The Cher Show on Broadway opened to mixed reviews and boffo box-office in December and is now scheduled to run through October. It seems certain to receive a Tony Award nomination for the fashion parade of outrageous Bob Mackie creations worn by rule-breaker Cher over … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Composer / Lyricist, Stephen Sondheim
March 22, 1930– Stephen Sondheim: The outsider feeling, somebody who people want to both kiss and kill, occurred quite early in my life. Today we celebrate the birthday of Stephen Sondheim, my favorite theatre composer and lyricist, and a major figure of … [Read more...]
“Color Purple” Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba Fired for 2014 Facebook Post Saying ‘I Do Not Believe Homosexuality is Right’
Earlier in the week, we reported that actress Oluwaseyi Omooba had been … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Michael Redgrave
March 20, 1908– Michael Redgrave: I didn't think I'd be any good in films… I couldn't imagine myself on the screen. Besides, there were such exciting things to do in the theatre, so much to learn. Sir Michael Redgrave was an exceptional stage and screen actor, … [Read more...]
Homophobic Actress Cast as Celie in a UK Production of “The Color Purple” – Should the Theater Commit to Firing Her?
SO: Actress Oluwaseyi Omooba was just cast as Celie in the upcoming UK production of the Broadway musical of The Color Purple. Celie, of course, is one of the most iconic queer roles of the 20th century. The … [Read more...]
Party of the Year, LA: EVERYBODY Was There To Celebrate Bryan Rabin’s 50th Birthday (Were YOU?)
Well. My DEARS. Longtime LA party promoter/producer/man-about-town Bryan Rabin held what was EASILY the party of the year at The Standard, Hollywood (the site of his weekly party "Giorgios"). Everybody who is anybody in the LA scene was there. Except for me. And I'm FURIOUS I … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Comic, “Moms” Mabley
March 19, 1894- Moms Mabley: It's no disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn't inconvenient. As a kid, I would come home from school, let myself in with the key that hung on a chord around my neck, let the dog out, and practice my piano lessons before settling in to … [Read more...]
Michael Jackson’s Bodyguard Claims He Was Definitely 100% Heterosexual: “We Often Talked About Women He Found Attractive”
Michael Jackson's ex-security guard of two years, Bill Whitfield, was recently on the podcast "[Read more...]
Dame Edna Refuses to Back Down After Anti-Trans Comments, Saying They Have Been “Grossly Misinterpreted”
Eighty-five-year-old drag star Dame Edna says comments she made in 2016 regarding transgender women were misinterpreted. "Nothing has been more grotesquely interpreted,” Barry Humphries (Edna's alter ego) told The Sunday Times Magazine. “Edna carefully said she thought that men … [Read more...]
#WOWExclusive with Dominique Jackson: Playing Elektra on “Pose” is Where She Ended Up, But For Dominique Jackson, Her Journey Is What Has Defined Her
The cast of Pose is filled with vibrant and amazing performances by performers who are telling stories on screen that many of them have lived off screen. For Dominique Jackson, almost every performance she gives as house mother and queen bee Elektra Abundance is derived … [Read more...]
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