LGBTQ news and entertainment
The 2024 Tony Awards were handed out last night celebrating the best of Broadway this past theater season. And the results represented a lot of ‘firsts’ for the winners. Continue reading “It Was A Night Of Firsts At The 2024 Tony Awards”
The winners of the 2024 Drama Desk Awards were announced last night in New York City. The Drama Desk Award nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 New York theater season that ended on April 25, 2024. Continue reading “2024 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced”
International superstar Dolly Parton has announced she’s working on a new Broadway show based on her life and career titled “Hello, I’m Dolly” (not to be confused with “Hello, Dolly!”), with a target opening date of 2026. Continue reading “Dolly Parton Is Working On Broadway Musical Based On Her Life”
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the group’s second annual Dorian Theater Awards, honoring the best of 2023-24’s Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, mainstream to LGBTQ+. Top honors went to Merrily We Roll Along, Stereophonic, Illinoise, and Oh, Mary! Continue reading “2024 Dorian Theater Awards Honor Best In Broadway/Off-Broadway Theater”
Amid an intoxicating blend of testosterone and tenderness, the gripping new Broadway musical The Outsiders shares a coming-of-age story of family bonds (both chosen and blood-born) and the eternal clash of “haves and have-nots.” Continue reading “Review: Testosterone & Tenderness ‘The Outsiders’ On Broadway”
Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will return to the Great White Way this fall in a new revival of the legendary Broadway musical Gypsy. Continue reading “Audra McDonald To Star In Broadway Revival Of ‘GYPSY’”
The winners of the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards, which recognize excellence in dance and choreography in theater and film, were announced on May 20 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Continue reading “Winners Of The 2024 Chita Rivera Awards Announced”
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ theater wing members named their favorites in New York theater for the second annual Dorian Theater Awards, toasting the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway for the 2023-2024 season. Continue reading “LGBTQ Critics’ 2024 Dorian Theater Award Nominations Announced”
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC) has announced the winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2023-2024 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Continue reading “2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Announced”
The off-Broadway hit Oh, Mary! will transfer to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre for a 12-week limited run beginning June 26. According to press materials, the play (written and starring Cole Escola) shares a new side of former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln—as a madcap, cabaret-obsessed alcoholic. The play takes place in the weeks before President Lincoln’s assassination. Continue reading “Hit Play “Oh, Mary!” To Transfer To Broadway In June”