Category: Arts & Culture
One of the lead characters in the Canadian/American animated educational television series for Kids, Arthur, has come out as gay. Mr. Ratburn who is the teacher of the main character Arthur was revealed as being gay in the first episode of the 22nd season of the show titled: Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone. In the […]
Jesse Wikiriwhi is a stalwart of the NZ dance community and the ‘Resident Barista’ on TV3’s daily morning show The Café, but NZ Opera’s up and coming production of The Barber of Seville poses one of the most fun and colourful challenges he has faced. Rossini’s crazy comic opera The Barber of Seville will […]
The Queen of Pop is officially back with Madonna announcing the release of her 14th studio album titled Madame X. In typical Madonna fashion, the music legend made the big announcement in the form of a teaser video where she describes the multi-faceted character of Madame X. She is “a secret agent travelling around the world, […]
Will & Grace star, Sean Hayes has announced the creation of a brand new gay animated spy series titled Q-Force for Netflix. Hayes who is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace will be teaming up with producer Mike Schur (The Good Place) and Gabe Liedman (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to create the Netflix show. According […]
Fresh of the boat after a successful run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Jake Howie brings LET THEM EAT JAKE to Auckland on Friday the 12th of April and Saturday the 13th of April 13th at The Classic Studio (above The Classic Comedy Club on Queen Street) from 7 pm. Like rap icons Cardi […]
To celebrate its 25th anniversary as one of the world’s most distinctive and successful dance companies; Complexions Contemporary Ballet brings Bach to Bowie to Auckland’s Civic. Complexions was founded in 1994 by Master Choreographer Dwight Rhoden (who The New York Times labelled “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day”) and the legendary […]
Keegan Elliot guides us through Aotearoa’s drag scene. Highlights from last month: Last month, drag legend Bianca Del Rio graced us with her presence taking her ‘It’s Jester Joke’ tour to Auckland and Christchurch. The cities with left in stitches thanks to her ‘rolodex of hate’-fueled comedy. The Mean Queen’s show was dangerously un-PC and […]
Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher has come out denying the speculation that a gay sex scene in the much anticipated Elton John biopic will be censored following demands from Paramount Studios as was reported by the Daily Mail. According to the report Paramount Studios wanted to edit the 40-second scene which featured Elton John (Taron Egerton) and John’s manager and lover John […]