Don Maines

Donalevan Maines is a regular contributor to OutSmart Magazine.
Arts & Entertainment

To the Manor Born

During his 15 years as a Broadway performer, directing a spectacle such as Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría “was exactly what…

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PastOut: 14 Years Ago in ‘OutSmart’

Chastity Bono told OutSmart that at 13, seeing the movie Personal Best, “all the bells and whistles went off in…

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New memoir illuminates the many stages of Patti LuPone

Tonight I boarded LuPone’s trip down memory lane, including “inEVITAble” backstage stories surrounding her award-winning roles as Eva Peron and…

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‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’

The “gross indecency” in the title refers to sodomy charges in 1895 against esteemed playwright, novelist, and essayist Oscar Wilde,…

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Gaylias: Operation Thunderspell

ReadOut Short: Patient says to doctor: “Enema? You’re shitting me!” If that has you LOL, keep reading.

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‘Shrek The Musical’ Hits Houston

At the 2009 Tony Awards, when actors in Shrek The Musical let their "Freak Flag" fly in the opening medley,…

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‘Hairspray’ in Houston

Aunt Pearl and Bertha Bumiller—plus-size women of Tuna, Texas—are “the precursor” to Paul Vogt’s portrayal of Edna Turnblad in Theater…

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Greg Dean . . . Close-up

Houston actor Greg Dean is nine months into one helluva year. His film debut, a starring role in Backroad, screens…

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Voice from the Planet

ReadOut short: Reading this “anthology of living fiction” is like attending a writing class and listening to short stories as…

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My Queer War

ReadOut short: War, what is it good for? One soldier replies, “It’s all just sex, is what it’s all about,”…

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