An unusually personal and introspective show, Linus Karp shares his experience and the aftermath of being a victim of a queer hate crime. Awkward Prods are a fringe staple, award-winning producers of the camp creations Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story and Gwyneth Goes Skiing. The real-life events that this show is based on took… Continue Reading →
Jinkx Monsoon shines as the iconic Judy Garland in a breathtaking performance. I remember when Jinkx Monsoon debuted as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago on Broadway in 2023. Reporting on the reaction to her first night on The Great White Way from this side of the pond it was clear that Monsoon’s star power far... Continue Reading →
When Larry Kramer first staged his furious play, The Normal Heart, in 1985 at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York, it was an uncompromising demand for action. It is now revered as a seminal piece of activist theater. As queer communities in many parts of the world face a rollback of rights... Continue Reading →
Currently playing Off-Broadway in repertory with The Village! A Disco Daydream, is another play written by Nora Burns, the celebratory and deeply poignant David's Friend, which she also stars in. Originally conceived and performed as a one-night-only piece at Dixon Place in 2015, Burns went on to develop the show with director Adrienne Truscott, leading... 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 →
In this solo show about isolation, homophobia and mental health, Declan Bennett draws on his journals and personal experiences to weave a compelling tale. Declan Bennett in Boy Out The City. Photo Credit: Roberto Ricciuti. After the worst St Patrick's Day on record, Declan decides to escape the London lockdown and move to Oxfordshire with... Continue Reading →
A sharply-pointed satire that is not afraid to make the audience uncomfortable, It's a Motherf**king Pleasure takes aim at assumptions about disability, ableism, and the knots people tie themselves in trying to always say the "right" thing. Aarian Mehraban, Samuel Brewer and Chloe Palmer in It's a Motherf**king Pleasure. Photo Credit: Alex Brenner. This show... Continue Reading →
Jacky (Guy Simon) is two things. The poster child of a hardworking, well-educated "blackfella" in the big city, and also a successful sex worker who knows that his skin colour is part of his package. In both realms of life, his Aboriginality can be a strength and a hindrance, but how much of himself is... Continue Reading →
The soap opera at the heart of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop creator Michael R. Jackson's uproarious new Off-Broadway musical, that gives the show its title and catchy recurring theme song, White Girl In Danger, is set in the town of "Allwhite" and features a story that is "Allwhite", as the opening... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced this week that it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the 2022-2023 theater season. Following GALECA’s established Dorian film and TV honors, its Dorian Theater Awards will celebrate both mainstream and LGBTQ+ themed productions. While... Continue Reading →
