By Nancy Ford About that speech that our president delivered to those super-duper, MAGA-humping, Bible and Trump-thumping attendees of the Values Voter Summit. Yes, by now, this is old news; who knows what fresh new hell the Orange Menace will have gotten us all into by the time this issue of MONTROSE STAR lands in
Once upon a time, Prince Charming was riding through the forest when he found Snow White fast asleep. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and sat up with a smile and everyone was happy. The Prince took Snow White to his palace where they were married and lived happily ever after…or
By Randall Jobe Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company presents Charise Castro Smith’s horror comedy, Feathers and Teeth. The story is about a factory town in the late 1970s and a teenager, Chris, and her father’s fiancée, Carol. Their relationship makes for a tense atmosphere that gets even more stressful when Chris’s dad, Arthur, hits a mysterious
By Randall Jobe Actors often have stories of how they fell into the theatre almost by accident, or possibly through some predestined acts of fate. Blake Jackson, who revives his role of Hedwig in the November production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, at Rich’s Houston, is no exception. As a high school student, his
By Jim Ayres I’m so glad the Astros made the World Series! By the time this column hits the streets, we’ll know if the Astros won it all, but the night I visited Bosscat Kitchen & Libations, the Yankees were having none of it. Seated at the very last available table, I had a grand
By Romeo San Vicente After Thanksgiving weekend is over and you’ve successfully shaken off your family until late December, the CW has a gift to soothe you back into comfortable queerness: Russell Tovey, the Quantico-looking star with the cute ears, will be playing gay superhero The Ray for a CW  Arrow verse four-part crossover special.
By Jim Ayres You’ve been to Pepper Twins. I’m fairly sure of it. Most everyone I know has eaten there. I hadn’t, until recently. For a weekday lunch, I psyched myself up. I was going to conquer this fear. With all the bravado I could muster, I walked into the storefront on West Gray. I
By Mikey Rox While the current administration is resting on its racist laurels instead of providing a decent humanitarian response to hurricane-ravaged areas, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, there is something we can do to help – and look good doing it. Check out these products to support your fellow Americans – a
By D’Anne Witkowski Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version of America where they are persecuted for their beliefs. And so, in the name of religious freedom, Jeff Sessions has issued guidance that says ladies ain’t get no free birth control anymore.
By Nancy Ford The prevailing theme throughout The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is “Justice for Marsha.†The new film recently released on Netflix chronicles the 1992 death of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson, who is considered by many to be, with sister trans activist Sylvia Rivera, the mother of the modern LGBTQ
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