Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:12:59 -0800 From: "Todd Ruston" In the next issue of The Advocate: Issue 664, cover date September 20, 1994, on sale September 6 * * * F A L L P R E V I E W * * * MUSIC ----- Sophisticated singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, poised for his Carnegie Hall concert in October, comes out from behind his busy recording and touring schedule to answer some direct questions about his sexuality. FILM ---- Hollywood Pictures vice president Lauren Lloyd is a power lesbian with a successful track record in film production and a keen eye on the future. She's overseeing Wesley Snipes's new action thriller, _Drop Zone_, as well as two lesbian romance flicks. TELEVISION ---------- Out sitcom actors Dan Butler of _Frasier_ and Leslie Jordan of _Hearts Afire_ brighten up the fall TV season with their talent and candor. Off-camera both actors have come out by writing and starring in small-theater productions. THEATER ------- For gay director-actor Joe Mantello, the fall is just another season of success. After his Tony-nominated performance in _Angels in America_, Mantello is directing Terrence McNally's _Love! Valour! Compassion!_ which premieres in October. BOOKS ----- Lesbian poet Marilyn Hacker reveals the passion behind her new volumes of poetry, _Selected Poems 1965-1990_ and _Winter Numbers_. Once married to her high school sweetheart (also gay), she's a mother and a breast cancer survivor. HEALTH ------ UNHEALTHY ALLIANCES Forget Harry and Louise--what does the health care debate mean for Mary and Louise? Insiders say that for people with AIDS, cancer, and other long-term illnesses, the Senate's health care reform bill makes a bad system even worse. AIDS ---- YAWNER IN YOKOHAMA The world's AIDS intelligentsia meet in Japan for the Tenth International Conference on AIDS, but the confab is marked by little new research, low expectations, and minimal enthusiasm. Have worldwide AIDS conferences outlived their usefulness? DEPARTMENTS ----------- Viewpoint Letters Agenda Transitions AIDSLine Reviews Breaking Silence The Buzz Last Word --------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale September 6, 1994 at your local newsstand or bookstore. To subscribe to The Advocate, call (800) 827-0561, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 10:00pm Central Time. One year subscription (26 issues): $39.97. Two year subscription (52 issues): $75.00. Outside the U.S., add $30 per year. The Advocate is mailed in an opaque plastic wrapper. The Advocate 800# staff accept VISA and MasterCard, or you may ask to be billed. Thank you for using The Advocate information server!