NEGarvey: January 2012 Archives

lifestyle January 19, 2012 7:58 AM
VIGILANT VARLETS
Brazen Faced Varlets presents WORDS OF CHOICE. 
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." - Thomas Jefferson. 
Brazen-Faced Varlets, a Buffalo-based feminist thespian troupe which promotes artistic growth, announced the receipt of a Pro-Choice Foundation grant to produce and present WORDS OF CHOICE!
WORDS OF CHOICE, arranged by Cindy Cooper, includes excerpts from the works of many advocates of reproductive freedom. The production has been showcased all around the country, creating a venue for discussing and promoting women's reproductive rights.  This is the first time that the piece is being done in Buffalo. Ironically, the production coincides with January 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Roe v. Wade, was a case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The
lifestyle January 8, 2012 9:53 AM
Give a girl an inch: Hedwig and the Angry Inch opens at ALT Theatre
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, is a rock musical written by John Cameron Mitchell, with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. The musical premiered in 1998 off Broadway, where it ran for a couple years and racked up both Obie and Outer Circle Critics awards. It has since been performed all over and has finally come to Buffalo in this excellent ALT production. 
Mr. Mitchell starred in the 2001 film version of HEDWIG, which I recall as a somewhat muddled and confused affair, a result which could well be derived from the sometimes confusing material. The stage version

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