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October 7, 2005Bruce To Participate In AIDS WALK Los Angeles October 16th, 2005Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Proclaim October 16 AIDS Walk Los Angeles Day More than 25,000 people from across the Los Angeles metropolitan area are expected to hit the streets on October 16 to raise money for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and other local AIDS service organizations. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 6, 2005 -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will proclaim October 16, 2005 to be AIDS Walk Los Angeles Day. On that day, more than 25,000 people from across the Los Angeles metropolitan area are expected to hit the streets to raise money for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and other local AIDS service organizations. “Los Angeles County is proud to support AIDS Walk Los Angeles. Although we have come a long way since the days when AIDS first began afflicting our community, we must continue working toward a cure,” said Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chair Gloria Molina. “It is my hope that residents from across the county will participate in AIDS Walk Los Angeles and help bring attention to this cause.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are now more than one million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and 40,000 additional people are infected each year. In Los Angeles, between 54,000 and 57,000 people are living with HIV or AIDS, enough to fill Dodger Stadium. More than 2,000 people become newly infected each year, and one out of five people with HIV in Los Angeles do not know they are infected. “We are grateful to the Board of Supervisors for recognizing the power of AIDS Walk Los Angeles,” said Craig E. Thompson, executive director of APLA. “We hope that on this day – and every day – Angelenos will remember their friends and neighbors living with HIV/AIDS and take steps to assure adequate attention and funding for the services they need to stay alive.” For the first time in its history, APLA will provide cash grants to HIV/AIDS organizations outside of Los Angeles County. The grants will be allocated to three organizations affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: AIDS Alabama, Montrose Clinic of Houston, and NO/AIDS Task Force of New Orleans, which was forced to cancel its own AIDS Walk scheduled for September 25. “More than twenty years ago the people of Los Angeles set a standard for caring and compassionate action that has grown into one of the most powerful forces in the fight against AIDS,” said AIDS Walk Founder Craig Miller. “Each and every year since then, our community has shown a deep and personal understanding of how important it is to end the AIDS epidemic.” AIDS Walk Los Angeles is Southern California’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraising event and has raised more than $50 million for APLA and other local AIDS organizations. This year’s VIPs and celebrity guests include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Roma Maffia (Nip/Tuck), Rita Moreno (West Side Story, OZ), Kathy Najimy (The Kathy and Mo Show), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk), John Spencer (The West Wing), Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray), and others. The AIDS Walk begins and ends at San Vicente Boulevard, between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, in West Hollywood. The 10K (6.2 mile) route passes through the streets of West Hollywood and Los Angeles. AIDS Walk Los Angeles is supported by the generous gifts of corporations and individuals, including Wells Fargo, Hilton Family of Hotels, Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg, NBC-4, Telemundo, Paramount Studios, Robinsons-May, United Airlines, Clear Channel Radio and Oakwood Corporate Housing. Created and produced by Craig R. Miller / MZA Events, AIDS Walk Los Angeles drew more than 25,000 people and raised nearly $2.9 million in 2004. To make a tax-deductible contribution to AIDS Walk Los Angeles, please call 213-201-WALK (9255) or visit www.aidswalk.net. AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States, provides bilingual direct services, prevention education and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. Founded by four friends in 1982, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national and global reach. For more information, visit www.apla.org. AIDS Walk Los Angeles was founded in 1985 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk fundraising model and has raised nearly $300 million for leading AIDS charities nationwide. Miller and MZA have produced this landmark event benefiting APLA for the past 21 years. Contact Information Andrew Sousa Posted by Mister D at 4:13 PM October 4, 2005Old News, But Bruce Makes It Into The Daily Hip Hop News!The Wire / Daily Hip-Hop News D12's Bizarre and Young MC will fight the battle of the bulge on the next installment of VH1's fitness and nutrition series, "Celebrity Fit Club." Now in production, the series will also feature actress Countess Vaughn (Kim on "The Parkers"), actress Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa on "The Cosby Show"), actor Jeff Conaway ("Taxi," "Grease"), comedian Bruce Vilanch, actress Kelly LeBrock ("The Woman In Red"), and Chastity Bono (daughter of Sonny & Cher). Over two seasons, 15 previous Celebrity Fit Clubbers have learned about fitness, diets and nutrition, all while losing a combined total of 465 pounds. Previous Celebrity Fit Clubbers have included Biz Markie, model Tocarra ("America's Next Top Model"), comedian Kim Coles ("Living Single") and Jackee Harry ("227"), among others. In other Bizarre news, the Detroit MC released his solo debut, Hannicap Circus, in June. "Celebrity Fit Club 3" is set to air Thursdays at 10 pm beginning in January. Posted by Mister D at 12:03 PM October 1, 2005Bruce Vilanch: Speaker At The Lamda Legal Liberty Awards
Lambda Legal's annual gala reception and awards presentation in Los Angeles. Lambda Legal's highest award, the Liberty Award, will be presented to three deserving honorees (one being, comedienne, Kathy Griffin) at a festive reception, including a sumptuous buffet and refreshments, at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Honorees to be announced in early 2005. Our prominent guests will include law firm partners and lead attorneys, corporate executives, as well as civic and community leaders. About Lambda Legal Mission Statement: Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. To Learn More About Lamda Legal: Click Here Posted by Mister D at 2:06 PM September 29, 2005Hurry!!!: Naked Boys Help Celebrate 3rd Anniversary of That's Kentertainment, Sept. 29Naked Boys Help Celebrate 3rd Anniversary of That's Kentertainment, Sept. 29 "See the Boys in a spirited interview, performance clips and in their (almost) 'all-togethers's," press notes invite. Naked Boys Singing can currently be seen at The Julia Miles Theater (424 West 55th Street) and on October 14th, will move to the Dodger Stages. Other guests on the show include the recent star of Joy, Ben Curtis (a.k.a The Dell Dude) and Boy George, who "naturally has some hystercial things to say about Naked Boys Singing in general." Naked Boys Singing! is now in its 6th year off-Broadway. The show, a fifteen-song musical revue, is produced by Jamie Cesa, Carl D. White, Hugh Hayes and Tom Smedes, directed and conceived by Robert Schrock, and choreographed by Jeffry Denman. Stephen Bates, Marie Cain, Shelly Markham, Jim Morgan, David Pevsner, Rayme Sciaroni, Mark Savage, Ben Schaechter, Robert Schrock, Mark Winkler and Bruce Vilanch contributed songs and sketches to the show. According to the Naked Boys Singing website, it celebrates "the splendors of male nudity in comedy, song and dance. Musical numbers range from the screamingly funny (like the sassy opening number 'Gratuitous Nudity' or the circumcision-based 'Bliss of a Bris') to poignant and moving numbers (such as 'Kris Look What You've Missed' and 'Window to Window')." Other musical numbers include "Fight the Urge," "Muscle Addiction," and "Nothing But the Radio On." That's Kentertainment! is a variety/talk show which features celebrities from around the world and had the distinction of being the first show in the world granted an interview with Liza Minnelli post-David Gest. Recently featured in The New York Times, Next, the UK's Refresh Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, deemed "Hysterical!" by Liz Smith, and seen on Entertainment Tonight and Ireland's Fame Game, That's Kentertainment! was also ranked as one of HX Magazine's "101 Reasons to Love New York". The show can also be seen around the world as a weekly webcast, with online numbers averaging 75,000 hits per show. Recent segments have included Hugh Jackman, Antonio Banderas, Cyndi Lauper, Woody Allen, Robin Williams, Bebe Neuwirth, Carol Channing, Boy George, Julie Andrews, Christina Ricci, Brett Somers, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Guest, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Biggs, Deborah Gibson, Charo, Elijah Wood, Rosie O'Donnell and the casts of many Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows, plus films, including Say Anything, A Mighty Wind and Shrek 2. That's Kentertainment airs Thursdays at Midnight on Channels 34 or 110, and can also be viewed online at www.mnn.org; click the "34" icon. Archived episodes are now online at: www.BroadwayWorld.com and www.westendtheatreworld.com. For more information, visit www.thatskentertainment.com. Posted by Mister D at 11:05 PM September 23, 2005Tony's Name New Category: Now We Can Only Imagine!PLAYBILL.COM'S By Robert Simonson The idea has been wafting about Broadway and its side streets for some months, but on Sept. 22 the official word was handed down: The Tony Awards Administration Committee has crowned a new category sure to stir up a Shubert Alley's worth of dust: Best Performance by an Actor/Actress Recreating a Role.The trophy opens of a whole new world of recognition for those brave and frequently unsung souls who follow Mr. and Mrs. Star into the leading parts of a long-running play or musical. Latecoming Tevye Harvey Fierstein is probably kicking his milkcart around the Minskoff that the change didn't come a season earlier. But you can bet that a few actors who have joined a Broadway show since last June have already put in calls to their producers insisting that their hats be thrown into the 2005-06 ring. According to a statement released by the committee, those actors eligible for this category "must not have appeared in the role when the production opened on Broadway. They must also be contracted in the role for a minimum of six months of public performances. Additionally, the producers may not submit more than two candidates per 'Long-Running' Show for the Award (including both Actor and Actress) for any such season." The new Tony is, in one sense, a Godsend for producers. Whereas in the past, the only carrots they possessed to lure name performers into established productions were promises of money (checks which could never compare to those offered by Hollywood anyway) and the dream of legitimacy-confirming, ego-boosting rave reviews. Now they can dangle the prospect of a shiny mantlepiece ornament. Few actors out there have met an award they didn't covet. However, the category could also easily prove a nettlesome source of controversy and grievance. After all, which two of a show's eligible candidates will the producers' put forth? How do they avoid offending the unnominated? And then there's the potential for hypocrisy. Certainly starry names like Fierstein, Reba McIntyre (Annie Get Your Gun), Brooke Shields (Wonderful Town) and Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray) would have had a very good chance at getting nominated. But will producers extend the same courtesy to lesser known but respected theatre journeymen? Certainly, for talented, uber replacement actors like Charlotte D'Amboise and Brent Barrett, the new prize represents a golden opportunity. But they are to be forgiven if they are cynical about the probability of being remembered by their employers come Tony time. Posted by Mister D at 2:00 PM September 14, 2005THE ARISTOCRATS COMES TO NASHVILLEI know the rest of the world could care less, because you don't live in Tennessee, but I'm excited and I'm going to see it, dammit! If there are any other Vilanchites out here in the hills, now's your chance. Plus there's a cast of thousands! As you know, Mister V is currently filming Celebrity Fit Club 3! Pray For Him!!!! :-) No Nudity, No Violence, Unspeakable Obscenity - "A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent gent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has een handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. THE ARISTOCRATS Fri, 9/16 @ 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Posted by Mister D at 2:30 PM September 13, 2005Atiic Youth Center: Second Annual Gala set for October 1, 2005My friend Richie alerted me to this great function being held in Philadelphia on October 1, 2005. Mr. Vilanch happens to be on the honorary committee, too. I don't always know these things since I live in the boonies of Tennessee! So thank you Richie! (And, yes, he hates being called that!). For over the past 12 years, The Attic, has provided a safe haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (l/g/b/t/q) youth by offering a wide range of services and support. If you are interested in finding out more about this organization, the gala, and or lending support, then please check out the link provided below: The Attic Youth Center - Philadelphia Posted by Mister D at 7:29 PM | |
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