Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMarni Nixon an accomplished concert singer whose claim to fame was that she was the ‘voice’ who performed for major Hollywood movie stars who appeared in musicals even though they couldn’t sing a note, died on Sunday in NY aged 86 years old. One of Marni’s most famous roles was dubbing for Deborah Kerr in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe new exhibition that opened at NY’s Met Museum last month allows a peek into inside the museum’s extensive fashion archives that they have amassed over its seven decade history. Located in the Anna Wintour Costume Center, the exhibit curated by Andrew Bolton features 60 iconic pieces which include new acquisitions that have never been shown … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen all else fails looking for Mr Right (as opposed to Mr Right now) then maybe you should turn off all your Apps, put your computer down, and actually talk to a human being who wants to help you in your search. And we are not talking about your Mother. There is a brand new … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLast week producer Ryan Murphy announced a star-studded Broadway revival of The Boys in the Band so queerguru talked to Matt Bell an Associate Professor at Bridgewater State University & Editor of a volume of Essays on the play The Boys in the Band: Flashpoints of Cinema, History, and Queer Politics (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) published last year by Wayne … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe multi-award winning openly gay British choreographer and director Sir Matthew Bourne first staged his male version of SWAN LAKE at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London in 1995. Overnight it converted thousands of unsuspecting men and women everywhere into balletomanes. It became the longest running ballet in London’s West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best … Continue reading