Alan Cumming closed an eight-night run in London’s West End last night. I Bought a Blue Car Today, his one-man show of songs and anecdotes, is nothing less than sublime. From the minute the curtain rises and he breaks instantly into an exhilarating version of Shine that rivals Cyndi Lauper’s original, he’s hooked you. Cumming […]
Categories: gay,music,review,stage,theatre
Tagged: Alan Cumming, cabaret, Cyndi Lauper, Dolly parton, gay, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Highline Ballroom, I Bought A Blue Car Today, John Cameron Mitchell, Lance Horne, London, Mika, New York, West End, X-Men
- Published:
- September 7, 2009 – 1:55 pm
- Author:
- By Kenneth Hill
A master composer of our time will celebrate his 78th birthday this week. He is a man who has been nominated for five Tony awards, won two, and was just presented with a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater last month. One Broadway song he wrote was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1964 […]
Categories: cabaret,for the life of me,music,stage,theatre
Tagged: Hello Dolly!, Henley Fringe Festival, Jerry Herman, La Cage Aux Folles, Leanne Masterton, Mame
- Published:
- July 8, 2009 – 11:15 am
- Author:
- By Kenneth Hill
