Michael Musto

Oscars Everywhere All at Once– Michael Musto’s Winner’s Picks

Michael MustoMarch 5, 2023

A big shock awaits viewers of the Academy Awards on March 12 — they will actually have seen some of the movies nominated for Oscars this year. Sure, there will ...

Theater Review: ‘Death of a Salesman’

Michael MustoOctober 18, 2022

In his latest piece for the Village Voice, staff writer Michael Musto reviews a revival of Death of a Salesman, showing at the Hudson Theatre in NYC. Director M...

Theatre Review: ‘Leopoldstadt’

Michael MustoOctober 11, 2022

In their latest piece for the Village Voice, writer Michael Musto reviews Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, where the playwright “once again” threads emotion and hea...

The Revival Of “1776”

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In their latest piece for the Village Voice, writer Michael Musto reviews the gender-switched 1776, a musical about the Declaration of Independence reimagined f...

Great Film Performances that Won’t get an Oscar Nomination

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Last night's pared down Golden Globes ceremony saw big winners including Netflix's Power of the Dog and Tick Tick... Boom!, 20th Century Studios/Disney's West S...

Queer ’21: For Every Ten Steps Forward, There Are Nine Back

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Being queer in America nowadays is like having to crash a party that you helped organize. Every time a new Presidential administration comes in, you’re either h...

Who’s Getting The Oscar and Why It Still Matters

Michael MustoApril 14, 2021

Despite the fact that the industry was devastated and many major releases were bumped ahead to this year, 2020 ended up serving a rich and diverse crop of Oscar...

La Dolce Morte: R.I.P. Village Voice

Michael MustoSeptember 4, 2018

Iconic culture and nightlife columnist Michael Musto recalls his time at the Village Voice and how things changed before the venerable alternative weekly announced its full shutdown last week....

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Michael Musto

Oscars Everywhere All at Once– Michael Musto’s Winner’s Picks

Theater Review: ‘Death of a Salesman’

Theatre Review: ‘Leopoldstadt’

The Revival Of “1776”

Great Film Performances that Won’t get an Oscar Nomination

Queer ’21: For Every Ten Steps Forward, There Are Nine Back

Who’s Getting The Oscar and Why It Still Matters

La Dolce Morte: R.I.P. Village Voice

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