverly Place (off Seventh Avenue South - between
Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe
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at Theatre Row’s Clurman Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street, New York City, NY
August: Osage County
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at Music Box Theatre, NY, NY
Avenue Q
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at Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th Street, Between Broadway and 8th Avenue, NY, NY
Billy Elliot
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at Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 US
Blithe Spirit
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at Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street, NY, NY
Carousel
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at Barrington Stage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield, MA
Chicago
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at Ambassador Theatre, 215 West 49th street, Between Broadway and 8th Avenue, NY, NY
DANNY and SYLVIA: THE DANNY KAYE MUSICAL
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at St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (west of 8th Avenue) in NYC
Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse
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at The Beckett atTheatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, NYC
FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs... Nothing but Love Songs)
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at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues), NY, NY
God of Carnage
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at Bernard Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45 Street, NY, NY
Guys and Dolls
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at Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street, NY, NY
HOT! Festival of LGBT Performance and Culture
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at Dixie Place, Lower East Side at 161 Chrystie Street, New York City, NY
Hair
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at Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street, NY, NY
Happiness
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at Lincoln Center Theater, NY, NY
In The Heights
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at Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th, NY, NY
Irena’s Vow
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at Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West 48th Street, NY, NY
Jersey Boys
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at August Wilson Theatre, 245 West 52nd Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, NY 10019
Krapp 39
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at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NY
The Lion King
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at The Minskoff Theatre, Broadway at West 45th Street, NY, NY (from 6/13)
The Little Mermaid
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at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th St.), NY, NY
Mamma Mia!
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at Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway, Between West 50th and 51st Streets, New York NY
The Marvelous Wonderettes
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at WestSide Theatre, 407 West 43rd Street, NY, NY
Mary Poppins
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at New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street, NY, NY
Mary Stuart
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at Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street, NY, NY
My First Time
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at New World Stages/Stage 5 (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues), NY, NY
Naked Boys Singing!
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at New World Stages / Stage 4, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York NY
Next Fall
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at The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42nd Street), NY, NY
Next To Normal
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at Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street, NY, NY
The Norman Conquests
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at Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 West 50th Street, NY, NY
The Norman Conquests Trilogy
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at Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 West 50th Street, NY, NY
Our Town
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at Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St., NY, NY
The Phantom of the Opera
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at Majestic Theatre, 245 West 44th St, Between Broadway and 8th Avenue, NY, NY
Pinkalicious, The Musical
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at The Bleecker Street Theater, 45 Bleecker St, NY, NY
The Rivalry
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at The Irish Repertory Theatre is located at 132 West 22nd Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, NY, NY
Rock Of Ages
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at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th Street, NY, NY
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
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at Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 West 65th Street, NY, NY
Ruined
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at New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street, NY, NY
Sessions
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at Algonquin Theater, (123 East 24th Street), NY, NY
Shrek The Musical
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at The Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, NY, NY
Stomp
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at Orpheum Theatre, 126 Second Avenue at 8th Street in the Village, NY, NY
Summer Solos Series
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at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City, NY
Sweet Storm
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at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row), 410 West 42nd Street, NYC
The Temperamentals
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at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street, NY
Thank You For Being A Friend
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at The Kraine Theater is located at 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Aves -- accessible from the F
The Tin Pan Alley Rag
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at Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street), NY,
Twelfth Night
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at Shakespeare in the Park
The Umbilical Brothers
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at The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street
Vanities
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at Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th St, NY, NY
Waiting for Godot
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at Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street, NY, NY
Waiting for Godot
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at Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street, NY, NY
Waking up with strangers
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at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, NYC
West Side Story
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at Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, NY, NY
Wicked
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at Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, New York, NY
The Wiz
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at New York City Center, W. 55th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, NY, NY
reasons to be pretty
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at Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street, NY, NY

Fine Arts

Extreme Mammals
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at American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY
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