Queer Characters Feature in ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘Mercury;’ ‘The People’s Joker’ is a Trans Coming of Age Story
Nina West, aka Andrew Levitt, Tours in “Hairspray” Jim Farmer Culture May 19, 2023 0He’s known best for competing on the 11th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but Andrew Levitt — also known as...
‘It’s Only a Play’ and ‘Ruthless!’ Look to Generate Laughs Jim Farmer Culture May 4, 2023 0Two campy, gay-directed productions are on tap for local theater patrons. Out director DeWayne Morgan is directing Process Theatre’s...
Out Actor Sharrod Williams Headlines ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical,’ Matt Terrell Hosts Live Cooking Demo Jim Farmer Culture April 20, 2023 0Many people don’t remember this, but when Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” was released in movie theaters in 2001, it won...
Out Actor Stars in ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ Aurora Theatre Mounts ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ Jim Farmer Culture March 17, 2023 0Sheldon Brown remembers reading Charles Fuller’s “A Soldier’s Play” when he was in high school. He never got to see...
Out Front Theatre’s ‘One in Two’ Leads Busy Spring Theater Season Jim Farmer Culture March 2, 2023 0Now that theater companies are producing again in a fairly normal manner after time off during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
Spring Arts Calendar Katie Burkholder Art March 2, 2023 0The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd Now through April 1 Alliance Theatre Jasmine Starr-Kidd is a 12-year-old computer genius....
Gay Directors Excel With “Of An Age” and “Pamela: A Love Story,” “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” Makes its Atlanta Bow Jim Farmer Culture February 16, 2023 0Out director Goran Stolevski drew raves for his 2022 film, “You Won’t Be Alone,” and he’s receiving similar praise for...
Billy Porter Works with Acting Legends in ‘80 for Brady,’ Melissa Foulger Directs First Play at Out Front Jim Farmer Culture February 2, 2023 0He’s been around for decades, achieving tremendous success on stage, TV, and film, but even Billy Porter was awed by...
LGBTQ Favorite ‘Hadestown’ Comes to the Fox Theatre Jim Farmer Culture January 6, 2023 0It was the big Broadway production of 2019, winning eight Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical. Now “Hadestown” is...
Out Front Kicks Its ‘Boots’ Up With New Musical Jim Farmer Culture October 21, 2022 0As Out Front Theatre Company opens its new season, it does so with one of its most high-profile shows ever...
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason Revisits ‘Designing Women’ with New Play Jim Farmer Culture September 22, 2022 0It’s an understatement to call Linda Bloodworth-Thomason television royalty. Her early writing career includes such landmark series as “M*A*S*H,” “Rhoda”...