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NYC music
fromQueerty
2 days ago

Claybourne Elder gets personal, playful & a little creepy with a package of reimagined standards - Queerty

Claybourne Elder's debut album reimagines iconic songs, blending storytelling with humor and emotional depth for a fresh perspective on timeless classics.
Film
fromVulture
2 days ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
fromQueerty
3 days ago

The next Shane & Ilya? Meet the stars bringing a Heated Rivalry musical to the stage - Queerty

MarcAurele knew he had to strike while the iron was red-hot, so he got to writing, and in just three short weeks he was bringing the show to life, complete with a number that explored the inherent musicality of that bike scene and another that featured a chorus lauding 'gay hockey players with big butts' as if they were singing a church hymn.
NYC LGBT
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

How can you forget me': show details Filipino Americans' rich history

The exhibition showcases the lives and stories of Filipino migrants, emphasizing their humanity beyond labor history.
fromDefector
6 days ago

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector

Under the ABS challenge system, a team begins each game with two challenges. If a player gets an umpire's call overturned, their team retains the challenge. In effect, this means a team has unlimited challenges until they get two wrong.
Boston Red Sox
#broadway
Independent films
fromVulture
5 days ago

Did Dog Day Afternoon Get Away With It?

The new Broadway production of Dog Day Afternoon offers a fresh interpretation, emphasizing character development and emotional depth over strict adherence to the original film.
Independent films
fromVulture
5 days ago

Did Dog Day Afternoon Get Away With It?

The new Broadway production of Dog Day Afternoon offers a fresh interpretation, emphasizing character development and emotional depth over strict adherence to the original film.
fromQueerty
6 days ago

This steamy, soapy Filipino "macho dancer" drama was so controversial it had to be smuggled out of the country - Queerty

Macho Dancer was once deemed so controversial that its director had to smuggle it out of the country so it could see the light of day. Set within Manila's infamous red-light district, the film was seen as too risqué and possibly even dangerous due to its honest look at homosexuality, sex work, and drag queens, while also shining a light on government corruption.
LGBT
Film
fromVulture
2 days ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
SF LGBT
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Luis Salgado: It's an honor to be a Hispanic director telling the story of US independence'

Luis Salgado's version of 1776 reinterprets American history, highlighting the contradictions of freedom and the rights of enslaved people.
#theater
fromIndependent
1 week ago
London music

'Now it's almost trendy, but it used to be something I was so ashamed of. I would never talk about it in a work setting'

fromIndependent
1 week ago
London music

'Now it's almost trendy, but it used to be something I was so ashamed of. I would never talk about it in a work setting'

#theatre
Arts
from48 hills
3 days ago

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see - 48 hills

The experience of attending performances can evoke feelings of isolation and scrutiny, especially for those who stand out in a predominantly different crowd.
Arts
from48 hills
3 days ago

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see - 48 hills

The experience of attending performances can evoke feelings of isolation and scrutiny, especially for those who stand out in a predominantly different crowd.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Indelible' voices: How the NYC trans community is fighting erasure from a Lower East Side stage | amNewYork

Indelible is a forum for trans people to share their stories and foster understanding.
#zendaya
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
Film
fromVulture
5 days ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
1 week ago

Review: Two friends makes a great escape in Mexodus ()

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson create a musical that highlights the historical escape of enslaved Black people to Mexico.
#comedy
San Francisco
fromsf.funcheap.com
2 weeks ago

"Crazy Funny Asians" Free Comedy Showcase (SF)

Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase features top Bay Area comedians celebrating Asian-American culture with free tickets available through RSVP.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song n' dance | Editorial

Trainspotting the Musical adapts Irvine Welsh's novel, showcasing the evolution of stories from books to stage with contemporary themes.
SF parents
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Four Sisters and a Knife: Jeena Yi's Jesa

Jesa explores the complexities of family dynamics through a Korean American ancestor-honoring ceremony, revealing deep emotional conflicts among the sisters.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

A Drama of Two Masters

A documentary dramatizes the rivalry between British landscape painters Turner and Constable while exploring survival strategies in the age of AI.
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn playwright's show 'Apoloholics' has nothing to apologize for * Brooklyn Paper

"There's a lot of insecurity," Corigliano said of the reasons people over-apologize. "There's that feeling of needing validation, not feeling you deserve to say and feel what you say and feel." Apologizing becomes a kind of attitude, where "sorry" can be spoken or expressed in other words, undermining statements and introducing uncertainty.
Brooklyn
NYC LGBT
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

How a Dexter' Star Is Singing Her Way Through Spanish Harlem

Luna Lauren Velez maintains her Puerto Rican roots while thriving in Hollywood, known for roles in 'New York Undercover' and 'Dexter'.
fromSPIN
2 weeks ago

Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart Go Beyond the Chamber - SPIN

All but one of the song titles on Body Sound, the debut album from experimental string trio Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart, line up nicely-a few words, usually two, usually nouns, separated by a vertical line. The straight line in the middle means different things in different disciplines. In computing, it's called a 'pipe' and serves as a conduit. In poetry, it denotes a pause or break. In music, it marks the beginning and end of measures.
Music
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period

A solo play chronicles ten days of a man's life during a mandatory waiting period before purchasing a gun for suicide, blending dark comedy with redemptive storytelling about depression.
Berlin music
fromTime Out New York
2 weeks ago

Review: The Bengsons sing of a pregnant pause in My Joy Is Heavy ()

Abigail and Shaun Bengson's musical 'My Joy Is Heavy' reflects on their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, exploring themes of life, death, and family while attempting to conceive a second child.
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week ago

Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley debuts new play in NYC * Brooklyn Paper

His writing is incredible. The characters are real. There's so much for actors to dig into. To be able to write that way and to connect with people, you're operating on a higher plane.
NYC music
Film
fromQueerty
3 days ago

WATCH: This shocking camboy drama pushes queer cinema into provocative new territory - Queerty

Blue Film is a provocative camboy drama exploring taboo subjects and complex human relationships between a sex worker and his former teacher.
Paris food
fromGothamist
2 weeks ago

'Powerful things happen when queer people get in the same room': Inside a new NYC salon

Living Room Lectures is a monthly LGBTQ+ educational series held in a Williamsburg apartment that explores queer perspectives on various topics while raising funds for charitable causes.
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period

A solo play explores a ten-day waiting period before a suicide attempt, using humor and personal narrative to address depression and mental health stigma.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed | In a time of fear, I made adanceabout hope | amNewYork

Dance communicates profound truths about human experience and social injustice that words cannot reach, offering a vital form of resistance and expression during times of fear and displacement.
fromBronx Times
1 week ago

Teatro Fest NYC returns a spotlight on Latino performers with 24 shows citywide - Bronx Times

Teatro Fest NYC returned for its 11th year earlier this month, celebrating a history of Latinx identity and performance through 24 unique and original shows.
NYC music
Film
fromJezebel
5 days ago

'The Drama' Is Worth the Secrecy

Kristoffer Borgli's film explores dark human impulses through a pre-wedding gathering that reveals unsettling secrets among friends.
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

How Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jesus Help Reimagine 'All My Sons' at Berkeley Rep | KQED

It was like watching a play, like an actor telling people's stories. It showed me the power of performance and how the power of someone's story could change lives.
California
#arthur-miller
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period

A personal theatrical account of a ten-day waiting period before a suicide attempt, exploring depression through comedy and redemption while advocating for destigmatization.
London music
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Why Didn't I Love the Bengsons' My Joy Is Heavy?

A critic struggles to articulate why the Bengsons' folk music, despite fitting her genre preferences, fails to resonate authentically despite their technical skill and theatrical appeal.
fromFuncheap
4 weeks ago

2026 California Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Festival (SF)

Join us at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 14 & 15, 2026 for an unforgettable cultural experience. This year, renowned Cantonese Opera artists from Hong Kong will present two full-length performances of beloved classic stories - a spectacular showcase you won't want to miss!
SF music
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The play that changed my life: There were cheers, screams and gasps at our story we couldn't believe it!'

It follows a young Syrian boy, Ahmet, who arrives in the UK without his parents. He joins a school and befriends a group of kids who hear that the government is going to close the gates. They don't fully understand what it means other than that Ahmet's parents, who must be looking for him, won't be able to get into the country. So they decide, in a beautifully innocent way, to go to the most powerful person they can think of—the queen!—and ask for help to find Ahmet's parents and keep the gates open.
Writing
Arts
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Drama Masks: Monsters in our midst, as Black and queer history looms - 48 hills

A Bay Area theatre critic prioritizes honest reviews over free event access, evaluating whether performances justify audience spending while acknowledging indie artists' resource constraints and limited venue availability.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.london-unattached.com
3 weeks ago

America the Beautiful Chapter 1, King's Head Theatre

Neil LaBute's Chapter 1 of America the Beautiful presents three disturbing one-act plays exploring human depravity, self-hatred, murder, and manipulation through unnamed characters representing flawed human behavior.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 weeks ago

The world's oldest active drag king has shaped the art form for decades. She's not slowing down. - LGBTQ Nation

El Daña, at 80 years old, is certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest performing drag king, with a career spanning from 1965 to present, including activism through the Imperial Court System.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Actor, director establish 'Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices.
fromDefector
1 month ago

A Complimentary Profile Of Jason Lee That Was Surprisingly Difficult To Publish | Defector

It's kind of a little local community hang spot as much as it is a retail store. You could buy analog cameras or photo books at the shop. If you're like me, you could browse in order to motivate yourself to dig your old film camera out of the closet. Or you could just hang out, talk art, and make friends.
Los Angeles
Arts
fromArtforum
3 weeks ago

War hangs heavy: Vietnamese performance in New York

War functions as a persistent atmospheric condition affecting generations rather than a discrete historical event, exemplified through Vietnam-based artists' work addressing imperial influence and antiwar legacies.
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Michael Henry talks gay culture, social media & stand-up comedy - Queerty

Michael has become a must-follow voice in queer comedy thanks to his sharp observations, deeply relatable videos, and his ability to capture the messiness, humor, and contradictions of gay culture. Whether he is skewering dating apps, touring internationally, or turning dumpsters, French onion dip, and therapy into comedy gold, his work resonates because it is honest and very funny.
SF LGBT
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Yiyun Li on Stories That Happen Twice

Retrospective narrative reveals how stories gain completeness through the knowledge of future events, transforming present moments into layered reflections on fate and identity.
#asian-american-identity
SF music
from48 hills
1 month ago

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages - 48 hills

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood's proposal to turn Market Street into a theatre arts district with $5 million funding prioritizes commercialized, tourist-friendly entertainment over San Francisco's unique, eclectic theatrical identity.
NYC LGBT
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Colman Domingo on the beautiful reason his stepfather fired him from his summer job - Queerty

Colman Domingo received the President's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards, honoring his achievements and crediting his parents' influence on his success and values.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

Leanne Borghesi: Practicing Love Out Loud, Onstage and In Community - San Francisco Bay Times

Leanne Borghesi embodies PMLE philosophy by practicing love as a daily discipline and devotion through 30+ years of artistic activism in San Francisco, using music and presence to bridge joy and justice.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Yosimar Reyes explores lives of the undocumented in Teatro Vision show

Yosimar Reyes, an undocumented poet, became Santa Clara County's first undocumented poet laureate and created a play portraying undocumented community resilience in East San Jose.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Heated Rivalry," "Pillion," and the New Drama of the Closet

"Heated Rivalry," a low-budget Canadian series that began streaming on HBO Max late last year, quickly made the leap from unexpected word-of-mouth success to full-blown cultural phenomenon. The show, which follows a pair of professional hockey players who fall for each other, has been name-checked by everyone from the N.H.L. commissioner to Zohran Mamdani; its two young leads, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, just served as Olympic torch-bearers.
Television
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
New York City
fromBronx Times
2 months ago

Once a circus performer, now a Bronx playwright, Victor Vauban Jr. finds a new stage - Bronx Times

Victor Vauban transformed a youth circus career into a Bronx-based career as a playwright, director, and occasional performer.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Review: Hershey Felder delivers a brilliant story about Hershey Felder

Hershey Felder's piano symbolizes personal freedom, family history, curiosity, and his embodiment of composers through performance and storytelling.
#bowen-yang
Social justice
fromMedium
3 years ago

Confessions of a Race Writer

Race writers risk performing a narrowed, victimized 'blackness' while often holding privilege and a platform to speak for marginalized people.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Santa Clara Co. poet laureate pens 'love letter' about immigrants facing threat of deportation

A play, No Llegamos Aquí Solos, portrays undocumented community balancing activism and everyday joy, drawing on a DACA poet's experience caring for his grandmother.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

AI-generated, probabilistic interfaces break traditional deterministic UI design; designers must adopt structured protocols (like A2UI) to ensure stability, continuity, and predictable user workflows.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

2 actors fill different goals as tragic Rosemead' finds an audience

Lucy Liu knew the instant she watched Lawrence Shou's open-call audition video that the neophyte East Bay actor would be the perfect choice to portray her troubled cinematic son in the wrenching Rosemead, inspired by a real-life Southern California tragedy. The 23-year-old Shou, a lifelong Fremont resident, won out over hundreds of others eager to play 17-year-old Joe, a troubled San Gabriel Valley area high school student with schizophrenia whose distraught mom Irene (Liu, in a transformative performance) is dying of cancer.
Film
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A provocative new play challenges society's discomfort that disabled people have sex lives'

A Birds of Paradise production confronts sexual taboos by portraying disabled people as complex sexual beings, challenging assumptions, pity, and social discomfort.
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

SF Playhouse's 'M. Butterfly' turns from gender tropes to exploration of weaponized identity - 48 hills

The current M. Butterfly production emphasizes hope, love, and the policing and weaponization of identities rather than relying on the original gender-reveal shock.
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Curtain Calls: Unfinished stories come to life in light-hearted comedy Improbable Fiction'

Masquers Playhouse presents Alan Ayckbourn's Improbable Fiction with strong direction, versatile performances, and outstanding costumes that bring imagined stories vividly to life.
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not - 48 hills

Bay Area civic and cultural life is devolving into surreal, corporate-driven spectacles and real dangers that blur satire and genuine threat.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Alexander Wang Debuts New Cultural Space Centering Asian Creativity

Alexander Wang and Ying Wang converted 58 Bowery into the Wang Contemporary, a restored Beaux-Arts venue showcasing Asian and Asian American creative expression.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

A slate of new off-Broadway shows take the stage in February

February brings a dense slate of new off-Broadway premieres spanning intimate character studies, political dramas, comedies, and formally adventurous productions across New York theaters.
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