Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics unveiled nominations for their 2nd annual Dorian Theater Awards on Monday, March 13. Galeca’s 39-member theater wing decided this season’s crop of nominees, which honor the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway.
The nominations list is dominated by the current revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” and new play “Stereophonic.” Both productions netted six nominations a piece. In the case of “Merrily,” that tally includes bids for its Tony-nominated trio of stars: Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe. “Stereophonic” managed one better with four members of its cast nominated in the same featured performance category: Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, and Sarah Pidgeon. The individual acting races at the Dorian Awards are gender neutral.
The Best Broadway Musical category features Tony Award nominees “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise,” “The Outsiders,” and “Suffs,” along with the closed David Byrne tuner “Here Lies Love” and soon-to-be closing “Lempicka.
The nominations list is dominated by the current revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” and new play “Stereophonic.” Both productions netted six nominations a piece. In the case of “Merrily,” that tally includes bids for its Tony-nominated trio of stars: Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe. “Stereophonic” managed one better with four members of its cast nominated in the same featured performance category: Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, and Sarah Pidgeon. The individual acting races at the Dorian Awards are gender neutral.
The Best Broadway Musical category features Tony Award nominees “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise,” “The Outsiders,” and “Suffs,” along with the closed David Byrne tuner “Here Lies Love” and soon-to-be closing “Lempicka.
- 5/14/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
"It's at the top of my list of lost films that I would, without conscience, kill to see." Wolfe Video has revealed a new official US trailer for an indie comedy film titled The Sixth Reel, from filmmakers Carl Andress & Charles Busch. This indie screwball comedy caper from NYC originally premiered in 2021 but hasn't been released until now - available to watch this fall. A down-on-his-luck movie memorabilia collector discovers a legendary lost film and becomes entangled in an outrageous adventure to deliver it to the right hands before it is lost forever. The film is co-written and co-directed by drag legend Charles Busch and the acclaimed American director Carl Andress. The Sixth Reel stars Charles Busch, Julie Halston, André De Shields, and Patrick Page, with Tim Daly and Margaret Cho. This looks a bit too low budget and a bit too kooky for my tastes, but also seems like...
- 9/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Andrew Leynse, whose 21-year tenure as the artistic director of the Off Broadway theater company Primary Stages saw the production of works by such prominent playwrights as Terrence McNally, A.R. Gurney, Theresa Rebeck, Charles Busch and Donald Margulies, died Jan. 20 after a sudden illness. His age was not immediately available.
“It is with endless sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Artistic Director, Andrew Leynse,” reads a statement released by Primary Stages, which concludes, “Andrew’s dedication to playwrights and the theater launched dozens of careers and brought hundreds of new plays to life. His work had an incredible and indelible contribution to the American theater, and his vision and generosity will never be forgotten.”
Leynse began his career at Primary Stages in a variety of different roles, including Production Manager and Literary Manager, after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s directing program. In 1999, he left Primary to...
“It is with endless sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Artistic Director, Andrew Leynse,” reads a statement released by Primary Stages, which concludes, “Andrew’s dedication to playwrights and the theater launched dozens of careers and brought hundreds of new plays to life. His work had an incredible and indelible contribution to the American theater, and his vision and generosity will never be forgotten.”
Leynse began his career at Primary Stages in a variety of different roles, including Production Manager and Literary Manager, after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University’s directing program. In 1999, he left Primary to...
- 1/23/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
What remains unsaid is often as important as what is said in “Sr.,” an emotional documentary directed by Chris Smith about the relationship between Robert Downey Jr. and his namesake father, a director of counterculture movies of the late 1960s and the 1970s.
Sr., who begins to physically decline due to Parkinson’s disease as this documentary progresses, is a quietly controlling sort of guy who deflects personal questions. When his son asks him about the title of this movie, Sr. says, “I like it, but we can do better,” in an offhand tone of voice that sounds a lot like Alan Arkin, who was a friend of Sr. and is interviewed here.
In Sr.’s office, there is a poster of Jean Renoir’s “La Grande Illusion” next to a poster of Charles Busch in “The Lady in Question,” and this reveals Sr.’s dedication to the spirit of downtown New York theater,...
Sr., who begins to physically decline due to Parkinson’s disease as this documentary progresses, is a quietly controlling sort of guy who deflects personal questions. When his son asks him about the title of this movie, Sr. says, “I like it, but we can do better,” in an offhand tone of voice that sounds a lot like Alan Arkin, who was a friend of Sr. and is interviewed here.
In Sr.’s office, there is a poster of Jean Renoir’s “La Grande Illusion” next to a poster of Charles Busch in “The Lady in Question,” and this reveals Sr.’s dedication to the spirit of downtown New York theater,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Wolfe Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to Charles Busch and Carl Andress’ comedy The Sixth Reel, and to the late director Mark Rucker’s cult comedy Die, Mommie, Die!, slating the former film for release in theaters and on digital this fall. The latter will hit theaters in 2023, subsequently making its streaming debut.
In The Sixth Reel, a down-on-his-luck movie collector (Busch) discovers a legendary lost film and becomes entangled in an outrageous adventure to deliver it to the right hands before it is lost forever. Longtime collaborators Busch and Andress directed the pic from their script, with Julie Halston (And Just Like That…), Patrick Page (In the Heights), Tim Daly (Life & Beth) and Margaret Cho (Fire Island) rounding out the cast. The film was produced by Jamie Buckner and Alex Peace-Power of Derby City Productions, and the late Ash Christian of Cranium Entertainment. It won a Special...
In The Sixth Reel, a down-on-his-luck movie collector (Busch) discovers a legendary lost film and becomes entangled in an outrageous adventure to deliver it to the right hands before it is lost forever. Longtime collaborators Busch and Andress directed the pic from their script, with Julie Halston (And Just Like That…), Patrick Page (In the Heights), Tim Daly (Life & Beth) and Margaret Cho (Fire Island) rounding out the cast. The film was produced by Jamie Buckner and Alex Peace-Power of Derby City Productions, and the late Ash Christian of Cranium Entertainment. It won a Special...
- 6/30/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
God save the audience for “God Save the Queens,” a muddled drag artist-focused comedy with zero laughs that also features some implausible dramatic interludes.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which popularized and mainstreamed drag for the masses, has now been running for 14 seasons; the show has become a sort of institution, still zealously watched and dissected by fans, but drag artists find themselves in an increasingly awkward position in the current landscape of heated debates on gender and sex. That awkwardness is sometimes the very tentative subject of “God Save the Queens,” which retreats into vague uplift whenever a truly serious side of this issue might emerge.
First-time writer-director Jordan Danger attempts to center the film on four struggling drag artists who are sent to a therapy retreat to work out their issues with each other, but this lame plot device kicks in about midway through the movie, and this sometimes makes...
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which popularized and mainstreamed drag for the masses, has now been running for 14 seasons; the show has become a sort of institution, still zealously watched and dissected by fans, but drag artists find themselves in an increasingly awkward position in the current landscape of heated debates on gender and sex. That awkwardness is sometimes the very tentative subject of “God Save the Queens,” which retreats into vague uplift whenever a truly serious side of this issue might emerge.
First-time writer-director Jordan Danger attempts to center the film on four struggling drag artists who are sent to a therapy retreat to work out their issues with each other, but this lame plot device kicks in about midway through the movie, and this sometimes makes...
- 6/11/2022
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Outfest has announced the award winners of its 2021 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.
The nation’s leading LGBTQ festival ran from August 13th to August 22nd, holding its closing night at the iconic Orpheum Theatre, with Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics claiming the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize, and Brielle Brilliant’s Firstness winning the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize.
For the first time ever, Outfest collaborated with IMDb in choosing Audience Award winners, selecting them based on IMDb ratings. Among other prizes and recognition, eligible Outfest Los Angeles winners received a one-year membership to IMDbPro.
The winners of the Grand Jury Prizes for Best U.S. Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best International Narrative Short all received a $2000 cash prize awarded in partnership with Entertainment Partners.
Also of note is the fact that the U.S. and International Narrative...
The nation’s leading LGBTQ festival ran from August 13th to August 22nd, holding its closing night at the iconic Orpheum Theatre, with Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics claiming the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize, and Brielle Brilliant’s Firstness winning the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize.
For the first time ever, Outfest collaborated with IMDb in choosing Audience Award winners, selecting them based on IMDb ratings. Among other prizes and recognition, eligible Outfest Los Angeles winners received a one-year membership to IMDbPro.
The winners of the Grand Jury Prizes for Best U.S. Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best International Narrative Short all received a $2000 cash prize awarded in partnership with Entertainment Partners.
Also of note is the fact that the U.S. and International Narrative...
- 8/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
As LGBTQ culture filters further into the mainstream, it seems every TV show (and even most films) have a queer character these days. Loki is bisexual, “The L Word” is back, and “Euphoria” has every teenager (and some adults) wishing they were as cool as Jules. But, as discussed in this IndieWire Anniversary piece about the future of queer film and TV, more doesn’t always mean good. With every project trying to squeeze a queer character into even the most unlikely places, more and more of our stories are being told without our input. Queer filmmakers and creators need industry support now more than even, or this next wave of inclusivity will be just as disappointing as not being represented at all.
Which is why LGBTQ+ film festivals like Outfest are just as crucial, if not more so, than ever. Now in its 39th year, Outfest is one of...
Which is why LGBTQ+ film festivals like Outfest are just as crucial, if not more so, than ever. Now in its 39th year, Outfest is one of...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” will open the 39th edition of Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBTQ film festival.
The big-screen adaptation of the West End musical of the same name will kick off the festival Aug. 13 with its first ever outdoor gala hosted by Cinespia at Hollywood Forever cemetery. Closing night on Aug. 22 will feature a screening of “Fanny: The Right to Rock,” a film about the first female rock band to release an album with a major label. The evening will include a reunion performance by Fanny.
Outfest returns to in-person screenings and events after having gone virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year’s lineup includes nearly 200 films with more than 50 international entries. There will be seven world premieres Charles Busch’s “The Sixth Reel”; “Homebody”; Outfest alum Jeffrey Schwarz’s true story of Gloria Swanson’s quest to star in a Sunset Boulevard musical, “Boulevard! A Hollywood Story”; “Gemmel and Tim,...
The big-screen adaptation of the West End musical of the same name will kick off the festival Aug. 13 with its first ever outdoor gala hosted by Cinespia at Hollywood Forever cemetery. Closing night on Aug. 22 will feature a screening of “Fanny: The Right to Rock,” a film about the first female rock band to release an album with a major label. The evening will include a reunion performance by Fanny.
Outfest returns to in-person screenings and events after having gone virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year’s lineup includes nearly 200 films with more than 50 international entries. There will be seven world premieres Charles Busch’s “The Sixth Reel”; “Homebody”; Outfest alum Jeffrey Schwarz’s true story of Gloria Swanson’s quest to star in a Sunset Boulevard musical, “Boulevard! A Hollywood Story”; “Gemmel and Tim,...
- 7/26/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Outfest has unveiled the dates, venues, and lineup for its 39th film festival, which is returning to in-person screenings more than a year and a half after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival will be held this year between August 13-22.
The 2021 edition of the nation’s leading LGBTQ festival kicks off with an opening night screening of Jonathan Butterell’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The screening, which is being put on in concert with Cinespia, will mark the fest’s first-ever outdoor gala, taking place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Screening at the Orpheum Theatre on August 22, the closing night film is Fanny: The Right to Rock, a documentary about the female rock band of the same name, which was the first to release an album with a major label.
Nearly 200 films will screen at this year’s festival, including 50 international features...
The Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival will be held this year between August 13-22.
The 2021 edition of the nation’s leading LGBTQ festival kicks off with an opening night screening of Jonathan Butterell’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The screening, which is being put on in concert with Cinespia, will mark the fest’s first-ever outdoor gala, taking place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Screening at the Orpheum Theatre on August 22, the closing night film is Fanny: The Right to Rock, a documentary about the female rock band of the same name, which was the first to release an album with a major label.
Nearly 200 films will screen at this year’s festival, including 50 international features...
- 7/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ring them bells! Liza Minnelli will be celebrating her 75th birthday on March 12 with a dancing and singing streaming shindig.
The virtual “Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration” will include appearances and performances by Joel Grey, Lily Tomlin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chita Rivera, Joan Collins, Harry Connick, Jr., Ben Vereen and the dancers from the Verdon-Fosse Legacy, Ute Lemper, Billy Stritch, Charles Busch, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lea Delaria, Jim Caruso, Jonathan Groff, Sandra Bernhard, Andrew Rannells, Nathan Lane, Mario Cantone, Tony Hale, Coco Peru, John Cameron Mitchell, Michele Lee, Andrea Martin, Seth Sikes and Neil Meron.
“Liza is a total entertainer, a show person the likes of which is hard to find these days. Liza’s talents have known no bounds, and her contribution to Broadway, film and even a hilarious stint on television’s ‘Arrested Development,’ make her so deserving of this, a glorious celebration of her 75 years on earth,...
The virtual “Love Letter to Liza: A 75th Birthday Tribute Celebration” will include appearances and performances by Joel Grey, Lily Tomlin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chita Rivera, Joan Collins, Harry Connick, Jr., Ben Vereen and the dancers from the Verdon-Fosse Legacy, Ute Lemper, Billy Stritch, Charles Busch, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lea Delaria, Jim Caruso, Jonathan Groff, Sandra Bernhard, Andrew Rannells, Nathan Lane, Mario Cantone, Tony Hale, Coco Peru, John Cameron Mitchell, Michele Lee, Andrea Martin, Seth Sikes and Neil Meron.
“Liza is a total entertainer, a show person the likes of which is hard to find these days. Liza’s talents have known no bounds, and her contribution to Broadway, film and even a hilarious stint on television’s ‘Arrested Development,’ make her so deserving of this, a glorious celebration of her 75 years on earth,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Ash Christian, an Emmy Award-winning producer, actor and filmmaker, died in his sleep on Thursday, August 13 while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was 35 years old. Ash was a prolific filmmaker, with numerous projects in various stages of production, including many set to start filming this year. Under his own company, Cranium Entertainment, Christian developed and produced thought-provoking feature films for both specialized and mainstream audiences. He went on to produce dozens of award-winning films and productions, including Hurricane Bianca, 1985, Hello Again, Social Animals, and Coyote Lake. His current projects included As Sick As They Made Us, Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut starring Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen and Simon Helberg; Nightfall with Matt Bomer and Sam Worthington, directed by Addison McQuigg (Bloodline); and The Sixth Reel, directed by and starring Charles Busch and co-directed by Carl Andress; Chick Fight with Malin Akerman, Fortune Feimster, and Alec Baldwin; and Paper Spiders,...
- 8/15/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards honoring the best in New York theater were announced Saturday night, with The Inheritance being named Outstanding Play and A Strange Loop taking the trophy for Outstanding Musical.
The remote ceremony was hosted by Frank Dilella. Normally, the awards are announced at a gathering of theater artists and critics in New York City. But this year, the gathering was replaced by a pre-recorded ceremony because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards show had initially been scheduled to air May 31, but was postponed due to the Black Lives Matter protests in New York City.
Tonight’s ceremony aired on NY1 and streamed on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com. The Drama Desk Awards recipients were decided by theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers covering theater. Read the complete list of winners below.
65th Annual Drama Desk Award Winners:
Outstanding Play
Cambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee,...
The remote ceremony was hosted by Frank Dilella. Normally, the awards are announced at a gathering of theater artists and critics in New York City. But this year, the gathering was replaced by a pre-recorded ceremony because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The awards show had initially been scheduled to air May 31, but was postponed due to the Black Lives Matter protests in New York City.
Tonight’s ceremony aired on NY1 and streamed on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com. The Drama Desk Awards recipients were decided by theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers covering theater. Read the complete list of winners below.
65th Annual Drama Desk Award Winners:
Outstanding Play
Cambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee,...
- 6/14/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Jim Parsons really knows how to play lecherous and repugnant.
Just take a look at his work as Henry Willson in “Hollywood,” a new Netflix drama from Ryan Murphy. Wilson, a ruthless powerbroker whose clients included Rock Hudson, Lana Turner, Robert Wagner and Tab Hunter, was a sexual predator who preyed on young men trying to make it in show business.
Despite the makeup and fake teeth, hair and eyes, Parsons is far from physically unrecognizable in the role. Still, the actor says he had never felt such “freedom” in front of the camera while portraying Wilson.
“I had a friend watch it. She wrote me and said — and I thought this was very well put — ‘It’s not that it doesn’t look like you. It’s not like anybody would notice that and say, ‘Who the hell is that?’ It’s like you were shot through a spider web covered creepy filter,...
Just take a look at his work as Henry Willson in “Hollywood,” a new Netflix drama from Ryan Murphy. Wilson, a ruthless powerbroker whose clients included Rock Hudson, Lana Turner, Robert Wagner and Tab Hunter, was a sexual predator who preyed on young men trying to make it in show business.
Despite the makeup and fake teeth, hair and eyes, Parsons is far from physically unrecognizable in the role. Still, the actor says he had never felt such “freedom” in front of the camera while portraying Wilson.
“I had a friend watch it. She wrote me and said — and I thought this was very well put — ‘It’s not that it doesn’t look like you. It’s not like anybody would notice that and say, ‘Who the hell is that?’ It’s like you were shot through a spider web covered creepy filter,...
- 5/28/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
When viewers tune into to “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” most don’t understand that they are getting a weekly lesson on queer history. With “Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life,” which was released March 3 from Penguin Books, authors Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez give fans of the show a fantastic primer on how it references, respects and outright pays homage to Lgbtq history — and makes sure that the VH1 series is part of that history’s timeline.
“We wanted this tone of being two really chatty gay uncles with a whole lot of stories about your queer forebears,” says Fitzgerald, half of the Philadelphia-based couple that’s behind the website TomandLorenzo.com, which delivers a daily dose of takes on fashion, celebrity, film, TV and pop culture; and podcast Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest. They still recap “Drag Race,...
“We wanted this tone of being two really chatty gay uncles with a whole lot of stories about your queer forebears,” says Fitzgerald, half of the Philadelphia-based couple that’s behind the website TomandLorenzo.com, which delivers a daily dose of takes on fashion, celebrity, film, TV and pop culture; and podcast Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest. They still recap “Drag Race,...
- 4/1/2020
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
The folks behind the daily online show Stars in the House, a series hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley that features stage and screen actors singing and performing live from home to benefit The Actors Fund’s Covid-19 efforts, are adding Plays in the House to its line-up, matching performers and plays for one-time-only livestream readings.
First up: a one-time only reunion of the original The Heidi Chronicles Broadway cast of the Wendy Wasserstein Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play: Joan Allen, Cynthia Nixon, Peter Friedman, Boyd Gaines, Ellen Parker, Joanne Camp, Anne Lange and Drew McVety.
The Heidi Chronicles will open the new Plays series today at 2 p.m. Et on the Stars in the House livestream channel.
First up: a one-time only reunion of the original The Heidi Chronicles Broadway cast of the Wendy Wasserstein Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play: Joan Allen, Cynthia Nixon, Peter Friedman, Boyd Gaines, Ellen Parker, Joanne Camp, Anne Lange and Drew McVety.
The Heidi Chronicles will open the new Plays series today at 2 p.m. Et on the Stars in the House livestream channel.
- 4/1/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony-nominated director and actor Charles Busch about the soundtrack to the 1983 film 'Yentl.' They also discuss Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Linda Lavin, Julie Halston, Patrick Dennis, 'Mame,' Michael Tanner, Tom Judson, Dick Gallagher, Lucie Arnaz, Lorna Luft, Michael Vollbracht, 'The Women,' Carl Andress, Lynne Meadow, Tony Roberts, Paul Newman, Sasha Velour, Bianca Del Rio, Stephen Sondheim, and Michele Lee. Charles talks about his career in and out of drag, as well as the difference between downtown and mainstream theater. Charles is the author of a number of fabulous plays, many of which he starred in, including 'Vampire Lesbians of Sodom,' 'Psycho Beach Party,' and his most recent, 'The Confession of Lily Dare.' His 2000 hit play, 'The Tale of the Allergist's Wife,' ran on Broadway and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
- 3/23/2020
- by Ben Rimalower
- BroadwayWorld.com
Multi-Tony Award-Winner, Bernadette Peters, along with New York’s theatrical community, will raise funds and awareness for pulmonary fibrosis (Pf), a debilitating lung disease, in the 10th annual Broadway Belts for Pff!
Bernadette Peters To Perform In Pulmonary Fibrosis Benefit
Hosted by Broadway’s Julie Halston, the celebration benefiting the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (Pff) is set for Monday, February 24, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.
This year’s Broadway Belts for Pff! will feature performances by some of Broadway’s biggest stars including J. Harrison Ghee, Jason Gotay, Sierra Boggess, Tony Award-Winner Annaleigh Ashford (Broadway’s Sunday in the Park With George), Tony Award-Nominees Charles Busch and Beth Malone, and New York Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-Nominee Bernie Williams. Sponsorships and tickets for this exclusive evening feature a pre-event cocktail reception, elegant dinner, seating for the show, and after-party. Tickets are available at BroadwayBeltsForPFF.org
Broadway Belts for Pff!
Bernadette Peters To Perform In Pulmonary Fibrosis Benefit
Hosted by Broadway’s Julie Halston, the celebration benefiting the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (Pff) is set for Monday, February 24, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.
This year’s Broadway Belts for Pff! will feature performances by some of Broadway’s biggest stars including J. Harrison Ghee, Jason Gotay, Sierra Boggess, Tony Award-Winner Annaleigh Ashford (Broadway’s Sunday in the Park With George), Tony Award-Nominees Charles Busch and Beth Malone, and New York Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-Nominee Bernie Williams. Sponsorships and tickets for this exclusive evening feature a pre-event cocktail reception, elegant dinner, seating for the show, and after-party. Tickets are available at BroadwayBeltsForPFF.org
Broadway Belts for Pff!
- 2/13/2020
- Look to the Stars
Nowadays there appears to be an increasing awareness in the theatre about presenting women characters through the aesthetic of male playwrights and directors, much of it involving the movie term 'male gaze' which was coined by Laura Mulvey in the 70s to describe the disproportionately sexualized manner in which women were presented in film. From that context, it's possible to conclude that this is what playwrightactor Charles Busch has been commenting on all along.
- 1/30/2020
- by Michael Dale
- BroadwayWorld.com
In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor, singer, and drag legend Jeffery Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman about the 1966 cast recording of 'The Mad Show.' They also discuss Coco Peru, Frank DeCaro, Heklina, Joanne Worley, Linda Lavin, 'The First Wives Club,' Carol Burnett, Sandy Duncan, Barbra Streisand, Ann Reinking, Leslie Jordan, Marisol Montalvo, and Charles Busch. Varla talks about performing the role of Mary Sunshine in 'Chicago' on Broadway, and shares stories about working in Provincetown with queens such as Jinkx Monsoon, Peaches Christ, Liza Lott, and BenDeLaCreme. In addition to her hilarious onstage performances, Varla is also known for her work in Richard Day's beloved 2003 comedy film 'Girls Will Be Girls.'...
- 1/20/2020
- by Ben Rimalower
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just last month, The Actors Fund presented the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-nominated play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch, for a one-night only benefit reading. The eveningstarred Busch in the title role, originally played by Linda Lavin, and assembledthe entire original all-star Broadway cast including Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts and Anil Kumar as well as original director Lynne Meadow. All proceedsbenefit The Actors Fund.
- 12/19/2019
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just last night, the Actors Fund presented the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-nominated play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch, in a one-night only benefit reading. The evening starred Charles Busch in the title role, originally played by Linda Lavin, and assembledthe entire original all-star Broadway cast including Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts and Anil Kumar as well as original director Lynne Meadow. All proceeds benefit The Actors Fund.
- 11/19/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jeffry Melnick, an agent and manager who represented the likes of Sam Shepard, John Patrick Shanley, James Duff and Charles Busch, died Oct. 24 in Palm Springs after a short illness, a publicist announced.
Melnick specialized in promoting New York playwrights inside the television and film industry through his company, Eighth Square Entertainment.
He assisted Shepard on his Broadway plays True West and Buried Child; helped Shanley on the way to the screenwriter's Oscar victory for Moonstruck (1987); and partnered with CAA on two TNT crime shows created by Duff, The Closer and its spinoff, Major Crimes.
Melnick also ...
Melnick specialized in promoting New York playwrights inside the television and film industry through his company, Eighth Square Entertainment.
He assisted Shepard on his Broadway plays True West and Buried Child; helped Shanley on the way to the screenwriter's Oscar victory for Moonstruck (1987); and partnered with CAA on two TNT crime shows created by Duff, The Closer and its spinoff, Major Crimes.
Melnick also ...
- 11/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jeffry Melnick, an agent and manager who represented the likes of Sam Shepard, John Patrick Shanley, James Duff and Charles Busch, died Oct. 24 in Palm Springs after a short illness, a publicist announced.
Melnick specialized in promoting New York playwrights inside the television and film industry through his company, Eighth Square Entertainment.
He assisted Shepard on his Broadway plays True West and Buried Child; helped Shanley on the way to the screenwriter's Oscar victory for Moonstruck (1987); and partnered with CAA on two TNT crime shows created by Duff, The Closer and its spinoff, Major Crimes.
Melnick also ...
Melnick specialized in promoting New York playwrights inside the television and film industry through his company, Eighth Square Entertainment.
He assisted Shepard on his Broadway plays True West and Buried Child; helped Shanley on the way to the screenwriter's Oscar victory for Moonstruck (1987); and partnered with CAA on two TNT crime shows created by Duff, The Closer and its spinoff, Major Crimes.
Melnick also ...
- 11/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Actors Fund will bring back the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-nominated play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch,for a one-night only benefit reading on Monday, November 18, 2019, at 730 pm at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th St.. The evening will star Charles Busch in the title role, originally played by Linda Lavin, and assembles the entire original all-star Broadway cast including Linda Lavin, Michele Lee, Tony Roberts and Anil Kumar as well as original director Lynne Meadow. All proceeds will benefit The Actors Fund.
- 11/10/2019
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
In today's Horror Highlights, we have a look at three "Stalker in My Pocket" It enamel pins from Pixel Elixir. Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on The Comforts of Cafe Himbo and Friends cookbook co-written by Joe Zaso and Beverly Orth-Geoghegan, the lineup for London Horror Festival 2019, and release details as well as a trailer for Replace (starring Barbara Crampton).
Release Details for Pixel Elixir's It Enamel Pins: "$8.00
What do you get when you cross the classic Monster In My Pocket toys from the 90s with some of your favorite big-screen horror villains? The answer is Stalker In My Pocket!
Each soft enamel pin is about 2.5" tall and comes with dual rubber clutches on a glossy backer card patterned after the classic Monster In My Pocket toy packaging. The second pin in this series, It, comes in 3 fun variants to collect:
• Original
• Glitter
• Neon Red (glows in the dark!
Release Details for Pixel Elixir's It Enamel Pins: "$8.00
What do you get when you cross the classic Monster In My Pocket toys from the 90s with some of your favorite big-screen horror villains? The answer is Stalker In My Pocket!
Each soft enamel pin is about 2.5" tall and comes with dual rubber clutches on a glossy backer card patterned after the classic Monster In My Pocket toy packaging. The second pin in this series, It, comes in 3 fun variants to collect:
• Original
• Glitter
• Neon Red (glows in the dark!
- 9/6/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
1960: Alan was unhappy with Susan on The Secret Storm.
1984: Jonathan had Nola Star Trek style fantasy on Guiding Light.
2000: Jensen Ackles made his last appearance on Days of our Lives.
2006: Jeffrey Carlson debuted as Zarf on All My Children."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: On The Secret Storm, Bryan Fuller (Carl King) was invited over for dinner with Susan (Mary Foskett) and Alan Dunbar (James Vickery), who was less than thrilled about it.
Find out more about The Secret Storm in Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late,...
1984: Jonathan had Nola Star Trek style fantasy on Guiding Light.
2000: Jensen Ackles made his last appearance on Days of our Lives.
2006: Jeffrey Carlson debuted as Zarf on All My Children."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: On The Secret Storm, Bryan Fuller (Carl King) was invited over for dinner with Susan (Mary Foskett) and Alan Dunbar (James Vickery), who was less than thrilled about it.
Find out more about The Secret Storm in Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Tony nominee and Mac Award winner Charles Busch, one of the leading playwrights and entertainers of our time, has created an exciting night of songs and stories in celebration of his early years as an artist in New York City called Native New Yorker. We sat down with Busch for a fun and sparkly chat on the Feinstein's54 Below stage.
- 2/5/2019
- by Eugene Ebner
- BroadwayWorld.com
What good is sitting alone in your room this week If you don't already have plans to see a Broadway show, come out to see your favorite Broadway stars in a cabaret act instead. Highlights this week include Bright Lights, Big City 20th Anniversary Concert featuring Christy Altomare and Matt Doyle, A Star is Born The Concert, Charles Busch and more...
- 2/3/2019
- by Marika O'Hara
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ring in the new year with the legendaryCharles Busch. Actorplaywrightaward-winning cabaret artist, Charles Busch Die Mommie Die, Psycho Beach Party, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, returns to Feinstein's54 Below on December 31 for his third delightfulNew Year's Eve showwith his dashing longtime musical directorTom Judsonand special guestsHowardMcGillinThePhantom of the Opera,The Mysteryof Edwin Drood,Andrea BurnsOn Your Feet,In the Heights,Peter FlynnThe ScarletPimpernel,Beauty and the Beast, andAshley Austin MorrisMurphy Brown, The Good Wife. Join them for a warm, outrageous, fun-filled early evening of music and storytelling.
- 12/16/2018
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Dramatists Legal Defense Fund's Banned Together A Censorship Cabaret welcomes Bebe Neuwirth Chicago, Frasier, Charles Busch The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergists Wife, Noma Dumezweni Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 amp2, Richard Kind Inside Out, Spin City and Lisa Kron booklyrics for Broadway's Fun Home. Monday, September 24th at 7Pm at Joe's Pub in NYC.
- 9/13/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
1960: Alan was unhappy with Susan on The Secret Storm.
1984: Jonathan had Nola Star Trek style fantasy on Guiding Light.
2000: Jensen Ackles made his last appearance on Days of our Lives.
2006: Jeffrey Carlson debuted as Zarf on All My Children."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: On The Secret Storm, Bryan Fuller (Carl King) was invited over for dinner with Susan (Mary Foskett) and Alan Dunbar (James Vickery), who was less than thrilled about it.
Find out more about The Secret Storm in Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm'.
Patty Weaver1966: On Another World,...
1984: Jonathan had Nola Star Trek style fantasy on Guiding Light.
2000: Jensen Ackles made his last appearance on Days of our Lives.
2006: Jeffrey Carlson debuted as Zarf on All My Children."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: On The Secret Storm, Bryan Fuller (Carl King) was invited over for dinner with Susan (Mary Foskett) and Alan Dunbar (James Vickery), who was less than thrilled about it.
Find out more about The Secret Storm in Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm'.
Patty Weaver1966: On Another World,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
For over five plus decades Linda Lavin has enraptured audiences on stage, screen and television. She won the triple crown- Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her heart -breaking performance in Neil Simon's 'Broadway Bound'. She is known to million of fans as 'Alice' on her 9 -year ground breaking TV Series for which she won two Golden Globes. Celebrated playwrights Nicky Silver, Donald Margulies, Richard Greenberg and Charles Busch have written memorable and award winning roles for her. This renaissance woman does everything.
- 5/3/2018
- by Richard Ridge
- BroadwayWorld.com
Andy Fickman will direct comedy. Myriad to launch Efm sales.
Bette Midler and Sharon Stone are set to star in the film adaptation of Charles Busch’s Tony-nominated play, The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife, which Imr will introduce to Efm buyers.
Andy Fickman will direct, while Robert Cort and Daryl Roth produce, and Jeffrey Melnick serves as executive producer.
The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife centres on Marjorie, an allergist’s wife in later-life crisis whose husband cannot seem to get her out of a slump.
When Marjorie’s childhood friend Lee turns up, her funk disappears. However Lee has a secret agenda.
Midler recently portrayed Dolly Gallagher Levi on stage in Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s, Hello, Dolly!,
Stone most recently appears in The Disaster Artist. She earned a Golden Globe for Casino, and she won a Primetime Emmy for her role in The Practice.
Bette Midler and Sharon Stone are set to star in the film adaptation of Charles Busch’s Tony-nominated play, The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife, which Imr will introduce to Efm buyers.
Andy Fickman will direct, while Robert Cort and Daryl Roth produce, and Jeffrey Melnick serves as executive producer.
The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife centres on Marjorie, an allergist’s wife in later-life crisis whose husband cannot seem to get her out of a slump.
When Marjorie’s childhood friend Lee turns up, her funk disappears. However Lee has a secret agenda.
Midler recently portrayed Dolly Gallagher Levi on stage in Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s, Hello, Dolly!,
Stone most recently appears in The Disaster Artist. She earned a Golden Globe for Casino, and she won a Primetime Emmy for her role in The Practice.
- 2/12/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Andy Fickman will direct comedy. Myriad to launch Efm sales.
Bette Midler and Sharon Stone are set to star in the film adaptation of Charles Busch’s Tony-nominated play, The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife, which Imr will introduce to Efm buyers.
Andy Fickman will direct, while Robert Cort and Daryl Roth produce, and Jeffrey Melnick serves as executive producer.
The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife centres on Marjorie, an allergist’s wife in later-life crisis whose husband cannot seem to get her out of a slump.
When Marjorie’s childhood friend Lee turns up, her funk disappears. However Lee has a secret agenda.
Midler recently portrayed Dolly Gallagher Levi on stage in Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s, Hello, Dolly!,
Stone most recently appears in The Disaster Artist. She earned a Golden Globe for Casino, and she won a Primetime Emmy for her role in The Practice.
Bette Midler and Sharon Stone are set to star in the film adaptation of Charles Busch’s Tony-nominated play, The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife, which Imr will introduce to Efm buyers.
Andy Fickman will direct, while Robert Cort and Daryl Roth produce, and Jeffrey Melnick serves as executive producer.
The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife centres on Marjorie, an allergist’s wife in later-life crisis whose husband cannot seem to get her out of a slump.
When Marjorie’s childhood friend Lee turns up, her funk disappears. However Lee has a secret agenda.
Midler recently portrayed Dolly Gallagher Levi on stage in Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s, Hello, Dolly!,
Stone most recently appears in The Disaster Artist. She earned a Golden Globe for Casino, and she won a Primetime Emmy for her role in The Practice.
- 2/12/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
Bette Midler and Sharon Stone will star in a film version of Charles Busch’s Broadway comedy “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife,” producers announced Monday. Andy Fickman (“Parental Guidance,” “Game Plan”) will direct the adaptation of the odd-couple comedy, which premiered on Broadway in 2000 in a production starring Linda Lavin and Michele Lee. Midler will play Marjorie Taub, an upper-middle-class, Upper-West-Sider in the midst of a volcanic later-life crisis. Her loving husband, acclaimed allergist to the homeless, Dr. Ira Taub, tries in vain to help. But everything changes with the arrival in New York of Marjorie’s fascinating and mysterious childhood...
- 2/12/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Here’s a fun project for Berlin: Bette Midler and Sharon Stone are teaming to co-star in the film version of Charles Busch’s Tony and Drama Desk Award nominated odd-couple Broadway comedy, The Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife. Andy Fickman, who directed Midler in 2012’s Parental Guidance, is helming. Imr will introduce the film to buyers at the Efm this week. CAA is repping U.S. and Canadian rights. Midler, who’s coming off a Tony-winning turn as Dolly Gallagher…...
- 2/12/2018
- Deadline
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/25/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/24/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/23/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/22/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/21/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/20/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/19/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/18/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/17/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/16/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/15/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown. This year we've invited the great Charles Busch to share his favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made his list...
- 12/14/2017
- by Charles Busch
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony nominee, Drama Desk Lifetime Achievement honoree and two-time Mac Award winner, Charles Busch, is about to return to Feinstein's 54 Below with a new show that gets to the essence of this legendary entertainer. Weaving tales of his Manhattan childhood and adolescence raised by his indomitable Aunt Lillian through the lens of the tumultuous decade of the 1960's, Charles will be singing a great songbook from Broadway to Pop, featuring the work of among others Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, the Beatles, Henry Mancini, Bob Dylan, Stephen Sondheim and Kander and Ebb. Songs include Two for the Road, Anyone Who Had a Heart and The Times They Are A-Changin'.
- 10/1/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
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