Category Archives: Music
FREE Elton John Concert EARLY Morning this Wednesday Beacon Theatre
Join Good Morning America
on Wednesday October 20, 2010!
Live at the Beacon Theatre
for this once in a lifetime concert event!
Two music legends live!
Elton John and singer-songwriter Leon Russell
The concert admission is first come first serve.
The concert is FREE ! No cost involved
Simply arrive between 5:00 – 6:00 a.m. (sharp)
under the Beacon Theatre marquee
at 2124 Broadway between 74th and 75th street.
New York City
Lining up prior to 5 a.m. is not permitted.
Doors will open at 6:00 a.m.
The concert and show broadcast should end by 9:15 a.m.
For more information check our website at ABC NEWS
Joey Arias in Concert! First Time Live in New York In Nearly a Decade!
A fixture of New York City’s
vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon. From his early days at Fiorrucci and performing with his close friend Klaus Nomi, Arias has been an enigmatic figure. From outrageous performances at Club 57, Jackie 60 and Squeezebox to the now-legendary nights at Bar d’O where he held court with Raven-O and Sherry Vine, Arias distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice evocative of Lady Day yet uniquely his own.
It was no surprise when Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity, for which he co-wrote 3 songs. After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 6 months at HERE Arts Center. The show has been subsequently presented in Los Angeles and Paris and spawned a “docu-fantasy” film of the same name which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and had itʼs US premiere at the TriBeca Film Festival earlier this year.
Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Freedom Theatre in London and on a transatlantic world tour into the cabaret clubs of Paris,and Tokyo to Germany and England. On film, he has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock – The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
The Fall cultural season swings into high gear as the legendary Joey Arias returns with his first concert engagements in New York City in nearly a decade!
Music directed by Ben Allison (Newport Jazz Festival), a rising star on the new jazz scene, and produced by “downtown impresario” Earl Dax (Weimar New York) the concerts will feature Arias’ signature ‘channeling’ of Billie Holiday and other favorites from the Arias oeuvre as well as original songs and a few surprises. These highly anticipated concerts feature a live band hand-picked by Allison and feature lighting design Ayumu “POE” Saegusa, the highly acclaimed lighting designer for Arias with a Twist. The stark, dramatic world created for the production is designed to highlight Arias’ distinctive and seductive voice and to highlight the dynamic interplay between Arias, Allison and the band. Arias says of the concerts, “I’m inviting the audience to dream as I take them back and then to the future.”
Last weeks show sold out – and this weeks show is almost sold out!
JOEY ARIAS IN CONCERT with Music Directed by BEN ALLISON October 8 and 9
at Abrons Arts Center , 466 Grand Street (at Pitt).
Tickets are $25 and available online at Theater Mania or by phone at (212) 352-3101.
Michael Chase DiMartino Creates Videos Designed to Bring Joy to the Deaf
New York native,
Chase, began performing at a young age. He sang in Carnegie Hall when he was 16. Later, he performed in a play called “Kosher Harry” for which he received rave reviews from the New York Times for his leading role. Now writing and producing his own songs, Chase endeavors to bring communities together through his music.
Michael “Chase” DiMartino is a new breed of Clark Kent. By day, the 26-year-old serves as a sign-language interpreter — translating meetings for a deaf business woman in New York City. By night, the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn native is using his hands — and his moves — for another lofty purpose: To bring the likes of Britney Spears and Lady Gaga to the deaf and hearing-impaired communities through the art of sign language.
After he posted interpretive videos of “Womanizer,” to You Tube, Britney Spears herself had them posted to her website, bringing DiMartino’s videos over the 700,000-viewer threshold. He’s been asked to interpret Lady Gaga’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden (check out his sign-language video for “Bad Romance” ). A singer-songwriter and performer in his own rite, Chase has been showcasing his own original material and, in doing so, hoping to bridge the hearing and deaf communities in a way that has never been done before.
He is quoted, “Can you envision a stadium packed with people – half of them hearing, and the other half deaf/hard of hearing – and all of them enjoying the same music? That is my dream.” His first single, Falldown, and his follow-up song, Hard Candy, are both available on iTunes. His EP is set to release this summer.
With the release of this new video HARD CANDY, Chase has discussed a little about his sexuality. He starts off by saying:
“Gay? Who me? Not such a big issue to me. I don’t believe music has a gender. It has no sex. The art of music does not differentiate between its gay or straight counterparts. For myself, I identify as gay only because it seems to be the most …easily explained, and also, more readily accepted.
But if I were to break it down, I would say this: ‘I truly believe myself to love a person for who they are. Gender unattached. I believe that if the right female came along, I could fall in love (and have, with women in the past). But as it stands right now, I am in love with one who happens to be a male.’ “
“After “Womanizer,” there was this shift in my mind, where I no longer wanted to do just that. I wanted to show people who I am, what my voice is, what my influence on music is. That’s why I started to go into the studio and started to write songs with another artist, Adam Joseph . He did the instrumental and we wrote lyrics together. “
It’s been just a wonderful time. I have my videos, which are an extension of myself and now I feel like I have my music, which is an extension of myself and it really feels like a baby. I’ve always heard people say that but I never understood it until now. It feels like my baby. I put so much into this — and it’s my emotion. It’s going onto a limb. It’s taking a huge risk.”
Read more at OUT and OFFICIAL CHASE !
Lady Bunny and Steve Willis Spoof Katy Perrys California Girls
LADY BUNNY is back with a new spoof song!
Bunny is one of the hardest working bitches in drag! Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she has lived in New York since the 1980s. She loves to spoof pop songs with nasty lyrics added! Her newest creation is a take on Katy Perrys California Girls .
Written by and starring Lady Bunny
Directed by Steve Willis. Co-starring Lavinia Co-op, Shealita Babay, Sugga Pie KoKo, Go-go hunk Matthew Camp (who I worship!) and several unknown skanks found in the hills without any ID and unable to speak clearly enough to identify themselves.
“This is all meant in demented good fun–I’m from Tennessee myself!” Lady Bunny.
More laughs at Lady Bunnys BLOG
Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael at the Metropolitan Room August 29
“One of the most compelling
duos in cabaret today.”
– The Chicago Tribune
“a joyous intoxicating hour of music…
downright thrilling”
– Cabaret Scenes Magazine
“Chicago’s premiere cabaret act”
– Broadwayworld.com
The Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd Street, NYC
Sunday, August 29th @ 9:30 PM
The sixties are back! Beckie Menzie & Tom Michael celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decade that forever revolutionized popular music. From the idyllic early Motown sound and British invasion to the free love and angst of Woodstock, “That 60’s Show” will feature songs by many of the decades favorite performers including The Beatles, The Supremes, The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Petula Clark, Janis Joplin and many more, all done in Menzie & Michael’s unique award-winning style at The Metropolitan Room.
One of cabaret’s most in demand duos, Menzie & Michael offer a unique blend of whimsy, nostalgia and unquestionable talent that translates into pure entertainment. Their imaginative musical twists on jazz favorites, standards, contemporary pop, Broadway show tunes and film gems have won them audience and critical acclaim across the country and around the globe. Hailed by The Chicago Tribune as “One of the most compelling duos in cabaret today,” they have appeared on some of the country’s most prestigious stages, including New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
Their recording efforts have been praised by Billboard Magazine, Backstage, Show Business Weekly and Playbill and their latest CD, Better Two-gether has been hailed by critics as “magic,” “sensational,” and “…the years best recording.” In what they call a “musical marriage,” Menzie and Michael delight audiences with their rare chemistry, inventive arrangements and genuine love for music and for one another. Menzie’s rich voice and expert piano stylings sizzle on everything from sassy swing to smoky torch songs.
A three-time winner of Chicago’s After Dark “Outstanding Cabaret Artist” award, Menzie is a diva-in-demand whom Chicago’s WGN Radio has praised as “one of the city’s finest performers.” With a voice that Billboard Magazine describes as “…a revelation,” Michael’s warm expressive style and charismatic tenor breathe new life into cabaret standards and reveal why Backstage Magazine has called him “one of the most striking singers to emerge in the last dew years.” Together, their playful, passionate performances produce what critics have called “sizzling,” “pure brilliance,” and “cabaret at its best!”
The Metropolitan Room NYC
Sunday, August 29th @ 9:30 PM
20.00 Cover + 2 Beverage Minimum
Steven Brinberg IS Barbra Streisand
“When you first hear Steven’s Simply Barbra CD, for the first brief moment, you almost think, ‘My God! Is that really her?’ [Streisand] It’s so captivating! Not only does he have a wonderful take on her — not at all mean-spirited — and this ability to imitate her, he also captures a lot of moments and nuances that are terrific. It was very impressive.” – Marvin Hamlisch
Me too! When I first heard Steven sing Barbra, I was quite impressed. He was just in Chicago and I had the chance to see and hear him perform live. Steven is the premier Barbra Streisand impressionist, performing his incredible show, Simply Barbra, to international acclaim both on stage and television (and performing twice with none other than Marvin Hamlisch!) as he pays homage to all that is Streisand!
Steven does not lip-sync his performances but accurately portrays Streisand with his own voice! With over a decade of performing experience, his amazing show has Steven in demand literally worldwide!
Steven conceived Simply Barbra in 1993 at Don’t Tell Mama in New York City, where the show continues to run when he is not touring. The ever-changing show has been seen in London’s West End, The Edinburgh Festival, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Washington, D.C., New York City, and many other cities both in the United States and around the World!
We chatted briefly in Chicago, then Steven was headed off to Ireland. His career started quite by accident as he tells DEEP DISH …”I was performing cabaret shows as myself, and I would sing snippets of other voices – Cher, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Holiday – but my Barbra was the most popular. One day a friend suggested that I do an entire Barbra show, but I was like “I don’t even look like her and I don’t know anything about makeup.” But I finally booked a couple of weeks to perform as Barbra in New York – and the show just took off.”
Singing Streisand is a rarity. “Other than the veteran performer Jim Bailey, I am the only other male Barbra (that I know of) who sings live. Hers is such a unique voice that it is very hard to do properly. I was inspired when in an interview Barbra was asked what she thought of all the men who do her and she said “I wish they’d do me better!” and I thought I am going to be the first one to do her justice and NOT cross my eyes and be mean…I wanted to be flattering to her because I am such a fan…..I have never met Barbra…..but she knows me. Her manager hired me to sing at Donna Karan’s birthday party – and through her stage director, she told me what to say at the party. We almost met when she was at the same play I was – but I lost my nerve to go over to her. She later learned that I was there and said, “Why didn’t he say hello?” But I just wasn’t ready to meet her…”
Steven has been able to see Babs perform on several occassions – giving him an opportunity to study her up close.
He tells Barbra news …
“I had a friend in Los Angeles who knew someone who knew someone who could get tickets for the 1986 ONE VOICE concert. There were only 500 seats and it wasn’t easy. When he said yes, then I had to convince my parents to give me the money… a lot for a kid to spend! Even then, people were saying this might be her last concert. It was well worth it. We were served dinner on her tennis court. I saw Bette, Whoopi, Goldie,Walter Matthau (they must have made up from DOLLY) everyone seemed to be famous except my party. It was amazing to hear her sing live for the first time and think “This is not a record!” You could look in the windows of her houses, but there were portisans and her trailer set up as bathrooms. I used the latter, and saved the pink heart shape soap I found by the sink!
More recently, I was in Australia while she was there also, and Marvin got my pianist and I great seats up close (the concert in the rain in Sydney). It was wild. I did my show one night, saw her show the next night, did my show the next night, and people in the audience waved the flashlights they got at her show! I did a lot of TV while I was there and am told that she saw me on one of the shows! I hope it was the one where the lighting was so beautiful (The Bert Show) cause that’s important to me, and to Barbra. The brief scene I have in the new movie CAMP (after the very end credits) is also lit beautifully. I think she’ll be pleased at how I look as her.”
What’s next for Steven Brinberg?
“Continuing to tour all over the place – and I’m hoping to perform again as myself. My real voice and look are so different than Barbra – but I’m not giving up Barbra. I would just like to be a boy also. I’d love to be a CSI killer and have people go, “Guess what else he does.” “
Catch him in New Jersey , July 8th, 2010. Also follow Simply Barbra on Facebook
Raven O …One Night With You …Returns to New York City
Tuesday nights
will never be the same
as legendary NYC performer
Raven O takes the stage again.
Raven O Is gearing up for the summer run of his one man show “Raven O – One Night With You” at the Bleecker St. Theater, NYC. A show that takes the audience on a journey of powerful emotions. The former Cirque Du Soleil star combines popular songs with bizarre but true stories from his life.
The experimental winter run of “Raven O-One Night With You” was a sold out hit. Famed columnist Michael Musto of The Village Voice writes about Raven in a preview, “…flamboyantly funny entertainer…belting the s**t out of the American Songbook.” JC Alvarez of Ambiente magazine in a rave review of the show says, “…when Raven O performs it’s raw and powerful, real and sensitive.”
For those of you who have never been to NYC or Las Vegas, Raven O has conquered Urban nightlife like NO OTHER!!! Having brought NYC to it’s proverbial knees at clubs throughout the city such as Bar d’O, The Box, and Quo, or had the true honor to see him Emcee in The Cirque du Soleil’s ZUMANITY in Las Vegas, Raven O’s silky smooth voice is like none you have ever heard…
Starts Tuesday May 18th
45 Bleecker St ( between Lafayette and Bowery)
Save 25% on Tickets ONLINE Discount Code:RAVENMAY
FLOW AFFAIR Flagging + Voguing = Floguing at THE CENTER April 23rd
the near-completion of Flow Affair, the new documentary to be released by Art From The Heart Films, the award-winning director Wolfgang Busch is hosting a Website Launch Party and fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY.
The suggested donation is $20.
Melba Moore, the ground-breaking Tony Award-winning actress and singer who has collaborated musically with Michael Jackson and has stared on Broadway opposite Eartha Kitt, will join Meli’sa Morgan, the top Billboard magazine recording artist, to headline the fundraiser featuring musical and dancing performances to benefit the completion of Flow Affair.
The fundraiser will present special performances of the new dance, “Floguing.”
Flow Affair explores the evolution of dance by showcasing the emergence of “Floguing” – a breakthrough in dance that has only begun to show up at underground circuit parties and dance clubs, and in innovative dance choreography.
“I am grateful that the community is supporting Flow Affair,” said Busch. “We are revolutionizing dance, and I hope this fundraiser will help us bring Floguing to the whole world.”
Floguing – it’s like voguing, but with flags or fans in your hands
In 2006, Busch, the director and producer of Flow Affair, brought together members from the House Ball community, the originators of the dance “Voguing,” and members from the Flagging community, the originators of the dance “Flagging” and “Fanning,” to create a new dance : FLAGGING + VOGUING = FLOGUING.
At the House Ball’s voguing competitions, there is a dance category called voguing with a prop, where dancers sometimes use fabric and fans. Introducing flags was the next step in the category’s artistic progression. Soon, dancers were “walking the runway” with flags, and, in the process, the new dance “Floguing” was created.
About Wolfgang Busch :
A community-organizer and activist, Busch is an openly gay documentary filmmaker. His first feature documentary release, How Do I Look (2006), was about the success of the Harlem House Ball community in creating cutting-edge trends in fashion, dance, and runway. He uses the arts to empower communities in several states.
Are you flowing ?
To see where Flow Affair will go next, we invite you to visit :
FLOW AFFAIR and ART FROM THE HEART NYC
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Ari Gold Wins 3 PILL Awards Last Night
“Last night, thanks to YOU voting, “Human” took home 3 Pill Awards last night for Best Art Direction and Best Pop Video!
I also wanted to say thanks again for everyone who joined this Fan Page and has supported my music. I can’t do it without you!
We are gonna rock 2010!!”
In a new interview, he talks about his upcoming album…
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
Join his Facebook Fan page
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Gay Comic Billy Eichner and Rachel Dratch – Forest Hills State of Mind
SO FUNNY!
Gay Comedian Billy Eichner’s version of Jay Z’s hit song Empire State of Mind. Featuring the hilarious Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) as Alicia Keys!!!
Billy Eichner has been making a name for himself in New York City for quite some time. Eichner is the star, writer, and co-creator of Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show. Creation Nation, which plays regularly in New York City, was called a “late night theatrical phenomenon” by the New York Times and Mr. Eichner was recently given the Time Out New York Critic’s Award as well as Time Out New York’s “Biggest Industry Darling” Award.
Watch the Eichner Dratch Video Q & A with After Elton Billy Eichner on FaceBook
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Lady Gaga Marriage Equality Benefit at House of Blues Showboat Atlantic City
Out in AC, the lesbian, gay, bi-Sexual and transgender signature event brand of Harrah’s Entertainment in Atlantic City, NJ, will feature a “Hands Up for Marriage Equality” benefit on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Club Worship in the House of Blues at Showboat, hosted by LGBT advocate, Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga has been an outspoken supporter of LGBT equality, joining the call for full civil rights protections for LGBT people at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. last October and declaring her opposition to all homophobia and sexism in the music industry.
In a statement today announcing the event Lady Gaga commented “I am honored to be able to continue to raise awareness and money for this cause and these outstanding organizations. Organizations like these are in the trenches every day working on behalf of all of us whether you are LGBT or straight. Equal and full civil rights are supposed to be for all of us.”
In addition to the famed pop star, fans and supporters can take to the dance floor as DJ’s Michael DeCero and Vito Fun will rock the decks at Club Worship.
Doors open at 10pm,
admission is a minimum donation of $20 at the door.
There will be no advance ticket sales and you
must be at least 21-years-old with valid identification.
Most importantly, one hundred percent of admission to this event will benefit Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality Pennsylvania, Garden State Equality, and The Power.
Four organizations whose mission is to advocate and empower the LGBT Community and Marriage Equality efforts in the Tri-State region and beyond.
For more information on this event and the organizations,
please visit the following websites:
Equality Pennsylvania is the leading statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy and civil rights organization in Pennsylvania.
Garden State Equality is the largest advocacy organization in New Jersey, LGBT or otherwise.
Founded in 1990, the Empire State Pride Agenda is New York’s statewide civil rights organization committed to achieving full equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers and our families.
The Power is an online organizing network that empowers grassroots and netroots activists from every state in the country and from all over the world to fight for equal rights for LGBT people.
About “Out in AC” and Harrah’s Entertainment-
Harrah’s Entertainment participates in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which rates Fortune 500 companies in offering equal benefits, training, and protections for LGBT employees. We are the first and only gaming entertainment company to achieve a perfect score, which we’ve done twice – making Harrah’s a “Best Places to Work for LGBT” company. Additionally, Harrah’s is the only gaming entertainment company to endorse the Employment Non-Discrimination Act on a Federal Level. Harrah’s also maintains long standing partnerships with organizations such International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association(IGLTA) and National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA). The Harrah’s Foundation has supported the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for several years.
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Justin Utley at the Stonewall this Week! Thursday January 14th
He tells NEXT MAGAZINE, “My music comes before my sexual preference,” he demurs, before listing the various gay-related foundations his album proceeds support including HRC and The Empire State Pride Agenda. “I’m sending my message to anyone who can apply it to their situation.” And, as an ex-Mormon from Utah who spent the first part of his life as a spiritual ascetic and the second discovering himself and his sexuality, his message is clearly one of identity and continuously evolving self-awareness—a message not so foreign to the gay ear.
Catch him live this week
The Stonewall on Thursday January 14th at 9pm
53 Christopher Street
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All I Want For Christmas is … Cazwell and Amanda….. Tonight
The ever-adorable, super-sexy, hot gay rapper is back with TONIGHT – with a little cameo by the seductively sexy Amanda Lepore!
Ever since meeting those 2 in Atlantic City this year, Best Gay New York has been trying to get them to sit down, for 15 minutes! To talk about their projects! Coming soon – in 2010! Watch for it.
For now – (GIVE ME) TONIGHT Cazwell Video from the album WATCH MY MOUTH.
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MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION – 6-City Tour Launches December 6 in New York City
We’re talking about THE MADONNA –
As in the VIRGIN MARY!
Over 2000 years ago in the little hillside town of Bethlehem a
miraculous birth occurred. You might think you know the real story,
but you don’t. Jesus’ mother sets the record straight with MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, a musical retelling of the birth and life of the young Jesus Christ.
This inspiring holiday show features original
music, plus so-wrong-it’s-right parodies of holiday favorites and Top 40 hits by the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, Rihanna and the more-famous Madonna.
“You could go to Irving Berlin’s White Christmas or the Radio City
Christmas Spectacular, but then how could you look at yourself in the mirror the next morning? Instead, try the holiday show that dares to dress our Holy Mother in drag.” – New York Observer.
Move over Britney Spears! The Madonna — as in the Virgin Mary (or
Lady MaMa, in some circles) — announces her first U.S. holiday tour in over 2000 years.
Kicking off in New York City on December 6th at
The Laurie Beechman Theater, MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION tour will
be performed in 6 cities stretching from Maine to California. Tickets, show times and venue information is available at 212-352-3101 or Virgin Mary Live.
MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION is conceived and delivered by drag
writer/performer Mimi Imfurst and composer/lyricist/arranger Mike
Pettry (winner of the 2007 Jonathan Larson and Fredrick Loewe Awards).
It features costumes by Norrell Gardner
(Project Runway, Gossip Girl),
puppets by Mark Salinas and props by Jeb Knight.
The show is the 4th annual installment of Mimi Imfurst’s Virgin Mary series, which offers insight into the psyche of the teen mother and the choices Mary had to make as a 13 year-old bride.
It has been hailed by the Catholic Advocacy Coalition as “worse than the sin of abortion” and “despicable, blasphemous and abominable trash” by DailyCatholic.org (who never saw the show).
Described by Back Stage as
“somewhere between a plump Ricki Lake and a bawdy Bette Midler,” Mimi Imfurst has quickly established herself as one of NYC’s most outrageous, controversial, and hysterical nightlife personalities.
The inaugural production of Mary, Like A Virgin earned
Mimi Imfurst a prominent spot on the
Catholic League’s 2006 Report on Anti Catholicism and a
#2 spot on the Catholic Advocacy Coalition’s Top 10 Most Anti-Catholic People of the Year, following Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) in the #1 spot and beating out President George W. Bush at #3.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Mimi Imfurst on Facebook
Mimi Imfurst on YouTube
Mimi on Mimi
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Alan Cumming – I Bought a Blue Car Today – in New York City
You know you’ve arrived when you become a vitamin. Scottish actor-singer Alan Cumming, cast as the Great Gazoo in “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas,” was informed by excited producers that his character had enough heat to make it into a bottle of Flintstones vitamins.
“I like to think of chubby American children chewing on me,” Cumming muses in his diverting new cabaret show, “I Bought a Blue Car Today.”
Alan Cumming has been touring his one man show I Bought A Blue Car Today from Londoa to Los Angeles. An album of the songs was just released and you can catch him here at New York City’s Highline Ballroomon October 25. This droll, naughty and seriously dishy evening, is not to be missed.
Cumming won the Tony Award for Cabaret. He will be seen on the big screen in Julie Taymor’s adaptation of The Tempest and is slated to play the Green Goblin in the upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, to be directed by Taymor. – Scheduled for February 2010. Music by Bono.
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LITTLE BOOTS…..The Next BIG THING?
There is no accounting for taste in this country, we know that! I STILL CAN NOT believe people have went so ga-ga, over Lady Gaga!
The next up coming pop sensation could very well be LITTLE BOOTS. Rolling Stone is calling her the Featured Artist to Watch this week. She is winning awards around the globe. And generating a LOT of BUZZ!
Her debut album Hands will be out stateside early next year and right now we have the digital EPs: Illuminations & New in Town.
And she will be live in New York September 16, 2009 – Bowery Ballroom.
The REMIX of NEW IN TOWN is pretty hot!
Watch the Little Boots Video
What do you think???
HOT? or NOT?
A new kind of megastar –
Rolling Stone
More than just a flash in the pan –
LA Times
I love female vocalists and I
love pop music, I love Little Boots! –
Perez Hilton
Little Boots on MySpace
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New York City Gay Men’s Chorus in Financial Problems
Just like everyone else, especially the arts, The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus is struggling to stay afloat due to “severe financial problems” according to a press release from the group, which was founded in 1979 and was the first gay chorus to perform in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, the first American gay chorus to tour Europe, and the first to have a recording contract with a major label.
Said Rick Clodfelter, Chairman of the Board of Big Apple Performing Arts, Inc., the umbrella organization for the NYCGMC: “Like so many nonprofit arts organizations in this economic downturn, we are hurting. Decreasing donations, limited resources and the rising costs of production make it more difficult than ever for a community arts organization to survive. Our goal is to raise $500,000 to enable us to retire debt, proceed with our 30th season and ensure we are better positioned to advocate for equality in the future…Artistically, we are the best we’ve been in years due to the direction of Dr. Charles Beale, former director of the London Gay Men’s Chorus, who joined us two years ago. However, NYCGMC has always been about much more than putting singers on a stage. At a time when LGBT visibility wasn’t as prevalent as it is today, the Chorus provided an opportunity for New Yorkers to see out, proud gay men on stage. Today that seems commonplace, but thirty years ago, it was revolutionary. And just as the LGBT movement has evolved, today the Chorus voices its support for marriage equality, LGBTQ youth support and other issues relevant to the community.”
According to the group, “The planned 30th anniversary season, which begins in September, features a return to Town Hall for the Holiday concert. The NYCGMC first performed there in 1980. The spring concert will be another installment of the hugely popular ‘Big Gay Sing,’ and the summer concert, ‘Addicted to Love,’ will look at both a light-hearted view of love and feature ‘Through a Glass, Darkly,’ a provocative piece about crystal meth addiction, a scourge not just to the gay community but well beyond.”
To make a tax deductible donation or find out more please visit the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus
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Jonny “The Gay Pimp” McGovern Debuts One-Man Comedy Show at the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival
Comedian Jonny McGovern, star of MTV-LOGO’s Big Gay Sketch Show, debuts a new version of his GLAAD Media Award nominated one-man show, DIRTY STUFF, at the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival-Fringe NYC. The limited run engagement will take place August 14th through August 30th at The Actors’ Playhouse, 100 Seventh Avenue South, between Bleecker & Christopher Streets.
What do a gay pimp, a blaxploitation movie diva, a spoiled Arab circuit boy, a trailer park superstar wannabe and closeted gay boy have in common? McGovern plays them all in this shockingly un-p.c. tour de farce. DIRTY STUFF sets the lives of these characters into loopy cartoon club crawl through a world where glamour reigns supreme and a fake Chanel bag is worth its weight in gold!
Writer/Performer Jonny McGovern is best known as a cast member on “The Big Gay Sketch Show” produced by Rosie O’Donnell and for his hilarious music videos including “Soccer Practice” and “Somethin’ for the Fellas (That like the Fellas)” which have played on MTV, VH-1 and LOGO. He is also the host of iTunes’ #1 LGBT podcast “Gay Pimpin’ with Jonny McGovern” which reaches 15,000 listeners weekly.
DIRTY STUFF, which will also feature a live DJ, is directed by Courtney Munch who helmed the original production which was nominated for “Best Gay Themed Play” by HX magazine and Best NY Stage Production by The GLAAD Media Awards.
Show times are Friday, August 14th at 10:15pm; Sunday, August 16th at 6:15pm; Wednesday, August 26th at 4:15pm; Thursday, August 27th at 7pm; and Sunday August 30th at 2:45pm.
Tickets are $15. For additional information, please visit FRINGE NYC.
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Saint at Large LOVEBALL and Stonewall Anniversary Concert
2 exciting events – one night!
Stonewall: 40th Anniversary Commemorative Concert & Benefit
Sat 27 Jun 2009
8pm
Presented By:
The Saint At Large
Run Time: 2 hours
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STONEWALL: The 40th Anniv. Commemorative Concert & Benefit
Nokia Theatre – 1515 B’way
8 PM Sat., June 27th til 10 PM
Ticket provides access to LOVE BALL ACCESS BEFORE 9:00 PM ONLY
Gay Pride Weekend Saturday, June 27, 2009 10 pm until dawn Nokia Theatre Times Square
Music by: Alyson Calagna and Chris Cox
Opening DJ Vjuan Allure
Commentator: Jack Mizrahi
Lights by: Guy Smith TICKETS ONLINE NOW!
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Sir Ivan Wilzig…New York Banker Turned Singer – The Peaceman Cometh
Ivan is the son of the late Siegbert (Siggi) Wilzig (died in January 2003), who as a penniless German Holocaust survivor earned a fortune through finance. Ivan was born in Newark and grew up in New Jersey as the oldest of the Wilzig children. Wilzig began voice lessons as a teenager, but was discouraged by his father, who wanted his son to have a more successful career. In 2000 “Sir Ivan” abandoned his banking career to begin a career in music.
Synonymous with “Sir Ivan” Wilzig’s eccentric and hedonistic lifestyle is his lavishly decorated 12,000-square-foot medieval-style estate in Water Mill on Long Island. Referred to as “the Castle”, it is considered by many entertainment journalists (and by the owner himself) as the “Playboy Mansion of the East Coast”.
New from his album “I AM PEACEMAN” that is breathing new life into the musical and social legacy of the 1960s and reinvented with 21st century cutting-edge style, is “For What It’s Worth.” The video (classic Buffalo Springfield) is a single from the album, which is a collection of 60’s anthems remade by Sir Ivan and remixed by all the current top talent (Eric Kupper, Tony Moran, Dj Chus, etc)- in his new genre ‘ROCKTRONICA’… all this to coincide with 40th Anniversary of WOODSTOCK in August.
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH Video on YouTube SIR IVAN MUSIC / PEACEMAN
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