How Michael Urie and Lux Pascal prepared for a very queer 'Richard II'
Richard II stars Michael Urie and Lux Pascal and director Craig Baldwin discuss queering the Shakespeare play for its new iteration off-Broadway.
November 12, 2025
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Sir Ian McKellen to host Shakespeare play with all trans and nonbinary cast
The rehearsed reading of Twelfth Night will be produced by the new trans and nonbinary theater company, Trans What You Will.
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Original Practice Shakespeare Festival has one hell of a leader in their hands.
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Robert Wilson, innovative gay theater director and playwright, has died at 83
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A new documentary on the making of 'West Side Story' highlights the four queer men behind it
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