Alex Newell Articles Broadway Culture J. Harrison Ghee LGBTQ+ News Music News Non-Binary Actors Tony Awards

Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee make LGBTQ+ history at the 2023 Tony Awards

Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee have made LGBTQ+ history at this year’s Tony Awards. On 11 June, West Side Story star Ariana DeBose took to New York City’s United Palace stage to host the 76th annual Tony Awards – which featured appearances from Jessica Chastain, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Stephanie Hsu, and more. While the evening was full of showstopping performances from the casts of & Juliet and Kimberly Akimbo, it also featured history-making moments from Broadway stars like Ghee and Newell – who became the first openly non-binary talents…

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Alex Newell Articles Culture J. Harrison Ghee LGBTQ+ actors LGBTQ+ News News Non-Binary Actors Non-binary talent Tony Awards

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make LGBTQ+ history with Tony Awards nominations

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell have made LGBTQ+ history with their recent Tony Award nominations. On 2 May, the two powerhouse talents became the first non-binary actors to earn acting nominations at the longstanding ceremony. Newell, who goes by he/she/they pronouns, snagged their first Tony nomination for “best performance by an actor featured in a musical” for their role as whiskey distiller Lulu in Schucked the Musical. As for Ghee, who also uses he/she/they pronouns, the talented singer took home the coveted nomination for “best performance by an actor…

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Alex Newell Articles Culture Discovery+ Dominique Jackson Leslie Jordan LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Television News Ross Matthews Television The Book of Queer

Discovery+ announces cast and release date of LGBTQ+ docuseries The Book of Queer

Dominque Jackson, Alex Newell, Leslie Jordan and Ross Mathews have been announced as guest narrators for The Book of Queer. Each episode of the upcoming docuseries will tell the story of a ground-breaking LGBTQ+ person from history, including re-enactments and recreations from the lives of those in it, Variety reported. All of the show’s roles will be played by LGBTQ+ people, with cast members including the likes of Gottmik, Miss Vanjie, Rov Anderson, Chris Olsen, Griffin Kelly and Tell Williams, among others. It will also feature confessional-style interviews with historians…

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