Tony Awards 2026 Predicted Winners: Will It Be A Schmigasweep Or Can ‘The Lost Boys’ Fly Home With Top Honors?
It was a strong year for plays, both new and old, on the Great White Way and a mediocre and...
Frank J. Avella is a proud staff writer for The Contending and an Edge Media Network contributor. He serves as the GALECA Industry Liaison (Home of the Dorian Awards) and is a Member of the New York Film Critics Online. As screenwriter/director, his award-winning short film, FIG JAM, has shown in Festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. Recently produced stage plays include LURED & VATICAN FALLS, both O'Neill semifinalists. His latest play FROCI, is about the queer Italian-American experience. Frank is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.
It was a strong year for plays, both new and old, on the Great White Way and a mediocre and...
Ferzan Özpetek is one of Italy’s most prolific directors and one of the very few who consistently delve into queer...
Pierre Le Gall’s entrancing, strangely sweet debut feature Flesh and Fuel centers on Etienne (Alexis Manenti) a lonely gay, French truck driver who, during...
Anyone who saw The Who’s Tommy performance from the 2024 Tony Awards, experienced just how mesmerizing and magnetic a performer...
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ theater wing members announced their favorites in New York theater for the fourth...
Broadway has been playing it safe the last few years. Revivals are plentiful but when it comes to new plays...
Richard Gadd’s follow up to his highly acclaimed Netflix series Baby Reindeer, Half Man, is currently streaming on HBO MAX and...
Three extraordinary films from three extraordinary directors, from different decades delve into the dark side of humanity—in very divergent ways....
Since the mid-‘80s, Jeff Kober has had quite the career in film and TV. His breakout role was the mysterious,...
A few surprises with this year’s Tony nominations, but mostly they were pretty much as expected. Best Play and Musical...