It may sound trite, but nothing can make me feel more dead inside than when a Millennial doesn’t get your references. I go into fits of despair when I get a blank stare or an “I don’t know her” in response to my saying Tatum O’Neal’s Oscar-winning performance in Paper Moon ranks as one of... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Handjob! Theatre Review: Shooting Star (Hudson Theatre, Los Angeles) ★★★★
Ahhh, the 90s. The Los Angeles Theatre scene seemed littered with what I liked to call, “Nude Gays Two Inches From Your Face Plays” with titles such as Naked Boys Singing and Making Porn. A front row seat in those small theaters almost guaranteed contact with some type of bodily fluid. While LGBTQ+ stage shows... Continue Reading →
Other Boys & Lovers a pop-up gallery by Sam Morris. Friday 28th June, New York.
In celebration of New York City World Gay Pride and 50 Years of Stonewall, Travis Taddeo welcomes Berlin based artist Sam Morris to showcase a curated selection of his erotic photography at the TRAVIS TADDEO SoHo boutique. “This Pride, I will let you look though a window into the many different vulnerabilities that I’ve encountered... Continue Reading →
Theatre Review: Hamlet (Iris Theatre, London) ★★
Presented in promenade in and around the grounds of St Paul’s Church in the middle of London’s Covent Garden, Iris Theatre has created a gender-fluid production of Hamlet that is filled to the brim with ideas, probably more than it knows what to do with. The action has been moved from Denmark to a nationalistic... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Coming of the Night by John Rechy ★★★★
The Coming of the Night (1999) is a novel that shouldn’t work. Readers ought to be left frustrated, disappointed, and confused. How, they may wonder, was the book authored by the mastermind behind City of Night (1963), a landmark in gay storytelling? Often, when plot fails, characters can save a text. We fall for their... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Are You Proud? ★★★
Are you proud? It’s a simple question with a lot of long and complicated answers, as highlighted in Ashley Joiner’s fascinating but unfocused documentary on the state of the LGBTQ movement in the United Kingdom. The film begins with a personal look at the state of queer Britain in the mid 20th century. A former... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The Queen (4K Restored) ★★★★
Leave the dressing room antics of RuPaul's Drag Race behind and step back in time to 1967 and the lead up to the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant in the largely forgotten documentary The Queen, restored and re-released in New York this week, with other US cities to follow. Originally released to rave reviews in New... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Dark Sublime Playwright Michael Dennis
Unrequited love, unequal love: these are the topics at play in Michael Dennis’ debut full-length work that is about to premiere at London’s Trafalgar Studios. The comedy, Dark Sublime, brings a new gay playwright into the spotlight and sees the theatrical return of a long absent British actress, Marina Sirtis, best known to sci-fi fans... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The Gospel of Eureka ★★★★
If The Gospel of Eureka wasn't a documentary it would probably be a high concept comedy or utopian fantasy film given the unlikely coexistence of evangelical Christians and an out and proud LGBTQ community in the Arkansas town of Eureka Springs, population: 2,074. The improbable nature of the scenario is embraced by the film's directors Michael... Continue Reading →
Public Ticket Sales for Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance on Broadway Open Monday 24th June
Tickets for the highly anticipated Broadway run of Matthew Lopez’s epic two-part play, The Inheritance, will go on sale to the general public this Monday 24th June at 10am EST at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. Directed by Stephen Daldry, the multi Olivier award winning play is set to begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th street) on Friday 27th September 2019 and will officially... Continue Reading →
