Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar is a culture writer and editor whose recent work also appears on them.us, Vox, and The Hollywood Reporter. He serves as theater critic for Towleroad and contributes reviews to Time Out New York. His arts features have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, and more.

PROUD AND FREE

For This Broadway Star, ‘Drag Is Such a Tool of Freedom’

The journey of Daphne in Broadway’s “Some Like It Hot” mirrors the experience of their nonbinary portrayer J Harrison Ghee. “You have to free yourself to see yourself,” Ghee says.

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NEVER STOP FIGHTING

Can RuPaul & Will Smith Help Save Broadway’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’?

An all-star rescue team is helping Jordan E. Cooper try to save “Ain’t No Mo’” from closure. Now Broadway must re-examine how it promotes shows by artists of color, Cooper says.

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LISTENING EAR

Jack Holden Answered a Call for Help, Then Wrote a Hit Play

Jack Holden, a volunteer with much-cherished British LGBTQ charity Switchboard, was inspired to write his acclaimed play “Cruise” from the many calls for help and advice he took.

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CURTAIN UP

London’s Hottest Theater Sees a Group of Women on the Verge

London’s West End is trying to bounce back with high-voltage, starry productions—“Cabaret,” “The Seagull,” “The Glass Menagerie,” and “All of Us”—in which women take center stage.

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‘WHAT JUST HAPPENED?’

‘So Excited!’ Broadway’s Biggest Fans Rejoice as It Reopens

We were with the fans at Broadway’s big reopening for “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “Chicago,” and “The Lion King.” Plus, “Chicago” star Bianca Marroquín on how the evening “stunned” her.

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For This Broadway Star, ‘Drag Is Such a Tool of Freedom’

Can RuPaul & Will Smith Help Save Broadway’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’?

Jack Holden Answered a Call for Help, Then Wrote a Hit Play

London’s Hottest Theater Sees a Group of Women on the Verge

‘So Excited!’ Broadway’s Biggest Fans Rejoice as It Reopens

What Have Broadway’s White Leaders Learned About Racism?

Broadway Is Back, and May Finally Confront Its Racism

Theater Died in 2020. Its Rebirth Will Be Suitably Dramatic.

Teenagers ‘Give Voice’ to August Wilson’s Powerful Legacy

This Costume Designer Is Fighting to End Racism on Broadway