Tag: PBS
Queerguru reviews NOLLY: the story of the once undisputed Queen of British Soaps
Although Russell T Davies’s new mini-series NOLLY is about a quintessential British TV soap opera from the 1970s it is essential viewing for anyone who loves the melodramas that go on behind the scenes. Davies, responsible for such groundbreaking series as Queer as Folk and It’s a Sin. shows a genuine affection for both…
PBS to air the Metropolitan Opera’s ” achingly — almost painfully — pretty, relentlessly stirring opera” THE HOURS
Michael Cunningham.’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, novel The Hour was made into an Oscar-winning 2002 film of the same name starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore. now it has been adapted into an Opera. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts The Hours was written for Renée Fleming to make her highly anticipated return to the Met Inspired by…
PBS Great Performances are filming the new revival of COMPANY
If you are not going to be able to make it to Broadway to see the fabulous Tony and Grammy winner Katrina Lenk and two-time Tony and two-time Grammy winner Patti LuPone in Company, do not despair. PBS are filming it to be shown in May. This documentary will be part of the series’ fifth…
CURED : the story of the LGBTQ activists who fought back against American Psychiatry : reviewed by Queerguru’s Ris Fatah
“Cured” is a must-see. An award-winning documentary that takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ equality: the very influential American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Early US gay rights activist groups – such as the…
PBS star-studded WICKED IN CONCERT includes the fabulous 89 year old RITA MORENO
PBS will mark Broadway’s return with Wicked IN CONCERT, a musical event celebrating the songs from one of the most iconic hits in Broadway history. This special performance will feature reimagined, never-before-heard musical arrangements created just for this broadcast, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop music, and television. The evening is co-hosted by…
