Leonard Bernstein was not just an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian, but he was considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time and the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. As well as being one the most celebrated prolific musicians, by all accounts his … Continue reading
The first trailer for Dicks: The Musical — formerly known as Fucking Identical Twins — just dropped on Thursday, and it’s even more magnificent than we could have imagined. The film stars Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper), who created the original off-Broadway show at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2014, alongside musical … Continue reading
London-based queer performer, playwright, producer and director Alexis Gregory launches his new show, FutureQueer, at London’s fab Kings Head Theatre in Islington on Friday 28th July. It’s 2069….and the whole world is queer. Voguing and lip-syncing are categories in the Olympics. There is a statue of George Michael on Hampstead Heath. And Starbuck’s own … Continue reading
Londoners, we are in for a treat. The smash hit musical, A Strange Loop, is transferring from Broadway to the Barbican Theatre for a limited 12-week season run from 17th June. This fabulous musical has won every Best Musical award on Broadway including the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize and has received rave … Continue reading
If you need just one excuse to go to this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, then this is it. It’s filmmaker Stephen Kijak highly anticipated (and long overdue) new documentary ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED. It promises to be a timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity and examines the life of legendary actor … Continue reading
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