Articles by Michelle Clay

Middle of Nowhere Film Review - Official Selection of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

A 2012 LAFF Featured Gala Event: Middle of Nowhere. A drama that follows a woman who changes her life in order to contend with her husband's 8-year prison sentence; and an intense character study in the taut ties that bind

Sister Film Review - Official Selection of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

Sister is the remarkable story of a boy who endures manhood's hard lessons of life and survival well before his time

Four Film Review - Official Selection the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

In a small town somewhere in the South, four restless souls venture out into the hot July 4th night in search of something. Exactly what they each seek is unclear, even to them

Vodka & Eurydice Theatre Review - A World Premiere Production at Magic Mirror

"VODKA & EURYDICE is a raw, wistful dramedy, punctuated by the hilarity of everyday life"

2012 LA PRIDE HONOREES PRESENTED BY CHRISTOPHER STREET WEST

Each year, Christopher Street West recognizes people & groups that have especially impacted the LGBTQ community, demonstrating commitment to greater visibility, understanding, advocacy, human rights, empowerment, marriage equality & service

Grantmakers 45th Annual Film & Video Festival

The Council on Foundations Film + Video Festival is the premier showcase for grantmaker-funded media that embodies the dynamic power media can have to raise awareness and reflect change

The Children Theatre Review- A Thrilling Journey Into a New World of Theatre

As with all theatre productions at Boston Court, The Children thrives on originality and creatively presents a theatrical work like no other

Follies Theater Review - A Night of Dazzling Entertainment

Practically every number was met with cheering and thunderous applause as an enthusiastic audience gobbled up every note of the opening night performance of Sondheim & Goldman’s Follies

Lost Limbs Theater Review - A Tale of Love, Loss & Destiny

What if your greatest loss led you to your greatest love?

The Skinny Film Review - To Be Young, Black and Gay in New York

The new feature film from writer/director Patrik-Ian Polk, tells the story of five Brown University classmates reuniting in the Big Apple for a weekend of sin and fun - each with a little growing up to do

The Color Purple: The Musical Theatre Review - A Must-See Production at Celebration

Celebration Theatre's latest production: The Color Purple: The Musical is a spectacular accomplishment - a true musical theatre event. Go See This Show!

Green Day's American Idiot Musical Theatre Review - Phenomenal!

The Mother of all Rock Operas is currently at the Ahmanson Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.

Outfest Fusion Returns to the Egyptian This March!

It’s T-minus two weeks before the Egyptain Theatre in Hollywood gets its annual splash of LGBT color. An offshoot to the ten-day flagship film festival Outfest, Fusion celebrates the filmmakers and cinematic tales that feature LGBT people of color.

California Dreamin' Theatre Review - The Heiress Who Danced with the Devil

The latest fictionalization of the Perfect Storm of terror that was Charles Manson and how the Folger Coffee Heiress perhaps met her fate before her time.

Short Eyes Theatre Review - EXTENDED @ LATC Thru March 2012!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! SHORT EYES WRITTEN BY MIGUEL PIÑERO, DIRECTED BY JULIAN ACOSTA RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES THEATRE CENTER

Hunger: In Bed With Roy Cohn Theatre Review

A World Premiere fantasy play by Joan Beber about Roy Cohn, the brilliant attorney whose hunger for power and prominence ultimately destroyed him

Clybourne Park Theatre Review - Same Issues, Different Century

After A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park travels across town to where the other half lives and examines exactly how different the races really are from one another - from 1959 to 2009

Oswald the Play Theater Review - A Compelling Untold Drama

In Dennis Richard's Oswald - the Play, the war of wills between prisoner and interrogator rages, while the world outside waits and watches

The Playground Musical Theatre Review - Spotlight on the Voices of Homeless Youth

A Street Rock Musical inspired by the true stories of Homeless Kids

Stop Kiss Theatre Review - A Tender Tale of Love and Loss

A Four Letter Four Production and Frantic Redhead Productions present Diana Son's Stop Kiss - the story of a new friendship between Callie and Sara that over time turns into something more, with unexpected and tragic consequences

Bring It On: The Musical Theatre Review - Ditch the Pom-Poms and Catch The Groove!

The Tony® Award Winning creators of Next to Normal and Avenue Q bring their latest crowd-pleasing spectacular to Los Angeles. BRING IT ON - The Musical defies gravity and expectations

Under Fire: Journalists in Combat Film Review - A New Class of Warrior

Once upon a time, PRESS meant safe passage in a war zone. In 2011, it is a target. Martyn Burke's latest documentary examines the psychological cost of covering war

The Sons of Tennessee Williams Film Review - It Began at Mardi Gras

THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS tells the story of the gay men of New Orleans who created a vast culture of public “drag balls” that predates established gay liberation history in the U.S. by nearly ten years

Next Fall Theatre Review - The 2010 Tony Award Winner Comes to the Geffen

Adam and Luke seem like a case of opposites attract. But after Luke is involved in a critical accident, family and friends descend upon the couple and these longtime differences collide, forcing opposing views on faith and family into a stand-off

Weekend Film Review - A Masterpiece in Intimate Storytelling

NOW IN LIMITED RELEASE.The Latest film by Writer/Director/Editor Andrew Haigh is an intimate story of a meeting of souls, told with exceptional skill

The One Film Review - A Film by Caytha Jentis

Hunky Daniel, engaged to the beautiful Jen, has a seemingly perfect life... but there is one temptation that may derail his plans: Tommy

Finding Me: Truth Film Review - So Much Drama

Director Roger S. Omeus, Jr.(Finding Me), takes us back to the friendships+love+relationships = DRAMA, of a group of tight knit group of African American friends: queer, straight and everything in-between