Michael S. Mammano is a writer based out of the Los Angeles area. He’s a regular contributor to Den of Geek US, where he writes news articles, reviews, and editorials of pop culture media. Most recently, his portfolio has been very Sailor Moon heavy, though he’s also covered properties such as The Legend of Korra, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the X-Men franchise. He recently founded Metal Monkey Productions, for which “True Colors” is the debut venture. Michael currently resides in North Hollywood with his fiance, Andrew Cheydleur.
LINKS
The Official Website of True Colors: www.metalmonkey.xyz
Mammano’s Den of Geek Page: www.denofgeek.us/authors/michael-mammano
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KAITLIN LAWRENCE (Dorothy Brock) National tour: California Dreaming (Mama Cass). Select Regional: Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Mary Poppins (Mrs. Banks) and Alaska Cabin Nite (Amber). BFA Musical Theatre - University of Florida. Endless gratitude for Joy Dewing Casting, Troika, and my family. Namaste www.kaitlinlawrence.com
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The Internet is getting a whole lot gayer! International drag darling Sherry Vine and former Here-TV executive Josh Rosenzweig are combining their style, humor and sensibility into a one-stop, digital destination for all of the world’s LGBTQ entertainment needs. gaySVTVworld premieres February 14 with original shows, specials, music videos, short films and more: all free at YouTube.com/MissSherryVine.
“The world needs gaySVTVworld because they are hungry for original programming from top queer talent,” says Sherry Vine. “We got ‘em all: Haus Of Mimosa, Pickles, David Serrano, Chris Semers … and this is only the beginning.”
“gaySVTVworld is created by and for LGBTQ audiences,” adds Josh Rosenzweig. “Nobody is going to tell our stories like we will. While our visibility has increased enormously over the last decade with the launch of several LGBT television networks, it is essential that the community have an online space to call our own. A destination where we can go to find like-minded artists and feel the power of the collective.”
While gaySVTVworld draws inspiration from a traditional television model, it also presents a modern digital age spin with all shows under-seven minutes long. “We’re offering short content so people can view several episodes in the same amount of time as one traditional TV show,” explains Vine. “Maybe you only have five free minutes on your way to work or during a lunch break. That’s enough time to catch a hilarious episode of Fashion Puhleez on your smart phone!”
The network will kick off its first season with a slate of eight programs, releasing daily, beginning with Sunday’s Sherry and the Greek, an original talk series starring Vine and Chris Semers, discussing a variety of fun topics and performing skits, characters, and musical numbers.
On Monday, queer notables share their pop culture picks on EduGAYtion. Then Tuesday, The Rachel Zoe Show meets Project Runway in Fashion Puhleez, with lead players in the beauty industry discussing fashion, club couture and styling.
House of Mimosa presents The Anita & Gina Marie Show, a comedic show that chronicles the daily antics of two women as they cause mayhem throughout Astoria, Queens (singing out – or rather, airing out – all their dirty laundry) gets viewers over hump day. Then its Throwback Thursdays with Pickles, a look back at a public access show that offers a glimpse into the gay, downtown art and nightlife scene of New York in the nineties.
Celebrate the end of the workweek with The Flames of Hell’s Kitchen, a telanovela about the life of Sherry Vine, her manager Gloria, assistant Busted and sexy Latino boyfriend, Diego. In the first season, Sherry wins big, loses everything, slips back into a life of drugs, and faces an intervention. The show stars David Serrano, Busted, Patty McKeever and Al McKeever.
Finally, on Saturday, it’s movie night as gaySVTVworld presents The SVTV Short Film Fest, an online festival dedicated to spotlighting the very best LGBTQ filmmakers from around the world. Each week is a new short film along with interviews from the filmmakers and special bonus features.
In addition, What’s In Your Purse?, a hilarious two-minute segment featuring Vine cornering nightlife celebrities and forcing them to reveal the contents of their bags, will run throughout the week.
“We knew launching a network was an ambitious endeavor but there are so many things we didn’t think of,” admits Vine. “Josh and I and our amazing team have literally been working every day on gaySVTVworld for almost a year now.”
“So much of that time has been spent on brainstorming ideas, reaching out to people we wanted to work with and deciding on a slate we felt confident about,” continues Rosenzweig. “We have several shows that are in various stages of development. Our intention is to continue to keep rolling out new programs, music videos and comedy sketches.”
Sherry Vine’s hilarious video parodies have made her a YouTube sensation, being viewed over 14,000,000 times! She got her start in downtown NYC but today tours the world with her live singing and comedy shows. Vine has appeared on the off-Broadway stage, in numerous films including Stonewall and Wigstock and she starred in two seasons of Here TV’s variety show, She’s Living For This, produced and directed by Josh Rosenzweig.
Josh Rosenzweig served as SVP of Here TV for ten years where he produced over two hundred hours of television programming including She’s Living For This and Heart of Broadway: An Inside Look at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He was also the host of the hit TV talk show Just Josh. Rosenzweig has directed many music videos, award-winning films and over forty productions for the theater. He has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.
gaySVTVworld premieres February 14 at YouTube.com/MissSherryVine.
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Scanlon began her political activism as a child growing up in Arkansas. She comes from a family that has long been involved in southern politics: her grandfather started the political tradition by helping Lyndon Johnson become U.S. Senator from Texas, and her mother ran for the Arkansas State Legislature in the 1970s, campaigning for the equality of women. In the late 1980s, Sarah moved to the Pacific Northwest. After working various jobs, she returned to the world of politics and worked on various legislative and initiative campaigns. Before her current position as director of LGBTQ outreach for the Bernie 2016 campaign, she served as the state director in Arkansas, where she lives with her wife and child.
Here’s the LGBTQ policy page:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/fighting-for-lgbt-equality/
And the HIV/AIDS policy page:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/hiv-and-aids/
