Arts & Entertainment
Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell will guest star in gay miniseries ‘When We Rise’
the pair will play prominent LGBT activists
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Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell will be joining the cast of ABC’s gay miniseries “When We Rise.”
Deadline reports Goldberg will play Pat Norman, the first openly gay employee of the San Francisco Health Department. O’Donnell will appear as Del Martin, co-founder of the first lesbian organization in the country.
Along with Goldberg and O’Donnell, Denis O’Hare and David Hyde Pierce are slated to make guest appearances in the eight-hour miniseries chronicling the gay rights movement. O’Hare will portray Jim Foster, an openly gay Democratic party organizer, and Pierce is Dr. Jones, Cleve Jones’ father.
Michael K. Williams and Ivory Aquino have also been added to the main cast. Williams will play African American community organizer Ken Jones and Aquino will play transgender activist Cecilia Chung.
Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Louise Parker and Guy Pearce are also set to star. The show is currently filming in Vancouver and San Francisco.
Dustin Lance Black wrote and executive produced the miniseries with Laurence Mark, Gus Van Sant and Bruce Cohen also on board as executive producers.
A premiere date for the two-hour season premiere, directed by Van Sant, has yet to be announced.
Out & About
Blade Summer Kickoff Party returns to Rehoboth
Politicians slated to speak at annual Blue Moon party
The Washington Blade’s 17th annual Summer Kickoff Party returns Friday, May 17, 5-7 p.m. at the Blue Moon (35 Baltimore Ave.) in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
It’s an exciting election year in Delaware, which is poised to elect its first Black woman senator (Lisa Blunt Rochester) and the nation’s first transgender member of Congress (Sarah McBride).
McBride is scheduled to speak at the party along with several politicos from the area. With the retirement of longtime state Rep. Peter C. Schwartzkopf, a staunch LGBTQ ally, three strong contenders are running to replace him. All three — Marty Rendon, Kathy McGuiness, and Claire Snyder-Hall — are slated to speak at the party. A representative from Blunt Rochester’s campaign is scheduled to speak, along with Kim Leisey, the new executive director of CAMP Rehoboth.
Tax-deductible tickets are $20 and available on Eventbrite or via the Blade’s Facebook page. The party is sponsored by Justin Noble of Sotheby’s, The Avenue Inn & Spa, and Blue Moon.
Andy Cohen, executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise and host of “Watch What Happens Live,” will return to Sixth & I on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
This event will be his fifth appearance at the venue to celebrate the paperback release of his New York Times bestselling memoir, “The Daddy Diaries,” talk about the latest Housewives happenings, and answer audience questions about everyone’s favorite Bravolebrities.
Cohen will be in conversation with Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents California and is the first LGBTQ immigrant to win a congressional seat. Rep. Garcia has also been known to quote from “The Real Housewives” in congressional hearings.
Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
“Herses- Purse Frist Extravaganza” will be on Friday, May 3 at 9 p.m. at 1835 14th St. N.W. This will be an evening of dancing and performances, hosted by HAUS of Bambi Award-winning Performance Artist, BUMPER. Refreshments are also available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
Blade Summer Kickoff Party returns to Rehoboth
Andy Cohen coming to D.C.
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