Email Author Michael Musto

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 22, 2010

  "Kicked in the Groin at Every Glittery Turn"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2010

  "Where's My Book?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 29, 2010

  "Year in Review"

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2013 Stories by Michael Musto

• Nate Berkus Is Officially Engaged

  published Apr 10, 2013

  The interior designer and his boyfriend, former Rachel Zoe assistant Jeremiah Brent, made it official on Monday, when Berkus popped the question, according to Us.This happened atop Machu Picchu, and I... More >>

• Fire Island Pavilion Is Rebuilt And Ready For Another Try! Here's The Dish

  published Apr 10, 2013

  The Fire Island Pines' famed Pavilion club burned down in 2011, but after the input of a lot of effort and cash, it's up and dancing again. Tony Fornabaio--the hot NYC gay party promoter who's managi... More >>

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  Woody Allen's Letter To Elaine Stritch

  published Apr 10, 2013

  It was a letter about a job, which is always nice, but it came with some pretty astringent warnings attached. See, Woody wrote Stritch back in the '80s asking her to appear in his film September. But... More >>

• Gay Porn Handler Talks About How The Industry Has Been Decimated

  published Apr 10, 2013

  This week's column is a real doozy. It's an interview with David Forest, who started out in the music biz, but when he eventually went bankrupt, some emergency action needed to be taken. So he segue... More >>

• And The Queen Of NYC Nightlife Is...

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Swiss miss Susanne Bartsch. Stillr Yes, after all these years, Ms. Bartsch still draws the fabbies and whooshes them into a creatively rich experience that propels them into the after-hours like spa... More >>

• Macbeth Set In A 1970s Eastern-Bloc Mental Institution

  published Apr 10, 2013

  That's how one of the contributors on the popular site Broadwayworld.com describes the currently previewing production of Macbeth starring the daring Alan Cumming as the manipulated male of the title.... More >>

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  Alice Cooper Rejected Raquel Welch's Advances

  published Apr 09, 2013

  The year was 1976. Shock rocker Alice Cooper and stunning superwoman Raquel Welch found themselves in her suite in Miami. And according to guitarist Dick Wagner's book, Raquel got a little frisky for... More >>

• Severe Warning At Bette Midler Show, I'll Eat You Last

  published Apr 09, 2013

  How horrible! Profanity! Anyway, thanks to Christian Freedom for the shot.... More >>

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  Sneak Peek At The New Carrie

  published Apr 09, 2013

  She was a movie, then a musical, then a sequel, then a revisal of the musical, and now a remake of the movie. And she's here, she's still here... Stephen King's Carrie--the misunderstood outcast who... More >>

• Gay Porn Biggie Talks About How The Industry Has Been Decimated

  published April 10, 2013

  Gay porn has long been hard-hit by drugs, AIDS, and the Internet, but David Forest still wants to keep his perch polished. The... More >>

• The Best Hits By Big Stars Riding The '70s Disco Wave

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Disco was so big in the 1970s--and it will be big again at my upcoming event--that huge names rode the spandex waves by putting out unexpected dance songs, some better than others. Here are the most ... More >>

• Someone In Vatican City Likes A Transsexual Porn Star

  published Apr 09, 2013

  In fact, various people in Vatican City seem to like all types of porn stars.Talk about redefining the missionary position. This would be shocking if it weren't so not shocking.... More >>

• Which NYC Restaurants Used To Be Sex Clubsr

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Watch what you're eating when dining at a fancy NYC restaurant. You see, several upscale joints around town used to be raunchy, wham-bang anonymous sex places in livelier days. As this article in to... More >>

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  Annette Funicello, RIP

  published Apr 08, 2013

  The queen of the Mickey Mouse Club, the singer of "Pineapple Princess," and the star of Beach Blanket movies, Annette Funicello was a small, dark bundle of good cheer whom America anointed as a sort o... More >>

• "When England Was The Whore Of The World, Margaret Was Her Madam"

  published Apr 08, 2013

  So sang Elvis Costello in a blistering tune called "Tramp The Dirt Down," in which he excoriated the prime minister and said he can't wait to jump up and down on her grave when she finally dies.Eek. A... More >>

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  Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook Features $120 Tuna Salad

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow has a new recipe book called It's All Good, though some critics feel it should be titled It's All Ridiculously Pricey. As radar points out "Her egg white omelet calls for... More >>

• Karen Black Film Retrospective, Sanctioned By Her

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Lovable kook and daring actress Karen Black is ill, which makes Nitehawk Cinema's series homaging her even more eye-crossingly special.The Williamsburg cinema center has arranged for the following Bla... More >>

• Michael Reagan's Remarks Lead To Cancelation At Rape Crisis Event

  published Apr 08, 2013

  After comparing gay marriage to bestiality and other horrors, Republican strategist Michael Reagan was canceled as the guest speaker at an upcoming Cleveland Rape Crisis Center luncheon. Reagan (the ... More >>

• Margaret Thatcher, RIP. Here's What She Was About

  published Apr 08, 2013

  The first female prime minister of Britain and a woman with a checkered, controversial legacy, Margaret Thatcher has died at 87, after a stroke. For those of us who only know her through some distant... More >>

• Night of 1000 Gowns Was Sumptuous

  published Apr 08, 2013

  The Imperial Court of New York's annual Night of 1000 Gowns gala--at the Hilton last night--brought out a sumptuous array of gown- and tux-wearers of various genders, as the court gathered to anoint t... More >>

• Daniel Isengart's Book Launch Drew The Fabbies In Droves

  published Apr 06, 2013

  The reading/soiree for The Autobiography of Daniel J. Isengart--by the chichi singer--attracted the literati, as Daniel himself told me. The bash--at the Bartsch/Arias Tuesday night at Soho Grand--pa... More >>

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  Another Broadway Musical About Footwear! There Have Been Many

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Kinky Boots is the latest Broadway tuner about shoes. One of the main stars of the show happens to be a very tall, red, shiny boot that actually gets entrance applause. In fact, it's become so popular... More >>

• Patricia Clarkson As Two Great Actressesr

  published Apr 05, 2013

  That would add up to three great actresses, counting Clarkson herself. But let me explain. At the opening night party for Kinky Boots last night, I told the multi-award-nominated Clarkson that L.A. T... More >>

• How Chic We Were As Joe Fresh Models

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Mickey Boardman was the essence of pink and I was uncharacteristically white at the Joe Fresh show at their Fifth Avenue store two nights ago.Supermodeling has found its new pastel-colored stars. No, ... More >>

• Living For Bette Midler

  published Apr 05, 2013

  The chance to see Bette Midler in a legit play has excited me. Any legit play. Yes, I'd see her in anything--except maybe Scenes From a Mall (though wait a minute, I did see that, so never mind, I ev... More >>