The Danish Girl: An Exquisite But Dullish Film
Michael MustoMoviesTheater & DanceMichael MustoClothes make the woman, apparently. In a French film called The New Girlfriend which opened earlier this year, Romain Duris played a widower who...
View ArticleElaine Paige On Piaf, Lloyd Webber & the Gays
Michael MustoTheater & DanceEntertainmentMoviesMichael MustoElaine Paige originated the role of Evita, as well as Grizabella in Cats, thereby becoming the first lady of British musicals. Her...
View ArticleCharlotte Rampling on 45 Years, Timelessness, and Gay Fans
Michael MustoMoviesTheater & DanceAndrew HaighMichael MustoCharlotte Rampling has always been an arresting presence in films — from her swinging flatmate in Georgy Girl (1966) to her concentration...
View ArticleFrom Caitlyn to Carol, Here’s a Look Back at 2015’s Gayest Show Biz Moments
Michael MustoEntertainmentMichael MustoThe DVD of Pride came out, meaning the sweet movie about LGBT activists who supported the striking miners in Thatcher’s U.K. But the real shock surrounding the...
View ArticleThe Year in Queer (Part 2): Miley’s Bi— and So Is Everyone Else!
Michael MustoEntertainmentmiley cyruslaverne coxzachary quintoRuPaul's Drag Racenick jonasMichael MustoPart 1 | From Caitlyn to Carol, Here’s a Look Back at 2015’s Gayest Show Biz MomentsHere are more...
View ArticleFilmmaker Bruce LaBruce On Rocking the Gay Boat
Michael MustoMoviesTheater & DanceMichael MustoCanadian provocateur Bruce LaBruce made waves this year with his film Gerontophilia, which was basically Love With the Proper Mature Person. In the...
View ArticleThe Legendary Lorna Luft on Her Career, Cancer, and Barry Manilow
Michael MustoMichael MustoNo one sells a song like Lorna Luft. Having seen Lorna perform multiple times through the years, I can attest to her power, her vitality, and the fact that she turns a tune...
View ArticleA Handy Guide to this Year’s Oscar Films, from 'Amy' to 'Youth'
Michael MustoMoviesGolden GlobesOscarsAcademy AwardsJulianne MooreEddie RedmayneMichael MustoFresh off last night’s glittery Golden Globes, the Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. While...
View ArticleDear Haters: I’ve Got Something To Get Off My Gay Chest
Michael MustoTheater & DancebroadwayMichael MustoHello, my darling haters. Guess what, kids? While you spend your lives blowing off steam about how horrible and sinful LGBT people are, I am simply...
View ArticleTituss Burgess on Kimmy Schmidt, Dreamgirls, and Sebastian the Crab
Michael MustoMichael MustoGoing from Broadway star to getting an Emmy nomination for playing a Broadway wannabe, TitussBurgess has struck gold as the unemployed actor/roommate Titus Andromedon in...
View ArticleDesigner Andrew Christian on Gays' Underwear Obsession
Michael MustoUnderwearNightlifeMichael MustoFrom the left: Peppermint, underwear model, and Andrew Christian by Adrian BayonaIf you believe the rumors, gays have been known to care a lot about fashion,...
View ArticleGuy's Worst Grindr Hookups: 'I Got a Call From His Boyfriend'
Michael MustoRobert MapplethorpeTheater & DancefitnessdocumentaryMichael MustoThe glory of sex apps and sites for so many gay guys is the opportunity to score instant sex. But for some, it’s often...
View ArticleAcid Betty, Thorgy Thor, and Other Drag Stars Respond to Trump's Horrors
Michael MustoNightlifequeenTheater & Dance2016 ElectionMichael MustoPhotos: Acid Betty (Logo), Lady Bunny (Sergio Kardenas), Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore)Drag queens certainly know how to read...
View ArticleHillary, Caitlyn, The Pope: How Do Our Friends Become Our Enemies?
Michael MustoHillary ClintonCaitlyn JennerReligion2016 Electionanderson cooperMichael MustoAn enemy who’s “the devil you know” can sometimes be easier to negotiate than a friend who momentarily turns...
View ArticleMy Proud Life as a Gay Stereotype
Michael MustoNightlifeTheater & DanceMichael MustoI’ve written before about how I happen to unwittingly fulfill various clichés of the single, witty (I hope) gay man in the corner, and how I’ve...
View ArticleJames Franco & Christian Slater Spice Up Raunchy Gay Porn Drama
Michael MustoMoviesTheater & DanceMichael MustoTired of the noble LGBT suffering served up in well dressed Oscar-nominated films like The Imitation Game, The Danish Girl, and Carol? Want to dive...
View ArticleJesse Tyler Ferguson Won't Serve You Legumes in 'Fully Committed'
Michael MustoTONY AWARDSJesse Tyler FergusonTheater & DanceMichael MustoEarlier this Broadway season, Jim Parsons starred as an incarnation of the supreme being in the funny if somewhat hollow An...
View ArticleStraights Always Steal All the Gay Trends! Make it Stop!
Michael MustoTheater & DanceJessica LangeRuPaul's Drag RaceMichael MustoDoesn’t it seem as if we LGBTs initiate a slew of social and cultural trends, which are later anxiously co-opted by the...
View ArticleHolly Woodlawn's Memorial: 'She Stole My Money—and My Heart'
Michael MustoTheater & DanceLea DelariabroadwayAudra McDonaldMichael MustoPuerto Rican born Holly Woodlawn livened up Andy Warhol films like Trash and Women in Revolt with sultry charm and...
View Article'Myra Breckinridge' and 19 other Gloriously Campy Films You Must See
Let's go to camp.Bonur Tristesse (1958)The Best of Everything (1959)Dead Ringer (1964)The Trip (1967)Hillybillys in a Haunted House (1967)The Detective (1968)80 Steps to Jonah (1969)Staircase (1969)The...
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