The Lede
Surrealist Comic Julio Torres on Turning Blue in Yellow
In his new HBO Max special, Julio Torres looks at how the language of color and how it shapes our perceptions of everything from personal relationships to the immigrant experience.
In the Q
Matthew Lombardo channels his unfortunate Faye Dunaway experience into a very funny backstage comedy.
Will Titanique Sail Through Tony Season?
Titanique has come a long way from being a ‘ridiculou’ idea of two unemployed actors. They and the the show are on Broadway. Read what the critics think.
Riz Ahmed Makes a Magnetic Contemporary Hamlet
Riz Ahmed stars in the title role of this cleverly streamlined contemporary take on Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, playing the son of a powerful man wavering between madness and revenge
The Daring Polish Dramedy and Its Queer Protagonist
The Polish dramedy The Stroke has a queer protagonist, unusual for a country where queer identity remains such a politically charged issue.
Christian Petzold’s Latest Miroirs no. 3 Walks a Fine Line
Petzold, who both writes and directs, constructs a formally controlled and tidy work with everything calmly…too calmly… in its place,
A Short Guide to Backstage Murders Most Foul (And Funny)
The deliciously titled When Playwrights Kill led us to wonder if there were any other backstage-set plays and musicals in which murder played a crucial part. Here’s what we found.
NY Critics Rave About the Coolest Cats on the Block
The Andrew Lloyd Webber send-up of TS Eliot poems may live up to tagline ‘Now and Forever’ with the new ballroom version that opened this week on Broadway. Here is a round-up of the reviews.
Queer Joy – And Agony – As Hacks’ Cast Looks Back at Final Season
The cast and creatives of Hacks got together to talk about the fifth and final season that promises to be, in Megan Stalter’s words, Fabulous-dabulous.
Kevin Chamberlin on Finding the Zen Amongst the Chaos of When Playwrights Kill
In Matthew Lombardo’s meta-farce When Playwrights Kill, Broadway veteran Kevin Chamberlin plays a theater director who must buffer a frustrated playwright against most difficult star.
Do Playwrights Kill? Ask Matthew Lombardo
Matthew Lombardo has gravitated to writing plays performed by actresses of certain age known as divas. Is his latest play premiering in Boston his revenge on them?
The Outsiders Is a Remarkable Coming-of-Age Musical
The Tony-winning musical has sweat, blood, tears, a beautiful score and dynamic staging.
Grag Queen & DJ Bright Light Bright Light Find the Cosmic Vibe for Tour
Few collaborations feel as genuinely fated as the one at the heart of the Cosmic Light North American Tour as Brazilian drag legend Grag Queen and Welch-born DJ Rod Thomas head out this week.
Synergy Is the Thing at the BSO
The synergy between musical director Andris Nelsons and the musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has never felt stronger than it was this past Thursday night at Symphony Hall.
The Comeback Returns with Valerie Cherish Battling AI
Lisa Kudrow brings back reality television star Valerie Cherish for the third season of HBO’s The Comeback. This season she’s on the front lines when Hollywood faces AI apocalypse.
Women’s Fight for Equality Goes On (With Great Songs) in Suffs
Suffs chronicles how the 19th Amendment was passed with verve, charm, and a wealth of great songs, thanks to composer/lyricist Shaina Taub.
Oh, Mary! Comes to Boston Just in Time for Christmas
The smash hit Broadway comedy comes to Boston’s Emerson-Colonial Theatre on December 21. Casting yet to be announced.
NYC Theater’s Queer Spring Vibe
Queer Themed and Queer Friendly plays and musicals crowd the New York City theater scene in the coming weeks.
Ever Feel Invisible to the People You Love Most? Check out Steve Carell’s New HBO Comedy Rooster
What happens when a parent learns their child no longer wants the closeness they once had? That is serious premise to the new HBO comedy Rooster, starring Steve Carell as a college professor feeling distance from his college-aged daughter.
Sinners Sweeps LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ Dorian Awards
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics revealed the winners of the group’s 2026 Dorian Film Awards, crowning Sinners as the year’s undeniable standout with six wins.
HBO’s DTF St. Louis Looks at the Dark Side of Hookup Culture
The new HBO series is built around a male friendship that goes to unexpected, and dangerous, places when the use of a hookup app comes into play.
William J. Mann Unravel the ‘Mystery of the ‘Black Dahlia’
Queer Hollywood biographer and novelist William J. Mann looks into the infamous ‘Black Dahlia’ murder that riveted America in the late 1940s and still remains unsolved.
Harry Lighton Redefines Kink with Dom-com Pillion
QulturVultur speaks with queer director Harry Lighton about his debut feature length film Pillion about a sexually naive young man who discovers he likes a relationship with a strict code of conduct.
Jack Tracy Turns Up the Sexual Heat on Dekkoo’s Danny Will Die Alone
With Season 3 of the streaming hit Danny Will Die Alone, Jack Tracy turns up the sexual heat.
Pillion — Padlocked And In Love
With his first feature, Pillion, writer-director Harry Lighton brings Adam Mars-Jones’ 2020 novel Box Hill to big-screen life and shatters the molds for rom-coms, queer romance movies, and biker myths.
Mahler and Queers – Why a Connection?
The Gustav Mahler revival and Queer Liberation were born within years of each other; and were forever linked in 1971 with the film Death in Venice. But why does Mahler’s music resonate so strongly with queers?
Pop, Jazz, Broadway Greats Join the Boston Pops for Upcoming Season
Keith Lockhart returns for the 2026 Boston Pops season with a stellar line-up of pop music, jazz and Broadway talent performing May 8 to June 6 at Symphony Hall.
Have Queer Films Become Too Tame? Mark Schwab Responds with Edgy Cutaways
Mark Schwab’s new film Cutaways hopes to be the answer to those finding Queer cinema these days a bit too Hallmark for comfort.
Cynthia Erivo Heads to Tanglewood This Summer with the Boston Pops
Grammy, Tony, Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is set for a concert this summer in Tanglewood with the Boston Pops.
Celebrity Stylist Chris Appleton on Finding Who You Are Meant To Be
Chris Appleton is known for his cutting good looks & celebrity clients, but he looks inward of his new book, YOUR ROOTS DON’T DEFINE YOU: Transform Your Life. Create Your Comeback.
Operation Mincemeat, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending Head to Boston. Plus the Phantom Returns
The 2026/2027 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season at the Citizens Opera House and the Emerson Colonial Theatre, an Ambassador Theatre Group venue has been announced.
Ariande Grande & Jonathan Bailey Pair for London Sondheim Revival
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George is set for a London revival next year with Ariande Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
David Bromstad Shares his Deep-Dive Home (and Self) Renovation
When his Orlando home was storm-damaged, David Bromstad embarked on a renovation that proved to be a revelation.
What Were 2025’s Top Ten Queer Cultural Moments?
Heated Rivalry, the appropriation of faggot, and Sniffies were amongst the big cultural queer stories of 2025.
Novelist Drew Banks Looks Beyond the Queer Literary Ghetto
The queer novelist returns to complete his trilogy of novels with I Before E; this time focusing on a teenage Italian immigrant’s coming of age in NYC during the 1990s.
Kilian Melloy’s Twelve Top Queer Films from 2025
What were the top queer films of 2025? QV critic Kilian Melloy weighs in with his choices of the top 12.
Sexy, Viral Hit Heated Rivalry Shows the Power of the Closet
At first it doesn’t appear that HBO Max’s viral hit Heated Rivalry has anything serious to say, just wait until Episode 3.
Why Is That Word on the Marquee?
Faggot has long been the one gay slur seemingly beyond reclamation; that is until recently.
If Qavatar of the Month Joan Crawford lived in the 21st Century, what movies could she have starred in? Here are five suggestions.
New Photo Book Continues Couples Quest to Authenticate Queer Love through the Centuries
Queer couple Neal Treadwell and Hugh Nini continue their journey to authenticate queer couples in a broad historical context with a new volume of vintage photos, Loving II, a follow-up to their groundbreaking Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s – 1950s.
Saint Joan
Did Alfred Hitchcock Make Hollywood’s Queerest Film?