David Kennerley, Author at Gay City News

James Anthony finally has a dance party to call his own: Unspeakable Joy.

Music

DJ James Anthony brings down the house with Unspeakable Joy

By David Kennerley

Playwright Dave Osmundsen's “Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism" runs at the HERE Arts Center in Lower Manhattan from Dec. 4 through 14.

Theater

‘Bum Bum: Or, This Farce Has Autism’ subverts tropes to attain authenticity

By David Kennerley

Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in "Little Bear Ridge Road."

Theater

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’: Stumbling towards connection

By David Kennerley

"Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.

Theater

‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists

By David Kennerley

Anania, B Noel Thomas, and Caleb Quezon in NYTW's "Saturday Church."

Theater

‘Saturday Church’ review: Finding salvation in unlikely places

By David Kennerley

Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen."

Theater

‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion

By David Kennerley

Morgan Bassichis in "Can I Be Frank?"

Theater

‘Can I Be Frank?’: Solo show honors a comic queer pioneer

By David Kennerley

Josh Sharp stands on stage with his name printed on screen behind him in rainbow colors.

Theater

‘ta-da!’ review: A heartfelt romp full of magic and mayhem

By David Kennerley

John McCrea as Prince George and Mihir Kumar as Dev Chatterjee in "Prince Faggot."

Theater

‘Prince Faggot’ review: A raw subversive royal fairy tale

By David Kennerley

Crisco dancers in 1979, as depicted in the book "Queer Happened Here."

Books

A new wave of books celebrating queer spaces

By David Kennerley

"I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" runs through April 30 at Atlantic Theater Stage 2.

Theater

‘I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan’: A solo show with multiple characters and metatheatrics

By David Kennerley

Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran in "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Theater

Paul Mescal dazzles in a stripped-down ‘Streetcar’

By David Kennerley

"B*tchcraft: A Musical Play" runs through March 1 at The Wild Project.

Theater

‘B*tchcraft’ recounts the birth of a queer feminist indie rockstar

By David Kennerley

Robin Lord Taylor as Tennessee Williams and Brandon Flynn as Marlon Brando.

Theater

‘Kowalski’ eyes epic showdown between Brando and Tennessee

By David Kennerley

McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger sit together in "A Guide for the Homesick."

Theater

‘A Guide for the Homesick’: A searing night of revelation and redemption

By David Kennerley

Gilberto Saenz and Christopher Harrod in "Little House on the Ferry."

Theater

‘Little House on the Ferry’: Quirky, immersive musical set on Fire Island

By David Kennerley

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