Jason B's Doodle a Day

Big Show This Sunday!!

2011-12-09T11:47:00.000-05:00

Song of the Day: The Lion King, Endless Night

2011-11-28T09:52:00.001-05:00

QSAC Blog: Celebrity Hosts and Judges announced for “Got Tale...

2011-11-21T12:09:00.000-05:00

QSAC Blog: Celebrity Hosts and Judges announced for “Got Tale...: Miss NY, Kaitlin Monte and musical comedy sensation Jason B. Schmidt will co-host the grand finale of "Got Talent 2," a benefit for QSAC....

On Playbill

2011-11-17T09:10:00.000-05:00

In the second show The Parodivas wrote and produced, Jason B. Schmidt, The B Stands for BULL, we changed a lyric in Broadway Baby to "Still, I'll stick it til, I'm on Playbill, or all over TIMES SQUARE." It's happening. It really is. What I want is on its way.

Broadway Sessions Will Welcome Godspell's Morgan James and More - Playbill.com

News From The Parodivas!!

2011-11-16T15:28:00.002-05:00

Song for the Day - P!nk - Trouble

2011-11-09T09:48:00.001-05:00

No attorneys - to plead my case
No orbits - to send me into outer space
And my fingers are bejeweled
With diamonds and gold but that ain't
gonna help me now

I'm trouble - yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I disturb my own town
I'm trouble - yeah, trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I got trouble In My Town

You think you're right, but you were wrong
You tried to take me, but I knew all along
You can't take me for a ride
I'm not a fool now - so you better run and hide

I'm trouble - yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I disturb my own town
I'm trouble - yeah, trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I got trouble In My Town

If you see me coming down the street
Then you know it's time to go
(Then you know it's time to go 'cause
here comes trouble)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFu3YzRnyDU

Song of the Day - Savage Garden - I Want You

2011-10-17T12:44:00.002-04:00

TGIF Song for the day - Scissor Sisters - Fire With Fire

2011-10-07T09:23:00.001-04:00

Song for the Day

2011-10-06T10:31:00.003-04:00

Really Loving this song today: #NowPlaying David Guetta – Without You (feat. Usher) on @Spotify

http://open.spotify.com/track/4JUQLTSL2hOQHXjEgj0ajA

David Guetta Ft. Usher – Without You Lyrics

Joe Jonas - Just In Love

2011-09-29T14:44:00.001-04:00

X-Factor last night

2011-09-22T10:55:00.000-04:00

The season premiere of X-Factor last night was really great. My two favorites were the first girl Rachel Crow, who reminds me of a young Darladiva if I do say so and then the final guy Chris Rene. His story and his talent and all of that brought me to tears. Tears. A rapper. Tears.

Maggie the Pirate - Opens Tomorrow!

2011-08-24T15:29:00.002-04:00

Maggie the Pirate

2011-08-15T10:09:00.004-04:00

Momentum Repertory Company Presents:

Maggie the Pirate

The 45th Street Theater
354 W. 45th Street- 2nd Floor

Show Dates:

Thursday, August 25th…………. 7pm
Friday, August 26th……………….7pm
Saturday, August 27th……………2pm
Saturday, August 27th……………7pm
Sunday, August 28th………………2pm

About The Musical:
When Maggie was a little girl, her favorite book in the whole wide world was Treasure Island. She dreamed of becoming a pirate when she grew up. Instead, she became a copy editor. Stuck in a dead-end job, Maggie watches her life slowly slip away, until a brutal robbery forces her to make a decision: From now on, Maggie will be a pirate. This disturbs her coworkers when she shows up dressed ready to plunder a galleon, but gradually, the office is infected by Maggie’s piracy. When Maggie is fired, she attacks her boss, and is confined to a mental institution. There, it is up to a well-meaning but unimaginative young psychiatrist to save Maggie from life in a medicated stupor… and perhaps she’ll return the favor.

Featuring:

Maggie….. Mindy Kay Smith
Peter/Paul….. Christopher Duffy
Ashley/Angela….. Jackie Jacobi
Belinda/Mrs. Greenwich….. Michelle Silvani
Mr. Powers/Dr. Pinchworthy….. Jason B. Schmidt

Creative & ProductionTeam:

Book…. James Armstrong
Music & Lyrics…Joshua H. Cohen
Producer… Kathleen Moran
Director… Tom Hoefner
Music Director… Cody Wydmore
Choreographer…Hadley Schnuck
Graphic Design… Broygue Fleurimon
Stage Manager… Jason Ballew

BUY TICKETS TO THE FABULOUS NEW SHOW RIGHT NOW!!!

Hitgirls: An Ass-Kicking Musical Comedy in Heels

2011-07-28T09:35:00.003-04:00

Now Serving: German Tranny Assassin Realness

Wake-Up Marconi presents:
Hitgirls: An Ass-Kicking Musical Comedy in Heels

August 3-6th at 8pm, August 9-11th at 8pm

Book and Lyrics by Melissa Pinsly & Celine Rosenthal
Music by Lizzie Hagstedt & Neal Rosenthal
Additional Music by Scott Clemens & Celine Rosenthal
Directed by Celine Rosenthal
Choreography by Mark Rosenthal

Hitgirls is the story of two sisters in the family business of assassination for hire. It’s just another day at the office until one of them falls in love and they’re confronted with a difficult decision… to kill or not to kill?

Book your tickets here ($18)

Featuring: Haley Greenstein, Paul Hanegan, Lauren Leland, Robin Lyon-Garniner*, Stephanie O'Connell, Danielle O'Dea, Jason B. Schmidt, Sarah Shechtman, Trevor Swann, Daniel Tepper, and Viet Vo

Stage Managed by Samantha Moorin and Brian Conklin

*Member of Actors' Equity Association

Visit www.marconitheatre.com for more information.

The Drama Desk Awards - Winners 2011

2011-05-24T09:25:00.001-04:00

Outstanding Play

Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities
Adam Bock, A Small Fire
Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Samuel D. Hunter, A Bright New Boise
Rajiv Joseph, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People
*Nick Stafford, War Horse

Outstanding Musical

In Transit
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
See Rock City & Other Destinations
Sister Act
*The Book of Mormon
The Kid

Outstanding Revival of a Play

Born Yesterday
The House of Blue Leaves
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
*The Normal Heart
Three Sisters

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

*Anything Goes
Hello Again
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Actor in a Play

Charles Busch, The Divine Sister
*Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Geoffrey Rush, The Diary of a Madman
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Paul Sparks, Dusk Rings a Bell

Outstanding Actress in a Play

Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
*Frances McDormand, Good People
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Michele Pawk, A Small Fire
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

*Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert:The Musical
Christopher Sieber, The Kid

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

*Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

*Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Boyd Gaines, The Grand Manner
Logan Marshall-Green, The Hallway Trilogy
Zachary Quinto, Angels in America
Tom Riley, Arcadia
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Lisa Emery, The Collection & A Kind of Alaska
*Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Julie Halston, The Divine Sister
Sarah Nina Hayon, A Bright New Boise
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Lombardi

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Adam Godley, Anything Goes
*John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
Bob Stillman, Hello Again
Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

*Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kerry Butler, Catch Me if You Can
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Jill Eikenberry, The Kid
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

Outstanding Director of a Play

Trip Cullman, A Small Fire
*Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Moisés Kaufman, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Davis McCallum, A Bright New Boise
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, Baby Universe

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joe Calarco, In Transit
Jack Cummings III, Hello Again
Jack Cummings III, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
*Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon

Outstanding Choreography

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, Beautiful Burnout
Steven Hoggett, Peter and the Starcatcher
*Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Siudy, Between Worlds

Outstanding Music

Brad Alexander, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Alan Menken, Sister Act
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can
Mike Stoller and Artie Butler, The People in the Picture
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Lyrics

Rick Crom, Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
Jack Lechner, The Kid
Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Glenn Slater, Sister Act
Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Book of a Musical

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth, In
Transit
Iris Rainer Dart, The People in the Picture
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
*Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Michael Zam, The Kid

Outstanding Orchestrations

Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Hello Again
Bruce Coughlin, The Burnt Part Boys
Simon Hale, Jim Abbott and David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown
*Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank, Catch Me if You Can
Lynne Shankel, The Extraordinary Ordinary

Outstanding Music in a Play

*Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher
Kathryn Bostic, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Lars Petter Hagen, Baby Universe
Alan John, The Diary of a Madman
Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale
Dan Moses Schreier, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Revue

Fyvush Finkel Live!
Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
*Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway

Outstanding Set Design

Rachel Hauck, Orange, Hat & Grace
David Korins and Zachary Borovay (projection design), Lombardi
Derek McLane, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
*Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Tony Straiges, Treasure Island
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Costume Design

*Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ann Hould-Ward, A Free Man of Color
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

Outstanding Lighting Design

Jean Kalman, John Gabriel Borkman
R. Lee Kennedy, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Laura Mroczkowski, Spy Garbo
Ben Stanton, The Whipping Man
David Weiner, A Small Fire

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Lindsay Jones, The Burnt Part Boys
Michael Rasbury, Hello Again
*Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon
Jon Weston, In Transit

Outstanding Sound Design in a Play

Acme Sound Partners, The Merchant of Venice
*Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Ian Dickinson, John Gabriel Borkman
Brett Jarvis, Baby Universe
Bray Poor, Wings
Eric Shimelonis, The Hallway Trilogy

Outstanding Solo Performance

Daniel Beaty, Through the Night
Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Juliette Jeffers, Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down
*John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
Colin Quinn, Colin Quinn Long Story Short
Joanna Tope, The Promise

Unique Theatrical Experience

Being Harold Pinter
Circus Incognitus
Gatz
Play Dead
Room 17B
*Sleep No More

The Tony Award Nominations 2011

2011-05-03T08:49:00.000-04:00

Best Play

	Good People	Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
	Jerusalem	Author: Jez Butterworth
	The Motherfker with the Hat	Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
	War Horse	Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical

	The Book of Mormon
	Catch Me If You Can
	The Scottsboro Boys
	Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical

	Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson	Alex Timbers
	The Book of Mormon	Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
	The Scottsboro Boys	David Thompson
	Sister Act	Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

	The Book of Mormon	Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
	The Scottsboro Boys	Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb
	Sister Act	Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater
	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play

	Arcadia
	The Importance of Being Earnest
	The Merchant of Venice
	The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical

	Anything Goes
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

	Brian Bedford	The Importance of Being Earnest
	Bobby Cannavale	The Motherfker with the Hat
	Joe Mantello	The Normal Heart
	Al Pacino	The Merchant of Venice
	Mark Rylance	Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

	Nina Arianda	Born Yesterday
	Frances McDormand	Good People
	Lily Rabe	The Merchant of Venice
	Vanessa Redgrave	Driving Miss Daisy
	Hannah Yelland	Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

	Norbert Leo Butz	Catch Me If You Can
	Josh Gad	The Book of Mormon
	Joshua Henry	The Scottsboro Boys
	Andrew Rannells	The Book of Mormon
	Tony Sheldon	Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

	Sutton Foster	Anything Goes
	Beth Leavel	Baby It's You!
	Patina Miller	Sister Act
	Donna Murphy	The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

	Mackenzie Crook	Jerusalem
	Billy Crudup	Arcadia
	John Benjamin Hickey	The Normal Heart
	Arian Moayed	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Yul Vázquez	The Motherfker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

	Ellen Barkin	The Normal Heart
	Edie Falco	The House of Blue Leaves
	Judith Light	Lombardi
	Joanna Lumley	La Bête
	Elizabeth Rodriguez	The Motherfker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

	Colman Domingo	The Scottsboro Boys
	Adam Godley	Anything Goes
	John Larroquette	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Forrest McClendon	The Scottsboro Boys
	Rory O'Malley	The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

	Laura Benanti	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
	Tammy Blanchard	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Victoria Clark	Sister Act
	Nikki M. James	The Book of Mormon
	Patti LuPone	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Direction of a Play

	Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris	War Horse
	Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe	The Normal Heart
	Anna D. Shapiro	The Motherfker with the Hat
	Daniel Sullivan	The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical

	Rob Ashford	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Kathleen Marshall	Anything Goes
	Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker	The Book of Mormon
	Susan Stroman	The Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography

	Rob Ashford	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Kathleen Marshall	Anything Goes
	Casey Nicholaw	The Book of Mormon
	Susan Stroman	The Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations

	Doug Besterman	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Larry Hochman	The Scottsboro Boys
	Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus	The Book of Mormon
	Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank	Catch Me If You Can

Best Scenic Design of a Play

	Todd Rosenthal	The Motherfker with the Hat
	Rae Smith	War Horse
	Ultz	Jerusalem
	Mark Wendland	The Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

	Beowulf Boritt	The Scottsboro Boys
	Derek McLane	Anything Goes
	Scott Pask	The Book of Mormon
	Donyale Werle	Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play

	Jess Goldstein	The Merchant of Venice
	Desmond Heeley	The Importance of Being Earnest
	Mark Thompson	La Bête
	Catherine Zuber	Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical

	Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner	Priscilla Queen of the Desert
	Martin Pakledinaz	Anything Goes
	Ann Roth	The Book of Mormon
	Catherine Zuber	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play

	Paule Constable	War Horse
	David Lander	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Kenneth Posner	The Merchant of Venice
	Mimi Jordan Sherin	Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

	Ken Billington	The Scottsboro Boys
	Howell Binkley	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Peter Kaczorowski	Anything Goes
	Brian MacDevitt	The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play

	Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Simon Baker	Brief Encounter
	Ian Dickinson for Autograph	Jerusalem
	Christopher Shutt	War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical

	Peter Hylenski	The Scottsboro Boys
	Steve Canyon Kennedy	Catch Me If You Can
	Brian Ronan	Anything Goes
	Brian Ronan	The Book of Mormon

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

	Athol Fugard
	Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award®

	Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Isabelle Stevenson Award

	Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award

	Handspring Puppet Company

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

	William Berloni
	The Drama Book Shop
	Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

The Parodivas return with all new material in Muffins in the Window

2011-04-18T12:54:00.001-04:00

"MUFFINS IN THE WINDOW"
Thursday April 21st, 2011 @ 8pm
219 Sullivan Street (between West 3rd and Bleecker)
The New Acting Company Theater

..."WHAT IS MUFFINS?" You might be asking yourself... well it is a FREE evening of theatrical art... An opportunity for friends in the creative arts to get together and support each other in a non threatening, SLIGHTLY TIPSY environment. A chance for actors, singers, comedians, dancers, monologuists, film makers, instrumentalists, & variety show entertainers to come together, try new material, workshop upcoming projects... basically a chance to GET YOURSELF ONSTAGE!!

THIS THURSDAY... new material from

KATIE O
PARODIVAS
ANA DREZEN
STEPHANIE SKIER
SORRY FOR LAUGHING
BROAD CITY
CHUCK MARTI
and the return of our house dance troupe BACKSPACE

Bring Your Own Booze and an eye for feedback
Sit Back, Relax, and PUT THE MUFFINS IN THE WINDOW...

If you would like to be considered for future performances please contact via email:
Stephen Michael Rondel at stephenmichaelrondel@gmail.com
Tell me what you would like to present, length of piece & availability. Shortly after, I will email you back with your performance date or indicate what number on the wait list you are!

REMEMBER... the FOURTH season of "Muffins" will present every THIRD THURSDAY through June 2011!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=100638520023217

The Parodivas in Songs for South Africa

2010-10-26T09:31:00.001-04:00

Twitter!

2010-09-13T11:39:00.002-04:00

Follow me on twitter for more current updates. I heart y'all.

In Pictures: Thank You For Being A Friend the Musical

2010-07-20T12:18:00.002-04:00

Thank You for Being a Friend: The Musical

2010-07-09T20:09:00.001-04:00

Jason BEA ARTHUR Schmidt as Dorothea in this ridiculously campy send up of those amazing Golden Gals we all know and love!

I'm Hosting a Show Ya'll

2010-03-15T14:23:00.001-04:00

GOT TALENT? a charity competition to benefit autism services will hold its first show on Monday, March 29, 2010.

1st night performers include: Keyboardist/Singer Antonio Jacobs, Asbury Park’s own Carl Chesna, Seven year old singing sensation Dwany Guzman, the beautiful Gillian Buono, guitarist Jose Rivera, The Cue Card trio, and singers Kayla Bogan, Lisa Sherman, Wendell Simpkins and phenom Jason Koth.

The evening's host will be Jason B. Schmidt of The Parodivas.

Judges are Larry Burnett – President, NewFest and Founder of AOL Music; Bruce Robert Harris – Producer, Gayfest and My Trip Down the Pink Carpet and YouTube Sensation Britney Houston

The competition starts off with three “live auditions,” being held at the Times Square Arts Center (8th Ave. @ 42nd Street) leading up to the Grand Finale on May 24, 2010. Fifteen industry professionals have signed up to host and judge the preliminary rounds. Finale celebrity judges include Leslie Jordan, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, John Tartaglia and Telsey & Co casting director Rachel Hoffman.

The audience and the judges will vote for their favorites. The top acts from each heat will then go through to the online Semi-Finals.

Tickets to the preliminary rounds are only $10 and available for sale at http://www.qsac.com/talent

My Mom's favorite gay uncle passed away

2010-03-04T08:49:00.003-05:00

Here's to Uncle Lon who was the most loving, sweet and wonderful man. Let us all try to live our lives like he did.

Shontelle: Licky (Under the Covers) whoamg

2010-02-22T11:52:00.001-05:00

Melody Gardot

2010-01-26T14:05:00.002-05:00

My latest obsession.
http://www.melodygardot.com/

Real-size models

2010-01-07T15:36:00.001-05:00

NY Post article.

The 12 Gays of Christmas

2009-12-21T18:04:00.001-05:00

Adam Lambert's If I Had You

2009-11-27T14:44:00.000-05:00

My current obsession.

Gayest Review

2009-11-21T10:45:00.006-05:00

The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever! review on Firefox News. And there is a great interview with the playwright Joe Marshall and two of our amazing cast member Heather Shields and Bryan Zoppi here. "He's almost, like, channeling Stewie (Family Guy). He's got a grab bag of stuff that he just pulls out. Every line, whether it's a throwaway line or not...this guy is just hilarious."

A Love Mucycle

2009-11-20T12:17:00.002-05:00

A Love Mucycle
A short musical film by Ben Sandomir
Starring Scott Hammon and Claire Siebers
Featuring Jason B. Schmidt

They Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever! First Preview Tonight! Whoamg.

2009-11-13T13:55:00.001-05:00

Use coupon code MKTG for discounted tickets! See ya'll there!

Jakob Karr on So You Think You Can Dance

2009-10-28T21:57:00.006-04:00

I would like to officially submit my application to be Jakob Karr's husband. He is a dream.

Thank you So You Think You Can Dance for bringing Doodle's McDreamy to the small screeny.

SWOONy.

Karen: The Musical

2009-10-19T16:24:00.002-04:00

Megan Mullally is bringing Karen BACK!

Actress Megan Mullally is reviving her character from hit TV comedy Will & Grace for a new stage musical.

The comedienne starred as bored housewife Karen Walker in the show, which ended in 2006.

But she's breathing new life into the role and adapting it for the theatre in Karen: The Musical.

She tells the Los Angeles Times, "The main thing is Karen is such a great character, and people really want to see her again."

Mullally will be joined on stage by her former TV co-star Leslie Jordan, who played her onscreen rival Beverley Leslie.

2009-10-14T16:04:00.001-04:00

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Teacup Pigs - the new pet craze

2009-10-08T09:46:00.003-04:00

That's right, you too can get your own Itty Bitty Miss Piggy as a pet. But not in New York. Pigs are not legal pets in New York (unless you consider a guido a pet...and I do).

So Gay

2009-10-07T11:00:00.002-04:00

So, I am currently in rehearsals for The Gayest Christmas Pageant Ever, and they are going well so far.

This Sunday I will be singing Seasons of Love at a gay wedding in Central Park.

If my life gets any gayer I may have to change my name to Glitter.

Jason Does a Straight Play, sort of

2009-10-06T12:45:00.003-04:00

Previews November 13-28, 2009 | Opening November 29, 2009

The Actors’ Playhouse

100 7th Ave South, New York City

(Take the 1 Train to Christopher Street/Sheridan Square)

It’s time for the annual holiday production for a struggling
gay theatre company in West Hollywood. Jim, the pot-
smoking straight tech guy, offends M&M, the eclectic
playwright, causing him to walk out and take his script
with him. Now the crazy and drama-addicted team has just
a few weeks to produce the “gayest Christmas pageant ever.”
This holiday camp-fest is a fast-paced comedy packed with
hilarious dialog and over-the-top characters.

Off Broadway goes gay this Christmas!

Don’t miss the funniest show of the season.

For more information contact Alternative Theatre Company

altrcompany@aol.com | (212) 464-8875

My new favorite song I See You

2009-10-04T17:42:00.002-04:00

We Are Golden

2009-09-04T21:11:00.001-04:00

New single from Mika. Love.

Be Italian from Nine

2009-09-02T11:42:00.001-04:00

I found it.

Charlotte Church has uh...changed.

2009-08-30T18:36:00.000-04:00

FINALLY the TRUTH comes OUT

2009-07-09T09:27:00.005-04:00

After all these years, knowing deep down that I could NOT be from Texas, my mother confesses the TRUTH of where I came from.

A letter from my Mama:

I flew over there [France] and adopted you from Jean-Marc and Margarette. They loved me, by the way. They thought I had the cutest accent and I was sooo friendly, something they were totally unaccustomed to. They let me stay in their villa in Cannes. Did I ever tell you about the place? I'm sure I did not. It was breathtaking with all the flowers on the countryside. I could see the ocean from the veranda. I waited there in anticipation of your arrival, nibbling on biscuits and brie, sipping a cool glass of champagne. Ah it was a lovely , happy time. I thank them daily for sparing me the hours of intense labor and I am so thankful I was able to keep my fantastic figure. I thought you might like to make fun of your family, that is from Texas. Have fun with it. I adore you my darling.

Maman

The Parodivas Live at Comix

2009-06-14T19:14:00.001-04:00

The Parodivas Darlene Rae Heller and Jason B. Schmidt play Comix Comedy Club in New York City.

Final Idol

2009-05-20T11:18:00.002-04:00

G'Lambert might lose to Kutie Kris cuz of Christianity. GREAT.

My great-great-great grandmother

2009-05-14T15:23:00.003-04:00

Mary Phila Ann Cain Camp, born on Jan 15, 1836 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee and died on Oct 9, 1912. She is buried at Pleasant Valley.

More on the G'Lambert

2009-05-08T08:54:00.002-04:00

Did ya'll know, he MIGHT be GAY? OMGay.

Introducing: THE BLOGODIVAS

2009-04-23T16:09:00.004-04:00

That's right. The Parodivas' reason to live/their creative process has now gone PUBLIC.

Check it, before you wreck it.

The Beales are Back and HOW!

2009-04-20T10:11:00.002-04:00

My boss and his husband rep'esent Gay Marriage Rights in New York

2009-04-17T10:17:00.003-04:00

up on the TV.

Love this

2009-04-08T14:00:00.003-04:00

Want to do a parody called, "G'Lambert the gayest idol..." Must do it. Can someone hook me up with an animator, recording stuido and uh some $$$? Thanks,

Wrong.

2009-04-08T09:45:00.003-04:00

If you are gay in Iraq, you are murdered (usually by a family member).

Whoamg.

The G'Lambert

2009-04-08T09:35:00.001-04:00

oopsy, they took that one down. here's another one!

Argyle Baby

2009-03-20T15:30:00.002-04:00

According to Darlene, I am the new Virgin Mary (hey mary!) and this is my offspring.

Why is it cute?

Where he is?

2009-03-11T15:55:00.002-04:00

OMG the Cheeky Monkeys

2009-03-08T20:12:00.005-04:00

This totally reminds me of me and my best friend Ronda growing up. Awww.

Roll Over Clay Aiken, a NEW GAY IN TOWN

2009-03-04T19:59:00.003-05:00

Adam Lambert. So...hott.

Currents: Lazy

2009-02-18T15:19:00.001-05:00

I am lazy. My latest blog post is on Darladiva's blog comments.

Thanks,
Doods

President's Day

2009-02-16T13:02:00.001-05:00

1. Play Fashion Wars
2. Drop off laundry
3. Kill self at gym
4. Double espresso from the S'Bucks
5. Makin' a salad and hangin with the new bf (dvr)
6. Pick up laundry
7. Meet with accountant
8. Sing with the gays
9. Sleeeeep
10. "back to life, back to reality."

Whachu doin?

Hey-ey

2009-01-30T12:06:00.004-05:00

I have a blog? Not really. Anyhoo, it is snowing right now. I am not a fan of precipitation in general. Snow is better than rain but still not really desirable. I am wearing very cute shoes today, but they are not so good at keeping the precipitation out of them. :( Not much else to share. I need a roommate. My current sublettor (of 3 years) has moved out and so, I must find someone else, unless I somehow get double my salary. If that happens, then I will have a guest room. Want to stay over? TTFN

Wow. I just published this post and my blog is virtually un-readable. I must adjust the settings. My life is so exciting. Don't be jello.

Why We Should Fly First Class

2009-01-15T16:34:00.003-05:00

Hudson River US Airways Plane Crash New York City

This is my 2nd post on plane crashes. Scary.

According to Flickr: taken by Janis Krums on an iPhone

The Zipper Theatre is Closing!

2009-01-14T18:54:00.001-05:00

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Glitter and be GAY

2009-01-07T19:28:00.001-05:00

Come on out to The Big Gay Sing as presented by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus on March 27th. Woo hoo!

Linus!

2008-12-20T20:41:00.001-05:00

Word Verification

2008-11-25T14:21:00.003-05:00

So JoMo made me join twitter. I don't know why. Well, upon signing up my word verification was...interesting.

hymen improvement

ew.

The Olden Days

2008-11-20T12:22:00.002-05:00

This reminds me of my life when I first moved to New York over 8 years ago...

This is clearly what we all looked like when we went to the Tunnel.

New York City Gay Men's Chorus at Impact Rally against Prop 8

2008-11-16T15:37:00.003-05:00

I'm on the left, through the microphones....

Holla-DAY

2008-11-13T16:14:00.001-05:00

[title of show] Cast to Join NYC Gay Men's Chorus for December Holiday Concert

Celebrate Me Home is the title of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus' upcoming holiday concert, which will be presented Dec. 9 at Carnegie Hall.

The 8 PM performance, which launches the 29th season of the Chorus, will boast a special guest appearance by the cast of the recent Broadway musical [title of show], including Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff.

The evening will include carols from the Basque country, South Africa, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well as such traditional favorites as "Sleigh Ride," "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World."

Charles Beale is artistic director of the Chorus; David Edelman is executive director.
In a statement artistic director Beale said, "At Carnegie Hall this December, you are going to see NYCGMC as you have never seen and heard it before. There will be beautiful new carols from around the world and traditional favorites. With the incredible cast of [title of show], a red-nosed reindeer, some Supremes, the Andrews Misters and over 200 gay men of all shapes and sizes, you are promised the warmest of welcomes!"

Tickets, priced $39-$88, are available by calling (212) 247-7800 or by visiting Carnegiecharge.

Nice Op-Ed in Times

2008-11-06T12:03:00.001-05:00

Bring on the Puppy and the Rookie

GObama!

2008-11-04T10:05:00.002-05:00

If I could dance.

2008-10-19T21:33:00.001-04:00

Halloween Show

2008-10-10T12:42:00.004-04:00

Here Knight is this better?

Or this? I look EXACTLY like this these days...riiight.

OMG so much better than VHS

2008-10-05T15:59:00.005-04:00

So I don't have cable. I don't have dvr. I DO have one "blank" vhs tape on which to record Heroes when I'm at chorus rehearsal. BUT thanks to Willbo's man Scotto, I now knowo about hulu. Here's the debate clip from SNL yesterday as posted on hulu. Check it out. But beware: old episodes of Dougie Howser, M.D. could keep you up all night...

Voting Matters, ya'll

2008-10-02T20:21:00.000-04:00

29 and Holdin'

2008-09-26T16:09:00.006-04:00

I just received the best card EVER. I finally emerged from the bat cave around 3 to head over to the post office to pick up a mysterious package (check from Daddy??). It turns out it was from auntie sash! As I made my way home (after a brief stop at the bodega for a 40, potato chips and spinach dip, yes I am pregnant), I couldn't resist the urge to open the package. As I attempted to free the darling little package from alcatraz-like tape-enings, I thought, is she channeling her mother, my grandmother? We used to receive gifts from Gramma Schmidt and if she hadn't given us swiss army knives that one year, we NEVER would have gotten INTO the packages.

Anyhoo, I DID finally get INTO the auntie sash package and found the most AMAZING card (pictured here). Crumpled dollar bills, a stick of gum, some change, three paperclips (the purple is my favorite of course), a 60 cent off coupon for hot sauce and, of course, a spork were the contents. I BURST INTO LAUGHTER as I read the sticky note attached that read: A "channeling Gramma Schmidt" birthday moment. OMG. As I began to straighten out the money I thought, yes, Gramma Schmidt would put a lot of thought into meticulously emptying her purse into a birthday card, sure. But, Auntie SASH? Would she really send me $48? And then I counted the change. 1 dollar coin, three quarters, a dime, two nickels and five pennies round it out to a lovely and hilarious $50. LOVE IT.

Also, in the care package are lovely lotions, a single serve of easymac (a drunk man's best friend), a pin that reads, "Bitch covered bitch with a creamy bitch filling," a magnate that reads, "What happens over the rainbow stays over the rainbow," a box of purple chocolate candies (yes purple chocolate candies), a bumper sticker, "Sorry Girls, I'm Gay" (which I will be promptly delivering to the stage door of Spamalot), an air freshener that depicts a fellow drinking a cocktail that states, "Being an asshole is ALL Part of My Manly Essence," and (other than the Gramma Schmidt card) the piece de resistance:

My favorite magnets included are:
1. I HATE THE FACT THAT YOU PEOPLE DON'T SALUTE ME
2. HELL WAS FULL SO I CAME BACK
3. TAKE YOUR PROJECT ELSEWHERE (which is going ON MY DESK ON MONDAY)
4. But Enough About Me...What do YOU think of ME?
and finally
5. Treat Me No Differently Than You Would The QUEEN.

Surprise of the Century

2008-09-24T09:10:00.002-04:00

His baby's name is Carter.

From Eve Ensler re: Sarah Palin

2008-09-18T10:46:00.000-04:00

Eve Ensler, the American playwright, performer, feminist and activist best known for 'The Vagina Monologues', wrote the following about Sarah Palin

Drill, Drill, Drill

I am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was a member of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws of drowned and starved polar bears around their necks. I have a particular thing for Polar Bears. Maybe it's their snowy whiteness or their bigness or the fact that they live in the arctic or that I have never seen one in person or touched one. Maybe it is the fact that they live so comfortably on ice. Whatever it is, I need the polar bears.

I don't like raging at women. I am a Feminist and have spent my life trying to build community, help empower women and stop violence against them. It is hard to write about Sarah Palin. This is why the Sarah Palin choice was all the more insidious and cynical. The people who made this choice count on the goodness and solidarity of Feminists.

But everything Sarah Palin believes in and practices is antithetical to Feminism which for me is part of one story -- connected to saving the earth, ending racism, empowering women, giving young girls options, opening our minds, deepening tolerance, and ending violence and war.

I believe that the McCain/Palin ticket is one of the mo st dangerous choices of my lifetime, and should this country chose those candidates the fall-out may be so great, the destruction so vast in so many areas that America may never recover. But what is equally disturbing is the impact that duo would have on the rest of the world. Unfortunately, this is not a joke. In my lifetime I have seen the clownish, the inept, the bizarre be elected to the presidency with regularity.

Sarah Palin does not believe in evolution. I take this as a metaphor. In her world and the world of Fundamentalists nothing changes or gets better or evolves. She does not believe in global warming. The melting of the arctic, the storms that are destroying our cities, the pollution and rise of cancers, are all part of God's plan. She is fighting to take the polar bears off the endangered species list. The earth, in Palin's view, is here to be taken and plundered. The wolves and the bears are here to be shot and plundered. The oil is here to be taken and plundered. Iraq is here to be taken and plundered. As she said herself20of the Iraqi war, 'It was a task from God.'

Sarah Palin does not believe in abortion. She does not believe women who are raped and incested and ripped open against their will should have a right to determine whether they have their rapist's baby or not.

She obviously does not believe in sex education or birth control. I imagine her daughter was practicing abstinence and we know how ma ny babies that makes.

Sarah Palin does not much believe in thinking. From what I gather she has tried to ban books from the library, has a tendency to dispense with people who think independently. She cannot tolerate an environment of ambiguity and difference. This is a woman who could and might very well be the next president of the United States . She would govern one of the most diverse populations on the earth.

Sarah believes in guns. She has her own custom Austrian hunting rifle. She has been known to kill 40 caribou at a clip. She has shot hundreds of wolves from the air.

Sarah believes in God. That is of course her right, her private right. But when God and Guns come together in the public sector, when war is declared in God's name, when the rights of women are denied in his name, that is the end of separation of church and state and the undoing of everything America has ever tried to be.

I write to my sisters. I write because I believe we hold this election in our hands. This vote is a vote that will determine the future not just of=2 0the U.S. , but of the planet. It will determine whether we create policies to save the earth or make it forever uninhabitable for humans. It will determine whether we move towards dialogue and diplomacy in the world or whether we escalate violence through invasion, undermining and attack. It will determine whether we go for oil, strip mining, coal burning or invest our money in alternatives that will free us from dependency and destruction. It will determine if money gets spent on education and healthcare or whether we build more and more methods of killing. It will determine whether America is a free open tolerant society or a closed place of fear, fundamentalism and aggression.

If the Polar Bears don't move you to go and do everything in your power to get Obama elected then consider the chant that filled the hall after Palin spoke at the RNC, 'Drill Drill Drill.' I think of teeth when I think of drills. I think of rape. I think of destruction. I think of domination. I think of military exercises that force mindless repetition, emptying the brain of analysis, doubt, ambiguity or dissent. I think of pain.

Do we want a future of drilling? More holes in the ozone, in the floor of the sea, more holes in our thinking, in the trust between nations and peoples, more holes in the fabric of this precious thing we call life?

Eve Ensler September 5, 2008

GOBAMA!

2008-09-17T10:45:00.001-04:00

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/anne_lamott/index.html

http://politsk.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah_13.html

Yours,
Ladel Torque Palin

I can read?

2008-08-11T15:09:00.003-04:00

Crosstown Playwrights Summer Reading

Join the first evening of Crosstown Playwrights Summer Reading Monday, August 11 at 8 p.m.

The Winokur Family Rehearsal Room at Second Stage Theatre 307 West 43rd Street

Group by Daniel McCoy

Directed by Heidi Handelsman

Featuring: Nathaniel P. Claridad*, Denise Collins, Lillian Meredith, Jason B. Schmidt, Maria Silverman*, Gordon Tashjian

*appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

Welcome to group therapy in purgatory, where six souls, at the unexpected end of their nows and the beginning of their forevers, must choose which is more important: the baggage left behind in life, or the uncertainty of what waits on the other side.

Admission is free - Seating is first come, first serve. Beer and wine reception to follow reading

My new Hero.

2008-07-30T12:44:00.001-04:00

Whore is a success!

2008-06-24T10:04:00.001-04:00

Use code AEA when/if you buy your tickets.

Love ya'll.

Whore and not so whore

2008-06-17T15:07:00.002-04:00

Come to the show!

O'Freckle is no more.

A Tony for Xanadu?

2008-06-06T09:44:00.001-04:00

Finally a post where I can say WHORE

2008-06-05T09:09:00.004-04:00

Heyyy. I'm in this show! Come see it.

In other news, things are moving along nicely with Mr. O'Freckle. Will keep ya posted...

Last Night

2008-05-14T12:01:00.002-04:00

It could not have gone better in SO many ways. YAYYYYYYY!

The Parodivas and Pals AIDS Walk New York Benefit Show

2008-05-12T10:18:00.004-04:00

Come on out and see the show. Use code lucky7 for $7 off!

Click here for tickets!

Proceeds go to our AIDS Walk New York Team!

Funny?

2008-04-26T20:38:00.001-04:00

Long but Good. If I had a nickel...

2008-04-17T13:05:00.001-04:00

OMG Dorothy, I am EXCITED for this

2008-04-04T12:49:00.003-04:00

[title of show]

I love love love love this show and CANNOT wait for it to come to Broadway. What's next? Gutenberg? I WISH!

In other news: I am going to the GLBT Expo on Sunday and then brunch! Hazzah!