Category: Arts & Culture
Just days after dropping her new LGBTI supportive single titled: You Need to Calm Down, Taylor Swift has celebrated Pride month with a surprise performance at the historic Stonewall Inn. According to Variety Swift (who was greeted by the evening’s headliner, Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson) performed two songs by Sara Bareilles including a […]
express alumni Amy Jane Todd says NZ Opera ‘has never felt so contemporary’ as it did on the opening night of The Barber of Seville. Opera has never felt so contemporary to me as the NZ Opera’s performance on the opening night of The Barber of Seville. The highlight is the barber Figaro [Morgan Pearse], […]
Elton John and Taron Egerton who plays the music legend in Rocketman, have come out swinging against Russian censors for cutting scenes of gay sexuality from the film. According to reports, the film about Elton John has been edited to remove scenes that include same-sex kissing, sex, and even an image of the star with his husband and children […]
As part of Auckland Live’s Cabaret Season, Musical Theatre Unleashed will see Aotearoa’s leading music theatre performers showcase a line-up of contemporary songs written especially for the stage by our very own NZ composers and lyricists. Express talks to Musical Theatre Unleashed’s Director and Curator, Ryan Jacobs. Tell us about your show and why we […]
Express’ picks for the Documentary Film Festival. The 14th International Documentary Film Festival kicks off this week and amongst its programme of 65 films is a selection of LGBTQI+ documentaries that celebrate the real-life stories of some of the most rebellious, generous and brave members of our community. The festival has programmed some incredible films […]
With the release of the highly anticipated Elton John biopic: Rocketman, just around the corner, the singer has released a first-person essay in The Guardian giving a behind the scenes look into what guided the film’s non-PG direction. The biopic, which premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival last week, is described as blending reality and fantasy […]
The first trailer for the highly anticipated Batwoman series has finally been released, giving fans a sneak peek at the lesbian superhero. The new series Batwoman – played by Australian actress Ruby Rose follows Kate Kane (Batwoman’s un-masked name) as she is sent away from Gotham City by her father, Jacob Kane. However, when she returns to her city, […]
Taron Edgerton and Jamie Bell tell Oliver Hall about their starring role in Rocketman – the long-awaited Elton John biopic, which they tells the full story of the divo and his demons. Often biopics of famous gay man are criticised for straight washing their lives. It was an accusation thrown at Boeheim Rhapsody, but the recent […]