Calvin Klein’s much publicized but short-lived romance with an adult film star less than half his age has become ripped-from-the-tabloids fodder for a new play by Joshua Harmon. Skintight, a witty but … [Read more...] about Idina Menzel Opens In Off-Broadway’s ‘Skintight,’ a Daddy-Twink Romance Where ‘Hot Is Everything’: REVIEW
Review
Starry Broadway Revival of ‘The Boys in the Band’ Lends Gay History a High Sheen: REVIEW
The glass house on stage at the Booth Theatre seems to suggest the most shattering wounds are often self-inflicted, its plush red interior an assurance blood will be spilled. Director Joe … [Read more...] about Starry Broadway Revival of ‘The Boys in the Band’ Lends Gay History a High Sheen: REVIEW
Tennessee Williams and William Inge Spark an Affair in ‘The Gentleman Caller’: REVIEW
The most thrilling moment in The Gentleman Caller, which opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre last night, finds Tennessee Williams half dressed, nimbly undoing the belt of William Inge, snaking it out of … [Read more...] about Tennessee Williams and William Inge Spark an Affair in ‘The Gentleman Caller’: REVIEW
How a Masked Man Ignited the Revolution for Gay Rights in ‘217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous’: REVIEW
How do you start a civil rights movement when the rest of society thinks you’re mentally ill? It was a question facing queer people before we were even considered a community, much less one that … [Read more...] about How a Masked Man Ignited the Revolution for Gay Rights in ‘217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous’: REVIEW
In ‘Transfers,’ a Shot at Privilege Means Reckoning with Stacked Odds: REVIEW
What do you call a second chance when you never had a first? For two young men at the heart of Transfers, Lucy Thurber’s resonant and thought-provoking new play that opened off-Broadway at the … [Read more...] about In ‘Transfers,’ a Shot at Privilege Means Reckoning with Stacked Odds: REVIEW
In ‘This Flat Earth,’ Growing Up in the Shadow of a School Shooting
“If this has happened before, why would everybody be acting so shocked?” “I cried more when my dog died. Does that make me a bad person?” Julie and Zander, two 13-year-olds whose school just … [Read more...] about In ‘This Flat Earth,’ Growing Up in the Shadow of a School Shooting
Get in, Losers: The ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Fun as Hell: REVIEW
The kids at North Shore High have a cautionary tale, about that one time Regina George got hit by a bus. You may remember it from the 2004 touchstone of teen cinema; you may even insist you still fit … [Read more...] about Get in, Losers: The ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Fun as Hell: REVIEW
In ‘Three Tall Women’ and ‘Yerma,’ Stunning Portraits of Women on the Verge: REVIEW
Two of the best productions in New York right now are knocking the wind out of audiences with vivid and bracing insights into the female psyche. Edward Albee’s 1994 Pulitzer winner Three Tall … [Read more...] about In ‘Three Tall Women’ and ‘Yerma,’ Stunning Portraits of Women on the Verge: REVIEW
Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane Star in Electrifying ‘Angels in America’: REVIEW
The great whoosh echoing off the pavement of 52nd Street signals a second coming. Though it’s been 25 years since Angels in America first premiered on Broadway, winning the 1993 Drama Pulitzer and … [Read more...] about Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane Star in Electrifying ‘Angels in America’: REVIEW
A Slushy ‘Frozen’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
If Disney’s great strength is conjuring magical worlds — on screen, in its theme parks, and on Broadway stages — Frozen well suits the current state of ours (and not just because winter won’t… let … [Read more...] about A Slushy ‘Frozen’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
