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Broadway.com Announces Audience Favorites – Nick Adams Gets TWO!
Broadway Darling NICK ADAMS is getting more press than Betty White these days!
Broadway fans have had their say, picking their favorites of the 2010-2011 season at the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The winners were announced live at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center in a swanky, funny ceremony hosted by Vanessa Williams.
The revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying picked up four trophies including Favorite Musical Revival. Stars Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette each won two, including the shared Favorite Onstage Pair award.
Sister Act was named Favorite Musical, with War Horse being named the fans’ Favorite Play. Acting awards were also awarded to Sutton Foster (Anything Goes), Robin Williams (Bengal Tiger at the Baghad Zoo), Judith Light (Lombardi), Billie Joe Armstrong (American Idiot) and Nick Adams, who triumphed in two categories for his role as Felicia in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Favorite Diva Performance & Favorite Breakthrough Performance.
“It was an incredible evening & star studded event with celebrity host Vanessa Williams and presenters such as Audra McDonald, Sutton Foster and Gavin Creel. I had a blast, was so honored to be awarded for my performance in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and was very grateful to share the evening with my family.” said Nick “Thanks to all who voted! !
See ALL of the winners at BROADWAY.com More on Nick Adams
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Win a Date Night with Ronnie Kroell
Dear Friends,
Recently I have learned that more and more of my friends, family, and fans have been diagnosed with Cancer. I cannot even begin to tell you how upset I have been over this. How have we not been able to stop this heartless and non-discriminating predator?
Although Cancer can be one of the most
challenging of adversities to overcome – those who are personally living with it, are some of the strongest people I know! I truly admire the attitude that my own friends have taken on and the determined mind-set they have chosen to battle this beast.
I personally have participated in the Relay for Life, donated funds and time to this cause, and supported close friends that are winning their personal battles, BUT now more that ever I feel the need to do something BIGGER. SO, I am looking to all of you for support…
Below, you will have the opportunity to bid on a “Date Night” with yours truly that comes with an autographed copy of PLAYGIRL Magazine and a one of a kind photo-soap. Please share it with your networks of family, friends, and colleagues. If you feel so compelled, bid on it yourself too.
Thanks for your time and support of this important cause; together we will beat Cancer.
Ronnie
The bidding started at $250.00 and is up to $900 as of this morning!!
Bids must increase by a minimum of $50 increments. All bids must be made in the comment section of Ronnies blog site. This auction will end on June 1, 2011 at 5PM EST. Proceeds will benefit The American Cancer Society. –
New York DJ Hottie Scottie Thomson Talks with Ambiente
Pride week – all the parties, bodies & beats – in to town came an unassuming and gentle blond boy.
He could easily blend into the crowd of
surfers, hot & tanned bodies clubgoers that make up the daily South Beach
magic – that is until he starts to spin and takes you for a whirlwind ride on
the dance floor.
Now you are in DJ Scott Thomson’s World, so let your self go, bounce about and take your shirts off if you dare!
Coming from a well bread upbringing in New York, Scott has spent
much of his time as a competitive sailboat racer & an uptown corporate
job – Gucci suits and all – to now burning up the turntables in New York City
and now the world, reflects a bit for AMBIENTE.
Read the full article at AMBIENTE!
Hudson Taylor and Lea Delaria at Q TALK May 21
And this big straightie, loves gays and will be in NYC MAY 21 for the Q TALK SHOW.
Hudson Taylor, All-American Wrestler and Columbia University Wrestling Coach
Hudson Taylor is a three-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and Columbia University coach. He is the first three-time All-American in the University of Maryland’s wrestling history and holds several hall-of-fame records. Hudson’s career places him among the top-five pinners in NCAA history. He is currently training to compete internationally with an eye toward the Olympic Games.
Hudson, a heterosexual athlete and a committed LGBT advocate, is determined to eliminate homophobia in sports.
After wearing a gay rights sticker on his wrestling headgear during competitions, The Advocate named Hudson one of the “Top 150 Reasons to Have Gay Pride in 2010.” He has also been featured on ESPN as a leading LGBT ally and called “the most exciting wrestler in the world” by Sports Illustrated. In March 2011, PFLAG also awarded Hudson with the “Straight for Equality in Sports” Award at their 3rd Annual Gala in New York City.
In December 2010 Hudson founded Athlete Ally, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging athletes, coaches, parents, fans and other members of the sports community to respect all individuals involved in sports, regardless of perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Through social networking campaigns, on-campus trainings and additional practical tools, Athlete Ally encourages athletes, coaches and others to eliminate all forms of homophobia in sports. As a guest lecturer and keynote speaker at schools and colleges across the country, Hudson emphasizes the athlete’s responsibility to lead in the fight for respect and inclusion in sports. Hudson has been featured live on MSNBC with Thomas Roberts to discuss Athlete Ally and the organization’s mission to challenge homophobia in sports.
In addition to his work with Athlete Ally, Hudson serves on the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Sport’s Project Advisory Board, led by Dr. Pat Griffin, Professor Emeritus in the Social Justice Education Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This initiative works with K-12 schools to create an athletic environment that encourages respect, safety and inclusion for all students and coaches.
Hudson is also authoring a book entitled, The Athlete Ally: Empowering a New Era of Leadership and Inclusion in Sports. A work in progress, The Athlete Ally will inspire and guide coaches, athletes, administrators, fans and parents to redefine sportsmanship and what it means to be an athlete and a leader.
Hudson draws inspiration for his advocacy from his great-great-great grandfather James Hudson Taylor, a 19th century British Protestant missionary to China who converted more than 18,000 people to Christianity. As a result of this lineage, LGBT-affirming Christian groups have turned to Hudson to discuss the intersection of respect and inclusion for LGBT individuals with Christian moral principles.
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ALSO IN THE HOUSE, ON THE SAME NIGHT –
The Amazing LEA DELARIA and Bobby Belfry
Qtalk takes place monthly at
New York City’s Metropolitan Room in Chelsea, located at 34 W. 22nd St., between 5th and 6th Avenues.
Time 9:30pm. You need to arrive by 9:00pm to guarantee your seat.
Cost $5 per person admission, plus two drink minimum.
Reservations are required. Please call 212-206-0440 or go to MetropolitanRoom.com for a reservation.
Qtalk, often described as “the Gay View” is much more fun, sassy and over-the-top. At the same time, Qtalk deals with very real issues, but manages to be entertaining and engaging. Qtalk’s live talk/variety show format is led by two hosts, Broadway and TV veterans Frantz Hall and Angie McKnight. The hosts tackle current events, fitness and lifestyle, punctuated by guest performances from Broadway, Cabaret, and the Pop world. During the show, the hosts invite the audience to ask questions or offer their opinions on specific topics on the table, often leading to some lively discussions and perhaps opening some minds.
For more information, go to Q TALK or Facebook.com/qtalk.
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FLORENT Queen of the MeatMarket opens theatrically May 20th
Here is your chance to see it!
FLORENT! QUEEN OF THE MEATMARKET!
Let Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Michael Musto and other famous (and infamous) faces take you on a fantastic voyage to New York City’s legendary Florent diner.
For 23 years, the all-night eatery in the city’s Meat Packing District was prime stomping ground for a surprising mix of A-list celebrities, tourists, families and club kids, and it played an important role in LGBT activism and culture. This wildly entertaining documentary chronicles the history and final days of this outrageous icon!
David Sigal’s docu is a paean to French expat and gay activist Florent Morellet and the restaurant he established in Gotham’s decidedly unglamorous Meatpacking District. A unique haven defined not by exclusivity but by its wholehearted embrace of diversity, Florent’s became a fabled hangout for locals, hookers, families, celebrities, performance artists, club boys and blue-haired old ladies. Exuberant pic will wow gay markets but could expand further, Morellet’s appeal being as broad-based as his clientele.
When Sigal started shooting in January 2008, little did he imagine he would be chronicling the last days of a 25-year-old Greenwich Village institution. Florent’s forced closure (caused by an astronomical rent increase) lends a nostalgic conclusiveness to the anecdotes offered by those who frequented the venue, drawn to the warm informality of Morellet and his enlightened wait staff throughout its quarter-century history. (Morellet’s ingenious five-week countdown to eviction, each week dedicated to one of the Kubler-Ross stages of grief, also supplies Sigal with a perfect story arc.)
Like the Stonewall Inn, Florent is such an important piece of our history.Get a taste on YouTube
Starts on 5/20/2011 @ Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street (212) 924-3363
GET TICKETS ONLINE
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Nick Cunningham Talks with Gay Life NYC.org
is GAY LIFE NYC’S
MAY HERO HOTTIE
OF THE MONTH!
Nick is another triple threat on Broadway. This adorable Aussie started his career at the famous Moulin Rouge in Paris!
He has worked with the PET SHOP BOYS, and has starred in the La Cage revival.
He chats with Gay Life NYC’s Michael Cavnaugh about his boyfriend, Reed Kelly, and his involvment with great charities like BROADWAY BARES.
Stop by and watch the Video of Nick –
and check out GayLifeNYC –
the NUMBER 1 resource
for HIV and AIDS Information
in New York City! AND very cool entertainment news and interviews!
VOTE FOR NICK ADAMS – AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Priscilla Queen of the Desert has been nominated
for several Audience Choice Awards!
After a week of fan voting, nominations have been announced for the 12th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the only major theater prize chosen by Broadway theatergoers.
VOTE FOR NICK!!! Vote for his 3 categories and his show. HURRY – ENDS MAY 12TH!
Favorite Musical Favorite Diva Performance Favorite Funny Performance
and Favorite Breakthrough Performance
And if you have not seen it – GET TICKETS for PRISCILLA ON BROADWAY!
Our FAVORITE SHOW OF THE YEAR!! If you bhave seen it – GO AGAIN!
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Gay Pride Weekend Concert with Amanda Lepore, Cazwell, hostess Joey Arias and MORE
GAY PRIDE WEEKEND
WITH AMANDA LEPORE!
Saturday June 25th
Amanda Lepore’s LIVE show at NYC’s Highline Ballroom debuting her album “I…Amanda Lepore” with Cazwell, The Ones, Roxy Cottontail, Cherie Lily, Miss Lawrence (of Real Housewives of Atlanta) and more very special guests to be announced!!!
Hosted by JOEY ARIAS!
Limted $15 tix (only until May 20)
Get yours before the prices go up!!! Password: MARILYN
These are only $15 tix and are limited so please dont pass this code around. This is going to be such a kickass Gay Pride Weekend event – we’ll be releasing more artists in the coming weeks!
Click HERE for $15 tix with the code “Marilyn”
Thanks to Daniel Nardicio !
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Nick Adams Aids Walk New York Fundraising Efforts
We just saw PRISCILLA on Broadway this week! WOW! What an eye-popping, show-stopping performance! Everyone does a fantastic job, but of course, our heart has always belonged to Nick Adams, since I first saw him onstage in 2005.
We’ll be covering it more in a couple weeks, and catching up with the ever adorable, super-talented Nick Adams with an interview right here at BestGayNewYork.com, in the coming weeks!
But for now, you should know, Priscilla US will be singing at the kick off of the 2011 AIDS Walk NY on May 15th!
And Nick is walking and raising money again this year. Nick is part of the BROADWAY IMPACT group which is a community of actors, directors, stage managers, fans, producers — pretty much anyone who has ever seen, been in or worked on a Broadway show — united by the simple belief that anyone who wants to should be able to get married.
“We’re very proud to be apart of the 2011 NY Aids Walk!”
Nick gives, and gives and gives whenever he can to great causes like Broadway Bares and AIDS WALK NY. (He has even been crowned Broadway Hero by GayLifeNYC.org.) “I enjoy giving my time to great causes, and it makes me feel good to know I can help in some way.”
Nick sent us this note, to share with our readers….
Hey Friends! I just wanted to take a minute to ask for your help in raising money for AIDS WALK NYC. The cast of Priscialla is raising money for this worthy cause, and I thought it would be great if my fans rallied together and gave the most.
If we can reach my personal goal of raising $3,000 I will pick one lucky subscriber to recieve an autographed program from the show. If we hit $6,000 I will send out 5 autographed programs, and if we break $15,000 I will send someone special a program autographed by everyone in the entire cast!
Additionally, anyone donating $500 or more, I will send them an autographed program (simply email us a proof of donation along with your shipping address).
xoxox.
~ Nick Adams
Nick Adams’ Donation Page for AIDS WALK NYC
UPDATE !!! Monday May 2nd –
Thanks for everyone who donated after my last e-mail for AIDS Walk NYC! I was able to break my original goal of $3,000 and am now the #1 fundraiser from the cast! Thanks!
I wanted to up the stakes and see if we could get some more folks giving. If you’ve ever dreamt about getting a backstage tour of Priscilla from me, this is your chance. For every person that gives $500 or more, I will arrange to give you a personal backstage tour. Simply get tickets to the show of your choice and I’ll meet you after the show and give you a private tour. Some people have been paying $5,000 – $10,000 to get backstage tours, so to be able to get one in exchange for a tax deductible dontation of only $500, is AMAZING.
Nick Adams’ Donation Page for AIDS WALK NYC
Since we reached my personal goal of raising $3,000 I will pick one lucky subscriber to recieve an autographed program from the show.
If we hit $6,000 I will send out 5 autographed programs, and if we break $15,000 I will send someone special a program / poster autographed by everyone in the entire cast!
Nick Adams’ Donation Page for AIDS WALK NYC
Additionally, anyone donating $500 or more, I will send them an autographed program (simply email us a proof of donation along with your shipping address) AND I WILL GIVE THEM A PRIVATE BACKSTAGE TOUR ($5k value).
Nick Adams’ Donation Page for AIDS WALK NYC
xoxox.
~ Nick Adams
Nick Adams’ Donation Page for AIDS WALK NYC
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Mister Chase releases ADDICTED on iTunes – New Video Coming
You may have seen him perform at our party this past week at VLADA….
Mister Chase has a new song
ADDICTED and he has been busy shooting tons of cool video footage! More cameras, more dancers, more props than the previous HOT VIDEOS.
We can’t wait to see it. Plus Chase hinted he has a couple more surprises he will be unveiling this summer. So stay tuned for more details. We’ll let you know when the video is ready – and you can download ADDICTED now on iTunes! Listen to ADDICTED on YouTube now!
Go to OFFICIAL CHASE for everything CHASE!
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Gay Life NYC.org Talks with Jonathan D. Lovitz
from Gay Life NYC.org
turns his camera on JONATHAN D. LOVITZ –
Broadway Hero of the month.
Actor, singer and model Jonathan D. Lovitz stands out in a crowd. Jonathan has an extensive stage resume and is as down home as apple pie!
Jonathan is one of those actors who exudes positive energy that effects those around him. His smile, is without a doubt contagious.
You may have read his name earlier this month
gay man was excused from jury duty in New York last week because he said that discrimination against gays makes him a second-class citizen and therefore he couldn’t be impartial.
Jonathan wrote on his Facebook page, “I raised my hand and said, ‘Since I can’t get married or adopt a child in the state of New York, I can’t possibly be an impartial judge of a citizen when I am considered a second class citizen in the eyes of the justice system.’”
“And he got off the case!” reported Village Voice columnist Michael Musto. “And that’s how the new phenomenon of ‘jury duty blocking’ was born.”
Jonathan is also a part of Setup Squad premiering this month on Logo.
the scoop – No-nonsense Renee Lee has the business solution for people who stink at dating: she hooks them up with professional “wing” women and men from her agency.
From the producers of “Pawn Stars,” “Setup Squad” is a docu-reality series where relationship misfits get saved from themselves by experts who coach them in ‘the art of the pickup.’ The “wing” women and men are snappy and sexy: two straight women, a lesbian, and a gay man (hunky Broadway star, Jonathan D. Lovitz) – all fierce and fun and full of opinions about their ineffectual clients.
They give clients a crash dating makeover, transforming them from ‘shabby & shy’ to ‘chic & confident’. Then they provide a real shot at love, breaking the ice for them in social settings. Then the real dramas unfold. Will they land the deal? Or get snubbed by their intended target? And what happens when one of the experts gets a little too cozy with their client? Find out in this highly charged reality series combining the most sizzling parts of dating shows with the most electric elements of workplace dramas.’
Jonathan says, “What started off as being the youngest kid in the family dying for attention had turned into an incredibly exciting life in theatre, film, and tv.
After years wanting to be an engineer, astronaut, and diplomat I landed on the next logical career choice: actor and entertainer!
I’ve been so blessed (and so jetlagged) to have traveled to all 50 states as well as amazing destinations in North America and Europe performing in things as varied as big Broadway musicals to insane 24-hour commercial shoots. I feel like the luckiest man on Earth, and I hope it’s just the beginning!”
Jonathan has worked consistently as a stage actor and dedicated countless hours to organizations such as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. His participation included the annual Broadway Flea Market and Broadway Bares. He was a special performer at the Broadway Bares: Classic event held to honor the best of the first 20 years of Broadway Bares, recreating Pan from 2007’s “Myth Behavior” and later danced with Vanessa Williams in the opening of Broadway Bares XX: Strip-Opoly. He also appears regularly at events throughout New York City for organizations including the Ali Forney Center and UCP of NYC.
Please check out Jonathan’s Interview with GayLifeNYC.org and his IT GETS BETTER VIDEO.
Gay Life NYC.org has an amazing collection of inspiring videos on You Tube!
Best Gay New York.com Turns Three at VLADA April 24th
Do you know what you are doing yet for Easter?
Perhaps a traditional dinner with family?
or maybe a non-traditional
fabulous brunch with friends?
or just looking to get your free drink on??
It’s been a while since we have been in NYC. Most of you we know – some of you we have not met yet, face to face. And since BestGayNewYork.com is turning THREE this month, we’re having a little party! And YOU are personally invited to come celebrate with us!
Easter Sunday April 24th 8-10pm
at VLADA 331 West 51st Street
Come out for a fun meet-and-greet with BestGayNewYork.com owners
Derrick Sorles and Michael Snell
VLADA will be serving up complimentary beer, wine and their spectacular infused vodkas for the first hour!
And there will be a special Live performance by Michael Chase DiMartino!
There were will be fabulous people like yourself! Plus some local bloggers and writers, movers and shakers, as well as a few well known New York personalities. And maybe a go-go boy…or two? Plus some cool free giveaways! We’re expecting Jesse Archer, Casper Andreas, Nick Adams, and More!
Due to limited space and number of guests we can accommodate, please RSVP and get your name on the guest list. 773-878-5323 or by email. Do Not Call VLADA. There is no cover charge of course, this is a free private event, but we can only accept a limited number of guests and will take names on a first come basis. You can bring a guest – just tell me +1 in your response. WE HOPE YOU CAN COME!
THANKS to VLADA!
voted New York’s best Vodka Bar (TimeOut Magazine)
Known for their Award winning infused vodkas
and Voted best gay bar 4 years in a row.
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Times Square Social Anniversary Party at Gossip BarApril 20th
CELEBRATE 7 GREAT YEARS OF EVENTS
Featuring: * Celebrity Guests * No Cover * FREE DRINKS (Kloppenburg Cider from 6-7pm) * Drink Specials * Hundreds of Amazing Guys * Giveaways * Reality Show Casting Call * Free Tarot Card Readings and more *
Wed 4/20 6-9pm – TIMES SQUARE SOCIAL
The Hit GAY Networking Party presented By TheMenEvent and Edge Network
Gossip Bar 733 9th Ave
CELEBRITY GUESTS – Meet celebs including EDWARD WATTS & MATT LEISY from the cast of THE FANTASTICKS. PLUS we will have additional cast members from Broadway and Off-Broadway shows join us. So exciting!
GIVEAWAYS: Arrive by 6:30! We will be giving away over 15 pairs of tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway shows including Priscilla Queen of the Desert, LA CAGE, Lombardi, People in the Picture and more. Plus we have lots of DVD Giveaways including Walking Dead, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie and more.
PLUS Logo TV’s new reality dating show SETUP SQUAD will be offering a special gift to all attendees (while supplies last). Get there early!
RSVP ONLINE
La Cage Aux Folles’ Cagelles Hit Times Square
On Monday, April 11, members of “The Cagelles” from the Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles joined tourists in Times Square to kick off Garnier’s Cleaner Greener World Tour, which will collect and recycle used beauty products.
Millions of pieces of waste are expected to be collected by Garnier during the tour, which will continue on into Cincinnati, Nashville, Fort Worth, Detroit, and New Orleans.
LA CAGE
Theater Mania
Jesse Archer Has Fire Island Web Series in the Works
What better place for a gay comedy series?!
Jesse Archer and Sean Hanley.
Fire Island Pines is where the sun meets the sand—free of hesitation, oppression, or explanation! It’s the fantasy every gay man dreamed of as a child—The Island of Misfit Boys!
Check your inhibitions on the mainland and hop aboard the fairy ferry to a land where carefree men frolic in the skimpiest fashions as if the stuffy outside world didn’t exist. Stroll exclusive boardwalks where the flip-flops are fierce and the only thing stronger than the golden Adonis-like men are the cocktails at Low Tea!
Take a peek into the lives of one summer house in Half-Share. Sometimes debaucherous, usually randy, and always outrageous… When you share a house on Fire Island with six gay men, anything can happen. And often does!
We live in the Web 3.0 world, where anything is possible.
Video may have killed the radio star, but the internet is definitely reviving the careers of the TV star! When Lisa Kudrow (Friends) was unable to get the roles she wanted, she decided to co-produce the original Internet comedy Web Therapy. After three successful online seasons, Showtime was so impressed they bought it for their lineup. Similarly, the TV hospital spoof Childrens Hospital (Rob Corddry—Hot Tub Time Machine), was launched as a web-series and just made its network premiere after being snapped up by the Cartoon Network.
Today, content creators are easily able to distribute through many avenues: DVD (compilations in this case), Video On Demand, iTunes, YouTube, Netflix, and future revenue generating outlets of online streaming. Apple has iTunes and Apple TV, Microsoft has built Windows Media Center into virtually every copy of Windows 7, Google TV is on the horizon, and all of Google’s increasingly popular Android phones come with the YouTube app pre-installed.
HALF SHARE is utilizing all of these tactics, in addition to taking advantage of new media technology (when it is released) to ensure that Half-Share becomes the kind of success detailed in the examples above.
More details soon! Check out Jesse’s blog for more info~!
MEANWHILE grab Violet Tendencies
on DVD coming in May!
Written by Jesse Archer and Directed by Casper Andreas.
At 40, Violet is the racy, fun-loving belle of the ball. She spends her nights as royalty, but when the party ends, she always heads home alone. While her co-worker Riley struggles with his boyfriend Markus going baby-crazy, and her roommate Luke tackles monogo-mania, Violet’s romantic life is one big bellyflop.
Chasing love and lust at all costs, she may find them in the most unlikely of places.land a straight boyfriend.
A film festival favorite and rated 4 out 5 by many! This is a must-see if you haven’t already.
Gay Life NYC.org does Michael Cusumano, Jeffrey Cares, Broadway Boys Bare and MORE
Broadway Hero- Mikey Cusumano from Chicago, talks about his role in the show as well as being the youngest person ever to be a dancer with ABT.
Then they were at the Jeffrey Cares Fashion show – watch the Hightlight video of the hot guys from Fashion show with some stunning male models.
More gorgeous men get naked with Broadway Bares Solo Strip– the hottest guys on Broadway Strip for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS- highlights.
Amazing Celebrity Videos from The Point Foundation Honors–
Point Foundation Executive Director Jorge Velencia, White Collar star, Marsha Thomason, Broadway Star Mentego Glover and Grammy Winner, Matchbox20, Rob Smith
Plus Andy Cohen, Kelly Ripa, Super Model, Iman, Sam Champion.
Also chats with Judith Light (who is in Lombardi), Sandra Bernhard, and Real Housewife Teresa Guidice
WOW! What an awesome organization.
GAY LIFE NYC.org
Please support this awesome site as well!
My Parents Were Awesome by Eliot Glazer April 5th
Your mom and dad weren’t always parents.
They used to be people—and they were awesome. Eliot Glazer visits The powerHouse Arena (Brooklyn) with his new book based on his popular blog
MY PARENTS WERE AWESOME
to convince you that your parents were once Awesome, too.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5th, 2011.
He’ll be joined by Rachel Shukert, Rachel Sklar, and Dave Itzkoff with stand-up from Giulia Rozzi.
About “My Parents Were Awesome”:
They bathed you. They fed you. They raised you to become the person you are today. Your parents are an integral part of your story. But guess what? They have a story too—one that started long before you entered the picture. Before embarrassing fanny packs and Lite FM, there was a time when Mom and Dad were young and carefree—just like you. They were also fun and flirty, full of hope and desire and effortlessly cool.
Based on the wildly popular website, My Parents Were Awesome shares heartwarming and hilarious essays by sons and daughters—including Jamie Deen, Christian Lander, Dave Itzkoff, Katherine Center, Laurie Notaro, and Holly Peterson—who tell tales of their folks before babies, mortgages, and receding hairlines: the mom and dad who traveled by VW bus to see Led Zeppelin for $1, the grandmother whose halter top and shorts belied her perfect demeanor, the father whose wanderlust passed down to his equally nomadic daughter. Accompanied by treasured vintage photographs, these stories will make you laugh, melt your heart, and spark your own reflections of Mom and Dad.
Tuesday, April 5 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm @ The Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street in D.U.M.B.O. Brooklyn, NY
There will be a Q&A, as well as readings from Dave Itzkoff, Rachel Shukert, and Rachel Sklar, and stand-up comedy courtesy of contributor Giulia Rozzi.
There will also be wine!
Free wine! Like Ancient Greece!
· Originally created as a website with over 10,000 submissions, 1,600 postings, and 1.2 million unique visitors myparentswereawesome.com is an Internet phenomenon; The site became an instant hit, with features on NPR’s All Things Considered, Fox News, ABC News and more. And now Glazer combines the spontaneity and nuance of old photographs with stories by sons and daughters in a heartwarming collection of essays.
· MY PARENTS WERE AWESOME is now a book published by Random House and includes 40 essays with pictures of moms and dads from authors including the son of Paula Deen, New York Times columnist Dave Itzkoff, Onion News Network writer Aaron Khefeits, Christian Lander (the author of Stuff White People Like) and many more;
Eliot Glazer is a gay writer, producer, and comedian. He blogs for MTV’s Buzzworthy and is an editor at the humor website Urlesque.com. He performs regularly at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade.
BUY THE BOOK!
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LeGAYlize IT! at Stonewall Inn April 19 with Adam Joseph
Recording Artist
Adam Joseph
is creating buzz worldwide with his smooth soulful voice and original eclectic style. Since the release of his debut album “How I Seem to Be”, he has gained acclaim from some of the most respected figures in the music industry.
He just returned from Europe and told us, “I’m doing a show at Stonewall for this years 420 celebration/welcome back from my Spring European Tour on 4/19/2011!”
LeGAYlize IT! @ Stonewall Inn,
53 Christopher St. @ Seventh Ave. South
(212-488-2705)
Subway: 1 to Christopher St. – Sheridan Sq.
4/19/2011 10:30pm $10.
Come celebrate Stoner New Year’s Eve (and the 2nd Night of Passover) as we liberate marijuana in NYC, with music by DJ T-Boy and a Special Performance by Adam Joseph.
Special Guests and Midnight Celebrations! All proceeds go to benefit the New York Cannabis Alliance.
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Joe Oppedisano and His Masculine Male Images in Photography
His men are classic strong figures,
masculine and confident.
They force the viewer to sit up, take notice of their command and sexual allure that has no shame or remorse.
The details of his images are sometimes immediately noticeable, sometimes, you must look again and again to see the tiniest piece of information that was missed in the first several glances, but they are the details that pull the photograph together, and bring the world of Joe Oppedisano’s photography 360 degrees. These are the defining characteristics that have earned him the comparisons to Caravaggio, Tom of Finland, and more recently named him the most obvious heir to Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as his body of work to date, the face of his generation.
Joe first studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After a short stint as stripper ! he worked as a fashion editor for W, Vanity Fair, L’Uomo Vogue and others. Only in America, RIGHT?!
At the age of 30 he decided to never again dress up like a model and taught himself photography.
He lives and works in New York City.
Joe Oppedisano.com and JO Uncensored
BUY THE BOOKS!
Uncensored
and Testosterone
and Knockout! on DVD.
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MOBY Tonight with Daniel Nardicios SH*T SHOW
Wednesday March 30th – Doors Open at 9:30 pm, Show Starts at 10:30
DN and crew (Bianca Del Rio, Michael Musto and Robbyne Kaamil)
chew the scenery in their bi-monthly gabfest that brings together television talkshows,
Robin Byrd, and Hulu in their online web show.
And LIVE on the web so you can watch at home on Daniel Nardicio DTV.This weeks guests are Grammy nominated singer songwriter Moby, Logo’s Jonathan Lovitz (pictured), Sandy Kane, Ax Grinder/performance artist Fya Hopelezz and Go-Go Stud Jay Roth –
You can watch live from 10:30-11:30pm on www.Dworld.Us
at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery just below Bleecker.
PLUS GIVEAWAYS ALL NIGHT! $10 cover
