In the mid 50s Tito Valentini, and his wife Maria, bought a guesthouse in the in upstate New York. Tito worked at a Spanish radio station and Maria ran a Fifth Avenue wig store. But after dark, Tito took advantage of those wig discounts and transformed into Susanna Valenti, … [Read more...]
The Rosie O’Donnell Show Returned for a Special Live Benefit. Watch
Talk show legend Rosie O'Donnell brought back her famed show for a special one-night fundraiser for The Actors Fund. The amazing 3.5 hour livestream raised money to support members of the entertainment industry in need … [Read more...]
Man Pees in the Lobby of Harvey Fierstein’s Off-Broadway Show (But Was Harvey Pissed?)
A man seeing Harvey Fierstein’s show on Bella Abzug, Bella Bella, for some reason decided to relieve himself in the lobby. Arts writer Cameron Pegg tweeted that Fierstein, “is rarely upstaged, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Double Trouble, Harvey Fierstein & Sandra Bernhard
Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons June 6, 1954– Harvey Fierstein: If you don't look, you don't know. June 6, 1955 – Sandra Bernhard: Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth. Well, first of all, there is that voice. I … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “A Drag Queen is Like an Oil Painting, You Gotta Step Back From It to Get the Full Effect.” – Arnold, “Torch Song”
Torch Song, opening on Thursday on Broadway, is a condensed version on Harvey Fierstein's great four hour play Torch Song Trilogy (1981); this one starring the irrepressible Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruhl, coming in at a little more than two hours. Torch Song Trilogy is really … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: Harvey Fierstein
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself." Harvey Fierstein … [Read more...]
#HairsprayLive!: It’s Coming December 7 & You CAN’T Stop the Beat!
You know all about it, I know. The 1988 John Waters' movie, Hairspray starring Divine, turned into a Broadway musical hit by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman, is NOW a live TV event. (This is how those damn composers and singers EGOT!) Here's a preview with a dream cast that should … [Read more...]
Hairspray Live! Just Made Some Casting Announcements, and They Are MAJOR!
Omgomgomg. Just listen, to the cast they've assembled so far for the big Hairspray Live! event coming to TV, December 7: Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor/Playwright, Harvey Fierstein
June 6, 1954- Harvey Fierstein: “If you don’t look, you don’t know.” Well, first of all, there is that voice. I always think of my voice as distinctive, made possible by decades of pot smoking and whiskey drinking, but Harvey Fierstein brings it all to a whole new level, a big … [Read more...]
#StopThePresses! Jennifer Hudson & Harvey Fierstein Will Star in “Hairspray Live!”
Yes, Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson and Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein will head the cast of NBC's Hairspray Live!, the network's next live Broadway musical holiday event. Following the HUGE success of The Wiz Live!, Robert Greenblatt, … [Read more...]
