Kinky Boots Angels Spread Their Wings for 30 Days of Pride
Kinky Boots' Angels are the ensemble performers who make the show's fabulous drag numbers come to life eight shows a week. Three of the Angels — Charlie Sutton, Kevin Smith Kirkwood and Paul Canaan — joined Playbill backstage at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to show off some of their favorite glamorous costumes and to talk about the positive and prideful role the Angels have in the production. See Kinky Boots' Jerry Mitchell revisit the sexy history of Broadway Bares.
OBSESSED!: If Billy Porter Played Louise in Gypsy
Tony and Grammy Award-winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter recently released his new solo album "Billy's Back On Broadway." He met up with his old friend Seth Rudetsky to reminisce about working together on Broadway in Grease! and talk about his reaction to 2014 Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller's performance in Beautiful. Seth also challenges Billy to take his least favorite song from Gypsy and "make it his own." Check out Seth's weekly column. Visit SethTV.com, Seth's online home.
Gleeks Rejoice! The Woman You Love to Hate Takes the Stage at 54 Below
"Glee"'s Jane Lynch makes her cabaret debut at 54 Below with a quirky set list of tunes that "have very little to do with each other." Expect guest stars — Kate Flannery (she played Meredith on "The Office"), "Glee" alum Cheyenne Jackson and current "Glee" star Matthew Morrison are all expected to appear. Playbill popped in for sound check as Lynch ran through two numbers previewing the show. Visit 54Below.com for details.
Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare and "The Normal Heart" Cast Talk About How Larry Kramer is "Scary and Amazing"
Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Taylor Kitsch ("Friday Night Lights"), Frank De Julio ("Smash," "Gossip Girl") and Sean Meehan ("Blue Bloods," "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3") took to the red carpet at New York City's iconic Ziegfeld Theatre for the world premiere screening of "The Normal Heart." Based on Larry Kramer's's Tony-winning play — and with a screenplay by Kramer — the film is a personal, emotional and harrowing look at the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. The cast members chatted with Playbill about the importance of the film, the heroism of Kramer and his contemporaries and the need to live an open and honest life. See highlights from the play's 2011 Broadway production.
