GLR March-April 2023

Art Exhibitions Of an Age (Goran Stolevski) Serbian drama set in the summer of ’99 tells of an intense, 24-hour romance between a seventeen-year old dancer and his best friend’s older brother. Petit Mal (Ruth Caudeli) Billed as “real fiction,” charts the direc tor’s polyamorous relationship with two other women as they cope with intimacy, jealousy, loneliness, etc. Spoiler Alert (Michael Showalter) What starts as a romcom in volving two gay guys (Jim Parsons and BenAldridge) takes a tragic turn when one gets a cancer diagnosis. Reviewed in this issue. Tár (Todd Field) Cate Blanchette stars as a classical conductor on the world stage who has a female partner, a surfeit of musical tal ent, and a swagger that could get her into trouble. Silver Foxes Comedy from the writers of The Golden Girls about a posse of gay men who rescue their best friend from a homophobic assisted living facility. At Uptown Players in Dallas, March 2–12. one in two Drama follows Donté, a young Black man, when he’s di agnosed with HIV and has to cope with new social and medical real ities. The title refers to the lifetime HIV rate for Black men who have sex with men. At the Pride Arts Ctr. in Chicago thru March 19th. Angels in America Millennium Approaches, Part 1 of the two part epic drama, will be at the Central Sq. Theater in Cambridge, MA, April 20th–May 21st. The Prom Musical about an Iowa girl whose high school bars her from taking her girlfriend to the prom—until 4 Broadway has-beens come to the rescue. At the Speakeasy, Boston, May 5th–June 3rd. Company Broadway revival turns Bobby into Bobbie in a gen der-flipping re-interpretation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic “con cept musical.” Ongoing at the Bernard Jacobs Theater. The Collaboration Broadway premiere about the professional and personal connection between artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. At the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; run is open-ended. Theater / Dance Larry Stanton, 1974–84 Drawings and paintings from the decade before the artist’s death capture the faces of a generation lost toAIDS. At the Daniel Cooney Fine Art Gallery in NYC thru March 4th. Lavender Women & Killer Dykes Early organizing of lesbian spaces—community centers, bookstores, music events, etc.—in Chicago. At the Gerber/Hart Library in Chicago thru May. Rise Up exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and explores the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the U.S. At the Holocaust and Human Right Museum in Dallas thru June 17th. Images onWhich to Build Focus is on photographic technique in images that document LGBT activism from the 1970s to the ’90s. At the Leslie Lohman Museum in NYC, March 10th–July 30th. C ALL FOR S UBMISSIONS – T HE G&LR The Gay & Lesbian Review accepts unsolicited manuscripts and proposals on all LGBT-related topics. Especially sought are pro posals on the following themes for issues in development: • Virtually Gay: From Grindr to video games and beyond • The Travel Issue: The role of travel in LGBT culture • LGBT Science: New research on gender & sexual orientation Please e-mail your proposal to: richard.schneider@GLReview.org

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Readers are invited to submit items at no charge. Must have rele vance for a North American readership. Allow six weeks’ lead time for any listing. E-mail: stephen.hemrick@GLReview.org

Festivals and Events

F ILM F ESTIVALS Portland, OR Tag! Queer Shorts Festival. March 4–5. Hollywood Equality International Film Fest. March 18 & 19. Cleveland International Film Festival. March 22–April 1. Boston Wicked Queer Film Fest. March 31–April 9.

Newark, NJ LGBTQ Film Fest. April 14–16. Miami OUTShine Film Fest. April 20–30. E VENTS

PrideWorks Annual conf. for LGBTQ youths and the adults in their lives. At Pace Univ. in NYC, March 15th. Visit prideworks.com. Saints & Sinners Literary Fest. Annual event paired with Ten nessee Williams Fest. Panels and workshops for LGBT writers. March 24–26 in New Orleans. https://tennesseewilliams.net. LGBT+ College Conf. Focused on advocacy and leadership build ing. To be held at Middle Tennessee State U., April 13–15. Visit www.mtsu.edu and search for conf. LGBT Health Workforce Conf. Speakers, workshops, social events for healthcare professionals. In NYC, April 20–22. Visit: bngap.org/lgbt-health-workforce-conference. Feature Films All Kinds of Love (directed by David Lewis) Comedy set in 2015 amid the marriage boom finds Max getting divorced from his hus band, but soon a younger guy, a “hip nerd,” walks into his life. Close (Lukas Dhont) Belgian drama spotlights the intense bond between two 13-year-old boys, which is thrown into turmoil when their classmates begin to question the relationship. El Houb (Shariff Nasr) Drama about a young Moroccan man liv ing in the Netherlands who comes home and comes out, triggering a response that launches a journey of self-discovery. Freedom Uncut (David Austin and George Michael) Re-released docu. was George Michael’s last work, in which he reflects on his career, his passions (including for men), and the meaning of life. The Inspection (Elegance Bratton) Drama about a young, gay Black man, kicked out by his homophobic mother, who joins the Marines to escape homelessness and to succeed in a hostile environment. Little Richard: I Am Everything (Lisa Cortes) Docu. on the ’50s phenom who helped shape rock’n’roll music in its early years. Mama’s Boy (Laurent Bouzereau) Docu. about screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who grew up in a Mormon family in Texas and at age 21 came out to his mother, who inspired his activism. Music Triumphs Homophobia (Craig B. Cooganand, Michael Willer) Docu. tracks the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus on goodwill tours in Poland, the Middle East, and South Africa. My Policeman (Michael Grandage) Drama set in 1950s Britain features a young cop who’s married to a woman while having a passionate affair with another man. Reviewed in this issue.

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