Allegiance: Theater review by David Cote

Sweetly traditional grandfather Ojii-chan (George Takei) practices Japanese customs, such as hanging wind chimes, tending his garden and origami. As an example of the last, he folds a page f…

SOURCE: Time Out at 6:27am on November 9, 2015☆⚑

Telly Leung On the Three-Week Rule That Keeps His Relationship Strong by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoEntertainmentTheater & DanceGeorge TakeiMichael MustoTelly Leung made a splash as Wes in Glee, while also establishing himself as a go-to Broadway performer, having appeared…

SOURCE: Out at 10:00am on November 2, 2015☆⚑

King Charles III: Theater review by David Cote

For the living playwright working in English, William Shakespeare vexes. Whether you think his global stature oppressive or admire the works as antique phenomena with little bearing on today…

SOURCE: Time Out at 9:43am on November 2, 2015☆⚑

Sylvia: Theater review by David Cote

"Never work with animals or children," W.C. Fields famously warned, but no one told Matthew Broderick. As midlife-crisis-stricken Greg in the urban fable Sylvia, the actor must keep a straig…

SOURCE: Time Out at 10:59pm on October 27, 2015☆⚑

Time Out's David Cote "Translates" Shakespeare by David Cote

Inspired by Oregon Shakespeare Festival's radical Shakespeare translation project, a theater critic updates classic passages of the Bard

SOURCE: Time Out at 9:17am on October 27, 2015☆⚑

The 10 Most Boring Things Gays Say! by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoLady GagaEntertainmentMichael MustoPhoto: Sassy Gay Friend via YouTube There's nothing duller than a boring gay. After all, gays have the potential to be so wildly enchanting an…

SOURCE: Out at 9:00am on October 26, 2015☆⚑

Futurity: Theater review by David Cote

In this retro-utopian concert turned musical, Civil War solider Julian (César Alvarez) and British mathematician Ada (Sammmy Tunis)­ muse rapturously on brain mechanics and consciousness…

SOURCE: Time Out at 8:13pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

What About the Gals Who Haven't Gotten on Drag Race? by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoEntertainmentRuPaul's Drag Racemichael urieTelevisionMichael MustoWe've all seen what happens when a local drag performer nabs a spot on RuPaul's Drag Race. Sharon Needles …

SOURCE: Out at 10:00am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Michael Feinstein on 54 Below, Cheyenne, and Couples Counseling by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoEntertainmentMusicTheater & DanceMichael MustoOne of the top proponents of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein has long applied his creamy vocals to standards, both in …

SOURCE: Out at 9:30am on October 12, 2015☆⚑

The Real-Life Steven Goldstein Has a Problem With Freeheld by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoMoviesEllen PageJulianne MooreMichael MustoPictured at left: Steve Carell in 'Freeheld' | right: Steven Goldstein In my last column, I gave Freeheld a good review, appreciating …

SOURCE: Out at 9:01am on October 9, 2015☆⚑

Fool for Love: Theater review by David Cote

Since her star-making turn in 2010's Venus in Fur, Nina Arianda has established a reputation for being irresistibly sexy on stage. Emotional intensity and comic agility only burnish her palp…

SOURCE: Time Out at 10:56pm on October 8, 2015☆⚑

Old Times: Theater review by David Cote

The first word spoken in Harold Pinter's gripping 1971 drama about a man, his wife and the wife's visiting friend is "dark." Deeley (Clive Owen) was presumably curious about the hair of soon…

SOURCE: Time Out at 10:10pm on October 6, 2015☆⚑

10 Movies Where the Gay Was Taken Out by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoMoviesMichael MustoThis is turning out to be a smashing year for LGBT movies, which makes it a good time to sit back and reflect upon the periods when that wasn't necessarily th…

SOURCE: Out at 10:32am on October 5, 2015☆⚑

Jennifer Hudson talks her Broadway debut in The Color Purple by Will Pulos

The air-conditioning is broken, but Jennifer Hudson isn't complaining. It's an oppressively humid afternoon in a tiny basement studio in Dumbo, and everyone is trying to move slowly enough t…

SOURCE: Time Out at 1:58pm on September 30, 2015☆⚑

New Tell-All Spills the Dirt About Faye Dunaway and Mommie Dearest! by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoTheater & DanceMichael MustoIn 1981, I caught a screening of Mommie Dearest, with Faye Dunaway as aging Hollywood gorgon Joan Crawford in all her penciled-eyebrowed neuroses…

SOURCE: Out at 9:30am on September 28, 2015☆⚑

Fulfillment: Theater review by David Cote

If we handed out stars based solely on scenes that were probably awkward to stage in rehearsal, Thomas Bradshaw's new play might rate four (lots of ultra-realistic sexy time). Alas, there's …

SOURCE: Time Out at 7:39am on September 22, 2015☆⚑

In Praise of Nelly Queens: Let's Stop Being Ashamed of Our Femme Side by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoMichael MustoI'm not exactly Liberace, but I'm a somewhat effeminate man and I've always been protective of that trait. It's who I am, and I bristle whenever I'm told to tone it…

SOURCE: Out at 10:00am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

The Christians: Theater review by David Cote

A segment of the American population seems to believe that Christianity is under attack from godless socialists, gay-marriage supporters and rival creeds trying to impose theocracy on our fa…

SOURCE: Time Out at 7:14am on September 18, 2015☆⚑

27-Year-Old Twink: 'We're Not All Bouncy Airheads!' by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoEntertainmentNightlifeMichael MustoDesperate to debunk a stereotype, I recently put out a Facebook post asking friends if they know of a gay twink who's actually smart, not alwa…

SOURCE: Out at 8:30am on September 14, 2015☆⚑

Candis Cayne On Caitlyn's Politics, Dating & Returning to Barracuda! by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoEntertainmenttransCaitlyn JennerMichael MustoCandis Cayne is coming back home for a night! More about that in a second. First, let me remind you that Candis is the leggy, talent…

SOURCE: Out at 11:00am on September 7, 2015☆⚑

Sweet mother-of-Pearl! SpongeBob is swimming to Broadway

Broadway musicals have been built around comic-book characters such as Spider-Man, Annie, The Addams Family and Superman, or they've been based on popular children's TV stars, such as Pee-we…

SOURCE: Time Out at 6:57am on September 1, 2015☆⚑

70s Sex God Peter Berlin: I Gave People A Lot Of Good Climaxes by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoTheater & DanceArt & BooksMichael MustoNo one photographed Peter Berlin"the porn actor/model/designer with the Dutch boy 'do and the giant manhood bulging in his skin-ti…

SOURCE: Out at 12:45pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

Hamlet | Barbican Centre | Theatre in London by Andrzej Lukowski

Benedict Cumberbatch struggles to make himself felt in Lyndsey Turner's enormous production.

SOURCE: Time Out at 8:55pm on August 25, 2015☆⚑

A Stonewall Survivor Spills All: 'It Was 70% People Of Color' by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustostonewallMichael MustoPictured: Titus Montalvo as Jessica Montez in June, 1969 | Photo courtesy of Titus Montalvo Stonewall is practically causing riots all over again. On…

SOURCE: Out at 9:30am on August 24, 2015☆⚑

THE REPORT by Dana Varinsky

Michael Countryman, one of this year's few Fringe leads with significant Broadway credits, serves as narrator and anchor of this compelling look back at England's largest single civilian dis…

SOURCE: Time Out at 2:29pm on August 20, 2015☆⚑