One New Yorker’s 9/11
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I shared my story of that day for the first time. I’d told bits
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Dame Olivia Newton-John, Our Hopelessly Devoted Ally, Has Passed Away At 73
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. At a time when our world, our nation, and we ourselves seem to be in a
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Sunday in Times Square for Sondheim: VIDEO
Leave it to the incomparable Stephen Sondheim to pen his own prefect tribute, but of course he did. At noon
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Celebrating Stephen Sondheim
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. The final dress rehearsal of the original West End production of COMPANY was a disaster. It
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Trans Black Man, Mel Groves Murdered as Texas Advances Anti-Trans Legislation
“Mel Groves had an incredibly bright future, but it was stolen from him well before his time. The loss of
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Memorial Day 2021: Remembering Those Who Defended Our Democracy
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. In 1971 Memorial Day officially became a Federal holiday and has been observed every year since.
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Pride Month and Protest 2020, Pride Marches On
This year marks the 50th anniversary of New York City’s Pride March. But for the first time in its storied
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Mykal Kilgore’s “Flying Home” Soars to Heal our Shattered Souls: MUSIC VIDEO
By Lawrence Pfeil Jr For three weeks America’s soul has been shattered by videos of unarmed black men again being
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Larry Kramer, Tony Winning Playwright and Fearless Civil Rights and AIDS Activist, Dies at 84
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. Today our Community lost a giant in its struggle for civil rights and equality; and the
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Memorial Day 2020: Remembering Our Unknowns
By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. While the covid-19 pandemic has killed nearly 100K Americans and forced the cancelation of large formal
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