Feature: Jay Armstrong Johnson's I PUT A SPELL ON YOU Is More Than A Night Of Halloween Fun
By Maya Gengozian, October 22, 2023
Even as a kid, Jay Armstrong Johnson loved Halloween. Growing up in Texas, he found himself discovering his love for its spookiness and pageantry while also discovering his identity as a young gay man. In 1993 the soon-to-be cult classic Hocus Pocus cast a spell on Johnson and quickly became his favorite movie of all time. When he had the chance to put a spooky twist on his “Live at Feinstein's/54 Below” album release party in 2016, this was the moment.
