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Win tickets to STC’s production of ‘Stockholm’
Thanks to the Sydney Theatre Company, the Star has one double pass to give away to their production of Bryony Lavery’s play Stockholm at Wharf 1 for the performance on ... Read more
Fri March 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Disco under the stars
Disco pioneer, eclectic composer and one of Allen Ginsberg’s many lovers, Arthur Russell, will be commemorated at a special event to be held on Cockatoo Island on Saturday, March 20. Tapes ... Read more
Fri March 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Gaga says play it safe
Pop sensation Lady Gaga’s message to fans about the importance of safe sex has been welcomed by Australia’s peak AIDS organisation as she embarks on her first solo tour of ... Read more
Thu March 18th, 2010 - No Comments
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud American Idol alumnus Adam Lambert was on his way to get his roots touched up when ... Read more
Wed March 17th, 2010 - 21 Comments
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Scene guide
THURSDAY 18 ARQ Drag for Dollars from 11pm + Dungeons and Drag Queens with Minnie Cooper, Mitzi Macintosh, Charisma Belle and Tora Hymen. Free entry from 9pm. BERESFORD HOTEL Happy Hours 5pm ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Gay composer’s showcase
Contemporary classical and chamber music composer Peter Urquhart will premiere his Fellowship Quartets, Water to Air for Solo Piano, at St John’s Anglican Church on March 26. His music expresses ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Heaven introduces bells
Your Westie Divas will launch their new show, Drags can hear the bells, at the Heaven Social Dance on Saturday, April 10 at the Northmead Bowling Club. Doors open at ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Songs from a soul sister
Queer Kiwi-born Jess Harlen’s newly-released debut album, Neon Heartache, comes after recent collaborations with roots band Blue King Brown and hip-hop act Muph & Plutonic. True to its title, Harlen’s ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Love and art is all you need ths IDAHO
Calling all artists interested in taking part in this year’s IDAHO exhibition. Held each year to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, the exhibition invites people to contribute artworks ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Playtime
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Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattler Theatre this Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Sweet girl grows up
The all-out disco assault of Gabriella Cilmi’s new single, On A Mission, is a long way from the laidback pop of her chart-topping 2008 debut single, Sweet About Me. And ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Conigrave’s classic hits West End
Australian actors Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes will reprise their roles as love-struck teenagers in the stage adaptation of Timothy Conigrave’s classic memoir Holding the Man when it opens in ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Hungry Beast intersex story
A few weeks ago it was gay conversion, then labiaplasty. Now Hungry Beast is turning its attention to telling the story of two intersex people. The ABC’s new part-current affairs, part-sketch ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Bears across the pond
Auckland, New Zealand played host to a brand new bear festival late last month, along the lines of popular Australian events Southern HiBearnation and Bear Essentials. The week-long program of ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Nixon tops list of gay advocates
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and The View’s Joy Behar have topped the honours list at the 21st Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards. Held annually, the ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Wig Out change
Due to last minute re-scheduled US television commitments for Lady Bunny in New York, the organisers of WIG OUT have relocated the event to the Beresford Hotel. Wig Out will be ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Loose Ends party
Loose Ends will host the official Horse Meat Disco after-party with the Hot Mess! trannies at Phoenix on Sunday, March 14. Doors open at 10pm and the event will feature ... Read more
Sat March 13th, 2010 - No Comments
Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - No Comments
Black Box strikes it up again
Mention the name Black Box, and many will strike a blank look. But screech out your best attempt at “Ride on Time” - complete with Diana Ross like hand movements ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Katie’s coming home
Katie Noonan’s career thus far has consisted of a series of musical left-turns. Going solo for the first time, she abandoned the sounds of her band george for the sweet soul ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Athlete of a generation
Olympic diving champion and gay icon Matthew Mitcham appears on Channel 10 game show Talkin’ Bout Your Generation this Sunday. Sydney Star Observer caught up with Mitcham one-on-one backstage after ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
We’re copping a Spray
John Waters’ camp delight Hairspray hits Australia later this year. The musical, based on John Waters’ 1988 feelgood flick of the same name, comes to Melbourne’s Princess Theatre in October ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Heartache turned to gold
Speaking to singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier down the line from her home in Nashville, Tennessee the 47-year-old’s sing-song Southern accent belied her years of personal struggle. Heartache is Gauthier’s stock-in-trade: her breakthrough ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Different discos for different horses
Loose Ends presents its official Mardi Gras after party, Horse Meat Disco, next Sunday March 14 at Phoenix Bar. Trannies direct from London, surprise guests and DJ sets from Matt ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
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Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more