Justin Sayre News

To commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility, Queer|Art, NYC's home for connecting and empowering generations of LGBTQ+ Artists, is pleased to announce the judges for the third annual Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists: interdisciplinary artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase; writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew, and model, performer, and fashion illustrator Connie Fleming.

Joe’s Pub is celebrating female performers for Women’s History Month with Sandra Bernhard, Bridget Everett, Julie Klausner, Priya Darshini, Kathryn Allison, Eleri Ward, Betty Buckley, Brooklyn Raga Massive Rāginī Festival (formerly known as the Women’s Raga Massive Festival), Ayodele Casel, Desaparecidas featuring Daphne Rubin Vega, and more.

Joe’s Pub will present “Assorted Fruit” with host Justin Elizabeth – a new monthly, queer variety show from the people that brought you The Meeting* – on Sunday, February 20 at 9:30 PM.

Winter is here and what better time of year to stay in and snuggle up with a great book? You're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Queer|Art has announced the twelve Fellows accepted for the 2022 Queer|Art|Mentorship program cycle, and the Mentors with whom they will be working.

The ninth annual “Night of A Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Sayre – will be presented as a streaming online event tonight, Thursday, June 24 at 8:00 PM Eastern.

Though the Night of a Thousand Judys will have to be virtual this year, it allows amazing talent like Alan Cumming to participate from another state... like so many others who want to be a part of this important charitable concert.

La MaMa has announced programming for June 2021, which includes the previously announced La MaMa Loves Cabaret with host Sasha Velour; Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchett, written and directed by Justin Elizabeth Sayre; La MaMa Kids: Nostalgia, A Toy Theatre Presentation, and more.

In its ninth year, the Judy Garland themed benefit is the show everyone wants to see. For the second year in a row, everyone can.

The ninth annual “Night of A Thousand Judys” – the Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center written and hosted by Justin Sayre – will be presented as a streaming online event on Thursday, June 24 at 8:00 PM Eastern.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, April 10-11, 2021.

Play-PerView has raised almost $350,000 to date in support of arts organizations and other charities across the country through 45 major live-streamed events and additional auxiliary programming. Today, on the occasion of the company’s first anniversary, Play-PerView has announced programming and casting for upcoming events through May 15th.

The Midnight Movie Collective continues its string of Camp hits with HOT FLASH: The Shit-Kicking Adventures of Chicklette and Concetta. An unauthorized sequel to John Waters' FEMALE TROUBLE.

Darius de Haas has a long and respected career making music on the stage, and now he has a lot of new fans, thanks to an insanely popular TV show on Amazon Prime. Here he is in action.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, December 19-20, 2020.

Multi-talented, multi-hypenate Tom DeTrinis premieres his one-man show MAKING FRIENDS for IAMA December 17, 2020, with streaming through January 11,2021. Written by Tom and directed by Drew Droege, Tom's performance on his own angst will be filmed live at L.A.’s Pico Playhouse.

The Public Theater announced an array of free programming has been added to The Public's digital season. Though its physical stages remain dark, the additional virtual programming will include a bilingual audio adaptation of Romeo y Julieta co-presented with WNYC Studios featuring Lupita Nyong'o and Juan Castano as the star-crossed lovers.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, November 7-8, 2020.

The Public Theater and Joe's Pub will present Toshi Reagon's Post-Election Concert which will be streamed live from Joe's Pub on November 4 at 7pm ET via YouTube - RSVP Here or Set a YouTube Reminder.

This weekend (October 17-18) in live streaming: Divas for Democracy, American Utopia premieres on HBO, and so much more!