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'Neil Patrick Harris Calling on Fans to Help Ali Forney Center to Buy Atalh Hate Church for Homeless LGBT Youth

As parents we are not required to provide our children with the coolest toys or the latest fashion. We don’t have to give in to their every whim or overlook it when they misbehave. There is, however, one thing that any good parent should do. That is love. Love your children unconditionally. No matter who they are or what they do. Especially when the only thing they did “wrong” was be themselves. The LGBT community has come a long way in the past few years, but the fight is not over. Too many teens are disowned from their parents after they come out. The Ali Forney Center, a group who aid and shelter homeless LGBT youth, is now seeking to buy the Atalh Worldwide Church in Harlem. The “church” was headed by James Manning and has hosted some very hateful and distasteful statements on their sign, demonizing the LGBT community. Acclaimed Broadway/TV/Film (and webisode) actor Neil Patrick Harris is one of many people who are calling on others to donate to the AFC to help them buy the church.
By James Knight

  • 'New York in The Winter Gets “Too Darn Hot” with NYU Steinhardt’s Performance of Cole Porter's ‘Kiss Me Kate’

    Are you tired of New York’s cold winter weather? Well, have no fear because things are about to get hot. “Too Darn Hot,” in fact. NYU Steinhardt’s program in Vocal Performance is bringing Cole Porter's mega hit Broadway musical, Kiss Me Kate' to Frederick Loewe Theatre. The beloved musical was a “spanking” success winning the very first Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949. 'Kiss Me Kate' is based off and revolves around William Shakespeare’s 'The Taming of the Shrew', with the story taking place during a production of the classic play.
    By James Knight

  • 'Sandy Duncan to Replace Carolee Carmello in 'Finding Neverland' Musical

    More than 30-years after being nominated for a Tony Award for playing the titular role in 'Peter Pan,' Sandy Duncan will be returning to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to replace Carolee Carmello in the Broadway production of 'Finding Neverland.' The 69-year-old triple threat recently explained that returning to a Pan oriented show in the same theater that she once played the boy that would not grow up has brought back memories so vivid they borderline on déjà vu. In addition to Duncan, Tony Yazbeck has also joined the cast as a replacement for lead Matthew Morrison, who is going on to take a recurring role in CBS' 'The Good Wife.'
    By Shane Jordan
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