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The musical ‘Chicago’ is coming to The Royale Theatre in September

The musical ‘Chicago’ is coming to The Royale Theatre in September

Chicago will return to a Perth stage when local company Drew Anthony Creative stage a bold new production of the popular musical this September. The production will stage 21 performances at Northbridge’s Royale Theatre, which is located on the top floor of the Planet Royale venue on Lake Street. Drew Anthony, who will produce a direct […]

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Court finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty of faking attack on himself

Court finds actor Jussie Smollett guilty of faking attack on himself

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a fake attack on himself in Chicago in January 2019. Smollett’s two alleged attackers revealed in court they had been recruited by Smollett, and told to assault him, shout homophobic and racist slurs and place a noose around his neck. Smollett was found guilty on […]

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Jussie Smollett sent bill for investigation and may face federal charges

Jussie Smollett sent bill for investigation and may face federal charges

Prosecutors looking into the Jussie Smollett case may have dropped the charges against the actor, but they’ve also sent him a bill for the investigation into his alleged assault. Authorities say the Empire actor should pay US$130,000 for the investigation into his claims of assault that they believe were bogus. Smollett told police in late January that […]

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Let’s Talk About PrEP, baby: New US campaign channels Salt-N-Pepa

Let’s Talk About PrEP, baby: New US campaign channels Salt-N-Pepa

Two LGBTIQ+ rappers have joined forces on a new version of a 90s classic to promote sexual health and HIV awareness. Transgender rapper KC Ortiz and Big Dipper have just released their spin on Salt-N-Pepa’s 1991 smash hit Let’s Talk About Sex – Let’s Talk About PrEP – in a new awareness campaign for the preventative treatment. […]

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Jewish pride flag banned from Chicago pride parade

Jewish pride flag banned from Chicago pride parade

A lesbian pride parade in Chicago has come under fire after officials asked people marching with a Jewish Pride flag to leave the march. A representative of the organising group has told a local newspaper that the women carry a rainbow flag featuring the Star of David were asked to leave because the flags “made people […]

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Life is a Cabaret for GRAI

GLBTI Rights in Ageing (GRAI) are holding a fabulous fundraiser this week, a screening of the classic film ”Cabaret’. If you’ve seen this film before, you already know how great it is, but if you’ve never seen this decadent musical offering – here’s your chance to see it on the big screen. ‘Cabaret’ is a […]

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Do Daytime Parades Work?

Do Daytime Parades Work?

The changes made to this year’s WA PRIDEFEST have been met with mostly praise, with developments hoping to create a sustainable Pride WA.  One change that has received criticism is the shift of the Pride Parade from a night time event to a day time event. In light of these criticisms, OUTinPerth has collated five […]

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Cita Rivera chats about life on Broadway

Cita Rivera chats about life on Broadway

There are over 40, 500+ seat theatres nearby, with almost every one hosting a show with eight performances a week. If you were there today you could check out the musicals of Spiderman, Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act, Billy Elliot, The Adams Family, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Mama Mia, The Lion King and […]

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