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Exclusive Interview: Nora Highland writer-director Ryan Spahn on casting queer actors in queer roles “the majority has to stop benefiting off the minority, in pretty much every area of life”

Based on the play of the same name, Ryan Spahn’s urgent, timely, and thought-provoking film Nora Highland, shot remotely last year, explores the casting process surrounding an iconic and seminal gay character in a new Broadway revival. The film, which had its world premiere at NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival, explores the phenomenon of straight performers being lauded for their work in…

#frontmezzjunkies Revisits @Daniels_Husband by #MichaelMcKeever directed by #JoeBrancato @Joebrancato3 w/ @MatthewMontel @ryan_spahn @louliberatore @annaholbrook @LelandAlexander #DanielsHusband

Lou Liberatore, Ryan Spahn (seated), Matthew Montelongo, Leland Wheeler. Photo: Carol Rosegg The Review: Daniel’s Husband

By Ross

I first went to see Daniel’s Husband when it played at The Cherry Lane Theatre, and all I could utter when it was all over to my fellow theatre junkie, Steve, who was oddly more devastated than I was, a very uncommon moment for the both of us, was that “I wasn’t…

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  Ryan Spahn, Lou Liberatore, Leland Wheeler, Matthew Montelongo. Photo by James Leynse

Daniel’s Husband: A Cautionary Tale of Gay Marriage

By Ross

I wasn’t prepared for that. Once again, the wonderfulness of not having any idea where something is heading is truly my favorite position to be in when walking into the theatre.  This was no exception. In Michael McKeever’s complex and engaging new…

The Set-Up: Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn

Michael: "One night we were both supposed to meet a mutual friend, and she never showed up, so Ryan and I ended up getting a drink together. Of course, once he finally met me, I was completely irresistible!"