'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece On Bringing a Black Gay Hero to the Screen
The biopic of unsung civil rights leader Bayard Rustin starts streaming on Netflix today.
November 17, 2023
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Watch Colman Domingo Shine in Timely ‘Rustin’ Trailer
Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17.
August 29, 2023
Director George C. Wolfe Opens Up About His Netflix Biopic 'Rustin'
“We all have a responsibility to do something, whatever it is, for those who are in need, and I think [Bayard Rustin] embodied that,” Wolfe said in a recent interview.
August 10, 2023
Colman Domingo Is Gay Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin in New Biopic: Photos
Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17 — the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.
July 18, 2023
An 'Iceman Cometh' for Our Times
Director George C. Wolfe talks about the new production of the O'Neill classic, starring Denzel Washington, and why the play remains relevant.
May 17, 2018
New York’s NewFest 2023 Can’t Miss Films: View the Full Lineup
George C. Wolfe’s Rustin opens the LGBTQ+ film festival while the Annette Bening-starrer Nyad is named U.S. Centerpiece.
October 12, 2023
Colman Domingo to Play Gay Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin in Biopic
It's the first narrative film for Michelle and Barack Obama's production company Higher Ground.
October 6, 2021
Viola Davis To Play Queer Blues Legend Ma Rainey on the Big Screen
Davis won a Tony and an Oscar for her role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom playwright August Wilson's Fences.
June 23, 2019
Viola Davis To Play Queer Blues Legend Ma Rainey for the Big Screen
Davis won a Tony and an Oscar for her role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom playwright August Wilson's Fences.
June 23, 2019
Viola Davis Shines as Queer Blues Legend Ma Rainey in New Trailer
The Netflix biopic costars the late Chadwick Boseman as a charismatic horn player.
October 20, 2020
President Obama Honors African-American LGBT Community
President Obama delivered remarks at the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Saturday.
September 25, 2016
WATCH: 'Kinky Boots,' Nathan Lane, Larry Kramer Get Tony Nods
Kinky Boots gets 13 noms, Lane is nominated for The Nance, and Kramer will receive an award for his activism.
April 30, 2013
Fall entertainment previews: Film
We interrupt our usual Reviews section to bring you a roundup of this fall's arts menu.
August 28, 2006
Obama Gets Standing Ovation on Broadway
President Obama and Bill Clinton stuck to the economy while performances celebrated his support for equality at the Barack on Broadway fund-raiser.
June 5, 2012
In Praise of 'Bootycandy'
A wholly original take on the black gay experience is packing crowds from Boston to Cleveland.
April 4, 2016