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From: BMurphy
To: NineDaves
Date: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Subject: I Believe That Children Are The Future

I mean, they are literally, I suppose. But anyway, cute kid does something cute upon meeting a “husband and husband”

Would that my grandparents could be so chill. “Husbands and husbands? Oh, that’s different. Would you like a Werther’s Original?”

i am a huge fan of rich from fourfour, one of the best blogs out there on the internet. such a fan, in fact, that one day i saw him on the subway and completely panicked. like, we’re talking no words can come out of my mouth, completely quiet and nervous, paralyzing fear. i still consider it one of my best celebrity sightings in the city (and let’s not forget, i met ted mosby).

anyhow, a perfect example of why i love rich: he posted about a video about “cured” homosexuals, and did it with such respect, humor, and poise. it’s a great post from a talented writer. perfect opportunity for a re-post!

Pure Camp

The irony of this 700 Club segment on the “downlow ‘lifestyle’” (”"”"”") I caught randomly (and wonderfully) last night, is that with its hokey reenactments and fake tears, it helps to be gay to appreciate it:

I’m of two minds regarding the ex-gay thing. Because I believe that no one is a better expert on my emotions than I am, it seems hypocritical to turn around and tell someone that what he’s saying he feels is not what he actually feels. Being “cured” of homosexuality flies in the face of what I consider to be innate and acceptable (Whoooo! I don’t need no cure! I don’t need no cure!), on top of it supporting the ludicrous “choice” argument made by the hateful and unsympathetic (homosexuality is a choice in the same way that going out to get food so that you don’t starve is a choice), but if Tony Spears wants to put on broad, five-minute theater to convince us he’s banging chicks now, well, whatever! I love the ultimate implication that you can be cured of desire, but that the gay sensibility is resistant to prayer. Reassuring!

Maybe if the way to “cure” homosexuality is through prayer, the way to cure homophobia is through laughter. I’m so sick of being depressed by shit that it’s worth a try. Also, someone brings up a great point in the YouTube comments of this video (of all places!): “What a joke!! Downlow means NOBODY KNOWS !!!!! and that means NOBODY!!!! The fact that he is doing drag in his earlier years (with his family seeing him and calling him Tonette) and ppl at school are calling him gay clarifies him as NOT BEING ON THE DOWNLOW!!!!!!!!!!” Not that I’d expect Pat Robertson to be anything but naked with his ignorance.

tc sent me along this event:

Teen Witch Sing-Along
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 11:00pm
92nd Street Y Tribecca

A Teen Witch sing-along? Top that! As a tribute to the recently departed Zelda Rubinstein Poltergeist we present this fantasy-comedy of a girl who uses her bewitching powers to become the most Popular Girl. Louise Miller Robyn Lively yearns to be noticed by her high schools football captain but she is just too geeky to catch his eye. When Louise visits Madame Serena Rubinstein she learns that she was a witch in her past life and soon those powers return to her. But should she be using her talent for more than just giving her friend the ability to win a rap battle? For our screening we use our powers to give the whole audience the chance to freestyle and sing out!

$13 ticket includes one beer.

who’s with me!?

lost is so confusing!

it takes a chorus of rowdy soccer players in a puma ad to make me remember how much i used to love “truly, madly, deeply.” oh the interweb…

this is real and it comes out june 1. i’m uncomfortable!

not as good as the betty white commercial but still pretty damn funny. well done, snickers. well done.

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there are 22 trailers waiting for you to watch them – and this time, i’m putting them in alphabetical order, starting with after.life. enjoy 21 more after the jump!

after.life

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new zealand’s billboard for hbo’s hung makes me uncomfortable!

just like before…

“save it patty hearst. i’m not buying any stockholm syndrome today, thank you”

check out the behind the scenes story here.

i mean, the girl got her ass kicked by her mother. and if you saw the movie, you’ll know how things end. does she really need this shit from howard stern?

then again… maybe he’s right? after all, will she ever be seen as anyone besides precious? i mean, are there a lot of roles for overweight black girls in hollywood that aren’t being taken up by jennifer hudson or queen latifah? gabby’s incredibly talented, but her physical appearance is limiting. there’s not a lot of versatility there. perhaps howard is right. i don’t know – i’m torn. she’s so nice!

what do you think? did howard cross the line?

don’t judge me!

look at this lineup!

beth orton. cat power. chantal kreviazuk. colbie caillat. corinne bailey rae. emmylou harris. erykah badu. gossip. heart. indigo girls. jill scott. kelly clarkson. loretta lynn. martina mcbride. mary j. blige. metric. norah jones. sara barailles. sarah mclachlan. sheryl crow. sugarland. suzanne vega. tegan and sara. the bangles. the go-go’s.

and that’s just now. imagine the more acts that will join in the weeks to come.

yes. i realize it’s a gay cliche. but i’m fucking going.

[via rob huebel]

AMERICAN CHOPPER
did you know the show ended?

AMERICAN IDOL
i’ve been skipping out on american idol this season (boooring!), but here’s some gossip. the cast was allowed to have official twitter and facebook accounts, and now they’re not allowed. yawn. oh, some cast members put videos up on youtube, but they got in trouble. snore. will young’s “leave right now” will be the new idol exit song. zzzz. tim urban from the apprentice is really pissed off at tim urban from idol. (crickets). ellen degeneres has vowed to get one of the idols who didn’t make it to hollywood week a record deal. let’s see. what else. oh! remember chikezie? well he was busted for identity theft. that’s exciting, right?

THE BACHELOR
some dude got married and no one watched.

DANCING WITH THE STARS
brook burke is your new co-host.

DATING IN THE DARK
there’ll be a second season.

DOLPHIN WARRIORS
so what happens when you win an oscar for best documentary? well, if you’re the cove, you decide to turn the movie into an unscripted animal planet series called dolphin warriors.

KRISTY ALLEY’S BIG LIFE
if you didn’t know it, kristy alley gained a lot of weight. like, a lot of weigh. okay, she’s fat. and now she’s got a reality show that premiere’s on a&e on march 21. if you can make it through the whole thing, i give you tons of credit.

JESSICA SIMPSON’S THE PRICE OF BEAUTY
guess what? you can watch a super long trailer for jessica simpson’s new show before you watch it air on vh1 over and over and over again.

PROJECT RUNWAY
have you seen the shots from the project runway fashion week show yet?

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
wow. it seems like just yesterday kim zolciak was dating a woman. oh wait. it was. well, she’s not now, thank you very much. she’s still dating big pappa. you can take a deep sign of relief.

SHAQ VS.
you’re getting a second season.

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anyone who saw mo’nique in precious knows that she deserved to win that oscar. her performance was chilling. but let’s not forget where she came from – most of all, host of vh1’s flavor of love girls: charm school. that’s right, babies, our oscar-winning girl once almost got in a fight with bootz. my how times have changed.

man, everyone is on chatroulette.

oh, sorry. spoiler alert! [via paul scheer]

proof that technology can trick you into wanting things you’ve never wanted before comes this super cool demo of wired magazine running a tablet version of its magazine on adobe’s air platform. i know absolutely no one who reads wired, but after watching this video, i have to say, i’m more inclined to pick up the magazine and see what they’re up to. streaming video, article sharing, manipulatable 3D objects – it all looks so cool. heck, even those advertisements look cool. i have never been more interested in a car ad in my life. if only this were entertainment weekly…

OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS

- the miracle worker opened to terrible reviews and a piss poor box office. [more info]

- don’t worry. it’s not be closing… yet. [more info]

- a behanding in spokane had their official opening. [more info]

- come fly away began performances. [more info]

- the temperamentals also began. [more info]

- as did the addams family. [more info]

- and defending the caveman. [more info]

UPCOMING SHOWS

- an evita revival? [more info]

- a revival of short eyes is making its way to broadway, directed by abel ferrara. [more info]

- there was a reading of woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown with patti lupone, sherie rene scott, and a bunch of other crazies. [more info]

- before coming to broadway, national pastime will stop by the baseball hall of fame. it’s basically like the ending of a league of their own. [more info]

- neil patrick harris will direct rent at the hollywood bowl this summer. [more info]

- the fans want up to be a broadway show. [more info]

- they’ll have to settle for enchanting april, the musical. [more info]

- and a musical of dumbo, with songs from stevie wonder. [more info]

- and a musical version of sleepless in seattle. [more info]

- meanwhile, the bonnie and clyde musical is still in the works. but it’s next out of town tryout? florida! [more info]

- something called venus in fur is getting a lot of attention off broadwa, and might make its way to the big house. [more info]

- anthony rapp is directing a reading of a the show born blue. then he’s leaving to do another tour of rent. [more info]

CASTINGS

- we’ve got a full cast for la cage. fred applegate! [more info]

- and a full cast for enron. [more info]

- alec baldwin is heading to east hampton to star in a production of equus. [more info]

- ralph fiennes will be in uncle vanya adaptation. [more info]

- donna murphy has joined sutton foster for anyone can whistle. [more info[

- kerry butler is leaving rock of ages. she'll be replaced by her understudy, emily padgett. [more info]

- jacob clemente is the new billy elliot. [more info]

- we’ve got a new banks patriarchs over at mary poppins. [more info]

- michael shannan joined the cast of our town. [more info]

- billy crudup is going off broadway in metal children. [more info]

GOSSIP

- catherine zeta-jones and angela landsbury will leave a little night music in june, but the show will last until august. [more info]

- gavin and hair may be off to london, but before they go, they’ll stop by the glaad media awards. [more info]

- rock of ages is going on tour, but stopping in chicago for a bit first. [more info]

- our town made it a full year. [more info]

- race made it to 100 performances, which i was not expecting. [more info]

- patti lupone needs a title for her new book. [more info]

- kristin chenoweth needed another song in promises, promises. so they added “i say a little prayer” into the show. because her glee performance of “maybe this time” just didn’t make sense. [more info]

- the new cast of hair began performances today. this marks the biggest single cast change in broadway history. [more info]

- ken davenport began his reading series. [more info]

- girls in trouble has extended. [more info]

- eden espinosa came back to wicked. well, in san francisco. [more info]

- there will be a fela! cast album. [more info]

- and a little night music cast album. [more info]

- memphis already has one that they’ve been exclusively selling at the theater. but guess what? you can buy it now too. [more info]

- lend me a tenor delayed their first previews so stanley tucci could go and lose at the oscars. [more info]

- stephen dillane is having a hard time remebering his lines. [more info]

LONDON

- love never dies opens in london today. [more info]

- they also released the cast album today. [more info]

- the olivier awards will be broadcast on the web so we can see it. it’ll also go on something called a radio, but who knows what that is. [more info]

- once upon a time is on its way to london. [more info]

- they’re doing a new production of the fantasticks and they announced the new cast. what? i’m not going to give you all the information. click through, dammit! [more info]

- private lives opened. [more info]

- dianne pilkington will join the 39 steps. [more info]

SOLO SHOWS AND BENEFITS

- broadway backwards 5 raised 200K. [more info]

- check out miscast 2010. [more info]

- more folks added to the city center’s tribute to sondheim. [more info]

- don’t worry – if you miss one of the 40 sondheim birthday tributes, one of them is coming to pbs. [more info]

- you won’t get to see the john kander tribute, however, which has just added liza with a z and kristin with an i. [more info]

- anika noni rose and jason robert brown. together. at birdland. apparently you have to have three names to perform there that night. [more info]

BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD

- how cool is this? patti lupone will be playing laura benanti’s mother in an upcoming tv pilot. [more info]

- speaking of pilots, cheyenne jackson’s got a new one. [more info]

AWARDS SEASON

- michael urie and vanessa williams will cohost the drama league awards. [more info]

- tony nominations will officially drop may 4. [more info]

PHOTOS AND MEDIA

- corbin bleu goes in the heights. [more info]

- our town made it a full year. [more info]

- mary and rhoda reunited at looped. [more info]

- geoffrey rush is starring in a drowsy chaperone in melbourne. see? [more info]

- want to see the new cast of hair? here you go! [more info]

- but you can also see the original cast of hair takes their final bow. [more info]

- the new cast of god of carnage take their first. [more info]

- have you seen next fall? [more info]

- what about the temperamentals? [more info]

- yank? [more info]

- lend me a tenor? [more info]

- come fly away? [more info]

- million dollar quartet? [more info]

- love never dies? [more info]

- the addams family? [more info]

- looped? [more info]

- the miracle worker? [more info]

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“this is the best your hair has ever looked. i can’t believe you were going to get it wet”

okay, so it’s a few weeks old. but i can’t stop watching this video. poor beaker!

aaand we’re all caught up. whew.

‘Idolatry’: Racial conspiracies, new front-runners, self-sabotaging judges, and a higher power rock the week in ‘American Idol’

hey, it’s the first week of elimination, and i still don’t know who half these people are.

‘Idolatry’: Miraculous survivals, new contenders, and a Bowersox concern this week on ‘American Idol’

do you remember jason castro? yeah, neither do i.

‘Idolatry’: Jason Castro performs his single and dishes his new EP

remember when the top 24 was announced? yeah, either do i.

‘Idolatry’: Semifinalist missteps, the power of Bower(sox), and a Ruben-esque problem on ‘American Idol’

here’s another one.

‘Idolatry’: Blondes with guitars, Ellen with pancakes, and Kristen Baldwin with a PSA for the men of America

it’s been a while since i posted episode of idolatry. sorry about that. if you didn’t realize, i’m a little behind on american idol. but i’ve been saving all these episodes, though, so i shouldn’t have missed any. let’s start way back when in february, with a david cook piece. enjoy!

‘Idolatry’: David Cook gives us scoop on writing his sophomore CD!