Top 10 Plays I’d Like To See With An All-Black Cast
An examination of plays in the canon that we all deserve to see with an all-Black cast.
Watch Beth Malone Figure Out She’s a Lesbian In Her One-Woman Show “So Far” at Joe’s Pub
The Fun Home star returned to her roots at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York City on August 31st to perform a one-woman cabaret show following a rural lesbian through her tomboy childhood, an engagement (to a man!), her first stint as an actress in New York, another marriage (to a woman!), and her ever-tense relationship with her Colorado cowboy father.
Top Five Musical Theater Songs About Misandry
For when you hate men so much, you have to tap dance about it.
“Fun Home” Made History Last Night and This Is Entirely About That
I never even thought there’d be a role in a musical for a masculine-of-center woman and then “Fun Home” made history, but it was already so much more to me.
“It Shoulda Been You” Is Heartwarming, Relevant To Your Interests
A little over halfway through, an unexpected twist sends the expected story careening off the rails. I don’t want to spoil it for you, so I’ll just tell you this: I wish I brought tissues.
You Should Go: Help LezCab Have Their Most Amazing Year Ever
This Sunday, New Yorkers can party and win prizes to support LezCab’s new season of amazing queer theater.
“Fun Home” the Musical is Messy, Hilarious, Nostalgic, and Totally Worth It
The Broadway version of Alison Bechdel’s classic graphic memoir made me feel weird, sad and fist-pumpingly excited.
Fun Home the Musical Snags 12 Tony Award Nominations
Here is a run down of the 2015 Tony Award nominations, including 12 nods for the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir.
Teen Angst, Coming Out and Growing Up: “Secret Diaries” Touring the UK Now
“…diaries inspired me and I felt like I had to write something that fused together the pressure cooker of the 80s — being surround by excess — from neon spandex and political darkness to now, where even though Section 28 has been repealed, and same-sex marriage has been embedded into law, it still feels like society has a lot of catching up to do.”
“Post Traumatic Super Delightful” Uses Laughter To Talk About Campus Sexual Assault
“Hopefully because this dialogue is happening and we feel like we’re on the cusp of this conversation, people will understand how complex it is and how the survivor has no obligation to be what anyone wants them to be.”
Choose Your Own Dreamscape Adventure at “Sleep No More,” an Immersive Theater Production
Sleep No More is a Lynchian lost world, a timewarp, and walking out of it, you feel like you might have just emerged from a fugue state.
15 Ladies Who Played Peter Pan: From Nina Boucicault to Allison Williams
In anticipation of Peter Pan’s return to our TV sets, a look at some of the ladies who’ve played this queer icon over the years (and the lesbian gossip about them).
“Fun Home” The Musical Is Officially Heading To Broadway, Thank Goodness
After months of rumors, after winning all the Off-Broadway awards you can win, after a Pulitzer Prize nomination, “Fun Home” the musical is FINALLY transferring to Broadway! YESSSSSSSS!
Rhymes With Witches: Broadway Badass Elaine Stritch
“What I’m trying to say is that, Elaine Stritch was a bitch and she didn’t give a f*ck what you thought about her…She was the director of her own life and her tenacity and strong spirit will be sorely missed.”
Upon Going Home: Review of “The Messiah Complex”
“The Messiah Complex is radical because it takes on concepts of beauty, class differences, gender roles, and navigates love and life in a trans or gender-nonconforming body, all within a Black context. Never before have I seen so many nuanced themes in an all Black cast.”
So You Wanna Write the Divine: Black LGBTQ Artists Talk Spiritual Practices of Community Building
During Brown University’s “Black Lavender Experience” festival, Black LGBTQ artists talked about the divine nature of their writing for marginalized communities.
“Fun Home” is Relatable, Brilliant and Paving the Way for Women Musical Theatre Writers
Not only does Fun Home put a lesbian center stage, the lesbian character is a fully developed, three dimensional human being with thoughts, feelings, and complex issues.
IMPORTANT: Alanis Morissette Takes “Jagged Little Pill” To Broadway
“Will Full House’s Dave Coulier step in as the backstabbing ex-boyfriend? Will any of the ironic plot twists actually be ironic, or just crappy things that happened?! The future holds many mysteries, my friends.”
You Should Go: Fun Home the Musical is Finally Real, Going to Be Magic
Alison Bechdel’s “family tragicomic” hits off-Broadway this September. I need to know if there’ll be any dancing, so you need to go for me to find out.
You Should Go: NYC’s LezCab is Relevant to Your Rodgers and Hammerstein Interests
If you feel like there aren’t enough lesbos in the waving wheat of Oklahoma!,come see our versions of these beloved show tunes. Also, you might meet some girls.