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“Suburbia,” Written And Performed By Jonny Woo, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025

Posted by Margaret Rose | 18th Aug 2025 | Edinburgh 2025, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

As I read the title of Jonny Woo’s latest show, Suburbia, I wondered how this celebrated...

“DRAG: The Musical.” An exclusive interview with Alaska Thunderfuck

Posted by Lisa Monde | 9th Dec 2024 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

One of the main achievements of DRAG: The Musical, which premiered at the New World Stages in New...

“Sound Of The Underground,” Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Feb 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Ever been to a queer club? You know, drag cabaret night at Madame Jojo’s, or the Black Cap or Her...

“Ain’t No Mo Play” on Broadway at Belasco Theatre

Posted by Ademola Bello | 7th Jan 2023 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America

The young playwright Jordan E. Cooper deserves kudos for writing the play Ain’t No Mo. He is...

Glitches, Memes and Playbackshows: Performance in the Post-internet Era

Posted by Simon Baetens | 14th Dec 2022 | Belgium, Essay, LGBTQ+ Theatre

Drag is gaining popularity and visibility at a rapid pace. With the body as a canvas and the...

In China’s Voguing Houses, Queer Millennials Strike a New Pose

Posted by Wang Xuandi and Fan Yiying | 1st Feb 2021 | China, LGBTQ+ Theatre, News, Theatre and Dance

Ballroom culture is quietly flourishing in China’s cities, creating a safe space for young LGBT...

“Torch Song” Breathes New Life, Radiantly Led By Michael Urie

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

You may find that this glorious Broadway revival, led by Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in the same theater where it opened over 35 years ago, burns a softer flame — no less bright, for sure, but perhaps a bit more tender, lit for a time when a drag queen poised before a Broadway audience, while no less political, is imaginably less avant-garde.