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‘Dinah East’ is the Citizen Kane of Transvestite Melodramas

The headline above isn’t just hyperbole, at the beginning of Dinah East the title character inexplicable drops dead and the rest of the film is an exploration of her life (told in flashback) by the people who knew her best. This odd little flick from 1970 is...

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

It was a pleasant surprise when it was announced that Audra McDonald was coming back to Broadway this spring. It’s been two years since she was last on stage here for The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. This time out she’s in a play with music as she...