Drag Queen Alaska Thunderfuck Looks Back to Move Forward
Alaska Thunderfuck’s first musical wasn’t planned to arrive in the middle of a cultural war against drag queens, but the superstar’s story takes on striking new meaning.
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‘Starlight’ and Street Angels: An Interview with Theatre Royalty Ray Shell
From touring in the musical Hair to keeping time in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Ray Shell has done it all during his 50 years on stage and screen.
Cruelty at the Core of American Comedy: On ‘Funny Man: Mel Brooks’
Gross-out comedies like Paul Feig's Bridesmaids and boy-child juvenilia from the worlds of Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow would be nowhere without the standard set by Mel Brooks.
The Poetry of Heartbreak in ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’
Jacques Demy's dazzling musical explores a realistic side of love -- one that doesn’t always lead to a happy ending.