Jerry Herman – Broadway’s Golden Voice | WordPress Post Memorabilia Available Here Broadway Legend · Composer & Lyricist JerryHerman July 10, 1931 – December 26, 2019 “The simple, hummable showtune” — the man who gave Broadway its most joyful, enduring voice. Tony Lifetime Achievement 2009 Kennedy Center Honors 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame 1982 Hollywood […]
Terrence McNally | Playwright, Legacy & Life (1938–2020) Playwright · Librettist · Advocate Terrence McNally 1938 – 2020 The “bard of American theater” who spent six decades chronicling the human need for connection, championing LGBTQ+ lives, and winning five Tony Awards before his death from COVID-19 complications. 5 Tony Awards 60+ Years in Theatre 40+ […]
Christopher Isherwood: The Writer Who Captured Berlin’s Twilight and Became a Voice for Gay Liberation Christopher Isherwood: The Writer Who Captured Berlin’s Twilight and Became a Voice for Gay Liberation Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works […]
Montgomery Clift 1920 – 1966Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of “moody, sensitive young men”, according to The New York Times.He is best remembered for his roles in Howard Hawks’s Red River (1948), George Stevens’s A […]
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th EGOT winner in […]
Ramón Novarro (1899-1968) – Beyond the Latin LoverRamón Novarro, born José Ramón Gil Samaniego on February 6, 1899, in Durango, Mexico, was a figure of immense talent and quiet complexity. He rose to international stardom as a “Latin Lover” rivalling Rudolph Valentino, yet his life was marked by both dazzling public success and profound personal […]
Beyond the Bling: The Enduring Legacy of Liberace May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987 Władziu Valentino Liberace was an American pianist, singer and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements