#BornThisDay: Actor, Anne Meara

By Stephen Rutledge on September 20, 2018 5:15 am

September 20, 1929 – Anne Meara: "If you can't hurt the other person at least once a day, then you've got no relationship." Almost from the moment they met, the comedy duo of Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller combusted with their special chemistry. In 20th century … [Read more...]

Michelle Visage to Join West End Cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

By Alex Bellamey on September 19, 2018 10:06 am

Our very own RuPaul’s Drag Race star Michelle Visage, will be joining the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie making her West End debut from Thursday, October 18th 2018 to Saturday, January 26th 2019. She’ll be performing the role of Miss Hedge, a schoolteacher, in the … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Singer, Cass Elliot

By Stephen Rutledge on September 19, 2018 3:05 am

September 19, 1941 - Ellen Naomi Cohen: "My role in the Mamas & Papas was basically just to sing" On a late summer night in 1974, Cass Elliot finished one of her stunning sold-out concerts of her two-week gig at the London Palladium, when she was found dead in Flat 12, 9 … [Read more...]

#Emmys: The Best Pics –Before, During & After RuPaul’s Drag Race’s BIG WIN! (Watch Ru’s Acceptance!)

By Trey Speegle on September 18, 2018 4:46 am

Yes. It's reality now. And it happened on live TV. RuPaul's Drag Race won Outstanding Reality TV Competition Program at the Emmy's last night. The first EVER! Everyone at World of Wonder, VH1 were walking on air after the big win. Here are just some of the very excited (and … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Dancer / Director / Choreographer, Agnes de Mille

By Stephen Rutledge on September 18, 2018 3:05 am

September 19, 1905 - Agnes de Mille "The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie." Agnes de Mille changed the worlds of American Dance and Musical Theatre, plus she was as gifted a writer as she was a choreographer and dancer. … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “A Good Bad Movie, You Must Admit, Is Great.” – Roddy McDowall

By Stephen Rutledge on September 17, 2018 1:32 pm

I ran into Roddy McDowall (1928-1998) on two occasions. The first time was at the 50th Anniversary of MGM Gala at the Beverley Wilshire Hotel in 1973, which I had successfully crashed. He was there as Elizabeth Taylor's date. He was gracious and warm. He … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Actor, Anne Bancroft

By Stephen Rutledge on September 17, 2018 3:05 am

September 17, 1931- Anna Maria Louisa Italiano: ''I'd never had so much pleasure with another human being.'' Anne Brancroft was an Italian-American girl from The Bronx whose parents were ordinary working-class folk. At the start of her career, she decided on … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Entertainer, Joey Heatherton

By Stephen Rutledge on September 14, 2018 3:05 am

September 14, 1944 - Joey Heatherton: "I am not a sexpot." If you were born after Jimmy Carter's administration, you probably don't know the name. If you are in to sports, you might think: "Joey Heatherton... didn't he used to be the quarterback for the Detroit … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “Yma Sumac is My True Name, and I Was Born in the Mountains of Peru.”

By Stephen Rutledge on September 13, 2018 9:39 am

Her albums were in my parental unit's LP collection. As a teenager, I dreamed of hosting a party where the guests were: Yma Sumac, Ava Gardner, Oona O'Neill, Ida Lupino, Aga Khan, Eva Gabor, and Uta Hagen. Complications would arise as I made introductions: "Yma, Uta; … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Actor, Claudette Colbert

By Stephen Rutledge on September 13, 2018 3:05 am

September 13, 1903- Claudette Colbert: ''It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.'' Born Emilie Chauchoin in Paris, Claudette Colbert's family moved to Manhattan when she was three-years-old, making her French, yet … [Read more...]