Show Tune Showdown #58: Round 7

February 7, 2014, 9:36 pm

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We have now reached Round 7 of our Show Tune Showdown, which features songs from the following 11 Broadway musicals:

Carousel
April 19, 1945 - May 24, 1947 (890 performances)
Reopened February 22, 1949 - March 5, 1949 (32 performances)
Revival: June 2, 1954 - August 8, 1954 (79 performances)
Revival: September 11, 1957 - September 29, 1957 (24 performances)
Revival: March 24, 1994 - January 15, 1995 (337 performances)

West Side Story
September 26, 1957 - June 27, 1959 (732 performances)
Return Engagement: April 27, 1960 - December 10, 1960 (249 performances)
Revival: April 8, 1964 - May 3, 1964 (31 performances)
Revival: February 14, 1980 - November 30, 1980 (333 performances)
Revival: March 19, 2009 - January 2, 2011 (748 performances)

Gypsy
May 21, 1959 - March 25, 1961 (702 performances)
Revival: September 23, 1974 - January 4, 1975 (120 performances)
Revival: November 16, 1989 - July 28, 1991 (476 performances)
Revival: May 1, 2003 - May 30, 2004 (451 performances)
Revival: March 27, 2008 - January 11, 2009 (332 performances)

Funny Girl
March 26, 1964 - July 1, 1967 (1,348 performances)

Mame
Original: May 24, 1966 - January 3, 1970 (1,508 performances)
Revival: July 24, 1983 - August 28, 1983 (41 performances)

Company
April 26, 1970 - January 1, 1972 (705 performances)
Revival: October 5, 1995 - December 3, 1995 (60 performances)
Revival: November 29, 2006 - July 1, 2007 (246 performances)

Chicago
Original: June 3, 1975 - August 27, 1977 (936 performances)
Revival: November 14, 1996 - Present (7,149 performances so far)

A Chorus Line
Original: July 25, 1975 - April 28, 1990 (6,137 performances)
Revival: October 5, 2006 - August 17, 2008 (759 performances)

Dreamgirls
December 20, 1981 - August 11, 1985 (1,521 performances)
Revival: June 28, 1987 - November 29, 1987 (177 performances)

Les Misérables
March 12, 1987 - May 18, 2003 (6,680 performances)
Revival: November 9, 2006 - January 6, 2008 (463 performances)
Revival: March 23, 2014 - ?

RENT
April 29, 1996 - September 7, 2008 (5,123 performances)

PLEASE NOTE: The next Show Tune Showdown will be on Thursday, February 13 - and since there were 15 songs in Round 6, Funny Girl's"Don't Rain on My Parade" gets to skip Round 7 in order for there to be an even number of showdowns.

Now here are the competing show tunes - and if you're wondering how to judge each showdown, just ask yourself, "Which song do I enjoy listening to more?"

Chicago's "Cell Block Tango" (Chita Rivera and cast perform on the original Broadway cast recording)

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Company's"The Ladies Who Lunch" (Elaine Stritch sings her signature song during the 1998 concert, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, at Carnegie Hall)

Dreamgirls'"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday performs on the 36th Annual Tony Awards on June 6, 1982)

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Les Misérables'"I Dreamed a Dream" (Ruthie Henshall performs during the 10th Anniversary Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 8, 1995)

Chicago's"All That Jazz" (Bebe Neuwirth and the cast of the 1997 Broadway revival perform on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on December 2, 1996)

vs.

Company's"Being Alive" (Patti LuPone performs during the 1992 concert, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall)

Gypsy's"Everything's Coming Up Roses" (Angela Lansbury performs on the 43rd Annual Tony Awards on June 4, 1989)

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West Side Story's"Somewhere" (Barbra Streisand performs in a 1985 music video to promote her Broadway album)

Mame's"Bosom Buddies" (Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur perform on the 41st Annual Tony Awards on June 7, 1987)

vs.

West Side Story's"Tonight" (Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert perform on The Ed Sullivan Show on November 2, 1958)

Carousel's"If I Loved You" (Robert Goulet performs in a television version on May 7, 1967)

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West Side Story's"Maria" (Daniel Boys performs on Friday Night is Music Night on December 5, 2008)

A Chorus Line's"What I Did for Love" (Priscilla Lopez and the original Broadway cast perform on TV's Donahue on March 26, 1990)

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RENT's"Seasons of Love" (from the final Broadway performance, which was filmed and screened in movie theaters)

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The Groove Tube: Myrtle Snow & the Supremes

February 8, 2014, 6:36 pm

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Love it or hate it, you have to agree that American Horror Story: Coven was one wild and crazy ride. I named the third season of this anthology series as The Grooviest Television Show of 2013 because of its deliciously demented storylines performed with scenery-chewing glee by an amazing ensemble of actors. However, when it returned in January after a brief holiday hiatus, the final four episodes were a bit disappointing as many of my favorite characters were abruptly killed off. This also happened at the end of the first two seasons, but this time around I kept asking myself, "Was that really necessary?" Some of these sudden deaths just seemed rather pointless to me. But even with that said, I still enjoyed Coven, so now let's take a look at the Best and the Worst of the season:

Grooviest Witch: Frances Conroy's fabulous theremin-playing fashionista Myrtle Snow.

Grooviest Witch Runners-Up: Nan and Misty (I would have preferred to see either of them become the new Supreme).

The Greatest Invention of This Century: According to Myrtle, it's the wrap dress created by fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.

Hottest Hunk:Alexander Dreymon as Luke Ramsey, the academy's shirtless new neighbor.

Grooviest Guest Star Honorable Mention #1: The Tony Award-winning Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street) as Anna-Leigh Leighton, the reigning Supreme and academy headmistress whom Fiona killed in 1971 in order to take the throne herself.

Grooviest Guest Star Honorable Mention #2: The always amusing Leslie Jordan as Quentin, a "vicious old queen" and a member of the Council of the Witchcraft.

Grooviest Guest Star Runner-Up: The Tony Award-winning Patti LuPone (Evita, Gypsy) as Joan Ramsey, Luke's Bible-thumping (and enema-happy) mother.

Grooviest Guest Star: Stevie Nicks in her acting debut as Herself (and Fiona's friend).



Best Couple Runner-Up: Nan and Luke

Best Couple: Queenie and Delphine, whose evolving "friendship" provided much humor.

Worst Couple: Cordelia and her witch-hunting husband Hank

Best Threesome: Zoe, Kyle and Madison

Best Zombie Killer: Zoe and her chainsaw

Worst Party Hostess: Madame Delphine LaLaurie served eyeballs and intestines (from her slaves) to her guests at her All Hallow's Eve ball in 1833.

Worst Cook: When Madison refused to flush her toilet, Delphine made a "poop soup" and served it to the witches (but perhaps she should be considered the "Best Cook" since everyone seemed to enjoy her culinary creation).

Best Resurrection: Misty brought Myrtle's corpse back to life after Myrtle was framed by Fiona and burned at the stake for Cordelia's acid attack and Madison's murder.

Most Unexpected Nice Gesture: Fiona brought a stillborn baby back to life for a young mother in the hospital.

Most Disappointing Death Runner-Up #3: After Joan smothered her son Luke with a pillow, she had him cremated (I was hoping that Nan might bring him back to life).

Most Disappointing Death Runner-Up #2: Marie and Fiona drowned poor Nan in the bathtub.

Most Disappointing Death Runner-Up #1: Myrtle insisted that she be burned at the stake a second time because she killed the Council members.

Most Disappointing Death: Misty Day disintegrated to ash when she was unable to return from her personal hell - dissecting a frog in school - during the Seven Wonders competition. This wonderful Stevie Nicks-loving gal certainly didn't deserve such a lame exit.

Most Deserving Death Runner-Up: Nan forced Joan to kill herself by drinking bleach as punishment for murdering her handsome son (but co-creator Ryan Murphy really should give Patti LuPone a chance to sing if she returns for Season 4).

Most Deserving Death: Kyle choked Madison to death for refusing to revive Zoe, who fatally impaled herself on a wrought-iron fence (Madison was my least favorite witch).

Most Enjoyable Head: Delphine's, which Marie sent to Fiona in a box.

Most Creative (and Disgusting) Use of a Melon Baller: Myrtle got revenge on Council members Quentin and Cecily by scooping out their eyes and giving them to a blind Cordelia.

Most Disgusting Use of Gardening Shears: Cordelia pierced her new eyes in order to regain her second-sight power.

Least Favorite Storylines: I could have done without both Papa Legba and The Axeman.

Alternative Ending: I thought for sure Fiona was going to kill Cordelia in their final scene together and become the Supreme again. Obviously this would have been a less happy ending, but it is supposed to be a horror story.

Best Line Honorable Mention: "This coven doesn't need a new Supreme - it needs a new rug" - Fiona after cutting Madison's throat and then watching her bleed to death on the floor.

Best Line Runner-Up:"It was horrible. I was stuck on a network musical. It was a live version of The Sound of Music. I wasn't even the lead. I was Liesl" - Madison discussing her own personal hell.

Best Line:"Balenciaga!" - Myrtle's last word (referencing the French fashion house) before her second death.

Season Grade: B (although I enjoyed Coven, it did lack the scary "on the edge of your seat" horror of the first two seasons. Instead most of the horror was played for laughs and/or shock value, which was still entertaining to watch. And the "Who is going to be next Supreme?" story was never as dramatically compelling as a family dying in a haunted house or a young woman trapped in a mental institution. But I'm already looking forward to Season 4, which will be set in the 1950s and once again star Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett and Sarah Paulson)

Dish of the Day #1337: Be My Valentine Week

February 9, 2014, 11:08 pm

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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 three favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.

Today's Dish is James Thomas.

Dish of the Day #1338: Be My Valentine Week

February 10, 2014, 10:01 pm

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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 three favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.

Today's Dish is Jay Byars.

Groovy Giveaway: Enter to win the Winter's Tale Epic Romance Sweepstakes!

February 10, 2014, 10:12 pm

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Enter to win the Winter's Tale Epic Romance Sweepstakes!

This is not a true story, it’s a love story.

Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, Winter’s Tale is about miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), and stars Colin Farrell (Saving Mr. Banks), Jessica Brown Findlay (TV’s Downton Abbey), and Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

Peter Lake (Farrell) is a master thief, who never expected to have his own heart stolen by the beautiful Beverly Penn (Brown Findlay). But their love is star-crossed: she burns with a deadly form of consumption, and Peter has been marked for a much more violent death by his one-time mentor, the demonic Pearly Soames (Crowe). Peter desperately tries to save his one true love, across time, against the forces of darkness, even as Pearly does everything in his power to take him down—winner take all and loser be damned. What Peter needs is a miracle, but only time will tell if he can find one.

The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), who also wrote the screenplay, based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Helprin.

Goldsman is also producing the film with Marc Platt (Drive), Michael Tadross (Sherlock Holmes) and Tony Allard (Showtime’s The Baby Dance). The executive producers are Kerry Foster and Bruce Berman.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes five-time Oscar®-nominated director of photography Caleb Deschanel (The Passion of the Christ, The Patriot), production designer Naomi Shohan (Constantine, I Am Legend), costume designer Michael Kaplan (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Star Trek) and editors Wayne Wahrman (I Am Legend) and Oscar® nominee Tim Squyres (Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The music is composed by Oscar® winner Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Inception, Man of Steel) and Rupert Gregson-Williams (Grown Ups 2).

Winter's Tale opens in theaters February 14! Experience the magic this Valentine's Day.

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Remembering Shirley Temple Black 1928 - 2014

February 11, 2014, 3:56 pm

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Actress Shirley Temple, who died Monday at age 85, began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and she received a special Juvenile Academy Award in 1935. After retiring from films in 1950 at the age of 22 (and beginning a 54-year-long marriage to her second husband, Charles Alden Black), she served as the U.S. ambassador to Ghana (1974-76) and Czechoslovakia (1989-92).

Below you can enjoy some of Shirley Temple's many films as well as a few of her television appearances.

Little Miss Marker (1934) with Dorothy Dell



Bright Eyes (1934)



Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) with Alice Faye and Jack Haley



The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy



That Hagen Girl (1947) with Ronald Reagan



The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)



Sing Along with Mitch (and Leslie Uggams) on February 3, 1964.



An interview with Michael Parkinson on his talk show, Parkinson, on July 22, 1972.



She was a Kennedy Center Honoree in December 1998.

Dish of the Day #1339: Be My Valentine Week

February 12, 2014, 11:23 am

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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 three favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.

Today's Dish is Nick Bennett by photographer Michael A. Downs.

Battle of the Network Stars #23: 1975-76 TV Season

February 12, 2014, 1:30 pm

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ABC won the 22nd Battle of the Network Stars, and the following stars will be moving on to Round 2:

Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
James Denton (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Shawn Pyfrom (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Doug Savant (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Nicollette Sheridan (Desperate Housewives/ABC)
Matthew Fox (Lost/ABC)
Josh Holloway (Lost/ABC)
Terry O'Quinn (Lost/ABC)
Hugh Laurie (House/Fox)
Steve Carell (The Office/NBC)
Blythe Danner (Huff/Showtime)
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars/UPN)

Now on to our 23rd battle, which takes us back to the 1975-76 TV season when we welcomed the following 34 stars into our homes:

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Dish of the Day #1340: Be My Valentine Week

February 13, 2014, 4:04 pm

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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 three favorite hunks in the sidebar poll.

Today's Dish is Joseph Sayers.

Remembering Sid Caesar 1922 - 2014

February 13, 2014, 4:30 pm

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Comedy legend Sid Caesar, who died Wednesday at age 91, was best known for his television series, Your Show of Shows (1950-54) and Caesar's Hour (1954-57), for which he received two Emmy Awards. His film credits include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Busy Body (1967), The Spirit Is Willing (1967), Airport 1975 (1974), Silent Movie (1976), Fire Sale (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), Grease (1978), The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), History of the World, Part 1 (1981), Grease 2 (1982) and Vegas Vacation (1997). He also received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Little Me.

Below you can enjoy some of Sid Caesar's many television appearances.

"From Here to Obscurity", a Your Show of Shows parody of the 1953 film, From Here to Eternity, with Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris.




Caesar's Hour sketch with Nanette Fabray.



The Dean Martin Show with Dean Martin and Abbe Lane on March 3, 1966.



The Hollywood Palace with Imogene Coca on March 29, 1969.



The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with Imogene Coca on September 9, 1977.

Show Tune Showdown #59: Round 8

February 13, 2014, 9:30 pm

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We have now reached Round 8 of our Show Tune Showdown, which features songs from the following eight Broadway musicals:

Carousel
April 19, 1945 - May 24, 1947 (890 performances)
Reopened February 22, 1949 - March 5, 1949 (32 performances)
Revival: June 2, 1954 - August 8, 1954 (79 performances)
Revival: September 11, 1957 - September 29, 1957 (24 performances)
Revival: March 24, 1994 - January 15, 1995 (337 performances)

West Side Story
September 26, 1957 - June 27, 1959 (732 performances)
Return Engagement: April 27, 1960 - December 10, 1960 (249 performances)
Revival: April 8, 1964 - May 3, 1964 (31 performances)
Revival: February 14, 1980 - November 30, 1980 (333 performances)
Revival: March 19, 2009 - January 2, 2011 (748 performances)

Funny Girl
March 26, 1964 - July 1, 1967 (1,348 performances)

Mame
Original: May 24, 1966 - January 3, 1970 (1,508 performances)
Revival: July 24, 1983 - August 28, 1983 (41 performances)

Company
April 26, 1970 - January 1, 1972 (705 performances)
Revival: October 5, 1995 - December 3, 1995 (60 performances)
Revival: November 29, 2006 - July 1, 2007 (246 performances)

Chicago
Original: June 3, 1975 - August 27, 1977 (936 performances)
Revival: November 14, 1996 - Present (7,149 performances so far)

A Chorus Line
Original: July 25, 1975 - April 28, 1990 (6,137 performances)
Revival: October 5, 2006 - August 17, 2008 (759 performances)

Les Misérables
March 12, 1987 - May 18, 2003 (6,680 performances)
Revival: November 9, 2006 - January 6, 2008 (463 performances)
Revival: March 23, 2014 - ?

PLEASE NOTE: The next Show Tune Showdown will be on Thursday, February 20.

Now here are the competing show tunes - and if you're wondering how to judge each showdown, just ask yourself, "Which song do I enjoy listening to more?"

Company's"The Ladies Who Lunch" (Elaine Stritch sings her signature song during the 1998 concert, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, at Carnegie Hall)

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Les Misérables'"I Dreamed a Dream" (Ruthie Henshall performs during the 10th Anniversary Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 8, 1995)

Chicago's"All That Jazz" (Bebe Neuwirth and the cast of the 1997 Broadway revival perform on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on December 2, 1996)

vs.

A Chorus Line's"What I Did for Love" (Priscilla Lopez and the original Broadway cast perform on TV's Donahue on March 26, 1990)

Funny Girl's"Don't Rain on My Parade" (Barbra Streisand performs on her TV special, Funny Girl to Funny Lady, on March 9, 1975)

vs.

West Side Story's"Somewhere" (Barbra Streisand performs in a 1985 music video to promote her Broadway album)

Carousel's"If I Loved You" (Robert Goulet performs in a television version on May 7, 1967)

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Mame's"Bosom Buddies" (Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur perform on the 41st Annual Tony Awards on June 7, 1987)

Groovy Giveaway: Foolish Hearts: New Gay Fiction

February 14, 2014, 1:05 pm

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Courtesy of Cleis Press, I'm featuring a special Valentine's Day giveaway of two copies of Foolish Hearts: New Gay Fiction.

As gay marriage bells are finally ringing out around the world, bestselling editors Timothy J. Lambert and R. D. Cochrane celebrate with a collection of gay romance that will incite love — and lust — in every reader. A thirty-something realizes the man sleeping beside him every night is his real Prince Charming in Steven Reigns'"On These Sheets." Love, youth and age bump up against each other at a gay guesthouse in "Symposium," by Andrew Holleran. A hopeless romantic finds his heart’s desire amid the temptations of Hollywood in Felice Picano’s "New Kid in Town: 1977." Men who love men abound in this dazzling collection of deliciously sexy, romantic and tender stories.

To enter to win this Groovy Giveaway, email your name and address to deepdishdrama@aol.com.Winners must have a US mailing address, and entries close at midnight on Monday, February 17 (CST).

Remembering Ralph Waite 1928 - 2014

February 14, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Actor Ralph Waite, who died Thursday at age 85, will always be remembered as patriarch John Walton, Sr., on the 1972-81 CBS series, The Waltons, as well as six TV movie sequels. Other credits include the 2003-05 HBO series, Carnivàle, and the films, Cool Hand Luke (1967), Five Easy Pieces (1970), On the Nickel (1980, which he also wrote and directed), The Bodyguard (1992), Cliffhanger (1993) and Sunshine State (2002).

Below you can watch Waite in "An Easter Story", a 1973 Waltons episode, and A Walton Easter, the final 1997 TV movie.

Dish of the Day #1341: Be My Valentine Week

February 14, 2014, 9:30 pm

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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.

Today's Dish is Markus Ricci.

Deep Dish Pool Party #56

February 14, 2014, 9:43 pm

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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 at the Deep Dish Pool Party. The five guys who receive the most votes get to stay, and the following week five new Dishes are added to the guest list. So enjoy the party - and please feel free to leave a comment and share your selections.

1) Dish #1315: Anthony Greenfield
Last Week #1, Week 6, 37 invites out of 151



2) Dish #1288: Ben Cohen
LW #2, W11, 27 invites



3) Dish #1332
W2, 23 invites



4) Dish #1333: Jessy Ares
W2, 15 invites



5) Dish #1320: Roman Dawidoff
LW #5, W5, 12 invites



6) Dish #1337: James Thomas



7) Dish #1338: Jay Byars



8) Dish #1339: Nick Bennett



9) Dish #1340: Joseph Sayers



10) Dish #1341: Markus Ricci

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Web Series Worth Watching: DeVanity returns for its final season of delicious drama

February 16, 2014, 9:24 pm

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Before we get to this week's web series, I want to give a shout-out to some of my favorite shows that recently received nominations from the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards. Presented by We Love Soaps TV, the awards will take place on April 2 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood (click here for a complete list of nominees).

• The Bay for Best Ensemble - Drama and Best Makeup

• Bloomers for Best Directing - Comedy, Best Supporting Actress - Comedy (Swati Kapila), Best Guest Star - Comedy (Darin Brooks), Best Ensemble - Comedy, Best Makeup and Best Soundtrack

• BULK for Best Lead Actor - Drama (J. Julian Christopher)

• Destroy the Alpha Gammas for Best Production Design and Best Editing

• DeVanity for Best Web Series - Drama, Best Writing - Drama, Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Kyle Lowder), Best Guest Star - Drama (Gordon Thomson and Charlene Tilton), Best Makeup and Best Production Design

• EastSiders for Best Directing - Drama, Best Lead Actor - Drama (Van Hansis), Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Matthew McKelligon), Best Supporting Actress - Drama (Constance Wu), Best Guest Star - Drama (Traci Lords) and Best Ensemble - Drama

• Fumbling thru the Pieces for Best Writing - Comedy, Best Guest Star - Comedy (Christian LeBlanc) and Best Ensemble - Comedy

• He's With Me for Best Supporting Actor - Comedy (John Cramer) and Best Supporting Actress - Comedy (Darcie Siciliano)

• Husbands for Best Web Series - Comedy, Best Directing - Comedy, Best Writing - Comedy, Best Lead Actor - Comedy (Brad Bell), Best Guest Star - Comedy (Amy Acker) and Best Editing

• Hustling for Best Web Series - Drama, Best Writing - Drama, Best Lead Actor - Drama (Sebastian La Cause), Best Lead Actress - Drama (Daphne Rubin-Vega), Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Andrew Glaszek and Gerald McCullouch), Best Supporting Actress - Drama (Sharon Washington), Best Guest Star - Drama (Stephen Guarino) and Best Soundtrack

• The Inn for Best Cinematography

• Ragged Isle for Best Cinematography and Best Editing

• Tainted Dreams for Best Lead Actress - Drama (Alicia Minshew) and Best Ensemble - Drama

• Thurston for Best Web Series - Drama, Best Directing - Drama, Best Writing - Drama, Best Lead Actress - Drama (Colleen Zenk), Best Guest Star - Drama (Walt Willey) and Best Costume Design

• Wallflowers for Best Supporting Actor - Comedy (Gibson Frazier) and Best Ensemble - Comedy

Web Series of the Week: DeVanity
The fourth and final season of this Dynasty-esque soap opera begins with Jason DeVanity confessing to a priest about the aftermath of last season's shocking cliffhanger. Did Jason's wife Lara survive the hit-and-run? And did Jason's sister Bianca and her husband Alex survive Jackie's knife attack? You will learn the answers to both questions in the season opener - along with an elegantly bitchy guest appearance by actress Sheree J. Wilson (who played April Stevens on Dallas). And hunky new series regular Tim Hammer (see above pic) will be showing up in a future episode as will guest stars Steve Kanaly (Dallas) and Andrea Evans (One Life to Live, Passions). Although I'm sad that this series is coming to an end, I have no doubt that creator Michael Caruso will be giving us a wild ride of deliciously twisted drama right up until the very last moment.

To catch up on the first three seasons of DeVanity, go to www.devanity.com. You can also become a fan on Facebook and Twitter.



PLEASE NOTE: The next Web Series Worth Watching will be on Sunday, March 2.

Other web series worth watching this week are:

The Boys Who Brunch
Season 1 of this gay web series ended in September 2011, but now it's finally back with brand new episodes. Described as "Sex and the City meets Queer as Folk", TBWB tells the story of Mason Boyd (played by creator Mike Mitchell, Jr.) and his three friends - Elliott, Chad and Ray. And in the Season 2 opener, Mason tries to cope with the shocking news he received from his ex, while Elliott discovers that it's a small world after all. To catch up on Season 1, go to www.theboyswhobrunch.com. You can also become a fan of the series on Facebook and Twitter.



Hustling
It's time for some more binge-watching of this sexy dramedy. In the latest episodes, Geoffrey makes an awkward pass, Julien gets upset with being Ryan's "buddy", and Ryan and Jay pay a visit to Fire Island. For more Hustling, go to www.hustling.tv or subscribe to its YouTube Channel. You can also become a fan on Facebook and Twitter.





Steam Room Stories
In the latest Valentine's Day episode, Andrew Christian model Pablo Hernandez heats things up in his Steam Room debut. For more SRS, subscribe to its YouTube channel. You can also become a fan on Facebook and Twitter.




Submissions Only
This wonderful web sitcom about the friendship of two NYC theater professionals - actress Penny Reilly (Kate Wetherhead) and casting director Tim Trull (Colin Hanlon) - will be returning for a third season on March 3. Below you can check out their new Season 3 trailer. To catch up on the first two seasons of Submissions Only, go to www.submissionsonly.com. You can also become a fan of the series on Facebook and Twitter.



Where the Bears Are
This award-winning gay comedy mystery web series has been described as "The Golden Girls meets Murder, She Wrote, but with big hairy gay men" - and now you can help the show return for a third season by donating to its Kickstarter fundraising campaign. To catch up on the Bears' first two seasons, go to wherethebearsare.tv. You can also become a fan on Facebook and Twitter.

Dish of the Day #1342: Must Love Dogs Week

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Today's Dish is James Ellis.

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February 18, 2014, 9:16 am

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To enter to win, please email your name to deepdishdrama@aol.com. Winners must be US residents, and entries close at midnight on Thursday, February 20 (CST).

Groovy Music Showdown #3: 1985

February 18, 2014, 9:11 pm

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In the second Groovy Music Showdown, the following albums from 1965 won and will be moving on to Round 2:

Whipped Cream & Other Delights - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - The Beach Boys
Help! - The Beatles
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
Downtown - Petula Clark
This Is Jackie DeShannon
Four Tops' Second Album
Herman's Hermits
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'- The Righteous Brothers
The Sound of Music soundtrack
My Name Is Barbra - Barbra Streisand
More Hits by The Supremes
The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick
My Generation - The Who

PLEASE NOTE: The next Groovy Music Showdown will be on Tuesday, March 4.

Now on to our third showdown, which takes us back to 1985 when the following 32 albums were released: