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Dear Mom, Sorry For Being a Bitch. @ Soho Playhouse : perfect for Mother’s Day

If you are still not sure what to get for this weeks Mothers Day then we’ll share what Queerguru is doing. We are heading to the Soho Playhouse in NY for revival of Dear Mom, Sorry For Being a Bitch which is a one-woman by Christine Covode (with guests) love letter and apology … Continue reading

DEAR SANTA : The best Holiday Movie this Year

Forget all those Holiday movies starring hunky gay Christmas cowboys or those featuring an irrepressible Fran Drescher etc, THIS is unquestionably the best Christmas movie this year. Don’t just take our word, Santa thinks so too. Dana Nachman’s totally compelling and affectionate profile is of the US Postal Service’s Operation Santa program for answering children’s … Continue reading

Dear Stephen Sondheim, may we suggest

Stephen Sondheim has just announced that his multi-Tony Award winning Musical FOLLIES is finally going to be made into a movie almost 50 years since it first opened on Broadway . That original production directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, starring Alexis Smith (Phyllis), John McMartin (Ben), Dorothy Collins (Sally), Gene Nelson (Buddy), Yvonne De Carlo, (Carmen) won 7 Tonys. However … Continue reading

Dear Straight People …..

If it hadn’t been for the fact Queerguru was reviewing Ahead Of The Curve a new documentary on the iconic queer activist Frances ‘Franco’ Stevens we may never have discovered the poet Denice Frohman. We may actually be a tad late to get in line to sing praises about her extraordinary work as the … Continue reading

Dear Tenant : when queer love does not conquer all

You’ll need to grab a whole box of tissues before you start watching this heartbreaking queer drama from Tawainese filmmaker Cheng Yu-Chieh. This story of loss in itself is sad but set against a background where society still punishes a man for his sexuality, it’s almost impossible not to get angry as the story … Continue reading