Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe story of the (late) great The Lady Chablis the larger than life trans club performer that the whole world met though the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, has just made it to Broadway. She must be wildly grinning from her grave. The book, written by John Berendt is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBoy George is back on Broadway after 20 years since his (less than successful) debut. Back then he was starring as Leigh Bowery in Taboo the partly imagined story that he had written of a group of club ‘names’ set in the location of what was London’s most fashionable nightclub. The club had … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt may be almost 20 years since the wonderful eccentric televangelist Tammy Faye Baker left this earth …… but we still want to worship her glamorous persona. During her career, she was noted for her larger-than-life style and her two (crappy preacher husbands). However, this wasn’t why she was universally worshipped as a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSome (cultural) journeys take far longer than envisioned. Take the one undertaken by the members of the Mischief Theater Company who premiered their comic parody Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Pleasance Theatre in London in December 2013, and who are only just now about to bring it to Broadway. The premise of this … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you are not going to be able to make it to Broadway to see the fabulous Tony and Grammy winner Katrina Lenk and two-time Tony and two-time Grammy winner Patti LuPone in Company, do not despair. PBS are filming it to be shown in May. This documentary will be part of the series’ fifth … Continue reading
