‘RUMIPALOOZA’ Tribute’s Tantalizing Tidbits Give Giddy Glimpse Into Glittery, Gender-Defying, Off-Grid Enigma
RUMIPALOOZA: Trolling For Dick in Argentina & MORE
Thursday, January 22, 7pm
At the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
2nd floor, LGBT Community Center (208 W....
Desire to Know: Questioning the Mind Behind the Intimate, Immersive “Dirty Books”
BY ANDREA ALTON | Mara Lieberman’s inventive and timely play Dirty Books explores the First Amendment, censorship, and the world of underground erotica—and it’s...
Songs, Santa, Smut: Drag Icon Jackie Beat’s Holiday Show is Set to Sleigh
Hey, NYC! Good news for those who bristle upon hearing “Happy Holidays!” and other equally empty seasonal platitudes: Jacie Beat (the reigning queen of...
Molly “Equality” Dykeman Ducks Disaster to Deliver Jolly New Holiday Show
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Train wreck; hot mess; cautionary tale…and maker of holiday miracles? Put them all together, and you just might be talking...
National Tour Delivers Drag Legend Lady Bunny’s Twisted Takes on Beloved Broadway Tropes
New York City's own Lady Bunny--the legendary drag queen whose profane song parodies have caused many an unsuspecting audience member to demonstrate the proper...
Interview: Drew Droege Spills All About “Messy White Gays”
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | A witty actor known for performances in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer and, onstage, in the hit spoof Titanique, Drew Droege is...
NYCC 2025 Was a Return to Form, Fueled by ‘Super’ Fandom
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | New York Comic Con weekend (October 9-12) was unseasonably cold the first two days, and rainy the last two–not a...
Subversive and Charming Trans Performer Daphne Always is ‘Trying to Ride the Mechanical Bull...
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | One of the NYC performance scene’s most original inhabitants, Daphne Always—by her own definition—”blends music, standup, burlesque and drag” for...
Stellar Cast, Solid Material, Non-Stop Laughs: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Earns its Standing O
Note: This review is a reprint of 08/12/2024 content from ChelseaCommunityNews.com, our sister publication. Oh, Mary! is still playing; info here.
REVIEW BY TRAV S.D....
With Interviews & Reviews, Pizzoli’s ‘Passionate Outlier’ Captures the Essence of Gay Writers &...
WRITTEN & REPORTED BY MICK MEENAN | The Stonewall Uprising that followed a June 28, 1969 NYPD raid on a Christopher Street gay bar...

















