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Christopher Byrne

James T. Lane in "Triple Threat" at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row.
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‘Triple Threat’ is a powerful exploration of spirit and recovery

By Christopher Byrne
Raphel Famotibe and Tosin Alabi in "Foxes."
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‘Foxes’ takes a tender look at family and the costs of love

By Christopher Byrne
Mia Katigbak as the nurse and Dorcas Leung as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet."
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‘New’ Romeo and Juliet gets lost in translation

By Christopher Byrne
Gaten Matarazzo, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Groban, Nathan Salstone and the company of "Sweeney Todd."
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‘Sweeney Todd’ is back with a vengeance

By Christopher Byrne
Derek Christopher Murphy and Max Kantor in "Rough Trade."
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‘Rough Trade’ review: Surviving modern gay New York

By Christopher Byrne
Ellis Charles Hoffmeister, Sharon Ullrick, and Mateo d'Amato in a Scene from "Not About Me."
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‘Not About Me’ is all about Eduardo

By Christopher Byrne
Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez in the play 'Merrily We Roll Along.'
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“Merrily We Roll Along” finally finds its way

By Christopher Byrne
Alma Cuervo, Joel Waggoner and William Youmans in "A Man of No Importance" at Classic Stage Company.
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“A Man of No Importance”: Learning to say gay

By Christopher Byrne
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“The Gold Room” explores contemporary gay life

By Christopher Byrne
[0001] The company of Roundabout Theatre Company’s 1776. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2022
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Revival of “1776” recasts American origin story

By Christopher Byrne
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“The Nosebleed” explores loss, grief, and family relationships

By Christopher Byrne
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“Kite Runner” up in the air

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The revival of “Into the Woods”

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The coronation was stolen

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Biko Eisen-Martin and Dharon Jones in MCC Theater’s 2022 Production of soft by Donja R. Love – Photo by Daniel J. Vasquez
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“Soft” challenges the norms of masculinity

By Christopher Byrne
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Not so funny, girl

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Arts

  • Stephen Pasquale plays Charles Condomine in "High Spirits." ‘High Spirits’ musical makes memorable return to New York after more than 60 years
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city’s preparations for a snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Jan. 23. Thousands download ‘Heated Rivalry’ from NYPL after Mamdani’s snowstorm suggestion
  • Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry." Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts
  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline

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

  • 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
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging

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