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Liza Minnelli Sings In LA + More News Items
Liza Minnelli (screen capture)
Longtime Friend Says Liza Minnelli Was ‘Sabotaged’ At 2022 Oscars
Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli at the 94th Oscars (screen capture)
News Round-Up: March 28, 2022
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News Round-Up: April 22, 2021
Out professional wrestler Anthony Bowens (via Instagram)
Let’s just not forget this
Tucker Carlson’s College Yearbook Says He Belonged to Club for Harvey Milk’s Murderer https://t.co/5RrpJPUiRD — Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) April 22, 2021
TBT: Liza Minnelli ‘Don’t Drop Bombs’
Liza Minnelli in ‘Don’t Drop Bombs’
News Round-Up: June 12, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: The sugar baby of a retired priest says he grieved for two days before collecting his roughly £260,000 ($330,000) inheritance. Now he’s insisting he is not a gold digger. • Australia: My hubby Michael recently helped coordinate pop icon Olivia Newton-John taking part in this terrific video (below) of unity from Australia and all the Aussies banding together to get to the other side of the COVID-19 crisis.
• AP News: Joe Biden’s search for a running mate has apparently been whittled down to as few as six serious contenders after initial interviews. Those still in contention include Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California, as well as Susan Rice, who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser. Also in contention are Florida Rep. Val Demings and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. • Twitter: The legendary Liza Minnelli will outlive us all. If you don’t know it, make sure to check out this humorous Twitter account humor account, curated with love by Scott Gorenstein, of all the people, trends and pop culture references the diva Liza has outlived.
Liza Minnelli has outlived displaying the Confederate flag at NASCAR events and properties. The ban on the flag is an extraordinary move from #NASCAR which traces its roots—and a large amount of its fanbase – to the Deep South where fans routinely display the flag on race day.
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) June 11, 2020
Liza Minnelli has outlived the Minneapolis Police Department after a veto-proof City Council announced their intent to disband the department and invest in proven community-led public safety.#MinneapolisPoliceDisbandmentParty #PoliceReformNow
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) June 7, 2020
Liza Minnelli has outlived the career of Rep. Steve King who lost the Republican primary. King is a racist whose remarks made him one of the most controversial politicians in the country and a pariah within the Republican Party. #SteveKing pic.twitter.com/BuBv842axt
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) June 3, 2020
Liza Minnelli has outlived the Copacabana, the world-famous NYC nightclub.
— LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) May 27, 2020
America’s First Superstar Fashion Designer Gets The Documentary Treatment ‘HALSTON’
Long before folks were getting their fashion fix discovering new design talent on Project Runway, Americans were gaga over the disco-chic glamour of Halston.
The new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng (Dior & I), titled Halston, chronicles the rise of America’s first superstar fashion designer.
From a Midwest childhood in conservative Des Moines, Iowa, to landing a job as a hatmaker at the famed Bergdorf Goodman department store, to putting that famous pill box hat on former First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s head, the film follows the life and times of Roy Halston Frowick as he became famous as simply ‘Halston.’
Using rare archival footage along with interviews with family, friends and famous clients like Liza Minnelli (“His clothes danced with you”), supermodel Iman, and Andy Warhol, Tcheng takes the audience behind-the-scenes as Halston struggles to find his artistic legacy amid the pressures of big business.
Halston’s meteoric rise during the celebrity disco culture of the 1970s was sadly followed by a just-as-quick fall from grace after the designer sold his brand to JC Penney for a rumored $1 billion. Apparently, the glam was gone when you could buy it at the local mall.
He would eventually pass away at the age of 57 in 1990 due to lung cancer related to HIV.
It is a fascinating story and the critics have raved about the film:
“A rollercoaster of fabulousness and folly” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Gripping…Thrilling stuff. A riveting ride.” – Variety
Halston gets the red carpet treatment at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on May 24 prior to a wider release.
News Round-Up: July 23, 2018
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| Derek Chadwick (image via Instagram) |
Some news items you might have missed:
• Instagram celeb/model Derek Chadwick (above) comes out as gay.
• Liza Minnelli is auctioning thousands of personal belongings July 30 – August 1, including personal items, correspondence, awards, and photos from her mother Judy Garland, as well as pristine bespoke outfits from designers such as Halston, Chanel, Givenchy, and more. For more info, click on this link.
• The New York Daily News has gutted its newsroom by firing half its staff in an effort to refocus the newspaper’s efforts on breaking news. The below tweet is from the now-former editor-in-chief.
If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you.— Jim Rich (@therealjimrich) July 23, 2018
• Controversial soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has been cut from U.S. Women’s National Team. In 2017, she refused a call-up to the women’s national team on the basis that she didn’t want to wear a rainbow number for the team’s Pride Month initiative based on her religion.
• My Instinct colleague Samuel reviews Kathy Griffin’s new Laugh Your Head Off comedy tour.
• Read this: The story of a woman who took care of hundreds of abandoned gay men dying of AIDS.
• Delaware has become the 15th state to ban so-called “conversion therapy.” #happyDance
NYC: New Monthly Variety Show “Bazaaz! A Sequined Variety”
Rick Skye, who won the 2017 MAC Award for “Best Impersonation,” will star in and host Don’t Tell Mama’s new monthly variety show Bazaaz! A Sequined Variety.
Award-winning impersonations, guest performers, and Skye’s Kit Kat Boyz will all be featured in the new show, as well as Skye’s celebrated impersonation as Liza Minnelli singing in his own voice.
Bazaaz! A Sequined Variety will open on Friday, October 27 at 7:00PM.
Via press release:
Skye is well-known in London and New York for having written and performed in a series of outrageously comic, award-winning shows including The Flip Side of Neil Sedaka, which earned him a Bistro Award, A Slice O’Minnelli and The War of the Mama Roses. His show Its Madame with an E! played Atlantic City and Las Vegas and brought him to television where he appeared on Watch What Happens, Live! With Andy Cohen and Celebrity Apprentice as well as Fox & Friends and the WB. His most recent success was Judy and Liza Together Again which closed after an unprecedented seven-year run at Don’t Tell Mama’s and garnered two MAC Awards.
He has performed in many shows as Liza Minnelli in a number of hit shows that played internationally. He co-starred with Steven Brinberg in the London production of Barbra and Liza LIVE! which played the Dublin Gay Theater Festival and he toured with Liza LIVE! playing the New Players Theater in London and many spots in England. A Slice O’ Minnelli enjoyed successful seasons at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End, The Dublin and Edinburgh Festivals, and from cities New York to Chicago. Critics called Skye “Masterful…Astonishing…Brilliant (Chicago Sun Times) and the show earned him the 2006 MAC Award for Best Impersonation, the “Best Achievement in Performance” Award at the Dublin Theatre Festival and the Terrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Don’t Tell Mama’s is located at 343 West 46th Street in New York City. There is a $25.00 Cover/2 Drink Minimum (Cash only). Reservations can be made at www.donttellmamanyc.com.
Check out Skye’s “Liza” below.