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Christopher Byrne

(From L to R) Tony Oakley, Michael Fererri, and John Carden.
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Come to the cabaret: Michael Ferreri brings outstanding show to NYC

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"All The World’s A Stage" runs Tuesdays through Saturdays through May 10.
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Adam Gwon’s ‘All The World’s A Stage’ takes on life’s complexities in a gorgeous new musical

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David Rothenberg during a broadcast.
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David Rothenberg, an icon of LGBTQ history, presses on

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Ephraim Birney and Joel Myers in "As Time Goes By."
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Awkward moments abound in well-intentioned but weak play ‘As Time Goes By’

By Christopher Byrne
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‘Conversations with Mother’ explores the relationship between a mom and her gay son

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Audra McDonald stars as Rose Hovick in "Gypsy."
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‘Gypsy’ is back in a splendid revival

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‘Sunset Blvd.’ reimagines and energizes a classic musical

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Mark Nadler (l) and Jesse James Keitel in “The Christine Jorgensen Show.”
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Jesse James Keitel embraces role in ‘The Christine Jorgensen Show’ musical

By Christopher Byrne
Marla Mindelle and ensemble in "The Big Gay Jamboree."
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‘The Big Gay Jamboree’ is a musical sending up musicals

By Christopher Byrne
Sutton Foster in "Once Upon A Mattress."
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Revival of ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ is musical comedy at its best

By Christopher Byrne
Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary."
Theater

Oh wow! ‘Oh, Mary!’ is just too good

By Christopher Byrne
"Ain’t Done Bad" rruns through Sept. 1 at Pershing Square Signature Center.

Dancing through life: ‘Ain’t Done Bad’ is powerful, original, inspired theater

By Christopher Byrne
Cast members of "From Here" at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
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‘From Here’ doesn’t connect with its topic — or the audience

By Christopher Byrne
Jeni Hacker, Ronnie Larsen, Allen Lewis Rickan, Jason Guy, and Gabriell Salgado in "The Actors."
Theater

‘The Actors’: Ronnie Larsen’s new comedy is a family affair

By Christopher Byrne
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Divorce…LGBTQ+ Style: Karl Dunn’s ‘How to Burn a Rainbow’

By Christopher Byrne
Eddie Redmayne, starring as the emcee, is surrounded by others in "Cabaret" at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre.
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Magic in the making: Rebecca Frecknall’s new production of ‘Cabaret’ is a masterpiece

By Christopher Byrne
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Arts

  • Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon. Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close
  • “Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum. ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician
  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland's latest release is called “Laughter In Summer." February LGBTQ music: Troye Sivan and Beverly Glenn-Copeland
  • Grammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine. At 92nd Street Y, ‘Our People’ delivers an operatic tribute to Black queer experiences
  • The culminating piece of the exhibit is a 14th century German statue borrowed from the Cleveland Museum of Art, depicting Jesus and John the Baptist in the style of a married couple. The plaque describes how medieval viewers would have seen their relationship as a form of marriage “with Jesus in the role of the groom” and one that “stretched gender roles and sexual identities.” The Met’s Cloisters Museum offers a delightedly queer-inclusive analysis of sexuality in the Middle Ages

Crime

  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly
  • Steven Love Menendez (second from right) with Randy Wicker (center) and park rangers in front of the flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in 2022 — during the Biden administration. The Rainbow Flag and the heart and soul of Stonewall
  • A banner at the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March. Four decades in, Black communities are still paying the highest price from HIV — and inaction is not an option
  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone

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