Director/wrer David Galligan has filtered much of the gay and lbian experience through this fast-paced mil revue, featurg 22 songs and sketch performed by an outstandg six-member ensemble. Galligan's stagg, gmented by the choreography of Tony Kaye and Kay Cole, is sparse but highly ventive, effectively highlightg the reali and absurdi, humor and pathos of livg an "alternative" liftyle. The mil numbers were provid by many of L.A.'s most gifted wrers, cludg the legendary Billy Barn, whose irreverent openg number, "The Gay '90s," featur the ensemble full turn-of-the-century regalia. The stum are quickly disrd, however, as the sually attired st of three women and three men segue to a seri of illumatg mil and spoken vigt.
Contents:
- NEW OWNERSHIP MEANS CHANG FOR GAY 90S NIGHTCLUB
- STRIP-CLUBS OWNER HAFIZ ADDS GAY 90S TO HIS LIST
- BELOVED BILL'S GAY NETI IS GONE, BILL'S FOOD & DRK OPENS IN ITS PLACE
- THE GAY 90S
- 'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF
- GAY 90S
- THE GAY ’90S MIL
NEW OWNERSHIP MEANS CHANG FOR GAY 90S NIGHTCLUB
The natn’s first gay and lbian talk rad show, The Gay 90s, aired om downtown Cleveland, Oh and started off wh a bang. Not lerally, but given the bomb threat lled before the show’s premier broadst on WHK 1420 AM was a possibily. Dpe the potential danger, The Gay 90s aired as schled on March 26, 1993, and beme the untry’s first mercial live, “ll ” rad program by, for, and about the gay and lbian muny. Given Cleveland’s history of settlg... * who owns the gay 90s *
The staple Tw Ci GLBT statn will unrgo renovatns begng renovatns and a change ownership are the works for the Gay 90s nightclub – a staple the Tw Ci gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr muny and popular statn for Universy stunts – bee an unintified buyer recently entered the fal stag of purchasg the club.
Robert Parker, general manager of the Gay 90s, said the buyer approached the owner of the bar, Michael Bloom, about three months ago wh an tert to acquire the club.
STRIP-CLUBS OWNER HAFIZ ADDS GAY 90S TO HIS LIST
"That '70s Show" has been given the reboot treatment at Netflix, and the s has troduced a new character Ozzie who out as gay. * who owns the gay 90s *
Sara Tulchsky celebrated her 21st birthday Sunday at the Gay 90s.
“It don’t matter if you’re straight, you’re gay, you’re anythg. The Gay 90s has unrgone a number of chang unr the current owner Bloom, Parker said.
BELOVED BILL'S GAY NETI IS GONE, BILL'S FOOD & DRK OPENS IN ITS PLACE
Acrdg to s new owner, the Gay 90s will stay gay. On Friday, Peter Hafiz, owner of the strip clubs Deja Vu and Dreamgirls, said he is buyg the Gay 90s and s buildg at the rner of Hennep Avenue and 4th Street He'll take over May 1 pendg cy approval later this month.
THE GAY 90S
While the Gay 90s has borne s name for more than half a century, wasn't until the mid-1970s that beme a gay bar and eventually a statn for drag shows and dance nights, which over the years have also attracted a large straight clientele.
'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF
A longtime manager at the club, Robert Parker, said he was uncerta about the Gay 90s' future when he first heard about s sale. "But once all started to fall to place, I saw that [Hafiz's] visn was to have a bigger and granr Gay 90s. After hearg that the Gay 90s' longtime owner, Michael Bloom, was ready to retire, Hafiz stepped , feelg that the club would be a good addn to his clter of downtown nightspots.
"We're gog to do an extensive remolg and brg up to date as an upsle venue for the gay muny, " he said.
GAY 90S
Bill’s Gay Neti, the beloved former speakeasy that opened 1924 and enjoyed a long, celebrated life as a rtrant and piano bar, closed March wh much sadns all around.
"The former Bill’s Gay Neti piano n be found the bar downstairs while origal moldgs appear the ma dg room, " says -owner Sean Largotta. The natn’s first gay and lbian talk rad show, The Gay 90s, aired om downtown Cleveland, Oh and started off wh a bang. Dpe the potential danger, The Gay 90s aired as schled on March 26, 1993, and beme the untry’s first mercial live, “ll ” rad program by, for, and about the gay and lbian muny.
THE GAY ’90S MIL
Given Cleveland’s history of settlg disput wh explosiv, upled wh the homophobic atmosphere surroundg lbians and gay men at the time, the threat was taken serly.