Syncopated issues

Falsettos hits notes high and deep

Drew Rowsome - 23.04.13
“I didn’t know anything of the piece,” says Eric Morin, whose decision to audition landed him the plum role of Whizzer in the Tony Award–winning Falsettos. “Reading it for the first time — no music, just the script — I bawled my eyes out. What a poignant pie  Full Story
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Age of Aqueerius

Your horoscopes for the final full week of April, from the mystical mind of Ryan

Ryan Kerr - 23.04.13
Aries   Hold on to your hats - it's windy out. These and other common-sense-isms might prove useful as the urge to bunny hump overtakes the urge to do laundry.   Taurus   For your birthday, I'm giving you a full FAB Magazine online makeover.  Sure it's not at al  Full Story
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David C Wigley Presents

Fashion meets Hitchcock

Nick Green - 23.04.13
“Hitchcock has always been a big part of my life. I remember coming home from school at lunch and watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I always just loved it,” says David C Wigley, whose latest work will be shown at Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) on April 24. “The clothing and the style   Full Story
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Bottoms Up!

Draw what you know.

Michael Lyons - 23.04.13
Just when you thought you couldn’t get any further into a bottom, he has you balls deep. Eric Williams, the titular hungry bottom of Hungry Bottom Comics, is working on the second installment of his autobiographical work, and it’s going to be one bumpy ride. “The first Hungry Botto  Full Story
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Deep Dish #475 - Galas, contests, and GOLD

Rolyn Chambers - 23.04.13
PFLAG Awards Gala Mon, April 15 at Ed Mirvish Theatre Man has been paying tribute to man since before the dawn of Fab. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) pay tribute by bestowing square glass awards. My hope is that one day, recognizing these fine people will no longer   Full Story
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Cover girls

Catching up with the first faces of Fab, 19 years later

Phil Villeneuve - 23.04.13
One sunny afternoon in June, three men were called upon for a last-minute photo shoot. It would take place in an apartment where Billy Robb, Brian Anderson and their roommate Todd lived. Michael Schwarz had asked them to come up with something for the cover of his new magazine. With no budget, a   Full Story
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Four for the road

Some novel approaches to dealing with the loss of Fab

Paul Bellini - 23.04.13
It’s sad to be burying Fab, but like the old Italians say, “What can-a you do?” I’ve been writing this column for exactly 11 years, thanks to our brilliant then-editor Mitchel Raphael, who assumed leadership over whomever was doing the job before him. Mitchel took me, a TV co  Full Story
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Solo Sister

Derek Gruen recruits Prince's band for his new solo project

Kevin Ritchie - 22.04.13
When Fab phones Scissor Sisters guitarist Derek Gruen (aka Del Marquis), he is holed up in a gallery on New York’s Lower East Side installing a friend’s video art show. The 35-year-old is in his element. Before becoming the pop group’s ax-man, he worked in furniture design. “  Full Story
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Dancing Naked Poetry

A review of Dancework’s presentation of José Navas’ contemporary dance pieces, V

Eduardo Sabate - 22.04.13
Montreal’s Compagnie Flak’s premiere of Villanelle and S stuns the audience to utter silence. José Navas’ simple and elegant choreography performed by the dancers that make up his company creates lyrical poetry at the Fleck Dance theatre. Undoubtedly, movement is the main ce  Full Story
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Hitting the books

Anniversary celebrations in Glad Day's new event space

Drew Rowsome - 19.04.13
“Given how brutal the book business is right now, the fact that we’re still here is an accomplishment,” says Scott Dagostino, the manager of Glad Day Bookshop. Not only still here, but eager to celebrate their first anniversary after almost closing. “It’s a mini-corp  Full Story
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