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Broadway Friday

-Don’t cry for him, Puerto Rico. Ricky Martin will star in a revival of Evita slated to open in the 2012 season. Martin will play narrator Che (based on Che Guevara) opposite West End veteran Elena Roger in the title role. Evita last ran on Broadway from ’79-’81. Martin made his Broadway debut in 1996 as Marius in Les Miserables. …

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American Idiot

On Monday my local companion Aaron and I attended Green Day’s American Idiot musical, which we both enjoyed a lot more than we had expected. I’m not big fan of Green Day (but I’m not not a fan either), so I was surprised to recognize about half of the songs. Standouts in the cast were Stark Sands, who was so …

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Pee-Wee Herman On The View

Comedian Paul Reubens appeared in character as Pee-wee Herman on today’s episode of The View to promote his coming Broadway show, which opens in October. It’s hard to believe Reubens is 57, he’s hardly changed in the 28 years since his stage show first ran in Los Angeles.

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Avenue Q’s Gary Coleman To Live On

The Gary Coleman character in the long-running hit musical Avenue Q will stay in the show, despite the death of the real life Coleman. Sitting alone at the rear of the house at New World Stages on Friday night, Jeff Whitty wept after the performance of “Avenue Q.” Mr. Whitty, the book writer for that Tony-winning puppet musical, was not …

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Sean Hayes To Host Tony Awards

Sean Hayes has been named as the host of this year’s Tony Awards. Via press release: Emmy and SAG Award winner and 2010 Tony Award nominee Sean Hayes, will host the 64th Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® on Sunday, June 13th, live from Radio City Music Hall. The Tony Awards will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00PM (ET/PT time delay). …

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Jim Brochu Wins Drama Desk Award

JMG reader Jim Brochu won the Drama Desk Award last night for Outstanding Solo Performance for his stunning turn as Zero Mostel in the one-man show, Zero Hour. At the podium, Jim thanked his husband of 25 years, Steve Schalchlin (also a JMG reader!) Congrats to both! Watch Jim’s funny and touching speech below. RELATED: Other winners are here. Of …

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Broadway Friday

-I know you are but what am I? The Pee-wee Herman Show will transfer from its wildy successful Los Angeles revival to Broadway for a six week run to start on October 26th. The show debuted in 1980 as a for-adults act before morphing into the kids friendly TV show that ran from 1986-1990. – Beefcake-O-Rama! Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS …

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HomoQuotable – Alan Cumming

“It is my contention that Ramin Seetodeh is not happy with himself. He has particular shame about being gay. He sees gayness, particularly open and unabashed gayness, or effeminacy, as a reminder of what he does not like about himself. And so he attacks it. His own shame translates into his paralysis when thinking of others who might have his …

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Broadway Friday

-Liza Minnelli will release a new album titled Confessions in September. The CD will come in two versions. The track listing for the extended 15-cut deluxe edition is here. The album’s producer has not yet been named. -Christine Ricci makes her Broadway debut in Time Stands Still when it reopens on Broadway in September. Laura Linney will rejoin the cast …

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Everything’s Coming Up Homo

Impossible as it may seem, Glee even outgayed itself last night with Kurt’s performance of Rose’s Turn from Gypsy. And you just gotta love the lyric change to “Everything’s coming up homo!” Sing out, Louise! And move over, Patti and Bernadette. (But not Ethel!) I’ll add the actual clip to this post when it goes up on Hulu.

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I Need Paneling Here, Here, HERE

You might recognize the pitchwoman as Carole Shelley, who has appeared on Broadway and in the national tours of Wicked as Madame Morrible. She also played Aunt Clara in Nicole Kidman’s remake of Bewitched. I love these old commercials. I need paneling too! (Tipped by JMG reader Chip)

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Friendly Voices – Kristin Chenoweth

“As someone who’s been proudly advocating for equal rights and supporting GLBT causes for as long as I can remember, I know how much it means to young people struggling with their sexuality to see out & proud actors like Sean Hayes, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris and Cynthia Nixon succeeding in their work without having to keep their sexuality …

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2010 Tony Award Nominations

La Cage Aux Folles and Fela! lead the list of the 2010 Tony Award nominees, which were announced this morning. Both shows received eleven nominations each, the Fences getting ten. Self-proclaimed gay rights hero Sean Hayes earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Promises, Promises. JMG reader Kevin Chamberlin (left) got a Best Featured …

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson As Kiki DuRane

Queerty tips us to Broadway performer and Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson channeling Justin “Kiki” Bond as he covers Lady Gaga at Joe’s Pub in NYC. And that’s Kenny “Herb” Mellman on piano and backing vocals. Damn sorry I missed this.

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Unexploded Car Bomb In Times Square

Times Square was evacuated and several Broadway shows were canceled last night after police found an unexploded bomb inside of a burning car. “It appears to be a car bomb left in a Pathfinder between Seventh and Eighth” Avenues on 45th Street, said Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. The device, he said, contained “explosive elements” …

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Broadway Friday

-Brandon Victor Dixon, currently earning rave reviews in The Scottsboro Boys, will take the title role in the upcoming Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Musical. The show begins previews on October 8th. -The 2010 Tony Awards nominations will be revealed on Tuesday at 8:30am. Watch live on the official site. -Try to remember: Tomorrow The Fantasticks celebrates its 50th …

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La Cage Montage

JMG reader CB points out a new montage clip for the revival of La Cage Aux Folles, which I’m posting since so many of you were curious about the casting of Kelsey Grammer.

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Mike Diamond Reports From Ali Forney Center’s Broadway Beauty Pageant

Manhattan nightlife bon vivant Mike Diamond turns in a typically hilarious report on the Ali Forney Center’s Broadway Beauty Pageant. Mike interviews the AFC’s executive director Carl Siciliano, Michael Musto, Tovah Feldshuh, and cavorts backstage with the contestant hotties. Possibly NSFW (skin, language.)

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Broadway Friday

PHOTO: Broadway Beauty Pageant winner Charlie Williams of Memphis accepts his tiara as verklempt past winners Marty Thomas and Frankie Grande look on. The Ali Forney Center fundraiser played to a packed house at Symphony Space on Monday with celebrity judges Charles Busch, Tony winner Christine Ebersole, and Michael Musto providing Idol-esque commentary. The evening was hosted by four-time Tony …

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Broadway Friday

-Daniel Radcliffe will star in the 2011 revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Radcliffe received positive notice in 2008’s production of Equus, but has not yet performed in a Broadway musical. Matthew Broderick won the Tony in the same role in 1995. -The NFL makes its first foray into Broadway as a promoter of the upcoming …

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