New York City Gay Pride 2011…continued….

Gay Pride continued…

















Another amazing year!

Thanks  again to Andy T. Dickinson for the wonderful images
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Lady Bunny and Friends do Burlesque Tribute


Lady Bunny and friends
are  back this with week 
with a parody of
Cher in Burlesque!


Written by and directed by Lady Bunny, and she also stars as “Scare”.

Bunny Says, “Before you rabid fans attack, just wanted to let you know that I am aware that my Cher voice sounds more like Elvis and that unlike me, Cher was never fat.

I love Cher. She’s been putting out quality material for most of my life. Of course, she’s older now and has gone overboard on the surgery so I don’t mind making fun of a genuinely talented performer who has a few quirks. With older glamorpussses like Cher and Dolly Parton, it’s hard to tell whether constant surgeries are their own personal obsession or whether they simply know that their looks are a big part of their appeal and so they MUST correct any signs of aging. As much as we criticize their transformations, we’d be the first to mock them if they developed a turkey neck , jowl or bag which wasn’t instantly sucked out, yanked up or smoothed. It’s a Catch-22 situation.

I’m also a fan of Xtina’s phenomenal voice–when someone can get it through her head that you don’t need to show off and riff on every single note as the producers of her hit Beautiful did. Xtina sings a hauntingly beautiful power ballad in Burlesque which is quite similar to Beautiful with some gorgeous chords. And Christina gives a compelling performance while singing it, I think her “acting” is best suited to selling a song in music videos, which Burlesque is really a string of with a tired storyline binding the whole thing together.”


Beloved downtown NYC clown David Ilku appears in the Stanley Tucci role. In addition to being 1/2 of the ridiculously funny Duelling Bankheads, David is 1/3 of the demented comedy troupe Unitard .
(Unitard on Facebook .)

Versatile Greg Scarnici  plays Christina Hag-uilera to the hilt as well as many other kooky characters.   He’s published an outrageous parody of Madonna’s Sex book called Sex In Drag as well as starred in dozens of youtube videos. His youtube channel is a must see !

A very special thanks to Louie Garay, Kriss and Big Ben from La Escuelita, NYC’s premiere latin dance club which has the best drag stage in town. It was the perfect setting for this madness.



Watch Lady Bunny on YouTube Now in her salute (?) to Cher !

Bunny  wrote a full review (yes! she can write!)  of Burlesque  for Out.com 

Check out all her  other crazy videos on youtube  and be sure to visit Lady Bunny on her site . 
Facebook page Lady Bunny Forever .


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Gay New Jersey Couple Awarded $3 Million in Burger King Gay Bashing


Justice prevails in New Jersey!

A gay New Jersey couple who were chased and beaten by Burger King employees following a 2007 altercation have been awarded $3.15 million by
a Hudson County jury.



In a civil trial that began Feb. 7, victims Peter Casbar, 43, and Noel Robichaux, 46, testified that a dispute with the person taking their order escalated to involve other workers and then became violent, even after the couple had left the Union City restaurant.  ( I want to know how does that happen? How do you place an order for food – and it turns that ugly??)


“The manager and a group of angry restaurant employees chased the couple and then mercilessly kicked, beat, and spat upon the two men while screaming hate-filled anti-gay invectives,” the couple’s attorney, James F. Fine said in a statement.


Casbar and Robichaux said they were victims of a hate crime and brought the lawsuit under New Jersey’s anti-discrimination laws. The jury agreed and ordered Food Service Properties Corp. and Union City Restaurant Corp., which owned the Burger King where the incident occurred, to pay damages.


“Violence against anybody, including gay people, cannot be condoned,” said Fine after the verdict. “The jury spoke to this issue.”


The jury award includes $1.7 in punitive damages. Food Service Properties Corp. and Union City Restaurant Corp. which own a total of Seven Burger Kings, including the one in Union City where the attack started were ordered to pay a total of $3.15 million.


Angel Caraballo and Christopher Soto, were employed at the Union City Burger King in 2007. They have both plead guilty to aggravated assault in the attack on the gay New Jersey couple.


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John Epperson aka Lypsinka, talks about BLACK SWAN

John Epperson, known as the fabulous  performer Lypsinka , played the “Jaded Piano Player” in Black Swan.

John writes a post for the Daily Beast this week and says, “We all have our own Black Swan, that creature inside each of us who is waiting to spring its blazing essence on the unsuspecting world. Mine is, indeed, The Fabulous Lypsinka. My White Swan self was—and to some degree still is—a shy, frightened, sensitive sissy boy from the small town of Hazlehurst, Mississippi.


I was not so shy or frightened, however, that I couldn’t work up the courage to apply for a job as rehearsal pianist at American Ballet Theatre soon after I arrived in New York City in 1978. Two years later, I was a member of the company and in the studio with Gelsey Kirkland, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anthony Dowell, Natalia Makarova, Alicia Alonso, Rudolph Nureyev, Carla Fracci, Margot Fonteyn, Cynthia Gregory, and Sir Kenneth McMillan. In her 1986 memoir,
Dancing on My Grave, Gelsey did not refer to me as the Jaded Piano Player, only “the pianist” who witnessed the heart-wrenching real-life scenes in which she struggled with Baryshnikov, and—perhaps most of all—her own inner Black Swan.


Lypsinka lives the life that glamorous movie legends are supposed to live. But a bit player—even one as important as the rehearsal pianist in a film based on the balletic world—must get up at 5 a.m. in the deepest of winter and take an unglamorous subway ride to the set!


“Most of the scenes I filmed in Black Swan were shot in a very cold studio that couldn’t be warmed because the low hum of the heater was picked up too much by the boom mikes. It was so cold—and Natalie Portman, the movie’s star, was dressed in such flimsy dance clothes—one might wonder how the behind-the-scenes events that have played themselves out in the gossip mills could have come true in such a steamy fashion.”


Read more from John  at Daily Beast !    and   Lypsinka.com

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Gay Retreats to be Held in Pennsylvania

3 upcoming Gay/Bi-sexual retreats
 in the Pennsylvania area.

Set down your burdens, satisfy your thirst, come home to the garden of paradise, and lose yourself in lovemaking with God. This is the true erotic message Jesus, or Yeshua, gave his friends two thousand years ago, and it is the true journey of Lent in the Christian mystical tradition. In this four-day experiential workshop, you can begin Lent by experiencing the Christian mysteries as never before, harnessing their sensuous power to radically transform your life.


This is a workshop for spiritual and erotic adventurers: gay and bi men who are willing to question their beliefs, feel their wounds, and explore their own erotic edges – a workshop for men who are willing to risk joy.

The Erotic Body of Christ – 2011
Kirkridge Retreat Center – Delaware Water Gap, PA
March 17, 2011 to March 20, 2011
This Workshop is for Gay and Bi Men, Singles and Couples Welcome



As gay men, in some ways we have an instinctive ability to bridge the masculine and the feminine. Still, we often struggle with our power. Collectively, we have fought for acceptance and equality in the social arena. It is yet another step to stand in our personal power without fear or excuses, compromises or justifications.


By means of exploring the masculine and the feminine principles in our bodies, movement, breath, voice and contact, we will engage our power as a visceral, pulsating, emotional experience. Once comfortable with it — or even better, once deriving pleasure from it — we will express our power in various forms of play. 

Don’t we all want to feel powerful? Enjoy pleasure?  Be playful?  Join Kevin Kortan, Kai Ehrhardt and a community of fellow explorers, where you will have the chance to explore how the dynamics of Power, Pleasure, and Play shape and influence your body-mind-spirit, career, and relationships. Under the experienced and attentive guidance of Kai & Kevin, a safe, supportive environment will be created to for you to explore, and uncover, your strengths, challenge your unproductive habits, and help you open to new ways of being.

Power, Pleasure and Play
Kirkridge Retreat Center – Delaware Water Gap, PA
April 28, 2011 to May 01, 2011
This Workshop is for Gay and Bi Men, Singles and Couples Welcome



Are you looking for greater intimacy in your life?
Is something preventing you from fully enjoying the touch of another man?
Do you want to better express yourself through touch?
Are you wanting deeper and more meaningful relationships?
Then this is the workshop for you!


With Eros – the God of Love – as our inspiration for this weekend, you’ll find yourself in the company of like-minded men who are sincere seekers.  Together we’ll earnestly explore the questions, ‘What is intimacy?’ and “Can I be intimate with another if I am not also intimate with myself?’  With the support of community you’ll come to know how the accepting presence of other men can give you the courage and desire to go even deeper into knowing yourself and others. 

Intimacy and Eros For Men – 2011
Kirkridge Retreat Center – Delaware Water Gap, PA
June 09, 2011 to June 12, 2011
This Workshop is for Gay and Bi Men, Singles and Couples Welcome


Gay Vacations, Travel Tours, Weekend Getaways and Men’s Retreats. 
Spirit Journeys   offer play, adventure and relaxation, as well as the potential for personal growth and the exploration of spirituality and sexuality.

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The A-LIST Season 2 on Logo Casting NOW


 IT”S  COMING BACK! 

THE A-LIST 
SEASON 2!  
And they are
taking applications  now.







A LIST  SEASON  2 – SEE APPLICATION  ONLINE !


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Gay Husbands of New York Reality Show Coming From Bravo?



From left: Mark Silver, Kenneth Gillett, Jordan Carlyle, and Joey Giuntoli.
Photo:
Patrick McMullan

Meet the new Gay Husbands of New York.  Back in December, it was  “leaked” that Bravo’s front man, the flamboyant and fun Andy Cohen, was developing a show about gay socialites  to rival Logo’s show The A-List: New York. 

The goal is to find and feature a handful of men who are at the top of the gay social milieu here in New York. Sources are saying  the Bravo show have not  finalized its cast, but the network is allegedly working with Factory PR founder Mark Silver, book publicist Kenneth Gillett, hottie interior designer Jordan Carlyle  and hottie boyfriend Christopher Fawcett, fashion showroom owner Joey Giuntoli and Penguin designer Kristopher Haigh, who’s also the promoter of a popular gay night at The Park in Chelsea. –  I am told six men HAVE in fact  been signed on. But MUMM is the word….no one is admitting anything yet!

Andy Cohen recently Tweeted: “HEY EVERYBODY: Do you really think Bravo is doing a show called “From the Bottom to the Top”?!? We’re not.” –   However, word is in New York, there is still a buzz going around…..maybe they will do it with a different name perhaps? 

As soon as we hear something, you’ll be first to know!


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From New York City Taxi’s to TV…Pedro Andrade

I was in a cab with male model
hottie Pedro Andrade the other day.

Well…sort of.

That sexy Brazilian accent was romancing my ears… from the TV in the  cab.

For the last few years, the host of LXTV’s 1st Look New York , has been  covering all the hot things to see/do in Gotham.

But for this Rio de Janeiro–raised journalist-actor-model, the gig is a dream come true. “I auditioned about six times. It was callback after callback,” says the West Village resident. “But it was worth it. I never really found my passion until I started hosting.”




 Pedro was first discovered by famed fashion photographer Mario Testino and traveled the world modeling for the likes of Giorgio Armani before joining LXTV (NBC’s lifestyle network) in ’06. I think perhaps he gained the most national attention for dating  Lance Bass!

These days he is still juggling several tv shows and he is in talks with Gilt Groupe  for some kind of special  partnership and promotion! (Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access to highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices. Each day, Gilt offers its members a curated selection of merchandise, including apparel, accessories and lifestyle items across the women’s, men’s and children’s categories. In addition, they provide the best in home decor and entertaining essentials, along with luxury travel packages and fantastic offers on local services and experiences. Most sales start at noon ET and last only 36 hours, making Gilt.com an exclusive shopping destination for luxury at up to 70% off.)

Can’t Wait!  More details soon.

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New Book of Beautiful Male Models from Dolce&Gabbana


Everyone Loves
Dolce&Gabbana! 

EVERYONE knows
who Dolce & Gabbana
 is,
unless you have been under
a rock the last 25 years.

They are a premiere Italian luxury fashion house,  started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy.
It’s a $BILLION empire.


Dolce&Gabbana specialize in luxury items influenced more by designers and is more formal and ‘timeless’, responding to long-term trends rather than seasonal changes. It also sells sunglasses and corrective eyewear, purses, and watches. In  2010,  Madonna  designed a collection of sunglasses for them. They also have a set of fragrances for men and women.

They are also known for their super sexy ads!

Their new book, Dolce & Gabbana Uomini
is due out March 4th.  FOUR POUNDS and 252 pages of sexiness and men!




(Noah Mills, Milan, June 2009)



 

Photographed by Mariano Vivanco


 


 


“It is Mariano’s interpretation of the male body that sets him apart. In capturing its virility and masculinity, his approach is both fresh and new, while also containing echoes of the work of those artists that we love from the past…
Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

 


 


 DOLCE & GABBANA UOMINI, photographed by acclaimed fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco. The book pays homage to the male form, and the contemporary images are inspired by Greek and Roman masculine archetypes: the hero, soldier and sportsman. These photographs showcase the ‘modern’ Adonis as conceived by Dolce & Gabbana and Vivanco, while highlighting the superior design and workmanship of the designers’ garments. 

 


(André Ziehe, Milan, June 2009)


The book features many of the world’s top male models, including Noah Mills, Jesper and Sebastian Lund, Miguel Iglesias, Adam Senn, with a chapter dedicated to Tony Ward, perhaps the most well known male model to date. Also included is a revealing interview
of Vivanco by


Esquire’s Nick Sullivan.








 (Christopher Landon, Sydney, January 2010)


DOLCE & GABBANA UOMINI
celebrates the beauty and vigor of the male body at its most perfect, and presents an ideal which transcends time, trends and cultures.

It will be a must have for anyone interested in fine photography, fashion,
and the beauty of the male form.
 


Their books always sell out and become collectors items! 
(contains full frontal male nudity)


The proceeds from Dolce & Gabbana Uomini
will benefit EUPLOOS (www.linesonline.org ).



 



 

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Daniel Nardicios Spring Training Banging Beach Body Club March 3rd

Are you feeling the Winter flab?
 
Do you LOVE porn pup Lucky Daniels?

Are you a big fan of jocks?

We have the perfect event for you – 

A  “Spring Training” event at Boxers  Sportsbar. Now, we know that Sportsbars are usually the kind of place that breaks you out in hives, but at  Daniel Nardicios Spring Training’s Banging Beach Body Club, you get weighed in and win prizes if you make your goals each week before Fire Island!

Daniel says, “Track your progress week to week getting ready for Summer, all the while watching the insanely hot jock Lucky Daniel’s on the bar in a jockstrap, plus my newest find Adam joins him!

If you meet your goals, you can win a two night stay on Fire Island this Summer at the legendary Belvedere Guest House ,  Gym memberships, free shots, Playgirl Magazines and more
!”

WHEN? Thursday March 3rd
37 West 20th Street
10-2am- get ready- we’re getting real jocky!


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Harvey Fierstein and Jeffrey Tambor Take Over LA CAGE on Broadway

Harvey Fierstein and
Jeffrey Tambor begin
staring as Albin and Georges
tomorrow evening in
LA CAGE on Broadway!


Four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and six-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor are the new stars of the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.  Tambor and Fierstein begin performances tomorrow night at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street).


LA CAGE AUX FOLLES made Tony Awards history last year as the first show to ever win the Tony Award three times for best production. The classic musical comedy won six Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical. A Broadway revival won two 2005 Tony Awards including the Best Revival of a Musical prize. LA CAGE won three 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical (Terry Johnson).  

CHECK OUT THIS FUNNY VIDEO  as  Douglas Hodge “passes the Torch”  to  Harvey !


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New York Desserts….with Booze

Can I have some
dessert with my booze??


We’ll let the Europeans bicker over who first doused their dessert with booze. Was it the Irish, soaking fruitcake in whiskey? The Italians with their mocha “pick-me-up”, Tiramisù? Or the French, lighting cherries on fire in honour of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee? All we know is that they had the right idea.

People love eating dessert and drinking alcohol. For this reason, many of the city’s top restaurants are making decadent, sweet treats that also have a serious, boozy kick. Here’s a map of 10 liquored-up desserts — some use fine spirits as a flavoring more than anything else, others might actually get you totally  tanked!

See the top 10 winners  at  NY  EATER .

see also  Cooking  with BOOZE !


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Vote for NICK ADAMS – Broadway Valentine Hunk!






Be My
      Valentine? 😉


First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for supporting me for Priscilla! It seems like just yesterday, my fans were demanding on facebook that I play a leading role, and now it’s happened! What a dream come true, and YES you played a huge role in helping me reach a life goal I set for myself over 20 years ago. Thanks so much!


I’m currently being featured on Broadway.com for their weekend poll. The question is Which Broadway Hunk Would You Like to Be Your Valentine?


I thought it would be fun to get my closets friends & fans involved — so, if you’d like me to be your valentine, click on the link below, scroll down, and vote for Nick Adams 😉 It’s simple, you don’t need to register, and literally will take you 3.7 seconds.

This is just for fun, BUT if I end up winning, I will randomly select someone from the e-mail list who clicked the link and voted to receive a special care package from me in NYC.


Broadway Hunk Valentine POLL




Happy Valentines Day,


Xxoo,
~ Nick Adams
P.S. Performances start February 28th!
You can get tickets at PRISCILLA ON BROADWAY


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New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes For Gay Marriage


I don’t want to be the governor who lobbies for marriage equality.


“I don’t want to be the governor who fights for marriage equality.


“I want to be the governor who signs the law that makes equality a reality in the state of New York,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said.

Cuomo insisted yesterday he will indeed ask lawmakers to vote on marriage equality this session in June.

“We’ll be working very hard to pass it,” said Cuomo during an appearance of Hofstra University, according to the New York Times.


It is not immediately obvious how the legislation would fare markedly better this year, given that the composition of the Senate, which is now controlled by Republicans, has not changed significantly since the last vote.


But gay-rights advocates point to public-opinion polls that show more New Yorkers than ever support the legalization of same-sex marriage.



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Folsom Street East presents: A Fetish for Fashion February 12


For those of us who prefer our roses thorny and our candy hard,

 Folsom Street East  proudly presents

A Fetish for Fashion,

our first annual runway show and charity auction to benefit the LGBT Community Center. We invite you to join us on the 3rd floor of 208 West 13th Street on Saturday, February 12th for an evening of polymorphously provocative fetishwear from The NY Eagle Shop, The Leather Man, Wonderwear, and ManSkins NYC.

The night’s festivities will also include a special appearance by #1 Billboard charting artist Sylvia Tosun , who will be performing her new single, “World Keeps Turning.”


We can’t think of a better way to kick off Fashion Week in NYC — and support a worthy cause — than with a runway presentation showcasing some of the city’s fiercest leather/fetish/kink-wear designs.

In addition to the runway presentation, this year’s event will also include a cocktail reception and silent auction of luxury adult items to benefit The Center – including our own “Million-Dollar Jock,” which would make even the bravest Victoria’s Secret model blush and turn in her wings.  


Doors open at 7pm on Saturday night, with the show kicking off around 8pm.
 
Admission for the cocktail reception, auction, and fashion show is $10 for standing room and $15 for seats (while they last) and includes one drink ticket.

The after-party will be held at the NY Eagle on 28th Street, with drink specials throughout the evening for fashion show attendees presenting their FSE wristband.

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Rem Koolhaas disciple Bjarke Ingels unveils Wild Pyramid in Hells Kitchen

 Rising Danish architect superstar Bjarke Ingels‘s pyramid-like apartment building planned on far West 57th Street was formally revealed over the weekend.
 

The  talented 36-year-old Rem Koolhaas disciple is ready to introduce his magical mystery mountain  to the people who might one day live inside it.
 
The full reveal is on the Bjarke Ingels Group site , and Ingels is profiled by Justin Davidson in this week’s New York magazine, which both grows the myth surrounding the hipstertect and reveals many of the details behind the high-rise set to go up next to the West Side Highway.


When asked about his mountain-type building he said, “They’re buildings that look different because they perform differently. They harvest resources — daylight, views — in different ways. What we try to do is maximize possibilities.

Before, you could choose a life in the city, and that would give you certain advantages, but it would be at the expense of parks and green spaces, fresh air and bicycle rides, or a private garden. And I think now in New York, and with projects like the Mountain and 8 House  we did in Copenhagen, we’re trying to offer some of the suburban advantages, like a house with a garden where your kids can go outside and hang around, and combine that with the services of a dense urban space.”

 W O W !

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My Big Gay Italian Wedding Approaches 1 Year Anniversary

ADAM ZELASKO says he is,
“so friggin’ excited to make his
Off-Broadway debut in
My Big Gay Italian Wedding!”   

MBGIW is a hit! Adam has been in the show since its opening last May, and this May,  the show will celebrate it’s one year anniversary!

Previously, you may have caught him in the  national tours of  Legally Blonde: The Musical! (Nikos/US Warner), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith);  We first spotted this hottie in Chicago in  Altar Boyz at the Drury Lane Water Tower (Juan/US Matthew).



Michael Cavnaugh from GayLifeNYC.org  caught up with Adam and crowned him Broadway Hero of the Month.  Adam Zelasko chats with HIVHERO.org  and  founder Michael Cavnaugh about his role in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, being from Buffalo- his qurks and what makes him one of the hottest new stars in New York City. Check out this super hot, and sweet guy.

He is smart, gorgeous and has the best hair in show business!  – You can also catch him at the Chelsea David Barton gym, where he just started working as a personal trainer.



MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING
will soon celebrate its one year anniversary!

Co-Presented by DINA MANZO from THE REAL HOUSEWIVES of NJ, she and some of the other housewives stop by often and will make appearances in the show! (Everyone except Danielle Staub!)


My Big Gay Italian Wedding is presented by Anndee Productions, Donna DiCrescento, Frank Levinson, and Dolores Naso, in addition of Ms Manzo.

So what’s it all about?   Planning a wedding can be hell, but planning to ruin a wedding can be a hell of a lot of fun!  Andrew and Anthony are getting married and everyone wants to “help”! MBGIW  spins into hysterical fiasco as everyone tries to have their way. From a saboteur ex-boyfriend to a loud, opinionated, outspoken Italian mother, personalities and culture collide in a music and dance-filled extravaganza.



The show has gotten rave reviews! And currently has tickets on sale thru late May.

Since the beginning, the show has attracted  many stars making  guest appearances!  Originally it launched with Amazing Race star and hottie/model/author   Reichen Lehmkuhl and also with  David Moretti from The Lair.

Besides the Real Housewives making an appearance now and then,  there have been appearances by Lance Bass, Austin Peck, and out-and-proud Salon Takeover Diva Tabatha Coffey ! – Tabatha will be coming back to the show, later this month!

You can’t have a big gay Italian wedding without big and beautifully teased hair,” says Coffey, “so I knew that this was the show for me. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holiday season in New York  than with these big, buffed boys and beautifully buffed broads at My Big Gay Italian Wedding.”

Mid-March the show will host a special “Soap Week” with guest appearances from various soap opera stars.

ILENE KRISTEN is currently in the role of Aunt ToniAnn. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Delia Ryan on Ryan’s Hope, she is currently the gambling, beer-guzzling and always inappropriate hairdresser Roxy Balsom on One Life to Live.
She originated the role of Patty Simcox in Grease and portrayed the infamous Leona Helmsley in Mayor.


 Back to Dina Manzo. She commented in an interview last year, about her involvement with the show. “I’m very dear friends with the writer, who’s also one of the stars, Anthony Wilkinson. And I went to see the play. He had a preview of it in Staten Island, and I just loved it. I fell in love with what it stands for, obviously. I told him, “Now is the time to bring this a little further with gay marriage being in the spotlight. We can have people who were a little hesitant to approach the topic come and see it and laugh and see how heartfelt and funny it is, and approach it in a different way — open some other minds to the possibility of equality.”

Anthony Wilkinsons first  production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding  was  In 2003, beginning with a six week run at The Actors Playhouse in New York City, eventually moving to Theatre Four and extending for almost a year. Three years later, Anthony wrote and starred in another gay musical, Boys Just Wanna Have Fun, which also ran at The Actors Playhouse.

A supporter of gay rights and Marriage Equality, Anthony realized it was time for the return of My Big Gay Italian Wedding, and returned to the original script, transforming it and creating a show that was bigger, better and more explosive than before.


The re-creation premiered in September of 2009 at the historic St. George Theatre in Staten Island, as a one night only benefit for Pancreatic Cancer Research. The reception it received proved that the time was right for the show’s return to the off-Broadway stage, where Anthony is once again reprising his original role.  Spring of 2010 the show opened at St. Lukes Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, and is going strong!


My Big Gay Italian Wedding  info and tickets.   
Sneak Peak at You Tube

Telecharge    (212) 239-6200  or   Toll Free: 1-800-432-7240

If you haven’t already, stop by  GayLifeNYC.org  and HIVHERO.org 
to  check out all of the news and interviews!


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Barbara Bush says YES to Marriage Equality in New York

The Human Rights Campaign is excited to launch its twelfth video for the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign with the addition of former first daughter Barbara Bush.

Bush’s advocacy shows that equality knows no party label and raises the profile of this timely fight for equal marriage rights in the Empire State. The new video can be viewed online at www.hrc.org/NY4marriage.

Barbara Bush joins prominent Republicans like her mother Laura Bush as well as Dick Cheney and Ted Olson as supporters of marriage equality. 

Her position also reflects her generation with 68% of New Yorkers between the ages of 18-34 supporting marriage for same-sex couples.

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New Yorker Randy Rainbow Gets His break on American Idol!



You have  to love the whole Web 2.0 movement. When I grew up, and I am dating myself (gasp!) we didn’t have YouTube, Twitter or even the Internet! The world is an oyster now. Anyone can be their own PR agent and get seen by millions.

Justion Bieber is probably the biggest example.YouTuber discovered by Scooter Braun.  
Look at Waiter Rant !  Waiter blogger gets a 2 book deal and TV show!
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip–Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (P.S.)
Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper’s Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity

Then there was the Twitter Sensation Justin – ShitMyDadSays .
Book deal   Sh*t My Dad Says and TV show.


Unless you have been under a rock the past year , New Yorker gay jew Randy Rainbow has become “the one to watch” over the past 6 months. He posted his breakout video, “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson ,” in July, 2010. It received more than 60,000 views in one week. Since then his videos have become somewhat famous!


Subsequent videos include “Randy Rainbow Calls Lindsay Lohan,” “Randy Rainbow Calls Dr. Laura,” “The Morning After Chelsea’s Wedding,”  “Randy Rainbow Kicks It with Kanye West,” and “Randy Rainbow Spends Christmas with Mel Gibson.” Porn star  Brent Corrigan appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Makes a Sex Tape (w/Mel Gibson).” Randy’s cat, Mushi Rainbow, also plays a prominent role in his videos.



Now, he does American Idol ! This is the BEST video yet! This guy is so clever! And so funny!

Randy Rainbow is a blogger and quite the  Internet celebrity these days, and based in New York.  Rainbow created his blog, The Randy Rainbow Bloggity BLAHg-BLAHg , to document his theatrical experiences and “kvetch about my day-to-day as a single homo in the city.”

He has been called BRILLIANT, HILARIOUS,  SUPER FUNNY…his mother says he is the Perez Hilton of Broadway!


The BLAHg

YouTube Channel

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IN BETWEEN MEN Premiere Feb. 1st at Hudson Terrace

In Between Men
is a sexy, new dramedy  (on the web) about All- American guys who feel caught between two worlds, not truly knowing where they fit in.

In Between Men follows four friends in NYC who live “in between” a gay world, whose clichés they don’t relate to, and a straight world they don’t belong to.

They are successful, professional men not defined by their sexuality. Through wild adventures, racy storylines, joys and pains, underscored by the pulse of New York City, In Between Men examines the relationships the men have between each other, their lovers, and the greater community.


Join us for an Exclusive Screening of the new web-series, “In Between Men”, LIVE performances of music from the soundtrack, and Supermodel Ronnie Kroell’s 28th Birthday.


Hosted by Randy Jones of The Village People and featuring DJ Justin Dawson, Tom McBride, Margot B, Netousha Monroe, Blue Hill, James Calvin, Travis Taylor, Adam Esparza, and more…


Tuesday February 1, 2011        7:00-11:00 PM


Hudson Terrace      621 W. 46th Street NYC       Btw: 11 & 12th Avenue


General Admission $20.00 online ($25.00 at the door)
VIP Admission $75 or Two for $100


Complimentary food prepared by Chef Bill Seleno of Albert Hall Tavern, drink specials, and a celebratory toast for all guests. VIP includes Gift Bag and special seating. Space is limited, so please reserve your tickets in advance online .  Proceeds will benefit the Ali Forney Center , for homeless LGBT youth.


IN BETWEEN  MEN


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