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Lost Pics Show “Casa Susanna” in Upstate New York Was Home to Early Gender Non-Conformists

By Trey Speegle on April 27, 2020 6:43 am

Lost Pics Show “Casa Susanna” in Upstate New York Was Home to Early Gender Non-Conformists

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...]

Filed Under: Misc

The Rosie O’Donnell Show Returned for a Special Live Benefit. Watch

By Andrea James on March 23, 2020 6:13 am

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...]

Filed Under: Giving Back, LBGTQ, Lesbian, Music, On Stage, Social Media

Man Pees in the Lobby of Harvey Fierstein’s Off-Broadway Show (But Was Harvey Pissed?)

By Trey Speegle on November 2, 2019 12:07 pm

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...]

Filed Under: Misc

#BornThisDay: Double Trouble, Harvey Fierstein & Sandra Bernhard

By Stephen Rutledge on June 6, 2019 3:05 am

#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...]

Filed Under: Bisexual, Born This Day, Celebs, Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Gay, LBGTQ, Life, On Stage

#QueerQuote: “A Drag Queen is Like an Oil Painting, You Gotta Step Back From It to Get the Full Effect.” – Arnold, “Torch Song”

By Stephen Rutledge on October 30, 2018 1:03 pm

#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...]

Filed Under: Celebs, Culture, Drag, Entertainment, Gay, History, LBGTQ, Misc, Movies, On Stage

#QueerQuote: Harvey Fierstein

By Stephen Rutledge on October 17, 2017 3:33 am

#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...]

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment, Gay, LBGTQ, Movies, On Stage

#HairsprayLive!: It’s Coming December 7 & You CAN’T Stop the Beat!

By Trey Speegle on November 23, 2016 5:08 am

#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...]

Filed Under: Culture, Dance, Drag, Entertainment, LBGTQ, Movies, Music, TV & Video

Hairspray Live! Just Made Some Casting Announcements, and They Are MAJOR!

By James St. James on August 2, 2016 12:46 pm

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...]

Filed Under: Celebs, Drag, LBGTQ, Music, On Stage, TV & Video

#BornThisDay: Actor/Playwright, Harvey Fierstein

By Stephen Rutledge on June 6, 2016 3:05 am

#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...]

Filed Under: Born This Day, Culture, Gay, LBGTQ, Life, On Stage

#StopThePresses! Jennifer Hudson & Harvey Fierstein Will Star in “Hairspray Live!”

By Trey Speegle on April 25, 2016 10:39 am

#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...]

Filed Under: Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Movies, News, On Stage, TV & Video

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