Updated, with Clinton statement and details on arrangements: David Mixner, the activist and political strategist who lobbied — and protested — political figures in the movement for LGBTQ equality, died on Monday. He was 77.
Mixner suffered from complications from long Covid, a friend, Steven Guy, told The New York Times.
Mixner also was a playwright, having recounted his decades of activism in a series of plays including Oh Hell No!, which he performed in New York, Los Angeles and other cities in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and later 1969 and Who Fell Into the Outhouse? The stagings, benefitting major LGBTQ organizations, featured Mixner recalling his early years of rural poverty, his involvement in protests of the Vietnam war, his experiences coming out, living through the AIDS crisis and his support and break with longtime friend Bill Clinton when the then-president failed to end a prohibition on gays and lesbians in the military.
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Mixner suffered from complications from long Covid, a friend, Steven Guy, told The New York Times.
Mixner also was a playwright, having recounted his decades of activism in a series of plays including Oh Hell No!, which he performed in New York, Los Angeles and other cities in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and later 1969 and Who Fell Into the Outhouse? The stagings, benefitting major LGBTQ organizations, featured Mixner recalling his early years of rural poverty, his involvement in protests of the Vietnam war, his experiences coming out, living through the AIDS crisis and his support and break with longtime friend Bill Clinton when the then-president failed to end a prohibition on gays and lesbians in the military.
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- 3/12/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway Sings for Pride will kickoff NYC Gay Pride 2013 by celebrating with their third annual Gay Pride benefit concert. The special one-night benefit entitled ' Unite' with join forces with American Idol and Billboard recording artistic Kimberley Locke, Broadway powerhouse Eden Espinosa star of Wicked, Rent, Brooklyn The Musical, American Idol and Rent star Anwar Robinson and over 20 members of the Broadway community. The concert will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute and Broadway Sings for Pride. There will also be special speakers including a message of hope from Steven Guy and James Clementi of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. The night will be hosted by award winning host from the hit show 'truTV Presents the World's Dumbest' Scott Nevins with staging by Rachele Rommes Minnesota Timberwolves choreographer. A live auction will happen before the show.
- 6/24/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Sings for Pride will kickoff NYC Gay Pride 2013 by celebrating with their third annual Gay Pride benefit concert. The special one-night benefit entitled ' Unite' with join forces with American Idol and Billboard recording artistic Kimberley Locke, Broadway powerhouse Eden Espinosa star of Wicked, Rent, Brooklyn The Musical, American Idol and Rent star Anwar Robinson and over 20 members of the Broadway community. The concert will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute and Broadway Sings for Pride. There will also be special speakers including a message of hope from Steven Guy and James Clementi of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. The night will be hosted by award winning host from the hit show 'truTV Presents the World's Dumbest' Scott Nevins with staging by Rachele Rommes Minnesota Timberwolves choreographer. A live auction will happen before the show.
- 6/11/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On National Coming Out Day, Thursday, October 11th at 1030am, this unparalleled coalition will host an event at The Snapple Theater Center 210 West 50th Street, 3rd floor. Hosted by the producers of Bare, speakers will include former NHL star Sean Avery on behalf of Athlete Ally activist Fiona Dawson on behalf of Hrc Executive Director Brent Childers amp Lgbt and womens rights advocate Roberta Sklar on behalf of Faith in America and James Clementi amp Executive Director Steven Guy on behalf of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, as well as Bare director Stafford Arima and choreographer Travis Wall. They will share their personal experiences, speak about their individual organizations and their collaboration with Bare, and together share the message of equality for all. This special event will also include a performance from Bare.
- 10/11/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
On National Coming Out Day, Thursday, October 11th at 1030am, this unparalleled coalition will host an event at The Snapple Theater Center 210 West 50th Street, 3rd floor. Hosted by the producers of Bare, speakers will include former NHL star Sean Avery on behalf of Athlete Ally activist Fiona Dawson on behalf of Hrc Executive Director Brent Childers amp Lgbt and womens rights advocate Roberta Sklar on behalf of Faith in America and James Clementi amp Executive Director Steven Guy on behalf of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, as well as Bare director Stafford Arima and choreographer Travis Wall. They will share their personal experiences, speak about their individual organizations and their collaboration with Bare, and together share the message of equality for all. This special event will also include a performance from Bare.
- 10/11/2012
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
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