Outfest 2021 Exclusive Interview: filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz on Boulevard! A Hollywood Story “how many queer stories are buried in boxes, sitting in people’s attics & basements?”

Jeffrey Schwarz, the Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker behind Vito, I Am Divine, and Tab Hunter Confidential, returns to Outfest this month for the world premiere of his latest feature, Boulevard! A Hollywood Story. The fascinating film unearths the little-known attempt by actress Gloria Swanson to stage an original Broadway musical based on the movie she is... Continue Reading →

August 3, 2021 1

Theatre Review: Dear Evan Hansen (Noël Coward Theatre, London) ★★★★ 1/2

Dear Evan Hansen is probably the most anticipated Broadway-to-London transfer since Hamilton, and it’s finally here with a fresh-faced lead actor who bowled over critics and fans alike. For this show, today is definitely going to be a good day! Teenager Evan Hansen suffers from severe social anxiety and writes encouraging letters to himself on... Continue Reading →

November 21, 2019 0

Theatre Review: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Harold Pinter Theatre, London) ★★★★

An epic tale of love and loss on a Greek Island? No, this isn’t a Mamma Mia spin-off, this is Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, and while it contains fewer disco hits and sequins, this World War II romance doesn’t skimp on imagination and stagecraft. Melly Still is a director of almost seemingly endless imagination. This is... Continue Reading →

July 14, 2019 0

Exclusive Interview: Dark Sublime Playwright Michael Dennis

Unrequited love, unequal love: these are the topics at play in Michael Dennis’ debut full-length work that is about to premiere at London’s Trafalgar Studios. The comedy, Dark Sublime, brings a new gay playwright into the spotlight and sees the theatrical return of a long absent British actress, Marina Sirtis, best known to sci-fi fans... Continue Reading →

June 22, 2019 1

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