A new documentary on the making of 'West Side Story' highlights the four queer men behind it
The documentary is the first in a series on LGBTQ+ contributions to literature.
APRIL 3, 2025
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Revisiting the 'West Side'
West Side Story is magnificently reborn on Broadway and Charles Kaiser attends, rubbing elbows with theater royalty including writer-director Arthur Laurents, Kathleen Turner, and Lauren Bacall.
MARCH 20, 2009
Seat Filler February 2011
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene found time this February to reminisce with Oscar Wilde's lover, get an enema from Varla Jean Merman, and strap one on for Tennessee Williams.
MARCH 1, 2011
Why This Old Movie Weirdo Loves the TCM Classic Film Festival
And suggests you start making your plans for next year!
AUGUST 30, 2023
TCM Fest: West Side Story's Queer Origins and Other LGBTQ+ Highlights
Peruse a queer preview of the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, a cinephilic celebration.
MAY 6, 2021
Opera and beyond
Advocate.com's itinerant opera critic recounts recent encounters with diva Susan Graham, legend Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Los Angeles Opera productions of Strauss and Verdi.
JULY 22, 2005
'And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going...'
Even before its highly anticipated opening, the glitz-and-glam celluloid fest known as Dreamgirls was already blasting headlines left, right, and center. But let's not forget who created this project--Michael Bennett.
JANUARY 9, 2007
A brief history of LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway
We've always been key creators, but in recent years we've been seen more onstage.
MAY 16, 2024
Let Gypsy Entertain You
With the release of the 1962 film version of Gypsy on Blu-ray, there's no reason not to kick back and let the gay-beloved musical entertain you. Ann Jillian recalls making the movie.
DECEMBER 19, 2012
Tough guys do dance
When American Ballet Theatre's powerful Brazilian star, Marcelo Gomes, takes on the role of Romeo, audiences learn why it's hot to be out
JANUARY 21, 2003
Rich and Famous
A queeny lead actor and a producer desperate for her first failure make for a damn good time in the play-within-a-play classic Rich and Famous.
JANUARY 23, 2009
10 Musical Numbers That Made Me Gay: Dancing Boys Edition
Dancing men cutting loose in a movie musical can make a gay fan's heart soar.
MARCH 10, 2015
The Innovators Great Gay Moments in 20th Century Dance
How LGBT people shaped the world of dance.
AUGUST 20, 2011
Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2011
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene counts down the top 10 LGBT-inclusive productions of the past year.
JANUARY 2, 2012
Before the Dawn of Tom
Tom of Finland is unarguably the most well-known gay erotic artist of the 20th century, but paving the way for his all-balls-out art was a group of American artists who created a more subtle, coded visual style.
JULY 9, 2011