broadway

theater

Idina Menzel Returns to Broadway as a Lesbian in ‘Redwood’

Alas, Redwood is a missed opportunity to tell a meaningful story about grief, about nature preservation, and about a lesbian relationship.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 20, 2025

drag

visual art

How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Jan 31, 2025

movie features

The Best Theatre Films of 2024 Weren’t Musicals

They weren’t even adaptations of plays.

Daniella Mazzio —

Dec 27, 2024

theater

For 50 Years, The Trocks Have Combined Pointe and Drag

This is the power of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Founded in the throes of the Gay Liberation Movement, the company runs on the freedom of self-expression and, of…

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Dec 24, 2024

broadway

Wicked

theater

The 30 Longest Running Broadway Musicals, Ranked by Lesbianism

Thanks to the Wicked movie, theater gays are so up.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 18, 2024

trans

theater

For Justin Vivian Bond, Glamor Is Resistance

“I have every intention of continuing to keep it pretty, keep it shallow, and keep it moving.”

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Nov 26, 2024

theater

No Matter Where You Live, You Can Stream These Short Plays by Black Trans Women Tonight

Multi-hyphenate playwright Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi shares the origin and intention of Black Trans Women at the Center, a theatre festival now in its fifth year.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 18, 2024

featured

theater

Queer Ballerina Shaelynn Estrada Really F*cking Loves Ballet

“In terms of classical ballet — and even most contemporary works — it’s all about the guy saving the girl. That’s the dynamic. It’s always a girl and a guy.…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Aug 16, 2024

theater

‘The Lonely Few’ Is a Frustrating Attempt at the Next Great Lesbian Musical

The mediocrity of Broadway means shows like these have even more responsibility to value basics like character and setting, to ground our stories in all their complexity.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 5, 2024

musicals

trans women

theater

Welcome to the Dollhouse: With a New Musical, Trans Artists Honor Another

Doll/Girl, a musical portrait of trans artist Greer Lankton, is exactly what’s been missing from the American theatre.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

May 17, 2024

plays

virginia woolf

theater

‘Orlando’ Reclaims a Queer Text

Does Virginia Woolf belong to the cis feminists or to the transsexuals?

Drew Burnett Gregory —

May 3, 2024

broadway

featured

theater

Jinkx Monsoon Is Filled With Rage — and a Lot of Hope

“I’m just as much an actor as I am a transfeminine person. Actor feels like part of my gender identity.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 19, 2024