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‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ lead Golden Globe noms

‘Nocturnal Animals,’ ‘Transparent’ also receive recoginition

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“La La Land” leads the pack for the 2017 Golden Globe nominations earning seven nominations in major categories including Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Best Screenplay and Best Actor and Actress for Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

“Moonlight” came in second with five nominations including Best Motion Picture Drama and a Best Supporting Actress nomination forĀ Naomie Harris. Director Barry Jenkins will also face off against Tom Ford (“Nocturnal Animals”) for Best Director.

Bisexual superhero “Deadpool” landed a Best Picture Comedy or Musical nomination and Ryan Murphy’s “The People v. O.J.: American Crime Story” received a nomination for Best Limited Series as well as for Best Supporting Actress for Sarah Paulson. “Transparent” also has a nomination for Best TV Comedy and Jeffrey Tambor earned a Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy.

Meryl Streep will also be honored for her work as the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient. Jimmy Fallon hosts the show which airs on CBS Sunday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m.

For a complete list of nominees, visit here.

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
“20th Century Women”
“Deadpool”
“Florence Foster Jenkins”
“La La Land”
“Sing Street”

Best Motion Picture, Drama
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell or High Water”
“Lion”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Casey Affleck- “Manchester by the Sea”
Joel Edgerton- “Loving”
Andrew Garfield- “Hacksaw Ridge”
Viggo Mortensen- “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington- “Fences”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Colin Farrell- “The Lobster”
Ryan Gosling- “La La Land”
Hugh Grant- “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Jonah Hill- “War Dogs”
Ryan Reynolds- “Deadpool”

Best Motion Picture, Animated
“Kubo and the Two Stings”
“Moana”
“My Life as a Zucchini”
“Sing”
“Zootopia”

Best Actor in a Limited Series
Riz Ahmed- “The Night Of”
Bryan Cranston- “All the Way”
Tom Hiddleston- “The Night Manager”
John Turturro- “The Night Of”
Courtney B. Vance- “The People v. O.J.: American Crime Story”

Best Original Score
“Moonlight”
“La La Land”
“Arrival”
“Lion”
“Hidden Figures”

Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical
“Atlanta”
“Black-ish”
“Mozart in the Jungle”
“Transparent”
“Veep”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Amy Adams- “Arrival”
Jessica Chastain- “Miss Sloane”
Ruth Negga- “Loving”
Natalie Portman- “Jackie”
Isabelle Huppert- “Elle”

Best Supporting Actress, TV
Olivia Colman- “The Night Manager”
Lena Heady- “Game of Thrones”
Chrissy Metz- “This Is Us”
Mandy Moore- “This Is Us”
Thandie Newton- “Westworld”

Best Screenplay in a Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle- “La La Land”
Tom Ford- “Nocturnal Animals”
Barry Jenkins- “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan- “Manchester by the Sea”
Taylor Sheridan- “Hell or High Water”

Best TV Limited Series/Motion Picture
“American Crime”
“The Dresser”
“The Night Manager”
“The Night Of”
“The People v. O.J.: American Crime Story”

Best TV Series, Drama
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie
Sterling K. Brown- “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Hugh Laurie- “The Night Manager”
John Lithgow- “The Crown”
Christian Slater- “Mr. Robot”
John Travolta- “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama
Rami Malek- “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk- “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys- “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber- “Ray Donovan”
Billy Bob Thornton- “Goliath”

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Caitriona Balfe- “Outlander”
Claire Foy- “The Crown”
Keri Russell- “The Americans”
Evan Rachel Wood- “Westworld”
Winona Ryder- “Stranger Things”

Best Director in a Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle- “La La Land”
Tom Ford- “Nocturnal Animals”
Mel Gibson- “Hacksaw Ridge”
Barry Jenkins- “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan- “Manchester By the Sea”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening- “20th Century Women”
Lily Collins- “Rules Donā€™t Apply”
Hailee Steinfeld- “The Edge of Seventeen”
Emma Stone- “La La Land”
Meryl Streep- “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Anthony Anderson- “Black-ish”
Gael Garcia Bernal- “Mozart in the Jungle”
Donald Glover- “Atlanta”
Nick Nolte- “Graves”
Jeffrey Tambor- “Transparent”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis- “Fences”
Naomie Harris- “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman- “Lion”
Octavia Spencer- “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams- “Manchester by the Sea”

 

 

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Two queer artists ready to debut new operas at Kennedy Center

Works by JL Marlor, Omar Najmi part of American Opera Initiative

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JL Marlor (Photo by Sy Chounchaisit)

American Opera Initiative
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Jan. 18, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
$25.00 ā€“ $39.00
Kennedy-center.org

For those who find traditional opera off-putting or mired in the past, thereā€™s the American Opera Initiative (AOI). Now in its 12th season, the Washington National Operaā€™s well-known program pairs composers and librettists who under mentorship spend months collaborating on new work, culminating with the premiere of three 20-minute operas. 

Included in this yearā€™s exciting group are queer artists JL Marlor and Omar Najmi. While these multi-taskers lend their composition talents to AOI, they are also performers and arts administrators. Marlorā€™s bio includes electric guitarist, and performer (she fronts the celebrated indie rock band Tenderheart Bitches), and Najmi divides most of his time writing music and performing as an operatic tenor.Ā 

Marlor and librettist Claire Fuyuko Biermanā€™s ā€œCry, Wolfā€ is a short yet probing opera about three males (a late teen and two college age) who are navigating some dark internet ideologies. The work explores how the red-pilled manosphere pipeline serves as spaces of community for some people. 

ā€œTo me itā€™s a very timely piece inspired by an outlook that has consequences in the real world.ā€  She adds, ā€œWeā€™ve heard a lot about how angry incels [involuntary celibates] think about women. I want to hear what incels think about themselves.ā€

While Marlor tends to gravitate toward more serious opera pieces, Fuyuko Bierman, whose background includes standup, tends toward humor.

ā€œI think this work brought out the best in both of us. The libretto feels like a comedy until suddenly it doesnā€™t.ā€

Marlor was introduced to opera through osmosis. At her gay unclesā€™ house there was always music ā€“ usually Maria Callas or Beverly Sills. She appreciated grand opera but not with the same ardor of true buffs. But her relationship with opera changed dramatically while attending Smith College.

ā€œI was lucky enough to have Kate Soper as my first composition teacher and saw her opera ā€˜Here Be Sirensā€™ as my first piece of modern opera. I was totally hooked.ā€ 

Originally from picturesque Beverly, Mass., Marlor now lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their very senior dog. For Marlor, coming out at 25 in 2017 wasnā€™t entirely smooth, but finding support among the many queer women in the world of classical music helped. And more recently, AOI has bolstered her confidence in continuing a career in the arts, she says. 

Najmi and librettist Christine Evansā€™ opera is titled ā€œMud Girl.ā€ Set against a post-apocalyptic, climate-affected world, itā€™s the story of a mother, daughter, and the daughterā€™s child Poly, created from toxic detritus, trying to navigate relationships.Ā 

ā€œMost people go into opera without having had a ton of exposure.Ā  Often through musical theater or choir,ā€ says Najmi, 37. In his case, he was pursuing a BFA in musical theater at Ithaca College. After an unanticipated internal transfer to the School of Music, where he transitioned from baritone to young gifted tenor, his interest veered toward opera.Ā 

While enjoying a performance career, he wrote his first opera on a whim. ā€œAnd now,ā€ he says ā€œcomposition is my creative passion. Singing is more like a trade or sport. I love the action of doing it and practicing.ā€ 

In one of his recent operas, ā€œJo Dooba So Paar,ā€ Najmi, who is half Pakistani American, draws specifically from personal experience, exploring how queer and Muslim donā€™t necessarily need to be conflicting identities. And while he grew up in liberal Boston in a secular environment, he still had insights into what it means to exist in two worlds. Itā€™s a story he wanted to tell. Ā 

On a broader level, he says coming of age in the 1990s and aughts, on the cusp of homosexuality becoming normalized and accepted, created certain angsts. Today, his artistā€™s voice is drawn to the sentimentality that comes with unrequited longing.

Whatā€™s more, Najmi collaborates with his husband Brendon Shapiro. In 2022, the Boston-based couple co-founded Catalyst New Music, an organization dedicated to fostering, developing, and producing new works.Ā 

AOIā€™s three 20-minute operas will be led by conductor George Manahan and performed by Cafritz Young Artists on Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. 

Following their world premiere at the Kennedy Center, the three operas will travel to New York City in a co-presentation with the Kaufman Music Center. The Jan. 23 performance will mark AOIā€™s first appearance in New York City.

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Gay Menā€™s Chorus starting the year with a cabaret

‘Postcards’ to be performed at CAMP Rehoboth

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The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington performs 'Postcards' in Rehoboth Beach, Del. on Jan. 18. (Photos courtesy of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington)

The Gay Menā€™s Chorus of Washington will perform ā€œPostcards,ā€ a cabaret, on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. at CAMP Rehoboth Elkins-Archibald Atrium.Ā 

In this performance, the choir will share hilarious and heart-warming stories and songs about the travel adventures theyā€™ve had and hope to have. Songs include ā€œMidnight Train to Georgia,ā€ ā€œStreets of Dublin,ā€ ā€œMagic To Do,ā€ ā€œHome,ā€ and ā€œI Left My Heart in San Francisco.ā€ Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased on Camp Rehobothā€™s website.

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Calendar: January 10-16

LGBTQ events in the days to come

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Friday, January 10

ā€œCenter Aging Friday Tea Timeā€ will be at 2 p.m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more details, email [email protected].Ā 

Women in their Twenties and Thirties will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a social discussion group for queer women in the Washington, D.C. area. For more details, join their closed Facebook Group.Ā 

Go Gay DC will host ā€œFirst Friday LGBTQ+ Community Happy Hourā€ at 7 p.m. at Puro Gusto. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea-sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.

Saturday, January 11

Go Gay DC will host ā€œLGBTQ+ Community Brunchā€ at 11 a.m. at Freddieā€™s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.

Ms. Capital Pride will host ā€œMAL Weekend Drag Brunchā€ at 12 p.m. at Baby Shank. Guests will enjoy a lively gathering full of joy, laughter, and connection. They will also indulge in food and drinks while enjoying dazzling performances and entertainment. Tickets are $27 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.Ā 

LGBTQ People of Color Support Group will be at 1 p.m. on Zoom. This peer support group is an outlet for LGBTQ People of Color to come together and talk about anything affecting them in a space that strives to be safe and judgement free. For more information and events for LGBTQ People of Color, visit thedccenter.org/poc or facebook.com/centerpoc.

Sunday, January 12

Go Gay DC will host ā€œLGBTQ+ Community Dinnerā€ at 6:30 p.m. at Federico Ristorante Italiano. Guests are encouraged to come enjoy an evening of Italian-style dining and conversation with other LGBTQ folk. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.

DC9 Nightclub will host ā€œDance Clubā€ at 8 p.m. at 1940 9th St., N.W. At this event, Jacq Jill and Flotussin will join Dance Club for the Sunday night closing party of MAL Weekend at DC9. The Baltimore staples will be joined by Dance Club resident DJs Baronhawk Poitier, Joyce Lim & Tommy C, plus Artemis on lights, to close out a jam-packed MAL 2025. Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.Ā 

Monday, January 13

Center Aging: Monday Coffee & Conversation will be at 10 a.m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of their choice. For more details, email [email protected].Ā 

Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a support group for people who identify outside of the gender binary. Whether youā€™re bigender, agender, genderfluid, or just know that youā€™re not 100% cis. For more details, visit genderqueerdc.org or Facebook.Ā 

Tuesday, January 14

Trans Support Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This groupĀ  is intended to provide emotionally and physically safe space for trans people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one another. For more details, email [email protected]. Ā 

Coming Out Discussion Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a peer-facilitated discussion group and a safe space to share experiences about coming out and discuss topics as it relates to doing so. For more details, visit the groupā€™s Facebook page.Ā 

Wednesday, January 15

Job Club will be at 6 p.m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking ā€” allowing participants to move away from being merely ā€œapplicantsā€ toward being ā€œcandidates.ā€ For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter.org/careers.

Thursday, January 16

The DC Centerā€™s Fresh Produce Program will be held all day at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. People will be informed on Wednesday at 5:00 pm if they are picked to receive a produce box. No proof of residency or income is required. For more information, email [email protected] or call 202-682-2245.Ā 

Virtual Yoga with Charles M. will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breathwork, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Communityā€™s website.

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