Top Women's Interviews of 2015

From powerhouse cabaret performer and comediennes Sandra Bernhard and Bridget Everett, to actor Laura Benanti, to Broadway's newest darling, Alison Bechdel of "Fun Home" fame, 2015 has been a good year for women on stage and on the silver screen. EDGE rounds up some of the best interviews with the most talented women we've met, plus a bonus trio of drag queens to boot!

Sandy Helps You 'Feel the Bernhard' At Joe's Pub:The inimitable Sandra Bernhard returns to Joe's Pub at The Public with her all-new show "Feel The Bernhard" for her annual year-end residency, which starts December 26 and leads up to her New Year's Eve spectacle. Read more here.

Also, check out an early in-depth interview with Bernhard published last February. Read more here.

Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments Takes Their Tour on the Road: Blending comedy and music in the most irreverent of ways, powerhouse cabaret performer Bridget Everett is making a huge splash. Fresh off the heels of Everett's successful "Rock Bottom" tour, and touring with the Oddball Fest with folks like Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll and more, she hit the road with Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments. Read more here.

Bridget Everett Headlines Ars Nova Gala: Also catch an early April interview with Everett, celebrating New York's glitterati coming together for "Bridget Everett Gets F*cked by Ars Nova," a one-night-only blow-out benefit concert celebrating everyone's favorite badass bitch, alt-cabaret priestess and Ars Nova All Star. Read more here.

Dykes to Watch Out for ... When You're on Broadway: As Broadway productions go, a story about a budding lesbian whose family owns a funeral home and whose closeted gay dad commits suicide seems a bit dark for the matinee crowd. But "Fun Home" became one of the feel-good musicals of the year. EDGE sat down with talented creator Alison Bechdel to get the story of how her graphic novel "Fun Home" found its way to the Great White Way. Read more here.

Britney Stinson Says Women Hit Hard in Orlando Anarchy: "When people think of women's football, they think of a lingerie league," Orlando Anarchy player Britney Stinson told EDGE. "People don't think about women playing real football, but that's what makes our league so cool. We are playing NFL-style football, but not a lot of people know about us. They seem amazed that we're playing." Read more here.

Laura Benanti, A Real-Life Supergirl: From "Nashville" to "Into the Woods," from "The Wedding Singer" to "Gypsy," and now as dual roles in "Supergirl," Laura Benanti shares insider info about her life in the spotlight. She'll also return to Broadway next year in a rendition of "She Loves Me." "I'm extremely excited about this!," said Benanti. "Josh Radnor and I starring together at the Roundabout Theater Company. Scott Ellis is directing and Warren Carlyle is doing choreography. I can't wait to be back on Broadway." Read more here.

Front and Center With Glennda Testone: or the past six years, Glennda Testone has served as executive director of the New York City LGBT Community Center -- the first-ever female to hold that post. Through a long history of work in the community, Testone has managed to empower women, protect our youth, help build families, fight against HIV/AIDS and work toward a better future for trans people. She's also overseen an amazing top-to-bottom $9.1 million renovation of the Center. "I am really proud of the renovation," said Testone. "This is so much more than a building, but to be able to take the foundation others had staked a claim to, and build on it, and make it even better, and help it speak to today's generation and future is something I'm really proud of. It has to be something that appeals to the folks who have been coming in every day for 30 years, and the people who walk in for the first time, to be like 'Wow, what a beautiful building!' That's a hard balance to strike, but I think we were successful." Read more here.

Julie Goldman Goes on Tour Before Heading Back to 'The People's Couch': Mothers, hide your daughters! Hilariously talented lesbian comedian Julie Goldman hit the road for special performances fresh off her gig at the final Michigan Womyn's Musical Festival, including Straight Stand Up on August 14 with comedian Marga Gomez in Santa Cruz, plus gigs in Ohio, Pittsburgh, Long Island and New York City. She returned in the fall to her gig on "The People's Couch." Read more here.

Farrah Krenek Helps Launch 'State of the Girl' Series: In an effort to help college-aged women secure advances in education, "Orange Is the New Black" actress Farrah Krenek teamed up with UChic to launch their "State of the Girl" series. "UChic sparked my interest because it was offering scholarships. I'm all for women in education; it's very important, and my mission to inject women with courage," said Krenek. "If somebody needs help, I would like to contribute courage and self-motivation, and let them know that no matter what they do in life, they have to be strong." Read more here.

A Three-Way With Chicos Angels: The West Coast Crew Crowdfunds for Their Feature Film: After 13 years on stage vamping in their campy parodies, the trio of Latina drag queens known as Chico's Angels -- Kay Sedia, "The Pretty One"; Chita Parol, "The Smart One"; and Freida Laye, "The Easy One" -- are parlaying the stage success of shows like their latest, "Chicas in Chains," into an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for their first full-length feature film. Read more here.