Happy 80th Birthday Sir Cliff Richard! If you are not British you probably have no idea of who we are talking about . This elfin like man single-handedly dominated the UK Pop Charts in a career spanning over 60 years More than 130 of his singles, albums and eps have reached the UK … Continue reading
Happy (81st) Birthday Dame Maggie Smith CH DBE who, with 6 Oscar Nominations and 2 Wins and countless other awards (don’t lets forget the 5 BAFTAS), is one of THE leading actresses of her generation, and one of our favorite gay icons of all time. From “Desdemona” with Sir Lawrence Olivier (Oscar Nomination 1965) to … Continue reading
With all this talk about the iconic divas who have left us in 2016, it’s a kind of a nice change to celebrate the birthday of one who is very much with us and still working at the ripe old age of 82. Dame Maggie Smith CH DBE, 6 time Oscar nominee and 2 time winner, … Continue reading
Beloved veteran British actress Patricia Routledge celebrates her 87th Birthday this week which is still very hard to believe. Most people in the US know her as the hilarious pretentious Hyacinth Bucket (it’s pronounced bouquet) in the smash hit TV series ‘Keeping Up The Appearances’, back across the Pond though we are aware that is … Continue reading
No better way to celebrate the musical genius’s latest birthday than listening to himself playing the piano last year accompanying Jason Robert Brown and Katrina Lenk. Ms Lenk sings the haunting ballad “Not While I’m Around‘ from Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. The video is from Jason Robert Brown’s SubCulture concert which featured Sondheim, from … Continue reading