Donna McKechnie Joins WICKED On Broadway + More News

Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Legendary Tony Award-winner Donna McKechnie returns to the Broadway stage tonight, bringing her own brand of magic to the cast of WICKED as “Madame Morrible.” I most definitely WILL be seeing Donna and company in the near future. #WhatAStar

• JoeMyGod: Truth-challenged former Congressman George Santos says he’s too busy working on a movie and a TV reality show to bother running for office again. • KXAN: According to a recent study, 26,313 rape-related pregnancies occurred in Texas during the 16 months after the state legislature banned abortion with no exception for survivors of rape or incest. • X: MMA fighter Sean Strickland, who has a history of LGBTQ hate, took to social media today to sling some homophobia just because. In 2021, he admitted to having a “neo-Nazi, white supremacist” phase. • Metro Weekly: A Missouri lawmaker wants to jail LGBTQ-friendly teachers. A proposed bill would jail teachers who use gender-affirming pronouns for up to four years, fine them $10,000, and force them to register as sex offenders. • Mr. Man: The celebrity nudity website has announced the winners of the 10th Annual Manatomy Awards recognizing the past year’s naked male achievements in film and TV. Categories include Best Full Frontal (Barry Keoghan in Saltburn), Best Butt (Glen Powell in Anyone But You), Best Nude Debut (Steven Yuen in BEEF), and many more.