Rheology. Written and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, in collaboration with Bulbul Chakraborty. A Bushwick Starr, HERE Arts Center, and Ma-Yi Theater Company production. At Playwrights Horizons’ Peter Jay Sharp Theater through May 29. Performed in Bangla and English. 90 minutes, no intermission. As you find your seat, a woman with black hair streaked with…
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Mall Dreams, Mixtapes, and Midwest Magic: Tiffany Returns to St. Louis
There’s something beautifully defiant about pop nostalgia—especially the kind born under fluorescent mall lights, carried on cassette tapes, and lived out in handwritten fan letters. Few artists embody that era quite like Tiffany. On April 18, 2026, Tiffany brings that legacy—and a whole lot of lived-in authenticity—to River City Casino, sharing the stage with fellow…
Butch in the Streets: A South Grand Lesbian Story
When I was pretending to be straight in my early twenties, I met one of the most incredible women in South City. Her name was Bay Tran. Bay’s family came to St. Louis from Vietnam. Fast forward to the streets of South Grand in the early 2000s—I reunited with the one and only Bay, one…
NYC Theater Review: A Korean American Family Gathering Defined by Ritual and Conflict
Jeena Yi’s Jesa, directed by Mei Ann Teo and now running at The Public Theater, is anchored by sharply observed characters but hampered by a structure that repeats more than it builds, stretches where it should tighten, and resolves with a neatness that feels at odds with the play’s otherwise compelling messiness. Four estranged sisters…
NYC Theater Review: In Antigone, a woman refuses to apologize for her body
Anna Ziegler’s Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) at the Public Theater is a show you should see. It is a powerful, performance-driven piece that draws on the ancient tragedy to make a contemporary argument about bodily autonomy and state power. Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, the production grounds the story in recognizable, present-day…
NYC Theater Review: A Latina in the State Department Deserves a Bolder Play
Public Charge, a new play by Julissa Reynoso and Michael J. Chepiga, directed by Doug Hughes at the Public Theater, arrives with strong material and a capable production. The staging is clear, the direction disciplined, and the acting consistently solid. It is a story worth telling. The problem is that the writing undermines it, diminishing…
Our Lesbian Bars, Our History, Our Future
As a 55-year-old lesbian, I often look back on my twenties and the “safe” spaces we created for ourselves—spaces that became our family. Coming out of the closet (as we called it back then) meant you’d better know how to survive and how to find your people. I came out at a time when it…
“Mayor of Gay OKC” Floyd Martin to Celebrate His 60th on Saturday
He eats terribly. He drinks like a fish. He never has any money—if an employer won’t give him time off for an event, he simply quits. He’s tumbled through a second-story plate glass window at The District Hotel. He’s been run over by a car. He’s been struck by lightning—twice. It’s almost incomprehensible that “Mayor…
Rain Can’t Stop Soulard Mardi Gras’ Sequin Circuit
Each Soulard intersection has its own tribe and vibe during Mardi Gras, and the stretch of Russell near Menard is ground zero for LGBTQ+ folks and those who love the spectacle we put on. Known as “The Sequin Circuit,” the compact area is bookended by Bastille and The Hi-Hat Lounge, offering options for shelter should…
Mooneyham Art Presents Corridors of Stillness – Italy
Mooneyham Art presents Corridors of Stillness – Italy, a solo exhibition by regional painter Jamie Geragosian, on February 21 from 5–9 p.m. The opening reception is free to the public and will feature live music by Psychedelic Symphony. Geragosian, a resident artist at both Soulard Art Gallery in St. Louis and Mooneyham Art in Alton,…