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Book Review: LOVE IN COUNTRY (Richard Gayton)
The film Love in Country tells the story of two gay Vietnam Army Sergeants who fall in love while keeping their squad unified and alive despite a new officer’s tactics to sacrifice them all. Richard Gayton, who co-directed and co-wrote with Kurt Braun, has now penned the novel based on his film. Published by Northampton…
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Theater Opening: MESSY WHITE GAYS (38th Powerhouse Theater Season at Vassar College)
LET THE GAYS BEGIN! Sunday morning. Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their throuple-mate and stuffed him into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve invited friends over for brunch. Feel bad for them! They’re Messy White Gays! This new play written by Drew Droege and directed by Mike Donahue, will receive a workshop and presentation as…
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Interview: RICCARDO HERNíNDEZ (Scenic Designer for Broadway’s LEMPICKA [Tony Nomination] and SUFFS)
DESIGNING THE FUTURE Tony-nominated set designer for this season’s Lempicka, Riccardo Hernández also designed Suffs. Other Broadway productions have included The Thanksgiving Play, Jagged Little Pill, Indecent, Porgy and Bess, Caroline, or Change, Bring in ‘da Noise/Bring in ‘da Funk, and the original Parade. An international designer of operas, plays, and musicals, he’s also the co-chair…
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Theater Interview: ALEXI MELVIN (Producer of Broadway’s ILLINOISE & THE NOTEBOOK)
Alexi Melvin has found a new home in the New York theater scene, striving to champion innovative storytelling and artists within marginalized communities. In less than one year’s time, she has co-produced Here Lies Love, and the currently running productions of The Notebook and Illinoise. Born in Redwood City, California but primarily raised in Scottsdale, Arizona,…
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Off-Broadway Review: DARK NOON (St. Ann’s Warehouse)
THE NOT-SO-GOOD, THE BAD AND THE REALLY REALLY UGLY What better way to get a fresh perspective of our American West than by attending a 300-year history reenactment in 100 minutes? Written and directed by the acclaimed Danish director Tue Biering, with Nhlanhla Mahlangu as his co-director and choreographer, and performed by seven South African…
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Theater Interview: JOEY MERLO (Playwright, Off-Off-Broadway’s “Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!!”)
HOLY QUEER HORROR! IT’S JOEY MERLO Joey Merlo may be best known (so far) for his On Set with Theda Bara, a “haunting and refreshingly funny fever dream” (Vulture), a one-man play starring David Greenspan — who also stars in the third play of the trilogy Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet!!! Currently the…
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Highly Recommended Off-Broadway: HYPNOTIQUE (Extension at The Club Car at McKittrick Hotel)
THE McKITTRICK HOTEL, HOME OF SLEEP NO MORE, EXTENDS LATE NIGHT SULTRY SPECTACLE HYPNOTIQUE ALL-NEW NOCTURNAL EXPERIENCE EXTENDED Performances have been extended again on Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 ’” with tickets on sale through June 29, 2024 ’” for Hypnotique – A Late Night Sultry Spectacle. The all-new Hypnotique revue offers a unique after-dark experience that envelops you. I was captivated by…
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Broadway Announcement: GYPSY (Starring Audra McDonald at the Majestic Theatre)
AUDRA’S TURN AS ROSE Six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald returns to Broadway this fall, 2024, taking on what is widely regarded as the greatest role in musical theatre, “Rose” in Gypsy. This upcoming revival will be directed by the legendary five-time Tony Award-winning Director George C. Wolfe with choreography by four-time Tony Award nominated Camille A….
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Theater Interview: DANNY GARDNER (Now Appearing Off-Off-Broadway in The Opposite of Love)
AVANT-GARDNER NewYorkRep is currently presenting the world premiere of The Opposite of Love by Ashley Griffin, which runs through June 15, 2024 at the Royal Family Performing Arts Space at Church of St. Mary the Virgin, the second Episcopal Church on West 46th Street to house and support a dedicated space for live theater —…
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Theater Announcement: HELLO, I’M DOLLY (Dolly Parton on Broadway in A New Musical Inspired By Her Life)
SHE’S THE ONLY ONE. HERE SHE COMES AGAIN. THIS TIME ON BROADWAY. Beloved icon Dolly Parton is partnering with ATG Productions to bring a new musical inspired by her life and trailblazing career titled Hello, I’m Dolly to Broadway in 2026. The great Bartlett Sher has been signed to direct. Produced by Parton, Adam Speers for ATG Productions, and Danny Nozell for…
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Highly Recommended Theater: BEN PLATT LIVE AT THE PALACE (Broadway’s Palace Theater)
PLATT’S WHERE IT’S AT AT THE PALACE As if opening the newly refurbished Palace Theater (after a 4 year hiatus) isn’t exciting enough, why not add Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt as the star to christen it? For his opening performance last night, the surprise guest was the great Kacey Musgraves. Platt…
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Highly Recommended Art Exhibit: HIRSCHFELD’S DRAG SHOW (The Al Hirschfeld Foundation)
DRAGTIME With June upon us, The Al Hirschfeld Foundation celebrates Pride Month with its latest online exhibition, Hirschfeld’s Drag Show, now live at Al Hirschfeld Foundation through August 15, 2024. The special guest curator for the exhibition is Tony-nominated playwright, actor, director, novelist and drag legend, Charles Busch. “Through Hirschfeld’s remarkable catalogue, we’re able to…
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Theater: DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL (22nd Season; June 12–29 at Theatre Row and Joe’s Pub)
DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 22nd SEASON OF PRESENTING NEW WORKS BY EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS JUNE 12 – JUNE 29 AT THEATRE ROW (DUAFnyc) Savion Glover – Photo Courtesy: Savion Glover Productions The DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL (DUAF) announced its 22nd Anniversary season, featuring new works by Tony Award Winner Savion Glover and Tony Award Nominee Reg E….
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Opera Review: CARMEN (Metropolitan Opera House)
MOVING TO AMERICA’S HEARTLAND, CARRIE CARCKNELL FINDS THE HEART OF CARMEN Carmen is one of the most popular operas worldwide and has been part of the Metropolitan Opera’s repertoire since its first season in 1884. 102 years later, I first experienced the Met Opera as a grad student when I attended the opening night of…
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Theater Interview: ETHAN JOSEPH (Now appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in “Fire Shut up in My Bones”)
A CHAMPION RETURNS In my first interview with Ethan Joseph a year ago, I wondered how a 12-year old boy would be able to top performing at the Met in Terence Blanchard’s Champion. On one of the biggest stages in New York and with the largest pit orchestra, onstage chorus, and production budgets, as well…
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Off-Broadway Review: GRENFELL: IN THE WORDS OF SURVIVORS (National Theatre at St. Ann’s Warehouse)
THE FLAMES OF INJUSTICE Documentary theatre, a.k.a. docudrama, uses existing nonfiction sources to create works of performance that reenact historical events. My earliest recollection of docudrama was Twilight, Los Angeles 1992, written by performer Anna Deavere Smith from interviews with people involved in the L.A. Riots that followed the acquittal of the police who brutally…
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Broadway Review: THE OUTSIDERS (Bernard Jacobs Theater)
THE OUTSIDERS IS PURE THEATRICAL GOLD Neither a rehash of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel nor of the iconic 1983 film by Frances Ford Coppola, the stunning new musical The Outsiders, which opened tonight at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, is recommended not just for the adaptation by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine but for…
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Recommended Theater: NO FUCKS GIVEN. NONE TAKEN. ALL DONE. (The Wild Project)
Written and performed by Pamela L Paek and directed by Shinshin Yuder Tsai, No fucks given. None taken. All done. is (1) A life mantra. (2) A way of cutting through the BS of toxic positivity and social norms too many of us hide behind. (3) An interactive TED talk laced with dark comedy. (4) A show originally…
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Highly Recommended Theater Series: WORKS IN PROGRESS: FEARLESSLY MADE IN NEW YORK! (Vineyard Theatre)
THE VINEYARD: WHERE NEW PLAYS GROW INTO HITS Vineyard Theatre has transferred 11 shows to Broadway, seven directly after their acclaimed Vineyard premieres [highlights are links to Stage and Cinema‘s reviews] Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. and Tina Satter’s Is This A Room (both NYT Best Theatre of 2021); Paula Vogel’s Indecent; Nicky Silver’s The Lyons; Kander, Ebb and Thompson’s The Scottsboro…
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Highly Recommended Off-Off-Broadway: LOST SOCK LAUNDRY (UP Theater Company in Washington Heights)
IMMIGRANT WOMEN IRON OUT DIFFERENCES In Lost Sock Laundry by Ivan Faute, presented by Northern Manhattan’s UP Theater Company April 10-27, 2024, there are rules and expectations about how you use the Maytag, how long you can use the dryer before you get looks, and who gets to save a machine for a friend. Irene, a…
Theater Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA (Goodman Theatre / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | October 22, 2026
in Chicago, TheaterBroadway Review: 860 (Billy Crystal / Imperial Theatre)
by Paola Bellu | October 22, 2026
in New York, TheaterTheater Review: A STRANGE LOOP (Raven and About Face / Chicago)
by Croydon Fernandes | October 22, 2026
in Chicago, TheaterTheater Review: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (The Public Theater / New York)
by Gregory Bernard | October 21, 2026
in New York, TheaterOff-Broadway Review: MACHINE LEARNING (Little Engine Theater)
by Alex Simmons | October 21, 2026
in New York, TheaterOff-Broadway Review: COPPERFIELD! (The Duke on 42nd Street)
by Rob Lester | October 20, 2026
in New York, TheaterOpera Review: CARMEN (LA Opera)
by Michael Landman-Karney | October 20, 2026
in Los Angeles, Music, TheaterTheater Review: CONVENTION (The Industry Loft / Los Angeles)
by Ernest Kearney | October 20, 2026
in Los Angeles, TheaterDance Review: OSCAR (Australian Ballet / Cal Performances / Berkeley)
by Chuck Louden | October 19, 2026
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