Betty Boop on Broadway; 'Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age'; The Beaches' New Album; New Doc On Kalief & Venida Browder and Rikers
Tony-nominated actor Jasmine Amy Rogers discusses her role bringing the cartoon Betty Boop to life in the new Broadway musical "Boop!"
A new book explores the perseverance of queer cinema between the 1930s and 1960s, when Hollywood was subject to the restrictive Motion Picture Production Code, otherwise known as the Hays Code. Michael Koresky, author and editorial director for the Museum of the Moving Image, joins us to discuss Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness.
The rock band The Beaches hit it big with their 2023 song "Blame Brett." Their new album, No Hard Feelings, drops on August 29. But ahead of the album release and their performance at Gov Ball, The Beaches perform songs from the new album live in studio.
Tomorrow marks ten years since the death of Kalief Browder, who as a teenager was held for three years on Riker's Island, including in solitary confinement, without being convicted of a crime. A new documentary premiering at the Tribeca Festival follows the movement to seek justice following Browder's death. The film also commemorates Browder's mother, Venida, who died not long after Kalief, through her poetry. Director Sisa Bueno discusses "For Venida, For Kalief," which premieres tomorrow.
