Gay Inography: Audra McDonald's Tony-Wng Performanc - Towleroad Gay News

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• AUDRA MCDONALD ON TERRENCE MCNALLY’S LGBTQ LEGACY: ‘HE PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE’
• AUDRA MCDONALD GAY RUMORS?ONLE POLL SHOWS 90 PERCENT DON’T BELIEVE SHE’S GAY
• SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICSALSO: AUDRA MCDONALD MAK HER RETURN TO BROADWAY A ROMANTIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019/12:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3600PX;WIDTH:5400PX;}HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG)BY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019 / 12:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TAKE A B TO PENN STATN, THEN A TRA TO BABYLON, THEN SWCH TO ANOTHER TRA TO SAYVILLE, THEN TAKE THE SHUTTLE VAN TO THE FERRY LANDG, THEN BOARD A BOAT TO EHER THE P OR CHERRY GROVE. AND THEN WALK, WALK, WALK DOWN THE WOON PLANKS (THERE ARE NO STREETS), AND YOU HAVE THE EFFORTLS RORT OF FIRE ISLAND, WHERE YOU N FEND OFF RABID ER AND LOOK FOR HOTTI ALL DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL YOU DROP! NO ONE KNOWS THIS EXASPERATG YET FUN QUEER RORT LIKE GREG SRNICI, WHO STARTED GOG TO THE ISLAND 1992 AND CURRENTLY RENTS AN APARTMENT THE GROVE WH HIS HBAND AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI HAS SPENT 24 YEARS AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (HE WORKED HIS WAY UP OM STUME PARTMENT TERN TO ASSOCIATE PRODUCER), AND ON THE SI, HE DONS SOME HEAVY SASS AS HIS DRAG ALTER EGO, LEVONIA JENKS, WHO SHOPS, WH WIG ASKEW, AT C-TOWN. WHAT’S MORE, HE’S AN THOR, HAVG PUBLISHED DUNGEONS AND DRAG QUEENS: FIRE ISLAND THROUGH THE EY OF ITS WORST DRAG QUEEN (PICTURED BELOW). I TRACKED DOWN SRNICI FOR SOME FIERY TALK ABOUT THE WRETCHED YET LIGHTFUL EXCS OF THE FIERY ISLAND.GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HELLO, GREG. FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF SNL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MA THG IS THE SHOW IS ALWAYS NNG 10 MUT LATE, SO I’M THE NTROL ROOM SAYG, “YOU’VE GOT TO CUT A SKETCH OR TWO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SHOW DON’T HAVE THE GREATT GAY REPUTATN. HAS THAT CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS HAVE CHANGED DRASTILLY AND THEY’RE RIDICULOLY GAY IENDLY NOW. THERE ARE ALMOST AS MANY GAY WRERS AS STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOUR DRAG CHARACTER, LEVONIA JENKS, EVOLVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAPPENED DURG A DNKEN BNCH ON MY ROOFTOP CHERRY GROVE 2010. MY IEND ME UP WH THE NAME AND HER PERSONA IS A SORT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY LBIAN MEETS REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA. MY IEND TOOK THE FIRE ISLAND FERRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ENAMORED OF THE LBIAN HAIRCUTS—THE PURPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAS FIRE ISLAND CHANGED A LOT THE LAST 10 YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK NEVER CHANG. IT ULD BE 1978 OR 2019, AND ’S ALWAYS THE SAME.HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT A NCERT THE FIRE ISLAND P {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, RAMPANT SEX THERE IS A NSTANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S SO MUCH SEX GOG ON OUT ON THE ISLAND. IT’S MALY HOOKUP APPS NOWADAYS, SO THE MEAT RACK [THE AREA BETWEEN THE GROVE AND THE P, WHICH ED TO BE FILLED WH ANONYMO SEX] IS BASILLY AD. BUT IF YOU’RE TO PUBLIC SEX, THERE’S PLENTY OF AT DANIEL NARDIC’S UNRWEAR PARTY AT THE ICE PALACE THE GROVE. SOMETIM THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THE BACK ROOM THAN ON THE DANCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND YOU DON’T SEE MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU PARTAKEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A STORY MY BOOK ABOUT TRYG NOT TO PARTAKE OUTDOOR SEX BEE I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE, BUT ONE TIME I GOT DNK AND WAS LURED TO THE BACK ROOM. IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE BEE NEIGHBORS STARTED G OVER TO ME, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE SEX WH THE PEOPLE I SEE ON THE BEACH ALL THE TIME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASILLY, THERE’S NO SHAME ON FIRE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, NO SHAME AT ALL. WHO R?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LONG AGO NOTICED THAT THE RACK ISN’T QUE WHAT WAS. IF ANYONE’S STILL THERE TRYG TO CISE, THEY SIMPLY DIDN’T GET THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SO SAD. BUT MY IEND WHO’S 60 AND GREW UP WH MEAT RACK CULTURE SAYS THERE’S STILL LOTS OF ACTN THERE AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ON FRIDAYS BEE THEY’RE HORNY AND WANT TO GET LAID. FRIDAY NIGHT, HE GETS DICK LEFT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ABOUT SOMEONE 80 YEARS OLD LIKE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO PROBLEM, BEE ’S FUCKG PCH BLACK. [LGHS] EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HOOKED UP, AND AS SOON AS WE WERE DONE, I REALIZED WAS MY FUCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SICK TO HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME OLD MAN I MENTNED, HE ED TO BRG A PIECE OF RDBOARD AND THERE WAS A UPLE HE’D MEET THERE, AND THEY’D PLAY SP THE BOTTOM. HE’D LAY ON HIS BACK ON THE RDBOARD, WH HIS KNE UP AND HIS ASS EXPOSED. THEY’D SP HIM, AND WHOEVER WAS CLOST WHEN HE LAND, WOULD FUCK HIM.JIM PEPPLER/NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAGFIRE ISLAND, N.Y.: ON AUG. 7, 1983, BEACHGOERS AND VATNERS STROLL DOWN CHERRY GROVE'S BS DISTRICT ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY JIM PEPPLER/ NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEACHGOERS CHERRY GROVE BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHARMG! HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHG EMBARRASSG OUT ON THE ISLAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERY SGLE DAY. I THK THE MOST EMBARRASSG THG I EVER DID WAS FUCK SOME GUY OVER A GARBAGE N AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YIK. DID HE KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX AS LEVONIA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, I FD WEIRD. THOSE SUFFOLK COUNTY BI GUYS H ON ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I’M DRAG. BUT ’S A RIDICULO, DUMB CHARACTER, AND I DON’T FEEL SEXUAL. I N’T THK OF GETTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WH A DRAG QUEEN, WHETHER OR OUT OF DRAG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE HAD SEX WH GUYS WHO ARE OUT OF DRAG, BUT I DON’T NEED THAT WIG GLUE GETTG MY MOUTH, SO TAKE THAT SH OFF FIRST! A NEIGHBOR ONCE GOT DNK AND PICKED UP A GUY DRAG. HE END UP WH THE GUY’S EYELASH STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD AND HE DIDN’T REALIZE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TWO MUNI THERE—THE P VS. CHERRY GROVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK THE TOWNS ARE STARTG TO BEE MORE SIAR. THE P ED TO NOT EMBRACE DRAG UNTIL JULY 4 [WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAG INVASN HAPPENS], BUT NOW THEY HAVE DRAG BNCH AND QUEENS OM DRAG RACE, AND IF YOU DRS UP, THEY’RE NOT SNDALIZED, THEY MIGHT EVEN GO HOME AND THROW ON A WIG THEMSELV. IT’S LOOSENG UP ALL THOSE TIGHT ASSHOL OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ATTA OUR PLACE AT THE TABLE, DO MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE ISOLATED GHETTOS AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KD OF LIKE THAT BEE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LET EVERY SGLE ONE OF THEIR HIBNS GO, WHEREAS IF YOU’RE TERMGLG WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A SUBNSC FEAR OF BEG A TOTAL QUEER ONT OF A STRAIGHT GUY, BUT A GAY GHETTO, YOU DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT AND KNOW YOU’LL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI AS LEVONIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU FD THE FIRE ISLAND CROWD NICE OR NASTY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU GET BOTH. IT’S A LTLE B OF A STEREOTYPE, BUT I FD THAT THE GUYS THE GROVE ARE MORE WELG AND NICE, WHEREAS THE P, YOU MIGHT GET GUYS WHO ARE STUCK UP BEE THEY’RE GEO AND RICH. BUT WE A’T GOT MUCH OF THAT THE GROVE, SO NOBODY HAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HAVE A WORKED OUT BODY. IS THAT BEE OF PEER PRSURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I DISVERED MY TEENS THAT WORKG OUT HELPED ME WH MY PRSN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WONR I’M PRSED. DO HAVG A BODY MAKE YOU MORE ACCEPTED THAT MUNY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT REALLY, BEE I’M SHAPE, BUT WHEN I’M NEXT TO THOSE RIPPED FUCKG STEROID-ED GHB BODI, I DON’T EVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THERE AGEISM FOR NOT BEG YOUR 20S?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXACT OPPOSE. THE SEND I TURNED 40, EVERYONE THEIR 20S WANTED TO FUCK ME. EVERYONE HAS DADDY ISSU, I DISVERED. YOU’RE SUDNLY HOT BEE YOU’VE GOT SOME GREY YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THAT STILL HAPPENG FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOCK ON WOOD, Y. BUT I GIVE ANOTHER YEAR, UNTIL I’M PUT OUT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, UNTIL THEN, KEEP HAVG FUN AND WRG ABOUT . THANKS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIDBS FROM THE EDGEJARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 06: ALAN CUMMG ATTENDS THE AMFAR NEW YORK GALA 2019 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 6, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN BETWEEN UNRWEAR PARTI, THE AFOREMENTNED PROMOTER DANIEL NARDIC TOLD ME THAT HIS CLUB CUMMG PARTNER, SUPERSTAR ALAN CUMMG (PICTURED ABOVE), IS LOOKG TO BUY TO NARDIC'S OTHER EAST VILLAGE CLUB, BEDLAM. HE ADD THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, THE HANGOUT WILL MOST LIKELY UNRGO A NAME CHANGE TO SEND CUMMG. MAMA LIKE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER HOT PRODUCER-PROMOTER, FRANKIE SHARP (WTGAY, THREE DOLLAR BILL), MIGHT BE VERY VISIBLE EXTREMELY SOON, BUT I N’T SAY MORE RIGHT NOW. UNLIKE SOME OF THOSE FIRE ISLAND QUEENS, I KNOW WHEN TO PLUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I HEAR FX IS DOG A DOCERI ON GAY NYC, AND THE ‘80S SEGMENT WILL CLU AN ANTHONY AND ALEX-DIRECTED SEGMENT ABOUT LATE VIOGRAPHER NELSON SULLIVAN, WHO BACK THE DAY PTURED EVERY B OF MY VORTG WH HIS PERATG LENS. AND I AM NOT ASHAMED! THAT MUCH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDRA AND MICHAEL THE CLAIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUTN, Y, AUDRA MCDONALD SGS THE REVIVAL OF TERRENCE MCNALLY’S FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE. A TY B. THE SIX-TIME TONY WNER PRACTILLY TURNS A FEW SENDS OF IASTIC MOANG TO OPERATIC TRILLG AT THE OUTSET OF THE PLAY, AND LATER ON, SHE WARBL A UPLE OF NOT OM BRIGADOON [A SHOW WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE REFERENCED BEETLEJUICE]. BUT THAT’S , FOLKS. DEBSY’S “CLAIR LUNE” AND BACH’S “GOLDBERG VARIATNS” ARE THE PRIMARY MIL PIEC YOU’LL HEAR HERE, AS DICTATED BY THE ROMANTIC PLOT. THIS IS THE WELL KNOWN DRAMEDY—FILMED 1991 WH AL PACO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER— WHICH A FEISTY SHORT ORR OK TRI TO PEEL BACK THE ARMOR OF A BATTLE-SRRED WARS (WHO WANTED TO BE AN ACTRS BUT WILL PROBABLY BEE A TEACHER) WHILE SISTG THAT THEY NEED TO NNECT THE DARK AND EVEN WH THE LIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE MANY CINC THAT JO THE TWO CHARACTERS, CLUDG THE FACT THAT THEY’RE NAMED FRANKIE (AUDRA) AND JOHNNY (MICHAEL SHANNON), JT LIKE THE FAMO SONG ABOUT A WOMAN WHO KILLS HER MAN WHEN SHE UPON HIM ROMANCG SOMEONE ELSE. IN THIS SE, FRANKIE DIDN’T SHOOT HER THEN-HBAND WHEN SHE FOUND HIM DOG THAT, BUT SHE’S ABOUT TO METAPHORILLY ANNIHILATE HIM BY THROWG AWAY HER RISTANCE AND BONDG WH HER -WORKER JOHNNY, AN EX-N WHO’S TERMED TO GRAB LIFE BY THE THROAT AND STOP FG OTHER PEOPLE’S NAM.BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: MICHAEL SHANNON AND AUDRA MCDONALD DURG THE CURTA LL FOR THE REVIVAL OF "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" AT THE BROADHURST THEATRE ON MAY 29, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MORE CINCE, THIS PLAY IS REMARKABLY SIAR THEME TO ANOTHER CURRENTLY REVIVED 1987 WORK BY A GAY PLAYWRIGHT: LANFORD WILSON’S BURN THIS, WHICH A SHELL-SHOCKED WOMAN IS LURED BACK TO ROMANCE BY A RELENTLSLY PHY, WEIRD CREATURE WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A TENR BEAST. IN MCNALLY’S PLAY, THE TWO LEADS BANTER, ENGAGE ANK SEX TALK, AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THEIR RELATNSHIP, AS SHE NTUALLY SAYS “SORRY” WHILE HE NSTANTLY SWEARS, THEN ADDS “PARDON MY FRENCH.” THEY BLAB ABOUT PRIZZI’S HONOR, WTERN OMELETS, AND SHAKPEARE, BETWEEN MORBIDLY PEERG OUT FRANKIE’S WDOW AND WATCHG A NEIGHBORG WOMAN GET BEATEN UP BY HER SPOE, A SUATN FRANKIE HAS TRIED TO ALLEVIATE, TO NO AVAIL. (THE WOMAN IS TOO ENTRENCHED TO FIGHT BACK OR GET OUT, A TRAP FRANKIE HAS STUDLY E TO AVOID.) THEIR DIALOGUE N BE REPETIVE AND TOO CUTE OR CLICHED (LOVE “DON’T GROW ON TRE”), BUT AS A CHARACTER STUDY, ’S FASCATG. THE TALK HEATS UP WHEN GO TO THE LIMS, LIKE JOHNNY SPERATELY WANTG TO STARE AT FRANKIE’S PRIVAT; FRANKIE YELPG, “DON’T BLAME ME FOR YOUR LIMP DICK”; OR HER ASKG JOHNNY IF HE’S QUEER, TO WHICH HE REPLI, “DO THIS LOOK LIKE A GAY FACE?” FORTUNATELY, THIS BEG BEFORE CELL PHON, THE TWO N NCENTRATE ON WORKG EACH OTHER’S NERV NONSTOP AS THEY WORK THE VAR AREAS OF FRANKIE’S WALK-UP APARTMENT PRE-FABULO HELL’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 2002 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY REVIVAL WH EDIE FAL AND STANLEY TUCCI EXUD SUCH CHEMISTRY THAT, AS I RELL, BOTH STARS LEFT THEIR PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER REAL LIFE (FOR A WHILE, ANYWAY). THIS TIME, SHANNON IS APPROPRIATELY VASIVE AND SISTENT—FRANKIE SCREAMS FOR HIM TO GO AT ONE POT—AND AUDRA IS SKEPTIL YET OBVLY TRIGUED BY SOMEONE WHO PROPOS MARRIAGE AND KIDS ON A FIRST DATE. CLASSIL MIC WAFTS AS A BACKDROP THROUGHOUT, AND THE CLOSG MOMENTS—AS DIRECTED BY AR ARB—NEATLY BALANCE THE LYRIL AND THE MUNDANE, WH JOHNNY’S HIGH-FLYG IAS GROUND BY A UPLE OF TOOTHBSH MOTN. IT’S GOOD STUFF, BUT YOU SHOULD MALY SEE THIS FOR THE EXCELLENT STAR DUO OF AUDRA AND MICHAEL—AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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• AUDRA MCDONALD ON TERRENCE MCNALLY’S LGBTQ LEGACY: ‘HE PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE’‘IN. THE. FLESH.’BROADWAY STAR AUDRA MCDONALD TELLS TIM TEEMAN HOW PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY SHOWED GAY PEOPLE “FULLY,” WHAT HE WAS LIKE TO WORK WH, AND HER FONST MEMORI AS A CLOSE IEND.TIM TEEMANSENR EDOR AND WRERUPDATED MAR. 26, 2020 7:45PM EDT / PUBLISHED MAR. 26, 2020 6:53PM EDT EXCLIVEPHOTO ILLTRATN BY THE DAILY BEAST / PHOTO BRAD BARKET/GETTYTHE SIX-TIME TONY AWARD WNER AUDRA MCDONALD KNEW THE MULTI-AWARD WNG PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY—WHO DIED THIS WEEK AT 81 OF RONAVIS-RELATED PLITNS—AS BOTH A CLOSE IEND AND PROFSNAL LLABORATOR SCE 1994. MCDONALD WORKED ON THREE OF MCNALLY’S SHOWS ON BROADWAY: MASTER CLASS (1995), ABOUT MARIA CALLAS, THE MIL RAGTIME (1996), BASED ON E.L. DOCTOROW’S 1975 NOVEL, AND THE ODD-UPLE EDY DRAMA FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE, FIRST PERFORMED 1987 AND REVIVED—TO CRIL ACCLAIM—ON BROADWAY LAST YEAR, STARRG MCDONALD AND MICHAEL SHANNON. WHAT WAS TERRENCE LIKE TO WORK WH?TERRENCE WAS AN EASY CREATIVE TO HAVE THE ROOM. SOMETIM WHEN YOU’RE WORKG ON PIEC WH PEOPLE WHO CREATE, THEY—THE WRERS I MEAN—N BE VERY PREC ABOUT THEIR WORK, AND YOU FEEL STRANGLED BY THEM A WAY. TERRENCE WAS SO OPEN, SO LLABORATIVE AND HE LOV ACTORS… (MCDONALD PSED) IT’S HARD TO TALK ABOUT HIM THE PAST TENSE. HE LOVED ACTORS SO MUCH. HE WAS VERY OPEN, AND EMPATHIC. I REMEMBER AT THE END OF MASTER CLASS WHEN MY CHARACTER, SHARON, FALLY TELLS OFF MARIA CALLAS, WHEN I WAS REHEARSG THAT MOMENT—WHAT MARIA CALLAS WAS SAYG TO MY CHARACTER BEFORE MY CHARACTER FALLY LOS —I WASN’T QUE GETTG TO THE EMOTN. TERENCE SAID, “IS NOT HARSH ENOUGH, WHAT MARIA CALLAS IS SAYG TO YOU BEFOREHAND?”I WAS VERY YOUNG THEN. I SAID, “ACTUALLY YEAH, BEE THE ROL SHE IS SAYG I SHOULD STICK TO ARE FE ROL. THEY’D BE ROL A SOPRANO WOULD LOVE TO DO, SO DON’T FEEL LIKE ’S ENOUGH OF A SLAM.” AND SO TERRENCE WENT BACK, REWROTE , AND MA VASTATG. MARIA NOW SAID TO MY CHARACTER THAT I LACKED THE SPECIALNS. AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO DO —FOR ME TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMOTN TO RPOND TO HER.THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF HIM SHOWG UNRSTANDG AND BEG SO KEYED TO ACTORS. HE WAS SO LLABORATIVE AND WILLG TO MAKE EVERYTHG RIGHT, EVEN IF MEANT HE HAD TO ALTER SOME OF HIS OWN WORK AS WELL.WHAT DO YOU THK OF TERRENCE’S LGBTQ LEGACY THEATER, AND BEYOND? IT’S HARD TO OVERSTATE . HE WAS THE ONE WHO PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE AND SHOWED THEM MATURE RELATNSHIPS OR FALTERG RELATNSHIPS, AND ALL THEIR FLAWS AND ALL THEIR TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDI. ALL OF . HE PROUDLY PUT OUT THERE OVER AND OVER AGA, NOT ONLY LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSN! (1994). BUT LOOK AT SOMETHG LIKE CORP CHRISTI (1997) WHICH HE GOT ATH THREATS FOR, AND KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN (1990), AND MOTHERS AND SONS (2013).TERRENCE WAS ALSO WRG ABOUT WHAT HE KNEW, AND NOT ONLY UNASHAMED BUT SHOUTG TO THE WORLD, “YOU NEED TO SEE FOR EVERYTHG THAT WE ARE. YOU NEED TO SEE FULLY. IN. THE. FLH.” IN EVERY SENSE OF THOSE WORDS. THERE IS NO GREATER WAY TO PROCLAIM “I AM WHAT I AM” THAN THE WAY TERRENCE DID.WAS HE PROUD OF HIS LGBTQ LEGACY?I WOULDN’T SAY HE WAS “PROUD,” WAS JT WHAT HE HAD TO DO AND WHO HE WAS. I DON’T THK TERRENCE WOULD BE SOMEONE TO PAT HIMSELF ON THE BACK FOR . I JT THK HE WOULD SAY, “THIS IS NECSARY,” NOT JT FOR HIMSELF, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE MUNY. AS I SAY THAT, I AM REMEMBERG THAT WE WERE TOGETHER WHEN THE SUPREME COURT STCK DOWN DOMA (THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT) 2013. WE WERE A WORKSHOP FOR KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN. WE DID MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS OF . IT NEVER WENT TO BROADWAY. WHAT WAS LIKE TO WORK ON THE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE LAST YEAR?IT WAS JT A JOY TO HAVE TERRENCE THE ROOM. HE WOULD S THERE AND SE, AND WE SAT AT THE TABLE FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE WE GOT UP ON OUR FEET WH THAT ONE. HE WOULD DISCS WHERE THE PLAY ME OM HIM, HOW HE FELT SOMETIM HE WAS JOHNNY AND SOMETIM HE WAS FRANKIE. HE WAS JT VERY OPEN, LIKE ANOTHER ST MEMBER THERE WH . AT N-THROUGHS TERRENCE WOULD SAY, “I WISH HAD SOMETHG TO SAY. I DON’T. I’M SO HAPPY WH WHAT YOU’RE DOG.” HE WAS LIKE THIS BLSED SPIR WHO WAS THERE WH . HE HAD BEEN LIVG WH LUNG NCER FOR A WHILE, SO HE WASN’T AS ACTIVE AS ED TO BE, BUT HE SAT THERE WH , DAY DAY OUT, AND WAS BETIFUL. “JT WATCHG TERRENCE BE SO TICKLED WH THE BABY, PLAYG WH MY BABY, BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY” DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL MEMORY OF TERRENCE THAT IS FG OF HIM FOR YOU?IN 2017, WHEN I WAS LONDON DOG LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL, HE AND TOM (KIRDAHY, MCNALLY’S SURVIVG HBAND) ME TO VIS TO SEE THE SHOW. THEY ME TO MY FLAT AND JT PLAYED WH MY BABY; SHE MT HAVE BEEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME. I WAS STG ON THE FLOOR, AND TOM AND TERRENCE HAD THE BABY ON THEIR LAPS. JT WATCHG TERRENCE BE SO TICKLED WH THE BABY, PLAYG WH MY BABY, BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY. TALKG ABOUT FAY, HE REALLY WAS FAY TO ME, SO THAT’S A MEMORY THAT’S STICKG VERY STRONGLY MY MD RIGHT NOW. TIM TEEMAN

AUDRA MCDONALD ON TERRENCE MCNALLY’S LGBTQ LEGACY: ‘HE PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE’

Proment members of the performg and visual arts profsns have voiced their approval of Friday’s lg by the Supreme Court legalizg same-sex marriage around the reactns are perhaps not surprisg for a muny, cludg Broadway, that has long supported same-sex marriage and that unts many gay dividuals both behd and ont of the Friday, the natn’s hight urt led 5-4 that the 14th Amendment requir stat to issue marriage licens for same-sex upl, and to regnize those unns performed other stat. ”She add: “I actually have blood fay members and those who I have ma my fay who are part of the gay muny. “It’s a good day, ” said director Mois Kfman, who is stagg a new revival of the gay-themed play “Bent” at the Mark Taper Fom.

”Kfman, who is also a playwright, was a ntributor to the omnib stage productn “Standg on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays” that has been performed around the untry. When I was 18 and me out, was ighteng, ” he Mctosh, a Baltimore artist who is gay, said he wasn’t surprised by the news: “It seems like the most logil thg that uld happen....

” He add, “ will now be somethg of an expectatn om mastream Ameri that bee you’re gay, you’d be on a more hetero-normative path toward marriage.

AUDRA MCDONALD GAY RUMORS?ONLE POLL SHOWS 90 PERCENT DON’T BELIEVE SHE’S GAY

He was the one who proudly put gay people up on stage and showed them mature relatnships or falterg relatnships, and all their flaws and all their triumphs and tragedi. It seems like every celebry has been lled gay at some pot or another.

Many of the gay mors surroundg Audra McDonald (Bety and the Beast, Private Practice) seem to be tied to her obssive attentn to her body, like most actrs.

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BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICSALSO: AUDRA MCDONALD MAK HER RETURN TO BROADWAY A ROMANTIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019/12:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3600PX;WIDTH:5400PX;}HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG)BY MICHAEL MTOJUNE 3, 2019 / 12:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SP THE BOTTOM? BEHD THE SCEN OF FIRE ISLAND'S WILD SEXUAL ANTICS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-06-03T16:25:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT TAKE A B TO PENN STATN, THEN A TRA TO BABYLON, THEN SWCH TO ANOTHER TRA TO SAYVILLE, THEN TAKE THE SHUTTLE VAN TO THE FERRY LANDG, THEN BOARD A BOAT TO EHER THE P OR CHERRY GROVE. AND THEN WALK, WALK, WALK DOWN THE WOON PLANKS (THERE ARE NO STREETS), AND YOU HAVE THE EFFORTLS RORT OF FIRE ISLAND, WHERE YOU N FEND OFF RABID ER AND LOOK FOR HOTTI ALL DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL YOU DROP! NO ONE KNOWS THIS EXASPERATG YET FUN QUEER RORT LIKE GREG SRNICI, WHO STARTED GOG TO THE ISLAND 1992 AND CURRENTLY RENTS AN APARTMENT THE GROVE WH HIS HBAND AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI HAS SPENT 24 YEARS AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (HE WORKED HIS WAY UP OM STUME PARTMENT TERN TO ASSOCIATE PRODUCER), AND ON THE SI, HE DONS SOME HEAVY SASS AS HIS DRAG ALTER EGO, LEVONIA JENKS, WHO SHOPS, WH WIG ASKEW, AT C-TOWN. WHAT’S MORE, HE’S AN THOR, HAVG PUBLISHED DUNGEONS AND DRAG QUEENS: FIRE ISLAND THROUGH THE EY OF ITS WORST DRAG QUEEN (PICTURED BELOW). I TRACKED DOWN SRNICI FOR SOME FIERY TALK ABOUT THE WRETCHED YET LIGHTFUL EXCS OF THE FIERY ISLAND.GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HELLO, GREG. FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF SNL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MA THG IS THE SHOW IS ALWAYS NNG 10 MUT LATE, SO I’M THE NTROL ROOM SAYG, “YOU’VE GOT TO CUT A SKETCH OR TWO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT SHOW DON’T HAVE THE GREATT GAY REPUTATN. HAS THAT CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS HAVE CHANGED DRASTILLY AND THEY’RE RIDICULOLY GAY IENDLY NOW. THERE ARE ALMOST AS MANY GAY WRERS AS STRAIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOUR DRAG CHARACTER, LEVONIA JENKS, EVOLVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAPPENED DURG A DNKEN BNCH ON MY ROOFTOP CHERRY GROVE 2010. MY IEND ME UP WH THE NAME AND HER PERSONA IS A SORT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY LBIAN MEETS REAL HOEWIV OF ATLANTA. MY IEND TOOK THE FIRE ISLAND FERRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ENAMORED OF THE LBIAN HAIRCUTS—THE PURPLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAS FIRE ISLAND CHANGED A LOT THE LAST 10 YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK NEVER CHANG. IT ULD BE 1978 OR 2019, AND ’S ALWAYS THE SAME.HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAGAUDIENCE MEMBERS AT THE KRISTE W NCERT "P 99" AT FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK ON AUGT 21, 1999. (PHOTO BY HIROYI ITO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT A NCERT THE FIRE ISLAND P {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, RAMPANT SEX THERE IS A NSTANT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S SO MUCH SEX GOG ON OUT ON THE ISLAND. IT’S MALY HOOKUP APPS NOWADAYS, SO THE MEAT RACK [THE AREA BETWEEN THE GROVE AND THE P, WHICH ED TO BE FILLED WH ANONYMO SEX] IS BASILLY AD. BUT IF YOU’RE TO PUBLIC SEX, THERE’S PLENTY OF AT DANIEL NARDIC’S UNRWEAR PARTY AT THE ICE PALACE THE GROVE. SOMETIM THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THE BACK ROOM THAN ON THE DANCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND YOU DON’T SEE MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU PARTAKEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A STORY MY BOOK ABOUT TRYG NOT TO PARTAKE OUTDOOR SEX BEE I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE, BUT ONE TIME I GOT DNK AND WAS LURED TO THE BACK ROOM. IT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE BEE NEIGHBORS STARTED G OVER TO ME, AND I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE SEX WH THE PEOPLE I SEE ON THE BEACH ALL THE TIME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BASILLY, THERE’S NO SHAME ON FIRE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, NO SHAME AT ALL. WHO R?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LONG AGO NOTICED THAT THE RACK ISN’T QUE WHAT WAS. IF ANYONE’S STILL THERE TRYG TO CISE, THEY SIMPLY DIDN’T GET THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SO SAD. BUT MY IEND WHO’S 60 AND GREW UP WH MEAT RACK CULTURE SAYS THERE’S STILL LOTS OF ACTN THERE AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ON FRIDAYS BEE THEY’RE HORNY AND WANT TO GET LAID. FRIDAY NIGHT, HE GETS DICK LEFT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW ABOUT SOMEONE 80 YEARS OLD LIKE ME?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO PROBLEM, BEE ’S FUCKG PCH BLACK. [LGHS] EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HOOKED UP, AND AS SOON AS WE WERE DONE, I REALIZED WAS MY FUCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S SICK TO HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME OLD MAN I MENTNED, HE ED TO BRG A PIECE OF RDBOARD AND THERE WAS A UPLE HE’D MEET THERE, AND THEY’D PLAY SP THE BOTTOM. HE’D LAY ON HIS BACK ON THE RDBOARD, WH HIS KNE UP AND HIS ASS EXPOSED. THEY’D SP HIM, AND WHOEVER WAS CLOST WHEN HE LAND, WOULD FUCK HIM.JIM PEPPLER/NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAGFIRE ISLAND, N.Y.: ON AUG. 7, 1983, BEACHGOERS AND VATNERS STROLL DOWN CHERRY GROVE'S BS DISTRICT ON FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY JIM PEPPLER/ NEWSDAY VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEACHGOERS CHERRY GROVE BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHARMG! HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHG EMBARRASSG OUT ON THE ISLAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERY SGLE DAY. I THK THE MOST EMBARRASSG THG I EVER DID WAS FUCK SOME GUY OVER A GARBAGE N AFTER THE UNRWEAR PARTY ONE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YIK. DID HE KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX AS LEVONIA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, I FD WEIRD. THOSE SUFFOLK COUNTY BI GUYS H ON ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I’M DRAG. BUT ’S A RIDICULO, DUMB CHARACTER, AND I DON’T FEEL SEXUAL. I N’T THK OF GETTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WH A DRAG QUEEN, WHETHER OR OUT OF DRAG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’VE HAD SEX WH GUYS WHO ARE OUT OF DRAG, BUT I DON’T NEED THAT WIG GLUE GETTG MY MOUTH, SO TAKE THAT SH OFF FIRST! A NEIGHBOR ONCE GOT DNK AND PICKED UP A GUY DRAG. HE END UP WH THE GUY’S EYELASH STUCK TO HIS FOREHEAD AND HE DIDN’T REALIZE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TWO MUNI THERE—THE P VS. CHERRY GROVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK THE TOWNS ARE STARTG TO BEE MORE SIAR. THE P ED TO NOT EMBRACE DRAG UNTIL JULY 4 [WHEN THE ANNUAL DRAG INVASN HAPPENS], BUT NOW THEY HAVE DRAG BNCH AND QUEENS OM DRAG RACE, AND IF YOU DRS UP, THEY’RE NOT SNDALIZED, THEY MIGHT EVEN GO HOME AND THROW ON A WIG THEMSELV. IT’S LOOSENG UP ALL THOSE TIGHT ASSHOL OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ATTA OUR PLACE AT THE TABLE, DO MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE ISOLATED GHETTOS AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I KD OF LIKE THAT BEE ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LET EVERY SGLE ONE OF THEIR HIBNS GO, WHEREAS IF YOU’RE TERMGLG WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A SUBNSC FEAR OF BEG A TOTAL QUEER ONT OF A STRAIGHT GUY, BUT A GAY GHETTO, YOU DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT AND KNOW YOU’LL BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SRNICI AS LEVONIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU FD THE FIRE ISLAND CROWD NICE OR NASTY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU GET BOTH. IT’S A LTLE B OF A STEREOTYPE, BUT I FD THAT THE GUYS THE GROVE ARE MORE WELG AND NICE, WHEREAS THE P, YOU MIGHT GET GUYS WHO ARE STUCK UP BEE THEY’RE GEO AND RICH. BUT WE A’T GOT MUCH OF THAT THE GROVE, SO NOBODY HAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HAVE A WORKED OUT BODY. IS THAT BEE OF PEER PRSURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO. I DISVERED MY TEENS THAT WORKG OUT HELPED ME WH MY PRSN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WONR I’M PRSED. DO HAVG A BODY MAKE YOU MORE ACCEPTED THAT MUNY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT REALLY, BEE I’M SHAPE, BUT WHEN I’M NEXT TO THOSE RIPPED FUCKG STEROID-ED GHB BODI, I DON’T EVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THERE AGEISM FOR NOT BEG YOUR 20S?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXACT OPPOSE. THE SEND I TURNED 40, EVERYONE THEIR 20S WANTED TO FUCK ME. EVERYONE HAS DADDY ISSU, I DISVERED. YOU’RE SUDNLY HOT BEE YOU’VE GOT SOME GREY YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IS THAT STILL HAPPENG FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KNOCK ON WOOD, Y. BUT I GIVE ANOTHER YEAR, UNTIL I’M PUT OUT TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, UNTIL THEN, KEEP HAVG FUN AND WRG ABOUT . THANKS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIDBS FROM THE EDGEJARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 06: ALAN CUMMG ATTENDS THE AMFAR NEW YORK GALA 2019 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 6, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/AMFAR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN BETWEEN UNRWEAR PARTI, THE AFOREMENTNED PROMOTER DANIEL NARDIC TOLD ME THAT HIS CLUB CUMMG PARTNER, SUPERSTAR ALAN CUMMG (PICTURED ABOVE), IS LOOKG TO BUY TO NARDIC'S OTHER EAST VILLAGE CLUB, BEDLAM. HE ADD THAT IF THAT HAPPENS, THE HANGOUT WILL MOST LIKELY UNRGO A NAME CHANGE TO SEND CUMMG. MAMA LIKE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER HOT PRODUCER-PROMOTER, FRANKIE SHARP (WTGAY, THREE DOLLAR BILL), MIGHT BE VERY VISIBLE EXTREMELY SOON, BUT I N’T SAY MORE RIGHT NOW. UNLIKE SOME OF THOSE FIRE ISLAND QUEENS, I KNOW WHEN TO PLUG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I HEAR FX IS DOG A DOCERI ON GAY NYC, AND THE ‘80S SEGMENT WILL CLU AN ANTHONY AND ALEX-DIRECTED SEGMENT ABOUT LATE VIOGRAPHER NELSON SULLIVAN, WHO BACK THE DAY PTURED EVERY B OF MY VORTG WH HIS PERATG LENS. AND I AM NOT ASHAMED! 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A TY B. THE SIX-TIME TONY WNER PRACTILLY TURNS A FEW SENDS OF IASTIC MOANG TO OPERATIC TRILLG AT THE OUTSET OF THE PLAY, AND LATER ON, SHE WARBL A UPLE OF NOT OM BRIGADOON [A SHOW WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE REFERENCED BEETLEJUICE]. BUT THAT’S , FOLKS. DEBSY’S “CLAIR LUNE” AND BACH’S “GOLDBERG VARIATNS” ARE THE PRIMARY MIL PIEC YOU’LL HEAR HERE, AS DICTATED BY THE ROMANTIC PLOT. THIS IS THE WELL KNOWN DRAMEDY—FILMED 1991 WH AL PACO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER— WHICH A FEISTY SHORT ORR OK TRI TO PEEL BACK THE ARMOR OF A BATTLE-SRRED WARS (WHO WANTED TO BE AN ACTRS BUT WILL PROBABLY BEE A TEACHER) WHILE SISTG THAT THEY NEED TO NNECT THE DARK AND EVEN WH THE LIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE MANY CINC THAT JO THE TWO CHARACTERS, CLUDG THE FACT THAT THEY’RE NAMED FRANKIE (AUDRA) AND JOHNNY (MICHAEL SHANNON), JT LIKE THE FAMO SONG ABOUT A WOMAN WHO KILLS HER MAN WHEN SHE UPON HIM ROMANCG SOMEONE ELSE. IN THIS SE, FRANKIE DIDN’T SHOOT HER THEN-HBAND WHEN SHE FOUND HIM DOG THAT, BUT SHE’S ABOUT TO METAPHORILLY ANNIHILATE HIM BY THROWG AWAY HER RISTANCE AND BONDG WH HER -WORKER JOHNNY, AN EX-N WHO’S TERMED TO GRAB LIFE BY THE THROAT AND STOP FG OTHER PEOPLE’S NAM.BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: MICHAEL SHANNON AND AUDRA MCDONALD DURG THE CURTA LL FOR THE REVIVAL OF "FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" AT THE BROADHURST THEATRE ON MAY 29, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MORE CINCE, THIS PLAY IS REMARKABLY SIAR THEME TO ANOTHER CURRENTLY REVIVED 1987 WORK BY A GAY PLAYWRIGHT: LANFORD WILSON’S BURN THIS, WHICH A SHELL-SHOCKED WOMAN IS LURED BACK TO ROMANCE BY A RELENTLSLY PHY, WEIRD CREATURE WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A TENR BEAST. IN MCNALLY’S PLAY, THE TWO LEADS BANTER, ENGAGE ANK SEX TALK, AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THEIR RELATNSHIP, AS SHE NTUALLY SAYS “SORRY” WHILE HE NSTANTLY SWEARS, THEN ADDS “PARDON MY FRENCH.” THEY BLAB ABOUT PRIZZI’S HONOR, WTERN OMELETS, AND SHAKPEARE, BETWEEN MORBIDLY PEERG OUT FRANKIE’S WDOW AND WATCHG A NEIGHBORG WOMAN GET BEATEN UP BY HER SPOE, A SUATN FRANKIE HAS TRIED TO ALLEVIATE, TO NO AVAIL. (THE WOMAN IS TOO ENTRENCHED TO FIGHT BACK OR GET OUT, A TRAP FRANKIE HAS STUDLY E TO AVOID.) THEIR DIALOGUE N BE REPETIVE AND TOO CUTE OR CLICHED (LOVE “DON’T GROW ON TRE”), BUT AS A CHARACTER STUDY, ’S FASCATG. THE TALK HEATS UP WHEN GO TO THE LIMS, LIKE JOHNNY SPERATELY WANTG TO STARE AT FRANKIE’S PRIVAT; FRANKIE YELPG, “DON’T BLAME ME FOR YOUR LIMP DICK”; OR HER ASKG JOHNNY IF HE’S QUEER, TO WHICH HE REPLI, “DO THIS LOOK LIKE A GAY FACE?” FORTUNATELY, THIS BEG BEFORE CELL PHON, THE TWO N NCENTRATE ON WORKG EACH OTHER’S NERV NONSTOP AS THEY WORK THE VAR AREAS OF FRANKIE’S WALK-UP APARTMENT PRE-FABULO HELL’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 2002 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY REVIVAL WH EDIE FAL AND STANLEY TUCCI EXUD SUCH CHEMISTRY THAT, AS I RELL, BOTH STARS LEFT THEIR PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER REAL LIFE (FOR A WHILE, ANYWAY). THIS TIME, SHANNON IS APPROPRIATELY VASIVE AND SISTENT—FRANKIE SCREAMS FOR HIM TO GO AT ONE POT—AND AUDRA IS SKEPTIL YET OBVLY TRIGUED BY SOMEONE WHO PROPOS MARRIAGE AND KIDS ON A FIRST DATE. CLASSIL MIC WAFTS AS A BACKDROP THROUGHOUT, AND THE CLOSG MOMENTS—AS DIRECTED BY AR ARB—NEATLY BALANCE THE LYRIL AND THE MUNDANE, WH JOHNNY’S HIGH-FLYG IAS GROUND BY A UPLE OF TOOTHBSH MOTN. IT’S GOOD STUFF, BUT YOU SHOULD MALY SEE THIS FOR THE EXCELLENT STAR DUO OF AUDRA AND MICHAEL—AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNY. THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

However the poll suggts that a big majory - 90% - of rponnts don't believe that she’s the poll:What do you thk about the gay mors surroundg Audra McDonald? ”That show don’t have the greatt gay reputatn.

GAY INOGRAPHY: AUDRA MCDONALD’S TONY-WNG PERFORMANC

Thgs have changed drastilly and they’re ridiculoly gay iendly now. There are almost as many gay wrers as straight did your drag character, Levonia Jenks, evolve? I kd of like that bee allows people to let every sgle one of their hibns go, whereas if you’re termglg wh straight people, you might have a subnsc fear of beg a total queer ont of a straight guy, but a gay ghetto, you do whatever the fuck you want and know you’ll be accepted.

Another hot producer-promoter, Frankie Sharp (Wtgay, Three Dollar Bill), might be very visible extremely soon, but I n’t say more right now. Unlike some of those Fire Island queens, I know when to plug I hear FX is dog a doceri on gay NYC, and the ‘80s segment will clu an Anthony and Alex-directed segment about late viographer Nelson Sullivan, who back the day ptured every b of my vortg wh his peratg lens.

In this se, Frankie didn’t shoot her then-hband when she found him dog that, but she’s about to metaphorilly annihilate him by throwg away her ristance and bondg wh her -worker Johnny, an ex-n who’s termed to grab life by the throat and stop fg other people’s one more cince, this play is remarkably siar theme to another currently revived 1987 work by a gay playwright: Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, which a shell-shocked woman is lured back to romance by a relentlsly phy, weird creature who turns out to be a tenr beast. The talk heats up when go to the lims, like Johnny sperately wantg to stare at Frankie’s privat; Frankie yelpg, “Don’t blame me for your limp dick”; or her askg Johnny if he’s queer, to which he repli, “Do this look like a gay face? The Pri EBN (formerly known as McDonald’s Gay, Lbian & Alli Network) was found 2005 and striv to build awarens, equy, cln and opportuni for employe and ctomers om the LGBTQ+ muny.

AUDRA MCDONALD IS GOG TO SAY “GAY” IF SHE WANTS TO

I was particularly drawn to that, " says Bgwa, who 2018 was the first gay woman of lor to receive the Heath Ledger Scholarship for emergg Atralian actors.

BROADWAY STAR AUDRA MCDONALD SLAMS INDIANA GOVERNOR OVER ANTI-GAY BILL

"She's somewhat of an unrdog, and I probably relate to that [aspects] of my real life bee I'm Ain-Atralian, born [] Atralia, wh not many people reflective of my culture around, who wanted to pursue a reer Hollywood, who intifi as gay. Bgwa arrived to set wh legends Mandy Patk, CCH Pounr, and LGBTQ+ in Wanda by Christian Blanchard"I was like, oh, my gosh, this Black gay woman is succeedg and beg funny and has a rich fay life and I'm stg next to her, " Bgwa says. If raw talent was all tak for someone to be nsired a gay in, Broadway veteran Audra McDonald would already more than qualify.

AUDRA MCDONALD, CHA RIVERA AND DRAG RACE STARS HEADLE 23RD ANNUAL GAY DAYS AT DISNEYLAND

She's an avid social media er wh her Twter handle AudraEqualyMc, g the platform to share her views and challenge homophobia.

AUDRA MCDONALD ON TERRENCE MCNALLY’S LGBTQ LEGACY: ‘HE PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE’‘IN. THE. FLESH.’BROADWAY STAR AUDRA MCDONALD TELLS TIM TEEMAN HOW PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY SHOWED GAY PEOPLE “FULLY,” WHAT HE WAS LIKE TO WORK WH, AND HER FONST MEMORI AS A CLOSE IEND.TIM TEEMANSENR EDOR AND WRERUPDATED MAR. 26, 2020 7:45PM EDT / PUBLISHED MAR. 26, 2020 6:53PM EDT EXCLIVEPHOTO ILLTRATN BY THE DAILY BEAST / PHOTO BRAD BARKET/GETTYTHE SIX-TIME TONY AWARD WNER AUDRA MCDONALD KNEW THE MULTI-AWARD WNG PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY—WHO DIED THIS WEEK AT 81 OF RONAVIS-RELATED PLITNS—AS BOTH A CLOSE IEND AND PROFSNAL LLABORATOR SCE 1994. MCDONALD WORKED ON THREE OF MCNALLY’S SHOWS ON BROADWAY: MASTER CLASS (1995), ABOUT MARIA CALLAS, THE MIL RAGTIME (1996), BASED ON E.L. DOCTOROW’S 1975 NOVEL, AND THE ODD-UPLE EDY DRAMA FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE, FIRST PERFORMED 1987 AND REVIVED—TO CRIL ACCLAIM—ON BROADWAY LAST YEAR, STARRG MCDONALD AND MICHAEL SHANNON. WHAT WAS TERRENCE LIKE TO WORK WH?TERRENCE WAS AN EASY CREATIVE TO HAVE THE ROOM. SOMETIM WHEN YOU’RE WORKG ON PIEC WH PEOPLE WHO CREATE, THEY—THE WRERS I MEAN—N BE VERY PREC ABOUT THEIR WORK, AND YOU FEEL STRANGLED BY THEM A WAY. TERRENCE WAS SO OPEN, SO LLABORATIVE AND HE LOV ACTORS… (MCDONALD PSED) IT’S HARD TO TALK ABOUT HIM THE PAST TENSE. HE LOVED ACTORS SO MUCH. HE WAS VERY OPEN, AND EMPATHIC. I REMEMBER AT THE END OF MASTER CLASS WHEN MY CHARACTER, SHARON, FALLY TELLS OFF MARIA CALLAS, WHEN I WAS REHEARSG THAT MOMENT—WHAT MARIA CALLAS WAS SAYG TO MY CHARACTER BEFORE MY CHARACTER FALLY LOS —I WASN’T QUE GETTG TO THE EMOTN. TERENCE SAID, “IS NOT HARSH ENOUGH, WHAT MARIA CALLAS IS SAYG TO YOU BEFOREHAND?”I WAS VERY YOUNG THEN. I SAID, “ACTUALLY YEAH, BEE THE ROL SHE IS SAYG I SHOULD STICK TO ARE FE ROL. THEY’D BE ROL A SOPRANO WOULD LOVE TO DO, SO DON’T FEEL LIKE ’S ENOUGH OF A SLAM.” AND SO TERRENCE WENT BACK, REWROTE , AND MA VASTATG. MARIA NOW SAID TO MY CHARACTER THAT I LACKED THE SPECIALNS. AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO DO —FOR ME TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMOTN TO RPOND TO HER.THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF HIM SHOWG UNRSTANDG AND BEG SO KEYED TO ACTORS. HE WAS SO LLABORATIVE AND WILLG TO MAKE EVERYTHG RIGHT, EVEN IF MEANT HE HAD TO ALTER SOME OF HIS OWN WORK AS WELL.WHAT DO YOU THK OF TERRENCE’S LGBTQ LEGACY THEATER, AND BEYOND? IT’S HARD TO OVERSTATE . HE WAS THE ONE WHO PROUDLY PUT GAY PEOPLE UP ON STAGE AND SHOWED THEM MATURE RELATNSHIPS OR FALTERG RELATNSHIPS, AND ALL THEIR FLAWS AND ALL THEIR TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDI. ALL OF . HE PROUDLY PUT OUT THERE OVER AND OVER AGA, NOT ONLY LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSN! (1994). BUT LOOK AT SOMETHG LIKE CORP CHRISTI (1997) WHICH HE GOT ATH THREATS FOR, AND KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN (1990), AND MOTHERS AND SONS (2013).TERRENCE WAS ALSO WRG ABOUT WHAT HE KNEW, AND NOT ONLY UNASHAMED BUT SHOUTG TO THE WORLD, “YOU NEED TO SEE FOR EVERYTHG THAT WE ARE. YOU NEED TO SEE FULLY. IN. THE. FLH.” IN EVERY SENSE OF THOSE WORDS. THERE IS NO GREATER WAY TO PROCLAIM “I AM WHAT I AM” THAN THE WAY TERRENCE DID.WAS HE PROUD OF HIS LGBTQ LEGACY?I WOULDN’T SAY HE WAS “PROUD,” WAS JT WHAT HE HAD TO DO AND WHO HE WAS. I DON’T THK TERRENCE WOULD BE SOMEONE TO PAT HIMSELF ON THE BACK FOR . I JT THK HE WOULD SAY, “THIS IS NECSARY,” NOT JT FOR HIMSELF, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE MUNY. AS I SAY THAT, I AM REMEMBERG THAT WE WERE TOGETHER WHEN THE SUPREME COURT STCK DOWN DOMA (THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT) 2013. WE WERE A WORKSHOP FOR KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN. WE DID MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS OF . IT NEVER WENT TO BROADWAY. WHAT WAS LIKE TO WORK ON THE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF FRANKIE AND JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE LAST YEAR?IT WAS JT A JOY TO HAVE TERRENCE THE ROOM. HE WOULD S THERE AND SE, AND WE SAT AT THE TABLE FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE WE GOT UP ON OUR FEET WH THAT ONE. HE WOULD DISCS WHERE THE PLAY ME OM HIM, HOW HE FELT SOMETIM HE WAS JOHNNY AND SOMETIM HE WAS FRANKIE. HE WAS JT VERY OPEN, LIKE ANOTHER ST MEMBER THERE WH . AT N-THROUGHS TERRENCE WOULD SAY, “I WISH HAD SOMETHG TO SAY. I DON’T. I’M SO HAPPY WH WHAT YOU’RE DOG.” HE WAS LIKE THIS BLSED SPIR WHO WAS THERE WH . HE HAD BEEN LIVG WH LUNG NCER FOR A WHILE, SO HE WASN’T AS ACTIVE AS ED TO BE, BUT HE SAT THERE WH , DAY DAY OUT, AND WAS BETIFUL. “JT WATCHG TERRENCE BE SO TICKLED WH THE BABY, PLAYG WH MY BABY, BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY” DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL MEMORY OF TERRENCE THAT IS FG OF HIM FOR YOU?IN 2017, WHEN I WAS LONDON DOG LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL, HE AND TOM (KIRDAHY, MCNALLY’S SURVIVG HBAND) ME TO VIS TO SEE THE SHOW. THEY ME TO MY FLAT AND JT PLAYED WH MY BABY; SHE MT HAVE BEEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME. I WAS STG ON THE FLOOR, AND TOM AND TERRENCE HAD THE BABY ON THEIR LAPS. JT WATCHG TERRENCE BE SO TICKLED WH THE BABY, PLAYG WH MY BABY, BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY. TALKG ABOUT FAY, HE REALLY WAS FAY TO ME, SO THAT’S A MEMORY THAT’S STICKG VERY STRONGLY MY MD RIGHT NOW. TIM TEEMAN

She's also performed at the Democratic Natnal Conventn's LGBT Learship Dner, sung at gay weddgs and was honored wh PFLAG NYC's “Stay Close” Learship Award.

The show follows the life of opera sger (and fellow gay in) Maria Callas, and also earned a Tony for her -star Zoe Caldwell.

The Journal recently spoke to the actrs about Shakpearean improv, gay marriage and the "Private Practice" fale. Audra McDonald's 6-year-old dghter, Zo, knows almost as many gay people as her mother. We went on Rosie O'Donnell's cise [on which McDonald performed] and had a gay ol time, chuckl McDonald.