With the Great White Way deserted and shuttered since March 11th, and no official reopening date yet decided, yesterday the Broadway League announced theatres are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for performances through September 6th 2020. There was better news however for theatregoers around the world from Disney, who will fast track... Continue Reading →
The Queer Review can exclusively announce that Jennifer Bagley's LGBTQ+ feature documentary Jack & Yaya will receive an international release this Pride Month. The award-winning film has been acquired by Freedom Cinema LLC and will be available on streaming platforms on June 19th 2020. Hewes Pictures, the film’s sales agency, negotiated the deal and will... Continue Reading →
Today, May 8th 2020, marks the centenary of the birth of Touko Laaksonen, better known to the world as Tom of Finland. So pour yourself a glass of Tom of Finland wine or make a cocktail with some Tom of Finland vodka and raise a toast to this groundbreaking queer artist. To mark Tom of... Continue Reading →
Tonight on Broadway the doors may still be shuttered and the lights dimmed, but Broadway’s Best Shows is going on(line) with show. Launching today at 8pm EST/5pm PST, the weekly one-night-only “Spotlight On Plays” series will benefit The Actors Fund. The first play is David Mamet’s November starring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone, Dylan Baker, Ethan Phillips and Michael... Continue Reading →
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival may have been unavoidably postponed, but it nevertheless continued in characteristically defiant and inspiring spirit with select films being made available for press and the juried competition, awarding top honours from this year’s program, still taking place. The winners have just been revealed in the festival's first virtual awards ceremony.... Continue Reading →
Today, 20 major festivals from around the world joined with Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube to announce We Are One: A Global Film Festival. The unprecedented 10-day digital film festival will bring together an international community of storytellers to present festival programming for free. The festival will begin on May 29th on YouTube.com/WeAreOne and will feature... Continue Reading →
London’s Royal Academy of Arts is bringing Britain’s gay superstar contemporary artist, David Hockney, into your lockdown homes by releasing their Hockney exhibition documentary online for free. Originally released in cinemas, the David Hockney Exhibition on Screen film covers two landmark exhibitions at the RA, 2012’s A Bigger Picture, and 2016’s 82 Portraits and One... Continue Reading →
For many in our community isolation is a dangerous place, both physically and emotionally, with an increased risk of suicide, depression and abusive households. Artist Maxwell Fine has announced he will be donating a percentage of profits from the sale of his bold typographical prints and sculptures to UK's LGBT+ helpline Switchboard. "Almost every single... Continue Reading →
HBO will celebrate the launch of its six episode unscripted series We're Here with a digital viewing party and free premiere screening on YouTube this Thursday April 23rd. In an effort to share the positivity and transformative powers of drag culture, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will host an uplifting... Continue Reading →
Sadly earlier today Heritage of Pride announced that the NYC Pride 2020 roster of in-person events, originally scheduled for June 14th-28th, will nottake place as planned. Due to the collective concern for the overall safety of the community, the organization has worked closely with the City of New York to arrive at this decision. "New... Continue Reading →
