Tag Archives: Broadway

November 22nd In NYC: Broadway Stars To Perform In Benefit For Trevor Project

On Mondays, most Broadway houses are dark. But next Monday the stars of Broadway will gather for a special benefit performance for the Trevor Project. Lea DeLaria will host. Also scheduled to appear: Betty Buckley, Ricky Ian Gordon, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lazar, John Tartaglia, Seth Rudetsky, Lea Delaria and Jeanine Tesori, as well as Emily Albrink, Jeff Blumenkrantz, …

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Broadway Stars – It Gets Better

Susan Blackwell of the Tony-nominated [title of show] brings together Nathan Lane, Wilson Cruz, Terrence McNally, Denis O’Hare, Cherry Jones and dozens of other well-known Broadway stars for their It Gets Better message. (Tipped by JMG reader Beau)

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Stars Of Broadway – It Gets Better

Debuting on iTunes tomorrow to benefit the Trevor Project.

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Broadway Friday

– Openly gay Broadway star Marty Thomas (Wicked, Xanadu) is suing Twitter to force them to disclose the identity of a user who claimed that Thomas was given crabs by a cast member of Avenue Q. Thomas said in court papers: “I do not suffer from, nor have I ever suffered from a sexually transmitted disease.” Twitter has never been …

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Cast Of Chicago – It Gets Better

Producers and cast members of several major Broadway shows have joined to create their own website for the It Gets Better Project. Many individual clips and joint cast messages are at the link. Here’s the message from the cast of Chicago.

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Wicked Cast – It Gets Better

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Broadway Friday

– Legendary playwright and Tony nominee Charles Busch (left) has opened Off Broadway with his latest, The Divine Sister, in which he plays Mother Superior of St. Veronica’s, where “dark secrets are rampant.” Early reviews are boffo. – Nicole Kidman returns to Broadway next fall in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird Of Youth. The original 1959 production starred …

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Afternoon View – TKTS Booth

The ticket windows are under the steps.

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Afternoon View – Ethel Barrymore Theatre

David Mamet’s Race actually closed a couple of weeks ago. Next up at the 82 year-old Barrymore is Elling, starring Brendan Fraser and Jennifer Coolidge, which opens in November. The Ethel Barrymore is the last surviving Schubert theater specifically built for a performer of the day.

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Broadway Friday

-Openly lesbian Tony winner Cherry Jones (Doubt) begins previews tonight in George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Opening night is October 3rd. -Next Sunday (Sept. 12) La Cage Aux Folles lead Kelsey Grammer hosts the annual Broadway On Broadway spectacular in which the casts of more than two dozen hit Broadway shows perform for free in Times Square to the …

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Broadway Friday

-New attitude! Patti Labelle will join the cast of the Tony-winning Fela! on September 14th and will perform there until the show’s scheduled closing in January. She will replace Tony winner Lilias White in the role of Fela’s mother. -A Broadway version of Glee will definitely happen, according to the show’s co-creator Ryan Murphy, who says he is already auditioning …

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Send In ALL The Clowns

Since I dissed Send In The Clowns as my most hated Sondheim number last week, it’s only fair that I post this amusing send-up by impressionist Carly Sakolove in which she channels Bernadette, Patti, Carol, Liza, Judy and others. Elaine Stritch made me LOL, literally. I’ll leave it to our true show queens here to assess which impressions are best.

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Everybody Ought To Have A Maid

The BBC celebrated Stephen Sondheim’s 80th birthday on Sunday with a special tribute edition of their annual BBC Proms series. Here’s their delightfully fruity take on Everybody Ought To Have A Maid. Listen to the entire show here. The second clip is Dame Judi Dench’s take on my most loathed Sondheim tune, Send In The Clowns, but hey, it’s freekin’ …

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Broadway Friday

– Jesse Tyler Ferguson and a host of fellow gays earned Emmy nominations yesterday. Joining the Modern Family star with noms are Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Alan Cumming, Lily Tomlin, and Ian McKellen. Glee leads the pack with 19 nominations. Darling of the gays Betty White scored a nom for her gig as SNL host. – South …

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Broadway Friday

– Mark Ruffalo will star in a movie version of Larry Kramer’s AIDS drama, The Normal Heart. Other casting and production details have not been announced but reportedly Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy is involved. – Elf: The Musical (SRSLY) opens at Broadway’s Hirschfeld Theater on November 2nd. Tony nominee Casey Nicholaw will direct and choreograph. – Standing room, rush, and …

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Old Lady Gaga

This is Broadway star Jackie Hoffman, who is currently starring in the Addam’s Family and appeared in Broadway Bares on Sunday. Broadway hunk Nick Adams is in this too!

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RECAP: Broadway Bares XX

Last night’s 20th annual installment of Broadway Bares was nonstop gay gay gay insanity. Performers included Euan Morton, Kevin Chamerlin, Charles Busch, Lucy Lui, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristen Chenoweth, Katie Finneran, Alan Cumming, Bruce Vilanch, Vanessa Williams and about two hundred mostly-naked chorus boys (and gals). I never thought I’d see the Roseland Ballroom even more packed than during a Black …

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NEW YORK: Students Perform La Cage Aux Folles At Special Needs School

A NYC private school for special needs kids has put on a student production of La Cage Aux Folles. While the show itself is fairly G-rated, the idea of ten year-olds performing in drag has gotten the New York Post’s vile Andrea Peyser screaming. “Dad, do I have to wear a dress to school?” No joke. These conversations went on …

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Broadway Friday

-Neil Patrick Harris will be among 30 celebrities to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Other honorees: Joe Mantegna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Donald Sutherland, Penelope Cruz, Bruce Dern, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, The Muppets, Kenny Ortega, Ridley Scott, Sissy Spacek, Reese Witherspoon, Danny DeVito, Tina Fey, Simon Fuller, John Langley, Ed O’Neill, John Wells, Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge, …

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The 2010 Tony Awards

The 2010 Tony Awards kicked off last night with host Sean Hayes taking aim at that infamous Newsweek article by laying a long, presumably convincing, French kiss on his Promises, Promises co-star Kristin Chenoweth. Hayes followed that up by welcoming all the “closeted Republicans watching the show in secret.” Below are the major awards. The complete list is here. Best …

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