Category Archives: Celebrity
Nick Adams Raises $25,000 for the NYC Aids Walk
The AIDS WALK NYC took place this past Sunday and all the stars came out to support it!
Check out the super hot Matt Bomer from White Collar, The Cast of Modern Family, From The Event, Laura Innes, Michael Ruiz, Jack Mackenroth, Broadway Hunk, Nick Adams, and much more!
NICK ADAMS was Over $25,000 thanks to Nicks fans and readers of this site! Funds were still trickling in at press time! YAY!!
“I am so overwhelmed by peoples generosity, ” said Nick.
Michael Cavnaugh from GayLifeNYC.org did some great interviews!
Interview with MATT BOMER and NICK ADAMS
and there is a great piece of the Priscilla Cast performing!
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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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Your NUMBER ONE online News Source for New York City
NY Posts Andrea Peyser calls Chaz A Drag On Us
Peyser uses a couple of LGBT groups or websites and their indignation over Chaz plus spews her own venom as in this opening sentence, Now — to her mom’s horror and the dismay of her lesbian girlfriend — she’s transformed. Chastity has morphed into the body of a plump, seemingly happy-go-lucky, middle-aged guy named Chaz.
Our buddy and AP Award Winning Journalist LYNDON EVANS gives his 2 cents over at Focus on the Rainbow. It’s a MUST-READ!Mister Chase and ADDICTED News and Appearances
ADDICTED was available on iTunes –
Mister Chase has now informed us there is 5 minute remix by the famous Space Cowboy!
Nick Dresti(born Nicolas Jean-Pierre Dresti), better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England. Space Cowboy has done a lot of work with Lady Gaga in the last year.
“Space Cowboy and I worked on some of his other artists video promotions. He likes my editing style and I love his sound sense. We are a good creative fit. He is phenomenally creative! I am very excited!”
Catch Mister Chase On May 21st at 11pm, the official release party for the Addicted video, and he will be performing at Vig27. “Vig27 is actually CLOSING on May 21st. So I am going to be their final performance. Its going to be pure madness there! Come out and join the fun! “
Vig 27 is located at 119 E. 27th Street between Park Ave. South and Lexington Ave. on the north side of the street.
Addicted on iTunes and the 5 minute SpaceCowboy remix on iTunes
Go to OFFICIAL CHASE for everything CHASE!
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Broadway Bares XXI MASTERPIECE June 19th
MASTERPIECE
will be held on
Sunday, June 19
with two performances
at 9:30 pm & Midnight
at Roseland Ballroom,
239 West 52nd Street
in New York.
A benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, BROADWAY BARES XXI: MASTERPIECE will offer up a modern-day burlesque show packed with museum-quality human canvases that would make an art critic blush.
It’s been said that “all art is erotic” and 200 of Broadway’s sexiest bodies will prove that to be true as the 21st edition of BROADWAY BARES takes you inside an auction too hot for Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
The most delectable dancers in New York will emulate the art world’s seductive nudes and give life to history’s sultriest sculptures. Handle these masterpieces with care or fig leaves, sunflowers and water lilies just might fall off into the crowd. Get your bidding paddles ready before these Broadway bodies of art are “going, going, gone.”
To see the New York Times’ exclusive first look at the posters for this year’s BROADWAY BARES and to read an interview with BARES photographer Andrew Eccles.
BROADWAY BARES XXI: MASTERPIECE is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, executive produced by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde) and will again be directed by Josh Rhodes (Sondheim: The Birthday Concert, The Drowsy Chaperone, Working at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago).
BROADWAY BARES, the hotly anticipated annual event combining the naughtiness of burlesque and the razzle-dazzle of Broadway, has been a smashing success since its inception in 1992. The event features the hottest male and female dancers on Broadway and has become one of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ signature events. The first Broadway Bares featured seven dancers performing choreographed stripteases on a bar and raised more than $8,000. In all 20 editions, BROADWAY BARES has collectively raised more than $7.5 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Tickets can be purchased online at Broadwaycares.org or by calling 212.840.0770, ext 268. For more information and merchandise, visit Broadwaybares.com.
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. –
Scott Herman Meet and Greet benefit May 19th
Personal trainer,
actor and model
Scott Herman
(The Real World: Brooklyn)
is one of the 2,500 people who will pedal from San Francisco to Los Angeles with AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC), the world’s largest annual HIV/AIDS fundraising event, this June.
Leading Team “Scott Herman Fitness,” he’ll pedal 545 miles over seven days to help raise millions for the life-saving HIV/AIDS-related services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
at 9:00pm – 12:00am
SCOTT will be hosting a little
benefit meet-and-greet at
Check out the Facebook page
If you can’t make it, but want to support Scott on his ride go to
AIDS LIFECYCLE.
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!
LGBT ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS (LARA) 7th ANNUAL OUTMUSIC AWARDS May 23
THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN LGBT ENTERTAINMENT
IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER
THE LGBT ACADEMY OF
RECORDING ARTS (LARA)
WILL HOST
7th ANNUAL
OUTMUSIC AWARDS
AT IRVING PLAZA
MAY 23, 2011 AT 8 P.M.
Celebrating 20 years of music history while honoring and documenting the contributions of openly LGBTQ recording artists and performers in the music industry.
Originally scheduled for December 2010, the OUTMUSIC Awards were postponed due to economic difficulties. However, in response to the postponement, the organization has received overwhelming offers of support from companies and individuals in the community.
“So many openly gay recording artists and entertainers like Melissa Etheridge, Ricky Martin, Elton John, Ellen DeGeneres, Lance Bass and many others have exemplified courage to come out as an effort to erase the stigma associated with being openly gay in the music & entertainment industry,” says Diedra Meredith, chairwoman and CEO of OUTMUSIC –The LARA. “We continue alongside these entertainment greats with our mission to bring awareness to these artists’ contributions in the music industry and do away with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy many have adopted. We are happy to support these individuals and our many Academy members by honoring and documenting the success each has achieved that would, often time, be overlooked with the 7th Annual OUTMUSIC Awards.”
The OUTMUSIC Awards ceremony is the biggest night in LGBT entertainment and only organization of its kind in the world. The highest and most prestigious honor in LGBT music, the 2010 OMAs will be hosted by Comedienne Tammy Peay with special appearance by Jonathan D. Lovitz and cast of Logo TV’s hit show “The Setup Squad”, Sahara Davenport of RuPaul’s Drag Race, cast from Logo TV’s the A-List, .
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting OutMusicAwards
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Monda Guerra at AIDS Walk New York May 15th
from “Project Runway”
will be at AIDS Walk New York
on Sunday, May 15
on behalf of his HIV education campaign, Living Positive By Design.
Mondo (from last season Project Runway) is leading the national HIV education campaign Living Positive By Design alongside fellow show alum Jack Mackenroth.
The two will come together for the first time on Sunday, May 15 at the 26th Annual AIDS Walk New York in Central Park, where Mondo will address the anticipated 45,000 attendees and discuss his personal journey with HIV.
Mondo has been HIV-positive for ten years, and since his courageous disclosure of his HIV-positive status on “Project Runway,” has become an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness. Living Positive By Design is a partnership with Merck, and encourages people living with the disease to maintain a positive outlook on life while working with their doctors to manage their disease.
Through the campaign, Mondo hopes to combat the stigma associated with the disease and share his experience with HIV. He’s also encouraging people living with HIV to work with their doctor to find a treatment regimen that is right for them.
More information on Living Positive By Design is available at LivingPositiveByDesign.com.
Opening ceremonies for AIDS Walk New York start at 9:15am, with the Walk beginning at 10am.
Lots of celebrities will be on hand for the event!
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DID YOU KNOW???
· More than one million people are living with HIV in the United States, and more than 107,000 of them live in New York City, the epicenter of the disease
· AIDS case rates in New York City are almost triple the national average
· HIV is the third leading cause of death for New York City residents between 35 and 54
· Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than half of new HIV infections diagnosed in men each year, in New York City
–The risk is especially high for Black and Latino men, who account for most of the new HIV diagnoses, in New York City
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
Nick Adams Blog
Nick Adams on Facebook
Nick Adams on Twitter
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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
Bruce Vilanch at Queens Theatre May 7th
The six-time Emmy Award-winner is known to those ‘in the know’ in Hollywood and New York as “the fat guy who writes everyone’s jokes.”
He is best known as a writer for TV awards shows; he’s co-written 21 Oscar broadcasts, as well as a featured writer for the Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and his 4-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as both a performer and writer.
This years Oscars with James Franco – was a little…strange….
New York magazine caught up with Bruce Vilanch recently and asked him what happened.
“I have to call James Franco and tell him the show’s over,” Vilanch quipped. “He doesn’t know. He took a nap and he woke up in class.”
Was Vilanch saying Franco’s sleepy performance was due to an actual lack of sleep?
“He has so many balls in the air, he didn’t get to town till Thursday before the show on Sunday. And so we e-mailed a lot. But we had a lot of meetings. He had a bunch of people who were writing for him, and if it had been him alone, it would have been different. But it was him and Anne Hathaway, and they both had to be serviced. So there was a lot of communication beforehand. But he didn’t get there.”
Vilanch continued: “I don’t think he realized how big a deal it is to do it until he was actually confronted with it. I think he thought he would kind of … I don’t know what he thought. I thought maybe it was a performance-art prank, and then I realized he sincerely wanted to do it. But it’s outside of those guys’ comfort zones. The only people who know how to host those shows are people who get up onstage every night and say, ‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. A funny thing happened … ‘ Or people like Bette [Midler] who get up and sing all night and tell stories.”
Was Franco maybe stoned, as was rumored? “No, he wasn’t high,” Vilanch said. “I was with him, and he wasn’t high. And I asked him, ‘Are you high, and can I have some?’ And he said no to both.”
BRUCE is performing on May 7th at Queens Theatre in the Park.
Tickets are $37, Senior $35, Student $22 and are now available online at Queens Theatre or by calling 718-760-0064. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Box Office, 1 hour prior to performances, if available.
Running Time: 90 minutes
Bruce Vilanch Tribute site
We Got Bruce
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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.
