Terence Blanchard’s opera CHAMPION about legendary gay boxer Emile Griffith heads for The Met in NY

  Terence Blanchard’s six-time Grammy Award–winning composer’s operatic retelling of the dramatic story of gay boxer Emile Griffith arrives in New York. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green stars as the closeted young hatmaker-turned-prizefighter, who rises from obscurity to become world champion and, in one of the great tragedies in sports history, kills his homophobic archrival in … Continue reading

Terrence MacNally’s Love Valor & Compassion: a stunning emotionally charged production

  Provincetown’s rightful claim to being so instrumental in the birth of the American Theater seems even more secure now that David Drake has taken on the role of standard bearer.  Since he stepped into role as the Artistic Director of The Provincetown Theater earlier this year he has started to fill the place with … Continue reading

Terry De Havilland: the colorful cobbler of London’s Swinging Sixties, dies aged 81

Terry De Havilland born in London’s East End just before WW2 broke out, became the capital’s (and then the world’s) most colourful cobbler with his stunning ‘look at me’ shoes in the 1960s’ .  His outrageous platform shoes. away ahead of its time ,attracted an enormous band of followers from celebrities like Marianne Faithfull, Led … Continue reading

TGIF : Remember When We Used to Really Mix It Up?

Thank God It’s Friday.  Time to dance, play sport or even take in a Fashion Show.  Or do all three at once like this gang did in Germany way back when they evidently thought this was a very cool thing to do!   The mind boggles.

The Naked Chefs go Panhandling

  With such a wealth of TV Talent Shows around these days, there is more and more pressure to find unusual winning acts.   We have no idea in which country the couple in the video were performing in, or indeed if they even won.  We just know they are fabulously funny, and that we would never want to eat anything cooked … Continue reading

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