![A person with long hair wearing a hat and a leather jacket plays an electric guitar. The image has a colorful, layered effect with pink, green, and yellow hues.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_Image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_Image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_Image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_Image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_Image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Melissa Etheridge Has Your Medicine
| Returning with The Medicine Show, the legendary LGBTQ icon talks inspiration in world crises and her new ‘totally fueled by cannabis’ album By Chris Azzopardi Ain’t it heavy? Ain’t
CELEBRITY FEATURE
![A group photo of five people standing close together against a textured backdrop, with purple and yellow gradients. Four men and one woman are looking directly at the camera, some with arms touching.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mercury_Image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mercury_Image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mercury_Image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mercury_Image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mercury_Image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Showman Terry Barber salutes Freddie Mercury in ‘Mercury’
By Randall Jobe Terry Barber, international opera singer and Grammy nominee who performs the music of Freddie Mercury in the upcoming performance, Mercury, coming to Houston’s Arena Theatre for one
![A man lies on the floor with his hands behind his head. Text reads "Ben Platt Sing to me instead.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BEN-P_Image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BEN-P_Image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BEN-P_Image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BEN-P_Image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BEN-P_Image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
This Is Ben Platt
| ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ actor-singer talks telling his story with debut album and the problem with a coming-out announcement By Chris Azzopardi It comes up casually, as Ben Platt prefers.
![A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is looking up at the camera. The background and overlay include abstract shapes and text.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COVER_image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Dido Has Stories She Might Tell You
| With her first album in six years out, the musician talks confidence from Madonna and her real-life drag name By Chris Azzopardi If you want Dido to tell you
![A person smiling broadly, wearing a hat tilted to one side, and having wet hair.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/COVER_image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/COVER_image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/COVER_image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/COVER_image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/COVER_image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Maria Conchita Alonso is a Renaissance Woman
By Vic Gerami Maria Conchita Alonso is a Renaissance Woman as she has done it all and is on the prime of her career. She has starred in films with
![Person smiling with arms outstretched, wearing an orange blazer over a white t-shirt that reads "LOVE IS." Against a plain white background.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Website_COVER-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Website_COVER-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Website_COVER-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Website_COVER-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Website_COVER-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Wanda Sykes, As Puzzled As Ever
|Comedian talks walkouts, Ellen’s interview with Kevin Hart, and the role her wife plays in her comedy career By Chris Azzopardi Because according to Trump’s America only white het men
![A person with dark hair and tattoos on their left arm holds their head with their left hand, wearing a fringed black outfit and dark makeup, against a gray background.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cover_image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cover_image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cover_image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cover_image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cover_image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Give Margaret Cho a Hand
| Comedian talks new Asian-led kink series, queer sex and Hollywood homophobia By Chris Azzopardi Damn that bulging carpometacarpal joint. Without it, Margaret Cho’s kink play could’ve been trouble-free, but
![Three individuals are shown in a vertically aligned photo: a person with long black hair, a person with short brown hair, and a person with short curly hair and a big smile.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CELEBRITY-FEATURE_Image-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CELEBRITY-FEATURE_Image-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CELEBRITY-FEATURE_Image-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CELEBRITY-FEATURE_Image-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CELEBRITY-FEATURE_Image-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
A Year in Review: What the Celebs Said
Interviews by Chris Azzopardi Cher once jumped out of a bathroom window with her gay friend to escape the police. And if you also didn’t know that you mean as
![A person dressed in historical costume sits on a throne, wearing a black dress, ornate headpiece, and fur-lined cloak, with a solemn expression and a backdrop of stone walls.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/COVER_SaoirseRonan-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/COVER_SaoirseRonan-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/COVER_SaoirseRonan-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/COVER_SaoirseRonan-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/COVER_SaoirseRonan-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Saoirse Ronan Rules
| ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ star talks LGBTQ allyship,coming out scenes and naked men in movies By Chris Azzopardi Name a 24-year-old Oscar nominee more qualified to take the throne
![A man with short dark hair and light stubble wearing a coat is looking to the side against a blurred city background.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cover_Buble-1-170x95.png","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cover_Buble-1-270x152.png","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cover_Buble-1-475x267.png","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cover_Buble-1-878x494.png","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cover_Buble-1-1024x434.png","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Michael Bublé Gets Into the Heavy Stuff
| Croonertalks plans for LGBTQ youth outreach, teaching his kids to be themselves andhis ‘sexist’Christmascover By Chris Azzopardi “You’re my first. Be gentle with me. Can we start with, like,