One day Gianni Quaranta went to a screening of Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and in the elaborate sets and astonishing gowns he saw his future revealed to him. “I sat impressed and thought I wanted this job,” he explained at the Connelly Theat …Read more

Credit: THISISPOPBABY We spoke to Rory O’Neill and his alter ego, the fabulous queen of drag Panti Bliss, about their involvement in RIOT, THISISPOPBABY’s latest extravaganza coming to New York next week. The show, which won the coveted Best Producti …Read more

Last Friday night, revered sanctuary of music Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest party in the city as the New York Pops celebrated the beginning of African American History Month with a concert called “Heart and Soul.” Music director and conductor, Ste …Read more

Since France is the birthplace of cinema, it’s no surprise that the French were also animation pioneers. Years before the Lumière brothers thrilled and terrified audiences with their moving images of trains and horses, Émile Reynaud was conjuring ima …Read more

The Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn will screen Adam Rifkin’s The Dark Backward as part of their Weird Wednesdays series on 01/31. We spoke to the director about his inventive neo-noir, working with the late Bill Paxton, and his love of film. You’ll be …Read more

Gender inequality is at the center of the public conversation like never before, and with movements like #MeToo and the Women’s March constantly gaining popularity and news headlines, it should also be said: it was about damn time! The battle of the …Read more

Robert O’Hara’s Mankind takes place in a future where women have become extinct, it’s the men who are in charge of reproduction and concepts like “feminism” have become sociopolitical fossils. It’s also a world that has become completely pro-life, fo …Read more

Vivian Reed celebrates the legendary Lena Horne’s centennial with a series of shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below. We spoke to her about Horne’s legacy, her favorite recordings, and how she influenced the way she performs. https://youtu.be/RYJaoYgkUBg For …Read more

Fellow Travelers explores the romantic relationship between two men working for the US government in the midst of the Lavender Scare, an extension of Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunts that alleged that gay men could be blackmailed to avoid having their “ …Read more

Kyoung H. Park’s PILLOWTALK centers on Buck (JP Moraga) and Sam (Basit Shittu), interracial newlyweds who are trying to find their space in a society where their existence is still a political matter. One night after work they find themselves negotia …Read more