Four decades from now on the outskirts of Seoul, South Korea, the handsome and immaculately groomed Oliver (Darren Criss) spends his days contentedly confined to his stylish but tiny single-room apartment. He one-sidedly converses with his houseplant, HwaBoon (a far more amicable herbage than the man-eater Criss encountered Off-Broadway in Little Shop of Horrors), listens... Continue Reading →
Following the 2000 documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye, produced by World of Wonder and narrated by RuPaul, and the 2021 narrative feature adaptation of the same name that won Oscars for lead actress Jessica Chastain and the film's makeup and hairstyling, the tantalizing tale of televangelist Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) is now on... Continue Reading →
For the last few months, Broadway's oldest continually operating legitimate theatre, the Lyceum, has reverberated with the raucous laughter of sell-out houses attending Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Having made its award-winning debut downtown at the Lucille Lortel earlier this year, the irreverent, colourful—and very queer—reimagining of historical figures, centred around a petulant, heavy-drinking, frustrated cabaret... Continue Reading →
The skill required to craft and perform truly great comedy is often underrated, so its refreshing to see the slew of much-deserved plaudits for Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! that currently adorn the marquee of Broadway's Lyceum Theatre. Included among the attention-grabbing endorsements is the show's own mock-boastful tagline—which channels the titular character's tendency for self-aggrandizement—"The... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced key dates, new categories, and criteria for its 2nd annual Dorian Theater Awards, which will honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of the 2023-2024 season. While the inaugural honors only named winners, GALECA’s theater wing members are moving to a traditional nominations and winners timeline this year.... Continue Reading →
