Joel Grey won an Academy Award for his performance as the Emcee in the film version of the musical Cabaret (1972). Grey also won a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, National Board of Review and a National Society of Film Critics Award; all for a role he had already won a Tony Award … [Read more...]
“A Love Letter to Liza” a Once-in-a-Liftime, All-Star Birthday Tribute Tonight! Get your Tickets Here!
The legendary Liza Minnelli is getting a special virtual celebration, Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration. Producer Daniel Nardicio says of the superstar, “Liza is a total entertainer, a show person the likes of which is … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”I Don’t Like Labels, but If You Have to Put a Label On It, I’m a Gay Man.” – Joel Grey
Despite having read everything about Joel Grey since discovering him 50 years ago while listening to the Original Broadway Cast album of the musical Cabaret, when Grey came out of the closet in 2015 at 82-years-old, most of my friends were like, duh? After all those decades with … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Joel Grey
April 11, 1932 – I purchased his brand new memoir Master Of Ceremonies on the day it was published last year and then devoured it, reading it in just two sittings. That is how important Joel Grey is to me. Despite having read everything about Grey since discovering him 50 … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Joel Grey
April 11, 1932 – I purchased his brand new memoir Master Of Ceremonies on the day it was published seven weeks ago and then devoured it, reading it in just two sittings. That is how important Joel Grey is to me. Despite having read everything about Grey since … [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: “Jeffrey Fashion Cares” Parade of Half-Naked Models is a Nice Hump Day Distraction
Jeffrey Kalinsky has raised over $5 million for his Jeffrey Fashion Cares organization. Their website lays out the work they continue to do, "We've come a long way but... 28 states still have no express sexual orientation anti-discrimination law and 31 have no express … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Broadway Songwriter, John Kander
March 18, 1927- John Kander The celebrated songwriting team of Kander and Ebb were working on the very special musical, The Scottsboro Boys, when Ebb took his final curtain call in 2004, gone of a heart attack. The Scottsboro Boys tells the true story of nine young black men … [Read more...]
#TonyAwards15: “Fun Home” Won Best Musical + The Rest of Last Night’s Big Winners!
#BornThisDay: Joel Grey
April 11, 1932 – Earlier this year, when Joel Grey came out of the closet at 82 years old, most of my friends were like, duh? With a 50+ year obsession with the star of Cabaret, you think … [Read more...]
Chelsea Gallery Art Binge: 10 Openings in 90 Minutes
Last night was the season opener for galleries in New York's Chelsea Arts District. Some 50+ openings were happening simultaneously in a two hour period, so, if you want to hit more than a couple of galleries, you have to map it out. I won't bore you with the order but I started … [Read more...]
