Florida Students Limited to Excerpts of Shakespeare Due to 'Sexual' Themes
Florida’s “don’t say gay” law is now depriving students of accessing some of the most read works in the English language.
August 9, 2023
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TV That's Better Than 'Downton Abbey'
In Shakespeare Uncovered, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, and others tell us about the man who invented show business, created gender-bending characters, and wrote plays that leave Downton Abbey in the dust.
January 25, 2013
Discover the gem that is the city of Ashland and its Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland is a small, beautiful, LGBTQ-friendly city that hosts a renowned theater festival presenting the work of Shakespeare and more.
September 25, 2024
The show must go on
When the founder of the Los Angeles-based Globe Playhouse passed away, the fate of the theater was uncertain. Now a lesbian playwright has stepped in to preserve the landmark's legacy while refashioning its future.
August 24, 2007
Jennifer Lanier Is Making Shakespeare Even More Queer
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival has one hell of a leader in their hands.
July 15, 2019
Broadway Star Brian Bedford Dead at 80
The Tony-winning performer is survived by his husband, fellow actor Tim MacDonald.
January 13, 2016
Watch Robert Pattinson and Timothée Chalamet Swordfight in 'The King'
Chalamet portrays a reluctant royal and Pattinson a Dauphin in the upcoming movie.
October 24, 2019
Whedon's World: A Director for Shakespeare and Thor
The director behind the mega-blockbuster The Avengers brings you this summer's underdog, Much Ado About Nothing, a tiny independent film starring Tom Lenk, who sat down with the director to talk Shakespeare, superheroes, and their mutual man crush.
June 21, 2013
Kings and Queens
NBC's new epic saga Kings imagines a modern-day monarchy with a queer spin -- complete with late night trysts and a jab at 'don't ask, don't tell.'
March 13, 2009
Baby comes early, Daddy comes out
Broadway and TV star B.D. Wong talks about his new book on the harrowing premature birth of his son--and about why he's finally ready to speak out in The Advocate
May 27, 2003
Big Gay Following: David Duchovny
How does the Calfornication and The X-Files: I Want to Believe star really feel about gay rumors, male nudity, and queer extraterrestrials? The truth is in here.
June 19, 2008
Seat Filler Cheyenne Jackson Hugh Jackman Daniel Craig
The Advocate's queen on the New York theater scene meets bisexual conjoined twins, pits Sienna Miller against Jude Law, tastes Cheyenne Jackson's Rainbow, and saves up for a rainy day with Hugh Jackman.
November 16, 2009
Republicans Across the Country Push Bills Restricting Drag Shows
Bills in at least 11 states across the country are working their way through legislatures, though none have yet been signed into law.
February 6, 2023
The Beat Goes On
James Franco isn't a gay man, he just plays one -- frequently. The busiest guy in show business takes a break to discuss how he came to play Allen Ginsberg in Howl.
September 9, 2010
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