Glenn Close, Jeremy O. Harris, Brian Tyree Henry, Laura Linney & Patti Luopne to appear in The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America online benefit for amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19

The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) will present The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America this Thursday October 8th at 8:30p.m. EST. on Broadway.com’s YouTube channel to benefit amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19. Working with playwright Tony Kushner, director Ellie Heyman has enlisted an impressive array of performers, who filmed themselves remotely, for this... Continue Reading →

October 6, 2020 1

Oh, Mary! There’s a new trailer for Netflix’s The Boys in the Band

The trailer for director Joe Mantello's new screen adaptation of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band has just made its debut online. The Ryan Murphy produced film version of this classic play that explores internalised homophobia with poignancy and humour, reunites Mantello with the stellar all gay cast of the Tony-winning 2018 Broadway production.... Continue Reading →

September 2, 2020 0

Theatre Review: This Queer House (VAULT Festival 2020, London) ★★

The concept of award-winning poet Oakley Flanagan's debut play, produced by the female and LGBTQIA+ led OPIA Collective in partnership with Gendered Intelligence, This Queer House was intriguing. The press blurb tempted me in: "A young queer couple inherit a home. A joint renovation project begins. A restless house gathers strength." I immediately wondered about... Continue Reading →

March 1, 2020 0

Theatre Review: Slave Play (Golden Theatre, New York) ★★★★★

UPDATE: SLAVE PLAY, which received a record-breaking 12 Tony nominations, returns to Broadway for 69 performances from November 23rd 2021 at the August Wilson Theatre. Tickets are on sale now. Warning: contains potential spoilers. Jeremy O. Harris’s searingly uncompromising, disarmingly funny and often suitably uncomfortable Slave Play was a recipient of multiple awards as part... Continue Reading →

October 11, 2019 6

Theatre Review: Queer Upstairs (Royal Court, London)

When the Royal Court Theatre, London’s famed incubator of theatrical writing, held a town hall meeting of staff, Artistic Director Vicki Featherstone asked the team “What do you want to see more of on our stages?” The result was Queer Upstairs, a relaxed evening of rehearsed readings. The aim was to bring more LGBTQ+ stories... Continue Reading →

June 19, 2019 0