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The Meaning of Matthew
Okay, I know, at this point there is something almost cliché about a gay person talking about Matthew Shepard (and if you don’t know who I’m talking about…), but I recently finished reading Judy...
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Following the Legacy of Oz…
For the Queering Popular Culture course at the University of Sussex, I wrote the following paper. It was presented to my tutor, Andy Medhurst, on 19 April 2010 in partial completion of my current MA,...
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Classic Hollywood: My Biased Recommendations
As many people are well aware, for the past several months Juan and I have undertaken a semi-formal classic film education. That being the case, we watch, on average, a new film from the classical...
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End of the Rainbow: An Evening with Judy Garland
I’ve said several times, if it were possible to go back in time, I would be happy to go to the past for a single day, for a brief three hours. Sunday, April 23, 1961. Carnegie Hall. 8:30pm. Now, while...
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Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
There are few venues as identified with Judy Garland during her post-MGM concert career as the London Palladium. Certainly the RKO Palace and Carnegie Hall as well, but Judy Garland’s second career...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’: Expectations
Anyone who knows me, even remotely, is well aware I’m quite excited for this Tuesday, 1 March, as it is the official opening night performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of...
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‘Their Magic Must Be Very Powerful or She Wouldn’t Want Them So Badly’: The...
Today, a pair of the ruby slippers will be sold at auction. Not just any pair, but those worn by Judy Garland when Glinda magics them off the Wicked Witch of the East’s feet and proclaims, ‘There they...
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Marriage Equality: Why It Matters
This past weekend, I watched the video, via YouTube of the West Coast premiere of Dustin Lance Black’s new play about Proposition 8 and the fight for marriage equality in California, 8. Using the...
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Hollywood Costume: A Love Letter
This past Saturday, after well over a year of anticipation, I had the pleasure to experience the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new exhibition, ‘Hollywood Costume.’ I was far from disappointed. The...
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I Weep for You, America – But I’m Still With Her
Like many Americans, and citizens of the world, I am genuinely bewildered by the election of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth President of the United States. Even writing the words still feels like a...
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