After months without much practice, Joe Hoselton was worried he wouldn’t get his mug on right.
Backstage at the Winspear Opera House, Hoselton was transforming into his stage persona, Jenna Skyy, for only his second live performance since the pandemic began.
Jenna’s makeup the contoured cheekbones, the arched eyebrows, the mauve lipstick are key to bringing her character to life on stage. After so long away from the spotlight, would that face be the same?
“I suddenly doubt myself,” Hoselton said, carefully applying more makeup. “Suddenly it’s like you’ve never ridden a bike before.”
Jenna Skyy got ready backstage at Dallas Winspear Opera House before the Rose Room on the Road show on Dec. 5, 2020. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
The nation’s largest LGBTQ fundraising dinner moves online, generates a lot of cash for D-FW nonprofits
Black Tie Dinner hands out $875,000 to 16 local organizations.
This year s Black Tie dinner looked a lot different, but the audience was a lot broader.(Sheryl Lanzel)
Tuxedos and gowns hung in their closets and the ballroom of the Sheraton Dallas Hotel sat empty on Oct. 18, but that didn’t stop Black Tie Dinner from keeping the festive spirit of the annual LGBTQ fundraiser alive. In fact, the organization’s first Black Tie LIVE give-a-thon television special reached an audience 10 times larger than its annual seated dinner. Broadcast on WFAA-TV and digital platforms, the variety show-style event reached more than 30,000 people in eight countries, 47 U.S. states and nearly 100 cities in Texas alone.
Virtual reality
Queer-centric arts groups fight to survive the pandemic but still live for the applause
Rich Lopez | Contributing Writer
It the end of this 2020 tunnel, there is the light of hope with the news of a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon. The idea of returning to normal or perhaps adjusting to an entirely new normal is within grasp. But still, the collateral damage has already been felt beyond individuals and hospitals. Bars, restaurants, small businesses, charities have all felt the heavy blow of the pandemic.
Area arts organizations have suffered greatly as well, to the tune of almost $70 million dollars in lost revenue.
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