Jim Newman Back On Broadway In ‘Mamma Mia!’ + More News

Jim Newman is back on Broadway in the revival of "Mamma Mia!"

Some news items for your Hump Day:

OUT: Broadway daddy Jim Newman (Hands on a Hardbody, Curtains, Minnelli on Minnelli, Steep Pier, Sunset Boulevard, and The Who’s Tommy) is back on the Great White Way with the revival of Mamma Mia!

I’ve known and covered Jim for years. You can listen to my podcast interview with the super-talented Mr. Newman here. Continue reading “Jim Newman Back On Broadway In ‘Mamma Mia!’ + More News”

News Round-Up: May 7, 2021

Sergio J. Matos and Jim Newman

Sergio J. Matos and Jim Newman
Sergio J. Matos and Jim Newman
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: The Village People’s Jim Newman (above) moved to Brazil for love. The Broadway daddy would love a return to performing, but for now he’s happy hunkering down on the beach with his fiancé, Sergio J. Matos. • Instinct Magazine: Ryan Reynolds wants his anti-hero super-hero Deadpool to be pansexual (per the original source comics) in the upcoming Marvel Studios film Deadpool 3. • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out Kenneth’s weekly round-up of the what’s what in LGBTQ publications like the latest issue of WireMag (below) featuring body builder Steve Rogers. NBC News: Middle school students in Texas have accused a teacher of defacing their chalk art of Pride flags by scrawling “heteros rule” over top of it. The school district is apparently dodging the issue by sending out a “vague” email implying there was a dustup (but didn’t explain what happened). • Axios: Oklahoma has secured a $2.6 million refund for a malaria drug purchase once touted by Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19. Trump repeatedly promoted hydroxychloroquine last year despite health officials warning that the drug should not be prescribed for treating COVID-19 outside of research or hospital settings due to serious side effects. • Twitter: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told a Trump supporter he “led the fight” to overturn the 2020 election (take that Josh Hawley). But as the cultist grows more fervent, Cruz (aware a camera is on him) has to pull away.

InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

Dan Tai pauses to pose with a pachyderm

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfmUxXFpwO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Checking in on my favorite hunks of Instagram this fine Sunday. First up, fitness model Dan Tai (above) paused to pose with a pachyderm. Grey’s Anatomy star Alex Landi knows how to find his light: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNso6irhoYv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Fitness guru and doctor of dental medicine Curtis Fitzgerald paused in a pensive moment: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyovtyAGSx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Cheyenne Jackson grew a beard for work reasons. His hubby likes but his kiddos say it’s scratchy. #wildandwooly https://www.instagram.com/p/CNikOegD-H7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link SportsBubbleButt had soccer (and other things) on their mind: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtAIauHQqf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Olympic diver Tom Daley did a sassy photoshoot for Man About Town Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNk-WAKH3K0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Actor and singer Jim Newman has decided he’s going to nap with his boo until the end of the pandemic. “Hey Siri, set an alarm for…” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNz-qdgF6Vv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Joel Green ignored the sand and soaked up the sun in Spain: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNs7p4krg3w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Marketing and communications specialist Raynald Rabindra Soeharto wants to “stay weird, be unique.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNy1tWMrebN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Bremen Menelli ran up a hill in North Carolina and shared the “view.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNzqorahgUH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Max Emerson is on Day 6 of his Canadian quarantine in Montreal: https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0JVhgF5tZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Gustavo Spolini captured the magic of a New York City sunset. #coolpic https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvfK24DVch/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNgpH5ypIFg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Checking in with the hunks of Insta… Dr. Marco (above) is getting in his zone before taking his final licensing exam. #NiceZone Paleontologist Francesc Gascó took a moment to flex his furry goodness after working all day. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhgQQAB7hQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Curtis Fitzgerald, Doctor of Dental Medicine, threw down some serious Salsa moves: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNg58T8gf3S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The Rock finished the week strong by working out “hard” – and he really means “HARD.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNeHUiIlrrC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Artist Indar Isaiah Smith got all cheesy for the camera: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbUdlrD872/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Doctor Yazan remembered one of his favorite hikes “with great views.” We agree on the view… https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVsgNeB9ZE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Former Army Captain Roberto Portales crushed his “competition:” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbOhdZB68f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Jim Newman sees “beautiful” things in Sao Paulo – and we do too 🙂 https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc-wPOl8b3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Olympian Tom Daley was asked to recreate a celebrity look, and he chose Harry Styles’s green boa and leather. How’d he do? https://www.instagram.com/p/CNeqXZiHwor/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Billy Reilich says this is going to be his “mood” for the next couple of months: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdOCcQLXbx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

Fitness guru Joel Green

Fitness guru Joel Green
Joel Green (via Instagram)
Checking in with some of my favorite InstaHunks this week: First up, fitness guru Joel Green (above) lays some truth on us: “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.” Continue reading “InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition”

InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

Ignacio Pérez Rey (via Instagram)
Checking in with the hunks of Insta… First up, Ignacio Pérez Rey (above) continues to prove Madrid, Spain, is a beautiful place we all need to visit (as long as the views look like this). Ramses Principe proved that you can look like he does AND eat pancakes (or at least pose in front of them).

 

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Dr. Marco explained something deeply inspiring about “discipline” and “delaying gratification” and…I forget, where was I?

Actor/singer Jim Newman reminds us that “it’s not cold and rainy…somewhere.”

 

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Presenting his “hairy wolf daddy” bod, DJ Thiago Oliveira wants to know who likes a furry bod?

Joel Green wants to know “what’s next?”

 

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Rodiney Santiago took a dive into the difference between physical and mental beauty. ” Instagram is full of beautiful hopeless romantics who’ve spent all their time on their appearance and not enough time on the mind.”

 

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And Jeff Ferreira sends greetings from Parque Cachoeira das Andorinhas in Brazil:

 

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InstaHunk Round-Up: November 29, 2020

Checking in on some of my favorite InstaHunks this weekend. What can I say? I like to look at nice things 🙂

First up, Jeff Ferreira says he’s ‘single in Rio de Janeiro,’ but I spy two wine glasses in the pic… Wait a second, though, international performer and former Mr. Continental, Ramon Ventura, appears to be in Rio as well – so maybe we could get the two together?

 

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Fitness model Killian has a new book, Bliss, available to order. Where’s my dang credit card???

 

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Personal trainer and author Bruno Baba thinks he looks fat in this photo but “at least I’ll be warm in the winter.” #ICanShowYouSomeFat

 

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And big and beefy GymBear (Wes Dupee) has a cute and cozy Christmas tree up and ready for the holidays:

 

 

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