Ellen DeGeneres, won for the fourth year in a row the Outstanding Talk Show Host Award for The Ellen DeGeneres Show at the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards presented at a black-tie gala at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre on Friday night, June 20th and telecast live on the ABC Television. Her award was presented by Jake Silbermann and Van Hansis (Luke & Noah in As the World Turns). Watch a video...

The True Colors Tour is back for more this summer with an exciting new lineup of legendary and up-and-coming artists. Produced in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign, the 26-city North American tour is presented by Logo in support of the newly created True Colors Fund of the Stonewall Community Foundation. The tour kicks off Gay & Lesbian Pride Month today at Boston's Bank of America Pavilion. The True Colors Tour was conceived by Cyndi Lauper, stemming from her desire to give back to the community for the love and support they have given her throughout her career. True Colors Tour, May 31 - July 5. See 2008 Tour Schedule here...

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Neil Patrick Harris was Ellen DeGeneres guest yesterday. Watch him loosing his head during the show...

Kylie Minogue has been named Best International Female Solo Artist at the annual Brit awards in London. "I'm all overcome. This is incredible," the Australian pop princess told the crowd as she collected her award. Minogue was presented with her award by Doctor Who star David Tennant, with whom she kissed in the Doctor Who Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned. The two got up close and personal again as Tennant lifted the diminutive star up as she accepted her award on stage. The win followed a dazzling performance from Minogue, who took to the stage to sing Wow, from her latest album X. Watch a video...



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Corpus Christi, a play that depicts Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas and conducts a gay marriage for two apostles has been condemned by religious leaders as it prepares to open in Sydney. The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, questioned the integrity of Corpus Christi and expressed his outrage at the "unhistorical and untrue" depiction of the son of God and some of his disciples as homosexual. "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," he said. "It's historical nonsense and I wouldn't want to go and see it. Life's too short." The play, which will open at the New Theatre in Newtown on February 7 as part of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, provoked protests and bomb threats in the US. Death threats were sent to multi-awarded playwright Terrence McNally (Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class ), who draws parallels between the rejection he faced as a young gay man growing up in Texas and Christ's persecution.

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Naked Boys Singing!, one of the longest running musical comedies in off-Broadway history, makes its move from stage to screen with show-all tunes like Gratuitous Nudity, The Naked Maid, and The Bliss of a Bris. Brought to you by the producers of Latter Days and Adam & Steve, co-directed by creator Robert Schrock and choreographer/editor Troy Christian, Naked Boys Singing! features songs by Bruce Vilanch, Stephen Bates, Shelly Markum, David Pevzner, Rayme Sciaroni and Mark Winkler. Watch a trailer...



Naked Boys Singing!, starring Andrew Blake James, Anthony Manough, Jason Currie, Jaymes Hodges, Joe Souza, Joseph Keane, Kevin Stea, Phong Truong, Salvatore Vassallo and Vincent Zamora, directed by Troy Christian is now available on DVD here.

French choreographer Maurice Béjart, founder of the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, has died in a Swiss hospital, his company said on Thursday. Béjart, 80, famous for his innovative and sometimes controversial ballets, had been in and out of hospital in recent months, suffering from exhaustion as well as kidney and heart problems. He died early Thursday morning at Lausanne's University Hospital, said Emmanuel de Bourgknecht, administrator of the Béjart Ballet. "The master has disappeared physically but his work, school and company will survive him," said Yvette Jaggi, the former mayor of Lausanne, who helped bring Béjart to the Swiss lakeside city in 1987. The Frenchman stunned critics with his avant-garde dance performances and set new standards for ballet in a career spanning five decades. With his piercing blue eyes, square frame and pointed beard, Béjart, who converted to Islam in 1973, had a mystical air about him that impregnated his work. "He is doubtless already making the stars dance," declared Patrick Dupond, a French dancer who worked with the master. "He will leave behind a light that cannot be extinguished."

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Pop Princess Kylie Minogue has celebrated her glittering 20 years career with a lavish one-off show, exclusive on British ITV1 on 10 November 2007. The Kylie Show have seen the global style icon hosting a unique evening of music, sketches and chat, all delivered with the sparkle and glamour that only Kylie knows how. The TV event also featured a mixture of classic Kylie hits spanning three decades, alongside tracks from her eagerly anticipated new studio album called X, out on 26 November, including new single 2 Hearts. Watch a funny sketch with ex-Neighbours heartthrobs Kylie and Jason Donovan, 39, when he thinks she's a fan who wants his autograph...



and a ballad version of I Believe In You...



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Samuel Adamson's new play brings the multi-award winning film of All About My Mother to the stage. The screen version won international acclaim and an Oscar for Pedro Almodóvar and was widely regarded as his finest and most mature film to date. In a career spanning 30 years his other films have included Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Talk to Her and Volver. Adamson's other work includes Southwark Fair and a version of Pillars of the Community, both at the National Theatre.
Following the tragic death of her beloved teenage son (Colin Morgan), Manuela (Lesley Manville) goes to Barcelona in search of his father. But before she can exorcise her guilt she gets caught up in the lives of three women: Agrado (Mark Gatiss), a long-lost transvestite friend, Sister Rosa (Joanne Froggart), a young nun in search of love and Huma Rojo (Diana Rigg, unforgettable Emma Peel in The Avengers), the famous actress that Manuela’s son so admired. Just as Manuela’s life begins to have meaning again, her son’s father returns and her journey of discovery and forgiveness comes full circle. The cast also includes Charlotte Randle as Nina and Eleanor Bron as Sister Rosa's mother.



This theatrical stage adaptation of All About My Mother world premiered at The Old Vic Theatre in London's West End on 4th September 2007. The production marks the world's first English language adaptation of any of Almodóvar's works, and has the personal support and approval of Pedro Almodóvar. He attended the press night with the film's Sister Rosa; Penelope Cruz. Music by the film's composer, Alberto Iglesias, has been incorporated into the stage production, with a Stage Score by Max and Ben Ringham. The Old Vic production runs from 25 August to 24 November 2007. More info here.
Viva Pedro - The Almodovar Collection including Talk to Her, Bad Education, All about My Mother, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Live Flesh, Flower of My Secret, Matador, Law of Desire is available on DVD here.

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At Sunday night's 59th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a gay milestone was marked before the first winner was even announced, reports Michael Jensen from After Elton. For the first time in Emmy history, three out gay actors were up for acting awards and two of those actors were nominated for their work playing recurring heterosexual roles. T.R Knight for Supporting Actor Drama Series (Grey's Anatomy), Neil Patrick Harris for Supporting Actor Comedy Series (How I Met Your Mother), and Sir Ian McKellen for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Extras). They weren't the only gay men up for Emmys, other out gay men nominated for their work behind the camera included Silvio Horta and Marco Pennette as executive producers on Ugly Betty, Bryan Singer for executive producer on House, and Bryan Fuller as co-executive producer on Heroes. Rob Marshall, the Oscar-nominated director of Chicago, snagged the Emmy for Best Director in a Variety series for his Tony Bennett special.
Gay favorite Ugly Betty took home the Best Actress award for America Ferrera and Outstanding Director for Shephard. Another gay favorite, ABC's Brothers & Sisters featuring Matthew Rhys as the gay Kevin Walker, received two acting nominations, one for Sally Field as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama and one for Rachel Griffiths as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama. Field hold the award while Griffiths lost to Katherine Heigl of Grey's Anatomy. On the way to accept her award, Heigl hugged Grey's co-star Knight to whose defense she notably came during last years Isaiah Washington controversy. Read the full After Elton's article here...

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