Harvey Fierstein

On the Culture Front: Tribeca Film Fest Afterthought, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Newsies and More

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.02.2012

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Chris Kompanek

t's been a busy month on the culture front; a lot has gone down in the music, theater and film worlds. Magnetic Fields, Silence! The Musical, Newsies, A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Reimagining the Story of Newsies

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 03.29.2012

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Harvey Fierstein

I wanted to make at least one cogent argument defending print media to a culture that doesn't seem to care if the daily paper disappears altogether. What could that argument be?

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Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' Heads To Chicago

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.23.2012

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NEW YORK — A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chica...

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Michelangelo Signorile

Rosie O'Donnell, Harvey Fierstein And Other LGBT Media Figures Sound Off On Prop 8 Ruling

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 02.08.2012

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The news that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal had ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional had gay and lesbian political activists, media figures and cele...

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'Newsies' Will Finally Get A Love Story In Broadway Musical

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 11.15.2011

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NEW YORK -- When Harvey Fierstein was asked to make the film "Newsies" work on stage, he realized that something was missing from the original. "In a...

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Nick Jonas Becoming A Heart Throb, John Stamos Joins Him

Posted 07.24.2011

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Just as he once supplanted him in the Disney film and music universe, Nick Jonas is now set to take the heart throb baton from Zac Efron on stage, too...

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'Newsies' Musical Hitting The Stage

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack "Cowboy" Kelly wanted to escape New York for Santa Fe. He'll have to settle for New Jersey. "Newsies," the 1992 Disney musical movie about tur...

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The Good And Bad Effects Faith Can Have On Obesity

David Briggs | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Briggs

Substantial research shows churches, synagogues and mosques can promote exercise, healthier diets and improved self-images. But cultural stigma appears to be keeping some overweight people from entering the doors of houses of worship.

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Improbable Casting Ideas

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

In 1964, long before theater producers started to experiment with nontraditional casting, one of America's greatest caricaturists did a series of bril...

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Lesbian and Gay Musical Ambassadors Play Carnegie Hall

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

The Big Apple Corps started out as a social organization, and continues today to offer a place where people can make friends -- and even fall in love.

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How to Keep the Hearts of Bigots Warm Through the Winter

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvey Fierstein

Obama can call the placing of a hate monger like Rick Warren on the world dais political healing or inclusiveness or any other nicety he'd like, but I call it pandering to the lowest instinct of the worst kind of politics.

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Kathie Lee Initiated Into "Today" Gang After Enduring Awful Harvey Fierstein Serenade

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I saw Kathie Lee strapped into these ridiculous looking gravity boots on her "Today" show debut this morning, I had high hopes for the segment. ...

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