If you never thought you’d live to see the phrase “9/11 musical,” you’re not alone. Come From Away, which opened on Broadway last night, has a lot to … [Read more...] about ‘Come From Away’ Is the Rousing 9/11 Musical You Could Not Have Predicted: REVIEW
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The ‘70s Gay Bar of Your Dreams Is Alive in ‘The View UpStairs’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Walking into the Lynn Redgrave Theater, where The View UpStairs opened off-Broadway last week, might feel like happening upon a rag-tag gay prom, or a … [Read more...] about The ‘70s Gay Bar of Your Dreams Is Alive in ‘The View UpStairs’ Off-Broadway: REVIEW
‘Significant Other’ Renders Gay Thirst a Laughing Matter on Broadway: REVIEW
When it first premiered off-Broadway in 2015, Joshua Harmon’s play about a neurotic, lonely gay twentysomething losing his best girlfriends to … [Read more...] about ‘Significant Other’ Renders Gay Thirst a Laughing Matter on Broadway: REVIEW
Bobby Steggert and Broadway Bigwigs Join David Mixner for ‘1969’, a Stage Benefit for LGBTQ Youth
Activist, author, storyteller, and Towleroad contributor David Mixner is mounting a new stage show on March 6 at New York's Florence Gould Hall in the … [Read more...] about Bobby Steggert and Broadway Bigwigs Join David Mixner for ‘1969’, a Stage Benefit for LGBTQ Youth
A Close-Up on Glenn Close, Back on ‘Sunset Boulevard’ as Iconic Diva Norma Desmond
When Glenn Close portrayed Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway in 1994, The New York Times proclaimed her portrayal of the aging starlet as … [Read more...] about A Close-Up on Glenn Close, Back on ‘Sunset Boulevard’ as Iconic Diva Norma Desmond
Iowa State Rep Uses Gay Slur Against Out Democrat Opponent During Public Meeting: WATCH
Iowa State Representative Ralph Watts (right) - locally known as Ralph Worst - has been taken to task for repeatedly using a gay slur in reference to … [Read more...] about Iowa State Rep Uses Gay Slur Against Out Democrat Opponent During Public Meeting: WATCH
Civil Rights Activist David Mixner Returns to the Stage in ‘1969’, a Benefit for LGBTQ Youth
Activist, author, storyteller, and Towleroad contributor David Mixner is mounting a new stage show on March 7 at New York's Florence Gould Hall in the … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Activist David Mixner Returns to the Stage in ‘1969’, a Benefit for LGBTQ Youth
Elton John and Paul Rudnick are Adapting ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ as a Broadway Musical
The Devil Wears Prada is coming to Broadway, and Elton John and Paul Rudnick are writing the musical adaptation, Deadline reports: “To bring The … [Read more...] about Elton John and Paul Rudnick are Adapting ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ as a Broadway Musical
Student Director Rips School District’s Cowardly Parents After Play is Cancelled Over Gay Character: VIDEO
A high school in Fresno, California has denied claims that a student production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit was cancelled because the play features … [Read more...] about Student Director Rips School District’s Cowardly Parents After Play is Cancelled Over Gay Character: VIDEO
First Look at ‘The View UpStairs’, a Provocative New Musical About a Tragic Moment in LGBT History: WATCH
In June 1973, a fire broke out in a gay bar in New Orleans' French Quarter. The fire at the UpStairs Lounge took 32 lives — bodies burned beyond … [Read more...] about First Look at ‘The View UpStairs’, a Provocative New Musical About a Tragic Moment in LGBT History: WATCH