Based on Billy Wilder's 1959 MGM classic, the rousing new comedy musical Some Like It Hot opened at Broadway's Shubert Theatre on December 11th. With a peppy book by The Inheritance playwright Matthew López and comedian Amber Ruffin, the music is composed by Marc Shaiman, who co-wrote the lyrics with his Hairspray partner Scott Wittman.... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Kimberly Peirce revisits her Oscar-winning Boys Don’t Cry for TCM’s Reframed series “I’ve been protective of Brandon’s story since the moment I heard it”
Some movies are so forgettable that a few years later we might even struggle to recall whether we've seen them or not, while others make such a lasting impression with one viewing that they become seared into our very beings. For me, Kimberly Peirce's late 1990s indie Boys Don't Cry is one of the latter.... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Queer As Folk star Fin Argus “drag really opened me up to exploring different parts of my gender”
Actor and musician Fin Argus, who stars as Mingus in Stephen Dunn's reimagining of Queer As Folk, spoke exclusively with The Queer Review's editor James Kleinmann about what they brought to the character, as well as what the character brought out in them, and performing in drag for the first time for the series. Fin... Continue Reading →