GLR May-June 2024

Exhibitions LiewithMe (Olivier Peyon) French drama tells of an author who re turns to his hometown after 35 years and faces the memories of his first love—a 17-year-old male classmate. Reviewed in this issue. Maestro (Bradley Cooper) Biopic is all about Leonard Bernstein’s marriage to Felicia Montealegre, but his attraction to men keeps in truding upon their life together . Mysterious Ways (Paul Oremland) Drama centers on a gay couple in the South Pacific, a Vicar and his Samoan partner, whose lives are shaken by a media firestorm. The Queen of My Dreams (Fawzia Mirza) Drama tells parallel tales of a Pakistani woman and her Canadian-born daughter, who share an obsession with Bollywood fantasy films. Saltburn (Emerald Fennell) Comic thriller about an upwardly striv ing Oxford student who’s drawn into the aristocratic world of a handsome classmate. Reviewed in this issue . Sebas ti an (Mikko Makela) Drama centers on a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London who begins a double life as a sex worker to research his debut novel. TheStroll (Zackary Drucker & Kristen Lovell) Docu. tells the his tory of New York’s Meatpacking District from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived there. My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) One-man show stars British actor Rob Madge as he revisits his years as a boy with a vivid imagination. At the Lyceum Theatre in NYC. Psycho Beach Party Charles Busch’s play about a teenage tomboy with multiple personality disorder who wants to be part of the Mal ibu surf crowd. At the Outfront Theater Co. in Atlanta, May 2–18. T and L: Thelma, Louise; Dyke Remix This time, when T and L drive off the cliff they’re suspended midair and embark on a queer odyssey. At the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, May 9–June 2. Tick, Tick … Boom! Musical by Jonathan Larson ( Rent ) tells the story of a young composer who’s struggling to write the next great Amer ican musical. At the NCTC in San Francisco, May 10–June 9. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Based on the life of Jamie Camp bell as a 16-year-old schoolboy who dreams of becoming a profes sional drag queen. At Iron Crow Theatre in Baltimore, June 14–30. Theater / Dance Butch Heroes Ria Brodell’s miniatures depict a galaxy of female assigned individuals who lived as male over a wide historical sweep. At the Fitchburg (MA) Art Museum thru June 2nd. Le Sanctuaire: In ti macy, Community, and Sacred Space Contem porary LGBTQ+ artists with ties to New Orleans. At UNO St. Claude Gallery. New Orleans, June 8–July 6. The Plural of He The life and work of Colin Robinson (1961–2021), the Trinidadian-American poet, critic, and activist. At the Leslie Lohman Museum in NYC, March 15–July 21. I’m a thousand di ff erent people—Everyone is real The story of Candy Darling as revealed by new photos of this trans icon of the ’60s. At the Leslie Lohman in NYC thru Jan. 5, 2025. Move Towards the Limits of Living Palm Springs Art Museum has announced an exhibt that will spotlight its permanent collection of LGBTQ art. Dates to be announced. De Coded: Surviving the Law as a Sexual Deviant The lives of LGBT people in Chicago prior to Illinois’ decriminalization of sodomy in 1961. At the Gerbert/Hart Library in Chicago.

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Festivals and Events

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St. Louis, MO Qfest, May 4–10. Los Angeles Queer Film Festival. May 9–12. Charlo tt e,NC Reel Out Film Fest, May. 15–19. Toronto Inside Out Film Fest. May 24–June 1. New York City Tribeca Film Fest. June 5–16. Provincetown Int’l Film Fest. June 12–16. Har tf ord LGBTQ Film Fest. June 14–22. E VENTS Be Fabulous Music & Arts Pride Fest will feature live music, films, speakers, etc. May 2–4 in Sarasota, FL. Visit: fabaf.org. RADFAF Radical Faerie Arts Fest with exhibitions, workshops, and performances. In Portland, OR, May 17–21. radfaf.org. Mvmnt Queer-focused festival for artists working in the dance com munity. In San Diego, June 9–15. discoriot.org/queermvmntfest. Sexuality Studies Assoc. Annual Conf. Scholars discuss the latest sexuality research. At McGill U., Montréal, June 12–14. ssaaes.org. Criminal Queerness Fes ti val Several plays performed from lands where being LGBT is criminalized. June 21–29 in New York City. Visit: nationalqueertheater.org/cqf2024. Feature Films All of Us Strangers (directed by Andrew Haigh) Drama follows a gay writer who has a fling with his mysterious neighbor before vis iting his childhood home, where his parents are living as they did 30 years ago on the day they died. Reviewed in this issue. Drive Away Dolls (Ethan Cohen) Action comedy finds recently sin gle Jamie and frazzled Marian on the road to Tallahassee, where they cross paths with a group of inept criminals. Fallen Fruit (Chris Molina) Drama about Alex, a heartbroken 20 something who goes home to Miami and videotapes his life as he hits rock bottom—but then he meets Chris... Frida (Carla Gutierrez) Docu. tells the story of Frida Kahlo thru an imation, interviews, and the diaries she kept documenting her life with Diego and her intimate relations with other women, I Love You More (Erblin Nushi) Romance is possible for a Koso var teen and his online German love, but just as they’re about to meet in person, life takes an unexpected turn. 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: • Sanctuary: The quest for safe spaces in LGBT history • The State of LGBT Rights: What’s next for the movement? • LGBT Science: New research on gender & sexual orientation Please e-mail your proposal to: richard.schneider@GLReview.org

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