It’s hard to talk about Fairview. Not just because the play has already caused a sensation, unleashing a flood of critical acclaim when it opened at Soho Rep last year and winning playwright Jackie … [Read more...] about At First I Didn’t Think ‘Fairview’ Was for Me: REVIEW
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LGBT-Themed Play Canceled After Assailants Strike Actors with Stones in Homophobic Hate Crime
The cast of Rotterdam / Facebook A theatre in Southampton, UK canceled a performance of Rotterdam, an Olivier Award-winning play about an LGBT couple, after two of the play's actors were assaulted … [Read more...] about LGBT-Themed Play Canceled After Assailants Strike Actors with Stones in Homophobic Hate Crime
The Inheritance: Epic Gay Play Which Won London’s Olivier Award for Best New Play, is Coming to Broadway
The Inheritance, the Matthew Lopez play which won Best New Play at the Olivier Awards in London, is coming to Broadway this … [Read more...] about The Inheritance: Epic Gay Play Which Won London’s Olivier Award for Best New Play, is Coming to Broadway
‘Hadestown’ Wins Big in Tony Awards Marked by Calls for Empathy, Inclusion: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
That a musical about hell triumphed at the 2019 Tony Awards seems almost uncanny and feels exactly right — not just because many find it’s where we live now. Hadestown, which won the Best Musical … [Read more...] about ‘Hadestown’ Wins Big in Tony Awards Marked by Calls for Empathy, Inclusion: FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Grey’s Anatomy’s Jesse Williams to Star as Gay Closeted Baseball Player in Broadway’s ‘Take Me Out’ Revival
Jesse Williams will star in the Broadway revival of Take Me Out, in the role of a gay closeted mixed-race baseball player once said to be intended for Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Previews begin in … [Read more...] about Grey’s Anatomy’s Jesse Williams to Star as Gay Closeted Baseball Player in Broadway’s ‘Take Me Out’ Revival
2019 Tony Award Nominations Announced: FULL LIST
The Boys in the Band. Photo: Joan Marcus. The 2019 Tony Award nominations were announced on Tuesday morning. James Corden will host the awards this year on June 9 at Radio City Music Hall. Here's … [Read more...] about 2019 Tony Award Nominations Announced: FULL LIST
Drag Is the Gag in Laugh-Out-Loud ‘Tootsie’ on Broadway: REVIEW
From Shakespeare to Mrs Doubtfire, when straight characters do drag it’s generally to get what they want. Bonus points if they land a sweetheart and learn something along the way. That age-old wig … [Read more...] about Drag Is the Gag in Laugh-Out-Loud ‘Tootsie’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus’ Is a Bloody Riot on Broadway: REVIEW
A naked corpse is peeing in Nathan Lane’s face. He wipes it clean, and the pale makeup he wore as a clown before becoming a royal coroner goes, too. Bodies are piled sky high on stage at the Booth … [Read more...] about Taylor Mac’s ‘Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus’ Is a Bloody Riot on Broadway: REVIEW
Ryan Murphy Bringing Broadway Revival of ‘The Boys in the Band’ to Netflix
Ryan Murphy is bringing the Broadway revival of Mart Crowley's iconic play The Boys in the Band to Netflix as a movie event. RELATED: Starry Broadway Revival of ‘The Boys in the Band’ Lends Gay … [Read more...] about Ryan Murphy Bringing Broadway Revival of ‘The Boys in the Band’ to Netflix
Broadway’s Sensational ‘Hadestown’ Wrenches Myth into Modern Times: REVIEW
The world on stage at the Walter Kerr Theatre feels a lot like ours — scorched but soulful, a sort of dystopian now. As the first staccato notes of “Road to Hell” flit from an onstage trombone, it’s … [Read more...] about Broadway’s Sensational ‘Hadestown’ Wrenches Myth into Modern Times: REVIEW
