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A brief history of LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway

We've always been key creators, but in recent years we've been seen more onstage.

Affairs to remember

Farley Granger bedded Ava Gardner, Shelley Winters, and Leonard Bernstein. In his autobiography, Include Me Out, Hitchcock's muse reveals how he lived as an openly bisexual actor in classic Hollywood and got away with it.

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.

Fall Theater Preview

From Daniel Radcliffe going bareback on Broadway to the next Dolly Parton working 9 to 5 at the Ahmanson in Los Angeles, a look at the shows that will be worth going to the theater for.Ā 

'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Scandal' Among Peabody Recipients

They and several other LGBT-inclusive programs are receiving the prestigious award for excellence in electronic media.

A cabin of one's own

New England's MacDowell Colony celebrates 100 years of artistic utopia. And the gay and lesbian artists who prospered there celebrate its role in their careers.

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.

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.

25 LGBTQ+ Movies & TV Shows You Might Have Missed in November

Saltburn, Rustin, Nyad, Rap Sh!t, and new Selling Sunset all premiered this month. Here's the queer entertainment you need to get caught up on.

Frodo gets lost

The three-and-a-half-hour stage version of The Lord of the Rings, now running in Toronto, has Elvish music, lots of armpit stabbing, guys on stilts, and a too-short wizard. It's quite a sight to see, but don't expect to be moved

Dramarama's Director Is 'Subverting the Coming-Out Film'

Jonathan Wysocki discusses his queer production about repressed theater nerds, which will screen at Outfest.

The best revenge

After a life of struggle, doubt, and abuse, Janis Ian comes out on top with a new album, a world tour, and a thriving writing career and Melissa Etheridge does the amazing interview

20 LGBTQ Collections of Poetry, Short Stories, and Essays

Some of our favorite new collections of short-form writing by queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming authors.

TCM Fest: West Side Story's Queer Origins and Other LGBTQ+ Highlights

Peruse a queer preview of theĀ 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival, a cinephilic celebration.