November at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield is going to be a rare and special month with three great artists - and members of the LGBTQ community - slated to hold forth on their stage. First up is Broadway's legendary Tommy Tune who at 6' 6" is likely the tallest song and dance man to ever grace the Broadway stage. Winner of many Tony Awards he brings the Manhattan Rhythm Kings plus a backup trio with him on Friday, November 12 at 8:00 PMas we detail in this advance story in Berkshire on Stage. Tommy came out in his memoir, Footnotes.
The next night the funny and thought-provoking Kate Clinton brings her Lady HaHa tour to the Berkshires for a taste of the Provincetown Women's Week club scene in the naked Berkshires. (I am talking about the trees post-foliage season.) We had a wonderfully revealing chat with the former school teacher turned stand-up comic which you can also find in Berkshire on Stage, and she said she loved being the second oldest living lesbian comic, while naming the first. She also talks about her pal HIllary Clinton, Arianna Huffington and Al Franken, and speculates on the health of Dick Cheney, admitting she combs the obits every day looking for good news. Her November 13 9=8:00 PM performance at the Colonial sponsored by the Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition and The Rainbow Times is only her second appearance ever in the Berkshires. She will be appearing with Roy Zimmerman. More about him in this second Berkshire on Stage story.
Then there is the bisexual Ani DiFranco who probably loves her guitar more than any particular partner, though not as much as her daughter Petah Lucia who is now approaching four. Her fluid sexual identity is as famous as her independence in the music business. My story on her is in the works, and will appear shortly. She is at the Colonial on November 16 at 7:30. She will be appearing with special guest Melissa Ferrick.
For tickets to any of these concerts, visit the Colonial Theatre website.
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What a great post! I think that, as an LGBT person, I am fortunate to live in Canada where my rights seem to be better upheld than in some other countries. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect here by any means, but I am grateful to so much. My gratitude list: same-gender marriage nationally since 2005. The moderator (head-person) of the United Church of Canada (my church) is a gay man married in a same-gender marriage. The school districts where I live are in the process of passing discrete anti-homophobia policies. We have one where I work and it makes a great difference! I give LGBT awareness workshops to teachers and I have never had an issue with homophobia in one of them.
I think it is so important to keep passing the message on. One day LGBT people will have the same rights if we keep fighting the good fight! Thanks for the post.
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