Author: James Kleinmann

Founder and Editor of The Queer Review, James Kleinmann has had over twenty years of media experience, both LGBTQ+ and mainstream. He was the on-air film critic on both Gaydar Radio and Gaydio's breakfast shows and has contributed to Europe's best-selling LGBTQ+ publication, Attitude Magazine. James is a longstanding member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. James has moderated press conferences and on-stage Q&As with some of the world's leading actors and filmmakers, including the Velvet Goldmine retrospective screening panel with Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon at Tribeca Festival. In the UK, he was was a regular broadcaster on the most listened to national station, BBC Radio 2, contributing on air film reviews and interviews alongside presenters such as Zoe Ball, Claudia Winkleman and Richard Madeley, as well as review and interview slots on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Scotland, and BBC Manchester. James has also conducted interviews on behalf of outlets and media brands such as MTV, Bauer, Global, Marie Claire, Loaded, HeyUGuys.com, and ITN Productions. James is a graduate of University College London (UCL) and Drama Studio London. In addition to his media career, James has extensive PR and business experience and is an actor and filmmaker. His latest feature as producer, You Can't Stay Here starring Guillermo Díaz, is now streaming on Tubi. He resides in New York City.

Jordan Tannahill’s majestic play Prince Faggot returns to New York this fall

Following its sold-out, three-times-extended Off-Broadway run at Playwrights Horizons' intimate Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Jordan Tannahill's majestic play Prince Faggot will return to New York this fall. The world premiere production—presented by bb² (Jeremy O. Harris and Josh Godfrey), Seaview, LD Entertainment, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep—will transfer to Studio Seaview (305 W 43rd Street), Seaview’s new Off-Broadway home, from September 11th... Continue Reading →

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The Golden Girls inspires limited-edition Zero Waste Daniel capsule collection & immersive Brooklyn store takeover

Pioneering fashion label Zero Waste Daniel (ZWD)—dedicated to creating garments from 100% upcycled materials—has announced an immersive Brooklyn store takeover and a limited-edition capsule collection celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Golden Girls in collaboration with Disney Entertainment Television. Photo credit: Hulu. The Golden Girls x Zero Waste Daniel collection, inspired by the enduring legacy... Continue Reading →

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Theatre Review: Pirates! The Penzance Musical (Todd Haimes Theatre, Broadway) ★★★★

Before the curtain rises on Roundabout Theatre Company's spirited reimagining of The Pirates of Penzance, there is an engagingly meta introduction by the operetta's composer Arthur Sullivan (Preston Truman Boyd) and librettist W. S. Gilbert (David Hyde Pierce). Their charmingly affable preamble is largely based on historical fact about the numerous pirated stagings of their... Continue Reading →

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Drag icons BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming to town with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2025 – full tour dates

You better watch out, award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are coming to town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show. Directed, produced, and written by BenDeLaCreme, this year’s show will tour major theaters in 30 cities across the United States and Canada... Continue Reading →

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Sisters, behold! Drag superstar Ginger Minj announces Hokus Pokus Live! Tour with Sapphira Cristál, Jujubee & Landon Cider

Sisters, behold! Fresh from her dazzling run on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10, global drag superstar, actress, comedian, and singer Ginger Minj will take flight this fall with the Hokus Pokus Live! tour, co-starring fellow Drag Race alum Sapphira Cristál (RuPaul's Drag Race season 16 runner-up) and Jujubee (RuPaul's Drag Race season 2, All... Continue Reading →

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Royally f***ed – Theatre Review: Prince F*ggot (Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway) ★★★★★

In "an act of queer prognostication", playwright Jordan Tannahill's majestic new work Prince Faggot conjures a near future (2030s-40s) where a member of the British Royal Family—Prince George—not only publicly comes out, but gets married to a man. It is a premise inspired by the viral "gay icon" photograph of a four-year-old George back in... Continue Reading →

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Hacks wins Best LGBTQ Show & Best Comedy in Dorian TV Awards – Jean Smart named TV Icon – full winners list

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics—the second largest entertainment journalists' group in the world, with a membership of more than 560 critics, journalists and media icons—has just announced the winners of its annual Dorian TV Awards. GALECA’s voters, again honoring TV and streaming content both mainstream and queer-focused, awarded HBO Max’s new, genre-expanding hit... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Dolly Wells on bringing Joy to Miranda’s life on And Just Like That… “it feels so hopeful, sweet & romantic”

When a newly single Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) encountered BBC producer Joy, played by British actress Dolly Wells, in front of the United Nations building towards the end of the second season of And Just Like That... sparks flew. Season three of the Sex and the City spin-off, currently debuting Thursdays on Max, has seen Miranda... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Trailblazing trans athletes Clayton Jay Reeves & Jenson Little compete on American Ninja Warrior season 17

Now in its 17th season, NBC's American Ninja Warrior brings together the country’s most elite athletes to conquer the world’s most challenging obstacle courses. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila are back, along with co-host Zuri Hall, to call the action as the ninjas take on the intense competition. The athletes head to Las Vegas for... Continue Reading →

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