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Dish of the Day #1837: Selfie Week
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Battle of the Movie Stars #37: 2015
The following stars of 1942-43 (from the 36th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2:
Fred Astaire (Holiday Inn)
Lucille Ball (Du Barry Was a Lady)
Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca)
Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
Claudette Colbert (The Palm Beach Story)
Bette Davis (Now, Voyager)
Judy Garland (For Me and My Gal)
Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver)
Cary Grant (The Talk of the Town)
Paul Henreid (Casablanca)
Katharine Hepburn (Woman of the Year)
Lena Horne (Cabin in the Sky)
Carole Lombard (To Be or Not to Be)
Agnes Moorehead (The Magnificent Ambersons)
Jane Russell (The Outlaw)
Now on to our 37th battle, which takes us back to 2015 when the following 32 stars graced the silver screen:
Fred Astaire (Holiday Inn)
Lucille Ball (Du Barry Was a Lady)
Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca)
Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca)
James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
Claudette Colbert (The Palm Beach Story)
Bette Davis (Now, Voyager)
Judy Garland (For Me and My Gal)
Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver)
Cary Grant (The Talk of the Town)
Paul Henreid (Casablanca)
Katharine Hepburn (Woman of the Year)
Lena Horne (Cabin in the Sky)
Carole Lombard (To Be or Not to Be)
Agnes Moorehead (The Magnificent Ambersons)
Jane Russell (The Outlaw)
Now on to our 37th battle, which takes us back to 2015 when the following 32 stars graced the silver screen:
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Dish of the Day #1838: Selfie Week
Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. If you haven't yet voted in last week's Deep Dish Pool Party, choose your favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.
Today's Dish is Simon Dunn.
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Today's Dish is Simon Dunn.
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Dish of the Day #1839: Selfie Week
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Dish of the Day #1840: Selfie Week
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Dish of the Day #1841: Selfie Week
Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. Click here to vote for your two favorite Dishes in this week's Deep Dish Pool Party poll.
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Deep Dish Pool Party #158
So I've changed my mind. Dishes will be retired - but not until their 40th week (remember Connor Moxam, 2014's Dish of the Year? He stayed at the party for 39 weeks, so someone will have to break his record).
Also, this week you can only vote for two Dishes because I enjoy making your life difficult. Now on to the Deep Dish Pool Party!
The rules are simple - each week I feature 10 Dishes of the Day and you get to invite your two favorites over for some wet and wild fun. The five guys who receive the most votes get to stay, and the following week five new Dishes are added to the guest list.
1) Dish #1760: Saul Harris
Last Week #2, W17, 41 invites out of 239
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2) Dish #1811: Cole Monahan
LW #1, W7, 35 invites
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3) Dish #1783
LW #3, W12, 33 invites
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4) Dish #1807: Colby Melvin
LW #4, W7, 28 invites
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5) Dish #1822
LW #4, W4, 27 invites
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6) Dish #1837
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7) Dish #1838: Simon Dunn
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8) Dish #1839
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9) Dish #1840
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10) Dish #1841
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Also, this week you can only vote for two Dishes because I enjoy making your life difficult. Now on to the Deep Dish Pool Party!
The rules are simple - each week I feature 10 Dishes of the Day and you get to invite your two favorites over for some wet and wild fun. The five guys who receive the most votes get to stay, and the following week five new Dishes are added to the guest list.
Last Week #2, W17, 41 invites out of 239
2) Dish #1811: Cole Monahan
LW #1, W7, 35 invites
3) Dish #1783
LW #3, W12, 33 invites
4) Dish #1807: Colby Melvin
LW #4, W7, 28 invites
5) Dish #1822
LW #4, W4, 27 invites
6) Dish #1837
7) Dish #1838: Simon Dunn
8) Dish #1839
9) Dish #1840
10) Dish #1841
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The Groovy List #3 starring Carol Burnett and Audra McDonald
The Groovy List is a weekly Top 10 of recommended videos featuring pop culture, politics and gorgeous guys:
1) Groovy Centenarian: Virginia McLaurin
Watch this sprightly 106-year-old woman fulfill her dream of visiting the White House and meeting President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (during Black History Month).
2) Groovy Broadway Star: Audra McDonald
The Tony Award-winning actress sings real Yahoo! Answers on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
3) Groovy Short Film: Castro
I think you will enjoy this film by Tomek Kowalski.
4) Groovy Ex-Girlfriend: Rachel Bloom
In the latest episode of The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ms. Bloom and her co-stars Donna Lynne Champlin and Pete Gardner sing "Cold Showers", which is amusingly reminiscent of "(Ya Got) Trouble" from The Music Man.
5) Groovy TV Legend: Carol Burnett
Jimmy Fallon closes out The Tonight Show's recent visit to Los Angeles with a familiar song made famous by the one and only Carol Burnett.
6) Groovy Gaga: The Sound of Gaga
The cast of the current UK touring production of The Sound of Music (starring Lucy O’Byrne and Gray O'Brien) pay tribute to Lady Gaga, who performed a medley of songs from the musical during last year's Academy Awards.
7) Groovy (and Funny) Lady: Kate McKinnon
The SNL actress does her hilarious Ellen DeGeneres impersonation on Ellen.
8) Groovy Underwear Expert: DanielXMiller
The Style Reporter (for the popular men's underwear blog) asks some shirtless CrossFit members and some hot Runyon Canyon hikers (in Los Angeles) whether they prefer Boxers or Briefs.
9) Groovy Gay Series: GAYCATION
The new TV channel, VICELAND, is producing this series, in which out actress Ellen Page (Juno) and her best friend, Ian Daniel, explore LGBTQ cultures around the world - and they visit Japan in the first episode.
10) Groovy TV Trailer: Penny Dreadful
I like this Showtime series, which will return for a third season on May 1.
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Dish of the Day #1842: Right Fit for You Week
This week I'm featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is Brian Donovan of Brian Donovan Fitness who was voted Chicago Reader's Best Personal Trainer of 2014.
To contact Brian, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Photos by Ali Engin.
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Today's Dish is Brian Donovan of Brian Donovan Fitness who was voted Chicago Reader's Best Personal Trainer of 2014.
To contact Brian, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Photos by Ali Engin.
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Battle of the Movie Stars #38: 1965
The following stars of 2015 (from the 37th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Blythe Danner (I'll See You In My Dreams)
Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
Ian McKellen (Mr. Holmes)
Chris Pratt (Jurassic World)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van)
Now on to our 38th battle, which takes us back to 1965 when the following 32 stars graced the silver screen:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Blythe Danner (I'll See You In My Dreams)
Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
Ian McKellen (Mr. Holmes)
Chris Pratt (Jurassic World)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van)
Now on to our 38th battle, which takes us back to 1965 when the following 32 stars graced the silver screen:
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Mad Blax: Fury Oscars
In case the title of this post confuses you, it's a cheeky version of Mad Max: Fury Road, which won the most awards at last night's 88th Annual Academy Awards (six including Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Costume Design and Film Editing). Presenter Louis C.K. - as a joke - almost gave the award for Best Documentary Short Subject to the film since it was winning so much.
And then, of course, there was the outrage over the lack of diversity amongst the nominees, which caused director Spike Lee and actor Will Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, to boycott the ceremony. Thankfully, host Chris Rock did an outstanding job of discussing this serious issue in a rational but often hilarious way throughout the evening. I agree with him that the problem has more to do with Hollywood itself and that black actors (and other minorities) just want the same opportunities as white actors. I also strongly believe that Oscar acting nominations should be based on performance and not on race. As for Mr. Rock's amusingly edgy hosting performance, I give him a grade of A - he did his best to keep the 3 1/2-hour telecast moving along, but the Oscars always tend to drag a bit during the endless technical awards.
So here are my choices for the best and the worst of the evening:
Opening Monologue Highlights: Chris Rock's humor was definitely dark and at times disturbing, but it worked for me because there was a lot of truth in it.
- "I’m sure there were no black nominees some of those years, say '62 or '63. Black people did not protest. Why? Because we had real things to protest at the time. We were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won Best Cinematography. When your grandmother’s swinging from a tree, it’s really hard to care about Best Documentary Foreign Short."
- "Jada’s mad her man Will was not nominated for Concussion. I get it - it’s not fair that Will was this good and didn’t get nominated. You’re right. It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for Wild Wild West, okay?"
- "This year, in the In Memoriam package, it’s just going to be black people that were shot by the cops on their way to the movies."
Best Comedy Bit: Whoopi Goldberg in Joy and especially Tracy Morgan as The Danish Girl (eating a danish).
Best Comedy Bit Runner-Up: Rock asking the audience to buy his daughters' Girl Scout cookies - and raising $65,243!
Worst Comedy Bit: I like actress Angela Bassett, but her Black History Month Minute featuring Jack Black just wasn't funny.
Most Confusing Joke: I didn't understand Rock's joke involving an appearance by Stacy Dash (Clueless actress and Fox News commentator), but you can click here for an explanation.
Most Pointless Appearance: Did Star Wars'R2-D2, C-3PO and BB-8 just show up to give a shout-out to composer John Williams' 50th Academy Award nomination? At least the Minions and Toy Story's Woody and Buzz Lightyear got to present actual awards.
Hottest Hunk at the Oscars: Producer and animator Pato Escala, who - along with director Gabriel Osorio - won Best Animated Short Film for Bear Story.
Hottest Hunk Runner-Up: Director/producer J. J. Abrams
Hottest Hunk Honorable Mention: Actor Mark Ruffalo
Funniest Presenter: Louis C.K., who said the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject would be going home in a Honda Civic.
Worst Presenter: Sacha Baron Cohen (as Ali G) was supposed to introduce the film, Room, but instead he did his comedy, which didn't do much for me.
Hollywood Royalty: Sadly, there was a serious lack of movie star royalty as presenters, but at least Gena Rowlands - who won an Honorary Award at the Annual Governors Awards ceremony in November - was in the audience. Personally, I would rather see Julie Andrews and Shirley MacLaine hand out awards than Olivia Munn and Olivia Wilde, but that's just me.
Best Music Performances: I actually liked Dave Grohl's performance of "Blackbird" during the In Memoriam tribute the best - it was nice - but Lady Gaga's "Til It Happens to You" (from the documentary, The Hunting Ground, about campus rape) deservedly received a standing ovation as many survivors of sexual assault appeared on stage with her.
Grooviest Gay Winner: Sam Smith, who won Best Original Song for "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre (and Lady Gaga seemed genuinely happy for him). Also, the young man now knows that he is not the first openly gay Oscar winner AND he and British Olympian Tom Daley are apparently just texting pals, which does not upset Daley's Oscar-winning fiancé, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (click here to read all about it - if you care).
Most Surprising Win: Did anyone predict that Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance would win Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies?
Best Speech: It wasn't a great evening for memorable speeches, but I think Leonardo DiCaprio, who won Best Actor for The Revenant, gave the best one.
Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl
Best Actress: Brie Larson for Room
Best Picture: Spotlight (which also won Best Original Screenplay)
And that, folks, is my review (click here for a complete list of the winners). I didn't do that well with my predictions - correctly selecting only 11 out of the 24 categories. And I didn't do much better with my predictions for this year's Razzie Awards - 4 out of 10 categories - which were announced on February 27. Below are the "lucky" Razzie winners:
Worst Picture:Fantastic Four and Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Actor: Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Actress: Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Supporting Actor: Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending
Worst Supporting Actress: Kaley Cuoco in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (voice only) and The Wedding Ringer
Worst Director: Josh Trank for Fantastic Four
Worst Screen Combo: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Screenplay:Fifty Shades of Grey
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel:Fantastic Four
Razzie Redeemer Award: Sylvester Stallone (From all-time Razzie champ to 2015 award contender for Creed)
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Dish of the Day #1843: Right Fit for You Week
This week I'm featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is James Peska of Peak Condition. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow James on Facebook, Instagram and his YouTube Channel.
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Today's Dish is James Peska of Peak Condition. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow James on Facebook, Instagram and his YouTube Channel.
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Groovy Music Showdown #53: 2004
In the 52nd Groovy Music Showdown, the following albums from 2003 won and will be moving on to Round 2:
Reality - David Bowie
The Boy from Oz Broadway cast recording
Michael Bublé
One Heart - Celine Dion
Take This to Your Grave - Fall Out Boy
7 - Enrique Iglesias
The Diary of Alicia Keys
At Last - Cyndi Lauper
Bare - Annie Lennox
American Life - Madonna
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Body Language - Kylie Minogue
Try This - Pink
Want One - Rufus Wainwright
Wicked Broadway cast recording
Frank - Amy Winehouse
PLEASE NOTE: The next Groovy Music Showdown will be on Tuesday, March 15.
Now on to our 53rd showdown, which takes us back to 2004 when the following 32 albums were released:
Reality - David Bowie
The Boy from Oz Broadway cast recording
Michael Bublé
One Heart - Celine Dion
Take This to Your Grave - Fall Out Boy
7 - Enrique Iglesias
The Diary of Alicia Keys
At Last - Cyndi Lauper
Bare - Annie Lennox
American Life - Madonna
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Body Language - Kylie Minogue
Try This - Pink
Want One - Rufus Wainwright
Wicked Broadway cast recording
Frank - Amy Winehouse
PLEASE NOTE: The next Groovy Music Showdown will be on Tuesday, March 15.
Now on to our 53rd showdown, which takes us back to 2004 when the following 32 albums were released:
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10 Groovy Things to Do in March starring Cleopatra and Patrick Bateman
Since there are so many groovy plays, musicals, concerts and events, this is my monthly list to help promote a few of them (click on a title for more information or to purchase tickets):
1) Matt Alber
March 5 at Sidetrack in Chicago
The Legacy Project - the world’s only outdoor LGBT History Museum, traveling installation and youth education initiative - welcomes acclaimed openly gay singer-songwriter Matt Alber back to Chicago for this benefit.
2) Raggedy And
March 10 - April 10 at Chicago's Rivendell Theater
Pride Films and Plays presents the World Premiere of David Valdes Greenwood’s comedy, Raggedy And, starring Delia Kropp, who will be the first transgender actress to portray a trans character for a major Chicago stage production. Directed by Cecilie D. Keenan, this fast-paced ultramodern comedy of manners is about poet Ondi Rivers who is selected to read at the impending inauguration of America’s first female president.
3) PaleyFest LA 2016
March 11 - 20 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
During its 33rd annual celebration of great television, PaleyFest will feature panels with the following series:
Empire (March 11) with Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray, Trai Byers, Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta’Rhonda Jones, Serayah, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Ilene Chaiken and Brian Grazer.
Scream Queens (March 12) with Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Skyler Samuels, Keke Palmer, Billie Lourd and Niecy Nash.
Scandal (March 15) with Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, Bellamy Young, Joshua Malina, Scott Foley, Portia de Rossi, Cornelius Smith Jr., Joe Morton, Betsy Beers and Shonda Rhimes.
American Horror Story: Hotel (March 15) with Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Denis O’Hare, Cheyenne Jackson, Finn Wittrock and Tim Minear.
Other series include Better Call Saul (March 12), Black-ish (March 13), Supergirl (March 13), The Big Bang Theory (March 16), Difficult People (March 18), Fear the Walking Dead (March 19) and An Evening with Dick Wolf featuring Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med (March 19)
4) Shuffle Along
Broadway previews begin March 15. Opens April 28 at the Music Box Theatre.
Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry star in Shuffle Along or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, a new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself, and additionally details the events that catalyzed the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles to create this ground-breaking work. It features a new book by director George C. Wolfe and choreography by Savion Glover, marking the first time that they have worked together since their 1996 hit, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk.
5) Broadway Backwards
March 21 at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Now in its 11th year, Broadway Backwards is a celebratory evening for the LGBT community to see their stories told through the great songs of musical theatre by celebrated Broadway performers. Without changing the pronouns, men sing songs originally written for women and vice versa, bringing new meaning to familiar Broadway show tunes. The evening is set to include performances by Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera plus Broadway favorites Nick Adams, Stephanie J. Block, Danielle Brooks, Tituss Burgess, Len Cariou, Andre De Shields, Josh Grisetti, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Laura Michelle Kelly, Eddie Korbich, Beth Malone, Lesli Margherita, Karen Mason, Kenita R. Miller, Ken Page, Telly Leung, Brad Oscar, Krysta Rodriguez, Emily Skinner, Tony Sheldon, Ricky Ubeda, Treat Williams, Tony Yazbeck and Broadway trio Apollo Link.
6) American Psycho
Broadway previews begin March 24. Opens April 20 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
This new musical based on Bret Easton Ellis's 2000 novel is set in the excess of 1980s Manhattan, where young and handsome Wall Street banker Patrick Bateman pursues his darkest American dreams. Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) leads a first-class cast, including Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Heléne Yorke (Bullets Over Broadway), Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal) and Drew Moerlein in his Broadway debut. It features a score by Duncan Sheik, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, and a book by Marvel Comics and Glee writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
7) Charles Busch's Cleopatra
March 25 - April 17 at NYC's Theater for the New City
Following in the footsteps of Sarah Bernhardt, Tallulah Bankhead, Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Busch takes to the stage with his own original, outrageous, majestic and bawdy interpretation of the fabled Egyptian queen. Directed by Carl Andress, the show's cast also includes Tony nominee Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Julius Caesar and Caesar’s wife Calpurnia and Joe Zaso as Marc Antony (Cleopatra photo credit: David Rodgers).
8) Waitress
Broadway previews begin March 25. Opens April 24 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film, this uplifting new musical celebrates friendship, motherhood and the magic of a well-made pie. It features original music and lyrics by 5-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles, a book by Jessie Nelson and direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland). Tony winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful) stars as Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker in a small Southern town who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage.
9) Hazel
March 31 - May 29 at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, IL
This world premiere musical comedy - based on the character created by Ted Key and the hit television series - asks the question: can a simple maid debone a turkey, save a marriage, uncover a matter of national security and lead a conga line? She can if she's Hazel! Directed by Joshua Bergasse, the musical stars Klea Blackhurst as the spunky maid Hazel Burke and features a book by Lissa Levin, music by Ron Abel and lyrics by Chuck Steffan.
10) Tuck Everlasting
Broadway previews begin March 31. Opens April 26 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
A young girl in a rural town stumbles upon a family that possesses a fountain of youth in this new musical featuring a book by Tony Award nominee Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde) and Tim Federle (Better Nate Than Ever), music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, and direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (Something Rotten!, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon). The cast includes Broadway vets Carolee Carmello, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Michael Park and as the villain, original Les Miz baddie Terrence Mann.
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Dish of the Day #1844: Right Fit for You Week
This week I'm featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is Aaron Murphy. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Aaron on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Today's Dish is Aaron Murphy. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Aaron on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Remembering Karen Carpenter on her birthday
Today would have been the 66th birthday of singer Karen Carpenter, who left us much too soon in 1983 at age 32. So to celebrate the life and career of this lovely and talented lady, here is a collection of videos featuring the Carpenters and their groovy music:
A 1968 performance by the Dick Carpenter Trio on Your All-American College Show
A performance of "Ticket to Ride" (from their debut album, Offering) on Your All-American College Show on December 1, 1969
Their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 18, 1970
A medley of Burt Bacharach songs on The Ed Sullivan Show on November 8, 1970 (which was taped at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. for wounded GI's)
A performance of "For All We Know" on The Andy Williams Show on February 13, 1971
This Is Your Life on February 14, 1971
The Carol Burnett Show on September 22, 1971
Their debut BBC concert, Carpenters: Live at the BBC, was recorded during their first British tour on September 25, 1971 (and it aired in the UK on November 6, 1971).
"Hurting Each Other" (from their fourth album, A Song for You) was released as a single in December 1971.
The Carol Burnett Show on January 19, 1972
The Carpenters - Live in Australia (at Festival Hall in Melbourne) on May 24, 1972
Jerry Dunphy Visits the Carpenters in 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on November 5, 1973
Talk of the Town concert in London in 1974
A 1975 music video for "Please Mr. Postman" (which was filmed in Disneyland)
A 1975 music video for "Only Yesterday" from their sixth album, Horizon
The Carpenters Concert: Live at the New London Theatre (which was recorded at the end of their 1976 British tour)
Carpenters Very First Television Special aired on ABC on December 8, 1976, with guests John Denver and Victor Borge.
The Tonight Show on January 27, 1977, with guest host Steve Martin
The Carpenters at Christmas, their second TV special, aired on ABC on December 9, 1977, with guests Kristy McNichol and Harvey Korman.
The Carpenters... Space Encounters, their third TV special, aired on ABC on May 17, 1978, with guests John Davidson and Suzanne Somers.
The Tonight Show on June 27, 1978, with guest host John Davidson
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait, their fourth TV special, aired on ABC on December 19, 1978, with guests Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel, Kristy McNichol and Jimmy McNichol.
Their final TV special, The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music, aired on May 16, 1980, with guest Ella Fitzgerald.
Their final album, Made in America, was released on June 16, 1981, and featured "Touch Me When We're Dancing" and "Beechwood 4-5789".
The Merv Griffin Show on November 2, 1981, with Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
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Dish of the Day #1845: Right Fit for You Week
This week I'm featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is Greg Szots. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Greg on Facebook.
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Today's Dish is Greg Szots. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Greg on Facebook.
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Remembering George Kennedy 1925 - 2016
Actor George Kennedy, who died Sunday at age 91, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1967 prison drama, Cool Hand Luke. He also appeared in the Airport film series - Airport (1970), Airport 1975 (1974), Airport '77 (1977) and The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979) - and in the three Naked Gun movies - The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994). His other film credits include Charade (1963), Lost Horizon (1973), Earthquake (1974), Death on the Nile (1978), Bolero (1984) and Creepshow 2 (1987).
Kennedy starred in two television series - Sarge (1971-72) and The Blue Knight (1975-76) - and he played Carter McKay during the final three seasons of CBS's Dallas (1988-91) and in two reunion movies. He also played President Warren G. Harding in the 1979 NBC miniseries, Backstairs at the White House.
Below you can watch George Kennedy in Charade (with Audrey Hepburn), at the 1968 Academy Awards (with Patty Duke, who presents him with his Oscar), in a 1971 episode of Sarge, and in a 1989 scene from Dallas.
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Dish of the Day #1846: Right Fit for You Week
Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured. Click here to vote for your three favorite Dishes in this week's Deep Dish Pool Party poll.
This week I've been featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is Luke Triveline of Fitness Evolution. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Luke on Facebook.
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This week I've been featuring five personal trainers who are members of Right Fit for You, an LGBT-Friendly Personal Trainer Referral Service in Chicago. Founder Sam Provenzano created his business in order to provide our community with an online marketplace of trainers who either identify as LGBT or as a straight ally. Right Fit for You is all about ensuring a comfortable personal training atmosphere from beginning to end. For more information, visit www.rightfitforyou.com.
Today's Dish is Luke Triveline of Fitness Evolution. To contact him, click here for his RFFY profile. You can also follow Luke on Facebook.
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Deep Dish Pool Party #159
The rules are simple - each week I feature 10 Dishes of the Day and you get to invite your three favorites over for some wet and wild fun. The five guys who receive the most votes get to stay, and the following week five new Dishes are added to the guest list.
1) Dish #1760: Saul Harris
Last Week #1, W18, 24 invites out of 137
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2) Dish #1783
LW #3, W13, 22 invites
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3) Dish #1811: Cole Monahan
LW #2, W7, 20 invites
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4) Dish #1822
LW #5, W4, 14 invites
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4) Dish #1838: Simon Dunn
W2, 14 invites
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6) Dish #1842: Brian Donovan
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7) Dish #1843: James Peska
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8) Dish #1844: Aaron Murphy
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9) Dish #1845: Greg Szots
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10) Dish #1846: Luke Triveline
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Last Week #1, W18, 24 invites out of 137
2) Dish #1783
LW #3, W13, 22 invites
3) Dish #1811: Cole Monahan
LW #2, W7, 20 invites
4) Dish #1822
LW #5, W4, 14 invites
4) Dish #1838: Simon Dunn
W2, 14 invites
6) Dish #1842: Brian Donovan
7) Dish #1843: James Peska
8) Dish #1844: Aaron Murphy
9) Dish #1845: Greg Szots
10) Dish #1846: Luke Triveline
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