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At Yank! A World War II Love Story
Thursday, February 18th, 8 PM
Set during World War II, Yank! chronicles the relationship between two servicemen long before ―Don‘t-ask-don‘t-tell‖ was part of the national discussion. With a lively score inspired by the pop sounds of the 1940‘s, Yank! captures the spirit and exuberance of the era as it explores questions of prejudice, courage and survival.
Bobby Steggert will enlist in the Off-Broadway premiere of Yank!
"We are thrilled to welcome Bobby back to the cast of Yank! after his sensational performance in Ragtime," said Artistic Director Morgan said.
OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE ENGAGEMENT BEGINS FEBRUARY 16, 2010
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2010
BOYS NIGHT = Purchase a $39.50 ticket to Yank! on Thursday, February 18th and receive a voucher for Free admission to the Post-Show Boys Night reception featuring wine, cheese and sodas. This is a perfect opportunity to see the show and mingle with fellow theatre-goers and the cast. Post-Show Boys Night Reception directly following the performance in the Music Room.
at The York Theatre Company - 619 Lexington Avenue (Corner of 54th St.)
Two Easy Ways to Purchase Boys Night Tickets
Join Boys Night at Yank! on Thursday, February 18th for just $39.50 (regularly $67.50)
1. Visit YorkTheatre.org and mention code BOYS39
2. CALL (212) 935-5820 and mention code BOYS39
Restrictions:
This offer is valid for the 8PM performance on February 18th only. Regular service charges apply to online and phone orders. Subject to availability. Not valid for prior purchases or in combination with any other offer. Limit 8 tickets per order. Offer may be revoked at any time. One party admission voucher is available per ticket purchased. Admittance to party is contingent on redemption of voucher and can only be redeemed for those 21 and over with valid ID.
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Critics hail
The Temperamentals
as intelligent, political, witty, moving, wise, and most importantly, entertaining.
It tells the story of a group of courageous men who joined together to build the Mattachine Society, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The play features the intimate and complex relationship between Harry Hay and young fashion designer Rudy Gernreich, set against the backdrop of 1950’s Hollywood and the McCarthy era.
“it’s impossible not to be moved” - Time Out New York
“‘Evocative…The Temperamentals succeeds... the cast is, to a man, excellent” - New York Times

Michael Urie is an actor, television producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. He joins The Tempermentals, as Rudy, in New York City this month!
“Temperamental” was code for “homosexual” in the early 1950’s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two men – the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich – as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the pre-Stonewall United States.
Previews begin February 18th
Opening Night – February 28th
Tickets on sale NOW!
$19.52 Preview Tickets! Limited time offer!
You have one of three ways
to use the following discount code: TEPREV12
Call (212) 947-8844
Go to the New World Stages Box Office
New World Stages @ 340 West 50th Street
For all other performance times and tickets, please visit Telecharge or call (646)871-1730
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You are now hard at work on your next album, which is right now untitled. What makes the new album stand out from the past three? Can you tell fans yet what the major theme of this album will be?
"I can’t tell you too much about it yet, but I will say that it will definitely be the most dance-oriented album I’ve ever made. I’ve had the concept for it since I finished Transport Systems and its great to finally see it coming together.
One thing I can say is that this album explores the dark side a bit more than in the past. I think before I was very conscious of being a positive role model, but with this album I’ve sort of let that go being that I don’t feel the burden of representation so heavily on my shoulders anymore. I’m very excited about it and can’t wait to share it with the world."
Read the full interview at Queeried
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Von Kuersteiner and Co especially had hard feelings for the neighboring gay community, Cherry Grove, and used their dock access to stop boats from taking visitors from one village to the next, and for anyone who has drunkenly stumbled through the Meat Rack—the dense forest between the two towns—at 3am, not having a boat to bring you to and fro is more than enough to keep you partying closer to your summer share and putting cash into Von Kuersteiner and Roncalli's pockets. They also reportedly demanded that the army of young pretty boys they hired to staff all their properties were forbidden from hanging out in the Grove, even on their nights off.
Rumors are flying left and right he's changing everything, he's not changing a thing, this is great, this is horrible, blah, blah, blah, talk amongst yourselves. The summer season is still a few months away!





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The event started 8 years ago in New York City where participants with bare legs were required to mingle with other-- equally half-naked-- travelers.
Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over 85 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. The group is based in New York.
The annual event encourages riders to strip down to their underwear on the Subway as they go about their normal routine.
The event's organizers, Improv Everywhere, said that as many as 3,000 people participated in the "No Pants Day" event in New York alone, with more participating in other cities including Chicago and Washington DC. It is estimated as many as 44 similar events took place in transit systems in 16 countries!

According to its official website, Improv Everywhere is a long form improvisation troupe that executes pre-planned "missions" or performances that usually involve socially awkward or unusual situations.
Some commuters who participated in "No Pants Day" said they got phone calls from friends or invitations to join the event on Facebook.
The first Friday in May is another "No Pants Day". But no pants in the Winter is a little funnier and crazier!
It is said that earlier versions of No Pants date back to the 1990's.



“We are pleased to inform you that we have been able to identify a site in New York we consider spot-on for our group: The AXEL HOTEL NEW YORK will be located in Hell's Kitchen and is slated to open its doors to the public in spring 2011,” Siebenhofer said.
Designer chic rooms and outstanding personalized, genuine and professional service catering to guests requirements and anticipating their needs, have earned them quite a reputation in Europe. In fact, Axel Hotel Barcelona has been chosen the “best gay hotel in the world” by the readers of prestigious travel magazine The Out Traveler (USA). Through the annual survey Reader’s Choice Awards, hundreds of readers voted for the Axel Hotel Barcelona to put it in the ranking’s top position.
The hotel chain's ambitious plans include three additional U.S. hotels to be built in its most gay-friendly cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami.
Amsterdam, London, Paris and Miami are considered high priority projects.
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The iconic spot on the western edge of Central Park will undergo major renovations under a new operator and may even retain its famous name, but to many patrons, this is indisputably the end of an era. The LeRoy family was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2009 after losing a bidding war for to another proprietor, Dean Poll, who also owns the Boathouse Restaurant in Central Park. Once the restaurant closes all operations, its contents will be auctioned off by Guernsey's auction house.
As part of the 20-year license to operate the restaurant, Poll is expected to invest $25 million on renovations.
While maintaining the Victorian historic features of the building, Poll's plan is to incorporate green building technology as well as replacing the kitchen and electrical and plumbing systems. The renovations, which are expected to take four years, will be conducted in phases so the restaurant can remain open.
It was never known for it's food - but yet the restaurant became the destination for anniversaries, birthdays and family affairs, It served more than 500,000 people a year, an average of 1,400 dinners a night. Tourists eagerly descended upon the eatery for the crab cakes, wedge salad, salmon and parmesan-crusted chicken.
Andrew Knowlton, restaurant editor for Bon Appetit magazine, said the restaurant has never been the greatest venue for foodies. "When you're serving 2,000 meals a deal, I don't care if you're [chef] Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Daniel Boulud, you just can't put out that much of a volume and have top quality food."
CNN ran a great historical piece this about the restaurant and the LeRoy Family.

His latest video was #1 top favorite on YouTube last week, “Be a 10 in 2010 with my Holiday Abs Routine (Home & Gym)”.
He has a ton of great information. Here are some of the videos he sent us to start with.
1. How To Maintain Your Body: Video
2. Proper Eating Habits: Video
3. The Alcohol and Fitness Mix: Video
4. The Secret To Great Abs: Video
Just go to Scott Herman Fitness on Youtube and check out the playlists on the right side of the page. He has machine demonstrations, dumbbell exercises, all kinds of stuff.
These At Home workouts are great too:
1. The At Home Thanksgiving Aftermath Workout. Video
2. Homeland Muscularity- With my Military Style Workout (Home & Gym) Video
3. Exercise Ball = Stronger Core: With my Core Workout (Home & Gym) Video
The best thing about it is that you can create a YouTube account for free and subscribe to him and each week and when he posts a new video, it will show up on your YouTube account.
He loves fitness and helping people reach their goals.
Visit Scott Herman’s website
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Manigma will be staged from January 15 to March 13, at the Clurman in Theatre Row, located at 410 West, 42nd Street (between Ninth and Tenth Avenue).
Tickets are available by calling (212) 279-4200. For more information, visit MANIGMA






Artists 4 Israel, Inc. (A4I) presents one night of two plays about the finding true love and, then, controlling and regulating it within the political and religious dystopia of Israel.
One night only - New York City -
January 6, 2010 –
Discussing gay marriage and cross-border affairs, Love and Licenses is poised to shock with its honest and unapologetic portrayal of love under restrictions. In this Off Broadway production, Israel is on trial. Tempering the visceral, raw emotion with complex subtleties and nuance, however, Love and Licenses premieres two plays that offer no easy critique. Neither the critic nor the supporter of Israel will find succor for long as the plays offer insightful and thought-provoking reviews of a complex situation. And, that is what theater should do – evoke dialogue and create joyous discomfort.
Te Busco, a solo show written and performed by Amir Levi, is the coming of age story about a young man who discovers that he is destined to be the next matriarch of his family. The play journeys through his mother and grandmother's stories of how they met their romantic partners, as he discovers how his own story relates to theirs. It's about love, fate, destiny and most importantly, motherhood. It's the classic coming-of-age story with a new twist. The show, approximately 60 minutes, revolves around three characters: the protagonist (Amir) and his Mexican mother and grandmother, whose words are taken verbatim to keep the authenticity of the stories.

Hosted by Artists 4 Israel, this is a bold move for a young organization to seek such a respected Off Broadway theater to host its inaugural production. However, A4I has already attempted to understand and share the complexities of Israel through graffiti, street art and fashion and proven successful.
"Beautifully Effective, Shockingly Creative"
45 Bleecker Street Theatre
TICKETS -
SPECIAL TO BEST GAY NEW YORK READERS!
Go to Broadway Offers enter code BLEECKER and SAVE!
About Artists 4 Israel, Inc. - Artists 4 Israel is a community of creative individuals working together in an ongoing, collaborative project expressing Israel’s right to exist in peace and security.
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a seven year anniversary party for SNAXX . The 7EVEN YEAR ITCH featuring DJs Rich King and Gustavo on the main floor and a SNAXX ALL-STAR LOUNGE with past Snaxx guest djs Joey Falcone, Paul Ferrer, Javier Peral and Bill Pfeiffer. Also coming back for the reunion will be SNAXX legend Paul Short on the door.
This event is not only an anniversary for Rich and Gustavo’s long running Chelsea party for dudes, it is also a celebration of their new partnership with Derek Scott Graves (DSG) and a launch for their new monthly SNAXX dance event. Look for parties up and down the Eastern Seaboard, in DC, Baltimore, Philly, Pittsburg, Boston and beyond.
Having a seven year history of collaboration with the LGBT Center of New York and their monthly Dance208 parties, the 7EVEN YEAR ITCH is also a blowout benefiting The Center and their continued service to the NYC community.
The boys and Derek will bring the party back to NYC to benefit the Center at Rebel, the outer Chelsea club, home to a broad spectrum of parties gay, straight and in between, every third month.Derek Scott Graves, founder of DSG Entertainment Group has worked extensively with Clubland’s big guns and die-hard legends and organizations: Peter Rauhofer, Junior Vasquez, Saint-at-Large, Star69, Pill Awards, the OutMusic awards, even the Eagle! Now DSG is excited to partner with Rich and Gustavo and SNAXX to form a power triad bringing quality shenanigans to a disco near you.

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