Bear World Magazine

1 month ago | bearworldmag.com | Kevin Thomas

Tony Awards are coming up and this year is more competitive than ever. So it’s no surprise that some really terrific shows didn’t get as many nominations that they would have in a less competitive year. The long-awaited Smash, based upon the TV series with a cult following, finally made it to the Great White Way and ended with two deserved Tony nominations – Best Featured Actor (Brooks Ashmanskas) and Best Choreography (Joshua Bergasse).

1 month ago | bearworldmag.com | Kevin Thomas

There haven’t been that many feathers on stage since the premiere of Chicago and La Cage aux Folles musicals. Yet the smaller production of The Parrots at the Pagota, playing through this month at New York’s Puerto Rican Traveling Theater is almost as grandiose as these larger productions. This world premiere musical, written and directed by Jorge B.

1 month ago | bearworldmag.com | Kevin Thomas

There’s a flurry of gay RomComs at theatres or streaming and some of them involve furry and bear men. But whether a bear, a twink or a daddy, all of these movies have people looking for love. I think this trend in gay love stories started two years ago when Bros was released by a major studio. While it didn’t find the crossover appeal they hoped, it did open the door. Perhaps Bros sexually frank – but not explicit – scenes turned off the straight boyfriends of its female audience.

Mar 28, 2025 | bearworldmag.com | Kevin Thomas

To steal a line from the movie Network, we’re as mad as hell and we’re not going to take this anymore. This is truly the sentiment and feeling behind Justice 4 Heklina: Two Angry Drag Shows to be held in San Francisco at the Stud and then the Oasis on March 31 with protests simultaneously planned in London.  This isn’t just an evening of drag – it’s a movement and a march. The evening starts at the Stud, then there’s a march with signage to the Oasis.

Mar 24, 2025 | bearworldmag.com | Kevin Thomas

For those of us addicted to the 90 Day and The Bachelor franchises, Nobody Loves You comes off as an original, relevant and truly charming evening at the theatre and should definitely be sought out at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater through March 30. Writers Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter have put together a book and songs that we all really have been clamoring for: a musical that takes place, pays tribute and parodies TV dating shows. We have mega fan Tanya (Ashley D.