What to Watch: A gay kid’s Broadway dream, a true-crime mystery and COVID perspective
Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty’s weekly “Culture Club” column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, classics worth revisiting, and what to drink while you watch.Tim Federle’s Lambda Literary Award-nominated novel gets the big-screen adaptation, with the author himself taking over the director’s chair.
Better Nate follows the adventure of Nate (Rueby Wood), a 13-year-old theatre enthusiast with dreams of starring in a Broadway musical.
After not making the cut of his school musical—yet again—he has his hopes sparked by an upcoming casting call for Lilo & Stitch: The Musical in New York City.
Nate and his good friend Libby (Aria Brooks) hatch a plot to run off to New York to make the big audition, leaving Nate’s older brother Anthony (Joshua Bassett) to track them down.And, of course, the movie is a musical.Better Nate Than Ever plays with a joyful effervescence that will delight theatre kids of all ages.
