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May 9, 2012
Broadway Gossip About Ricky Martin, Newsies, and Jekyll & Hyde!
This week's column is a breathless triumph that sums up the Broadway season by interviewing various notables at a Tony nominees meet-and-greet where they grabbed at plaques and press ops. You'll learn: *What Gladys Knight has to do with the upcoming reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde *What Bonnie & Cly ... More >>
Film
May 2, 2012
A Little Bit of Heaven
This week's column is a breathless triumph that sums up the Broadway season by interviewing various notables at a Tony nominees meet-and-greet where they grabbed at plaques and press ops. You'll learn: *What Gladys Knight has to do with the upcoming reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde *What Bonnie & Cly ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
"Let A Big Black Lady Stop The Show!"
That's a song Capathia Jenkins (above) sang in Broadway's Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me a few years ago, spoofing the way so many musicals rely on a plus-sized African American powerhouse to save the evening with a big belty number. And naturally she stopped the show as she sang it. And she's at i ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Langella's Book Stops Short At Revealing Bisexuality
I've praised Frank Langella's memoir, Dropped Names, several times, admiring its candor and insight--though I did note the weirdness of him writing about Anthony Perkins coming on to him without ever revealing whether the author bit the bait. Langella's book serves up steaming truckloads of dish ab ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Ghost The Musical Gives Me a Sneak Peek
I arrived at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre last night for the promised taste of Ghost The Musical -- based on the hit 1990 movie about the potter, the potted plant, and the pot smoker -- and immediately scooped up a pretty blue drink sitting on a tray. "That's the Unchained Melody," explained t ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Who Should Be The Oscar Host? Here Are My Picks
Eddie Murphy has followed his homophobic pal Brett Ratner out the gay door, and now the Oscars are starting from square zero again, much like the Democrats did when John Edwards was revealed to have fathered a love child. So who should swoop in and save the show's ass? Naturally, I'm going ... More >>
Film
October 19, 2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Eddie Murphy has followed his homophobic pal Brett Ratner out the gay door, and now the Oscars are starting from square zero again, much like the Democrats did when John Edwards was revealed to have fathered a love child. So who should swoop in and save the show's ass? Naturally, I'm going ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
Whoopi Goldberg Breaks Broadway Record
When it was announced that Ghost the musical would come to Broadway, hot on the heels of the current Sister Act, I realized, "That's two musicals based on Whoopi Goldberg movies!"
Blogs
September 8, 2011
How Much Is That Lypsinka In The Window?
Drag legend Lypsinka (a/k/a John Epperson) will be performing in the window of Bergdorf Goodman tonight as part of the Fashion's Night Out festivities, so Dirty Magazine did an advance shot of the diva looking fab as a sort of real-life display mannequin, but with way better accessories. And ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
Ghost The Musical! I Swear!
Ghost the movie always appealed to me because I felt it worked as a supernatural tale, a romance, and a wacky comedy. I was a sucker for its charms from the second Demi Moore started working that pottery pole and dead Patrick Swayze appeared behind her. (I always wanted him to appear behind me). ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Sister Act: A Hard Habit To Break? My Review
Kathleen Turner might be cursing and smoking up a storm in a play called High, but she's got nothing on the Sister Act gals. They're dolled up in glitzy habits and putting on Vegas-style revues in Sister Act, the rote but pretty enjoyable adaptation of the 1992 movie comedy about a down low ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Donald Trump Was Actually Born!
Yes, as an actual human. The mogul has proven that by providing his birth certificate, dispelling suspicions that he might have just evolved out of protoplasm under a table. This all came up because Trump wants to run for President and is actively campaigning on various talk shows and comed ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Alec Baldwin Isn't Scary Anymore
CLICK HERE for my report on a gala Alec Baldwin tribute, where no one brought up his old bad press, all caught up in the glow of his current success. And I was one of them! Sorry, but the man can act! I also take you behind the scenes of the Sister Act musical with co-producer Whoopi Goldbe ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Whoopi Goldberg Loves Moms Mabley!
And so do I! Jackie "Moms" Mabley was a toothless but biting comic--a hilariously racy lady who went from "the chitlins circuit" to lots of TV variety show fame as one of the most inspired novelty stars of the '70s. Well, at a press event for Broadway's Sister Act musical yesterday, produce ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Movies Descend on Broadway
Broadway musicals have to be based on something, but this coming season, it seems like the vast majority of them are based on quirky but popular films from the modern age. You've got Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which could well become Pedro Almodovar's Hairspray, if he gets mu ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Cinema's Hottest New Trend: Movies About Websites!
The only time people aren't online these days is when they're at a movie theater -- after I scream at them to turn off their BlackBerrys, that is -- but now they can get over their Webby withdrawal by watching movies about the Internet. It's the latest trend! I recently saw a Luke Wilson fl ... More >>
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August 10, 2010
Racist Rant Against Whoopi Goldberg
Steppin' Out editor Chaunce Hayden usually rants against Howard Stern, and I reprinted some of those columns here until realizing they stem from a deep-seated agenda that involves him being banned from Stern's show. Well, this week, he named Whoopi Goldberg "Asshole of the week" for her "pro ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Would You Rather...Be Beaten By Your Own Crutches Or Know That Whoopi Goldberg Has Your Back?
Why are summer Mondays so much harder than winter Mondays? Why is it so hot? Why is everyone complaining when it's not even that hot? Why must the MTA continue to screw us? It's one of those days over here at Runnin' Scared HQ when we're all feeling kinda ouchy, and so, we offer you: Would Yo ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Mel Gibson Has Britney, Whoopi On His Side
In between spewing rants against Jews and blacks, Mel Gibson lent a helping hand to Britney Spears when she was undergoing her last pulic breakdown a couple of years ago. So now comes the speculation--will the pop tart return the favor and help the hatemonger?
Blogs
July 13, 2010
I Met With a Reality Show Producer
A TV producer recently contacted me because he's supposedly a big fan and thought I'd be great to pitch a show with. He warned me that I wouldn't make that much money directly off the show. But, obviously, he'd do much better than that or he wouldn't have been suggesting it. After a phone ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Tina Fey is One Step Closer to Ruling the Cosmos
Congratulations to New York's girl with the most cake, Tina Fey, for winning the 2010 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the nation's highest honor for those with easy, grossly unfair access to Jon Hamm comedy. The 30 Rock actress/writer will accept the award in November in a ceremony at th ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Morning Links: Obama State Dinner Free from Crashers, Stores Invade Cobble Hill, Shahzad Bewildered Over His Bomb
• There were no party crashers at the second Obama state dinner last night. But Eva Longoria Parker and Whoopi Goldberg were there, as well as "bold shades of fuchsia, tangerine and crisp blue." Also, White House Chief of Protocol Capricia Penavic Marshall fell on the steps, and Michelle go ... More >>
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December 6, 2009
Also, he's an orphan
Anthony D. Marshall, who is awaiting sentencing for looting the estate of his Alzheimer's-afflicted 105-year-old mother Brooke Astor, is asking the court to dismiss his conviction on the most serious charge because he's too old and sick to serve the mandatory prison term. A number of his prom ... More >>
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November 3, 2009
Mary Travers Memorial Set for Monday
Dylan, Donovan, Travers--all you need to know, really.Mary Travers, the lovely (a face and figure every bit as adorable as Tuesday Weld, said one of our more august colleagues) and committed Peter, Paul and Mary linchpin who died in September--from complications related to leukemia--will be r ... More >>
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October 6, 2009
Whoopi Goldberg to Appear at Anti-Rape Benefit
Whoopi Goldberg will appear on October 20 at the Women of the Congo Benefit at the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue. The event is billed as "A Night to Benefit Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Congo"; proceeds will benefit The City of Joy, an all-female village in the Congo where local victims ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2009
Nobody Puts Patrick Swayze In A Corner
The sick joke going around these last few months was, "What do Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson want for Christmas? Patrick Swayze!" Alas, they didn't even wait till Thanksgiving. And I can tell you from personal experience that Swayze, while not exactly DeNiro-like in dramatic stature, wa ... More >>
Blogs
August 28, 2009
Hollywood's Best Black Divas Of All Time
A new book called Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film by Mia Mask examines five African American film icons, discussing: Dorothy Dandridge's status as a sexual commodity in films such as Tamango, revealing the contradictory discourses regarding race and sexuality in segregation-era ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2009
New York Celebs Do Cell-Phone Audio Tours of Central Park
Usually we're all, "blar, we've been living here 100 years and we don't need an audio tour," even in museums where we don't know shit about shit, but here's something we might actually do: cell-phone audio commentary on city landmarks, performed by local celebrities. For example, "Yoko Ono introduce ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2009
Tribeca Film Festival Snubs Heidi and Spencer for Jury
The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival just announced its juries, and although they've included almost everyone you've ever heard of (Andre Leon Talley! Mary-Kate Olsen! Rachel Maddow!) from every corner of the entertainment industry (daytime television WHAT UP!), founder Robert De Niro has made a possibly ... More >>
Music
February 25, 2009
The Roots Take Manhattan
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Blogs
October 21, 2008
Gov Sticks Up for O'Byrne, Gay Pols for Term Limits, Goldberg for Powell at Pride Dinner
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Blogs
July 15, 2008
Whoopi Xanadu = Oh Hell Why Not
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Film
July 19, 2005
Infinite Jest: Countless Variations on a Classic Naughty Joke
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Columns
May 17, 2005
NY Mirror
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Columns
March 22, 2005
NY Mirror
Meet the new kings of late-night, God (and Jimmy Fallon) willing
Theater
December 7, 2004
One-Handers
Celebrities theatrically pleasure themselves on Broadway
News
August 24, 2004
Cho Mama!
"Fag hag" bags elephants uptown at the Apollo
News
August 17, 2004
Events for Dissent
From protests to plays and films to forums, New York 'makes nice' with the RNC
Blogs
July 29, 2004
The Democrats vs. the Wigs
From protests to plays and films to forums, New York 'makes nice' with the RNC
NYC Life
July 20, 2004
Anti-Bush Style: Tee'd Off
From protests to plays and films to forums, New York 'makes nice' with the RNC
News
July 13, 2004
Veep as Vamp
Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?
Film
March 30, 2004
Film
Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?
Theater
August 26, 2003
Sightlines
Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?
News
August 12, 2003
Machine Age
Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?
Columns
February 11, 2003
NY Mirror
Bush surrogates sissify John Edwards. But will it backfire? Plus: What did Whoopi say?
News
March 26, 2002
Operation Infinite Justice
A Patriotic Hollywood Celebrates Its Own Beautiful Mind
Film
April 10, 2001
Lands of Confusion
A Patriotic Hollywood Celebrates Its Own Beautiful Mind
Columns
September 21, 1999
NY Mirror
A Patriotic Hollywood Celebrates Its Own Beautiful Mind
Theater
February 17, 1998
Home of the Moan
'The Vagina Monologues' Seizes the Means of Production
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