Some news items you might have missed: • Gayety: Six-time Emmy nominee Titus Burgess took over the lead role of “Mary Todd Lincoln” this week in the hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! Continue reading “Titus Burgess Stars In ‘Oh, Mary!’ On Broadway + More News”
Netflix’s New Gay Drama + Hell’s Kitchen + More News
Some news items you might have missed: • DNA: Why Netflix’s upcoming series Olympo (above) is the steamy, gay drama folks will be obsessing over. Think elite athletes, locker rooms, and electric chemistry. Continue reading “Netflix’s New Gay Drama + Hell’s Kitchen + More News”
Favorite Thing Today: Voctave + Tituss Burgess ‘On A Clear Day’
TV/Broadway star Tituss Burgess (Schmigadoon!, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Moulin Rouge!) teams up with a cappella pop group Voctave on a gorgeous cover of the Barbra Streisand classic, “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.” Continue reading “Favorite Thing Today: Voctave + Tituss Burgess ‘On A Clear Day’”
News Round-Up: August 1, 2020

• Variety: Facebook is unleashing hundreds of thousands of music videos in the U.S. starting this weekend — a direct challenge to YouTube, which has had a virtual lock on the internet music-video space for years. With the U.S. launch of music videos, which Facebook has been actively developing since at least last fall, the company has updated Artist Pages of musicians and singers with a new section to let users browse their official music videos. • Yahoo News: Now that Donald Trump’s big GOP donor buddy Louis DeJoy has been installed as Postmaster General, orders are going out to employees reducing hours and services. I’m sure it’s all part of a plan to hobble voting by mail which Trump has been demonizing for weeks now for alleged ‘election fraud’ potential. • The Hill: Some Republicans are urging GOP leaders to abandon the attacks on mail-in voting and to instead embrace it, warning that the president is effectively sabotaging his own party. The impact could be particularly pronounced in Florida, a battleground state where Republicans have traditionally outpaced Democrats among absentee voters. It’s also the preferred method of voting for many seniors, who broke for Trump in 2016. • InstaHunks: I thought I’d share another shot of Backyard Envy host Garrett Magee since he made such a splash yesterday in my post about the upcoming Season 2 premiere on Tuesday, August 4.
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Highlights From Broadway Backwards 2015
Broadway Backwards is the annual celebration where gays and lesbians see their stories told through the great songs of musical theatre, sung by their favorite Broadway performers.
The 2015 edition of the event, held March 9, raised a record $466,717 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
The sold-out show included 20 audience-pleasing numbers and multiple standing ovations for Tituss Burgess, Lena Hall, Florence Henderson, Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lillias White and more Broadway favorites, as well as a special appearance by 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree Lily Tomlin.
You can watch highlights of this year’s fantastic evening below.
