James Magruder
Slave to love: an interview with gay writer James Magruder
“The ego, self-delusion and bravery required to be a stage artist in this country is perpetual comic gold.”
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James Magruder
“The ego, self-delusion and bravery required to be a stage artist in this country is perpetual comic gold.”
Jean-Philip Grobler
“I’m not actually gay myself. But I identify with the queer community in many ways.”
Radical Face
“It’s a name I actually got from a plastic surgery flier when I was 18. I saw it on a telephone pole, but it was torn.”
Cheyenne Jackson
“I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole.”
Anthony DiFiore
“We’ve always wanted to do a Neverland-themed Neverland.”
Big Freedia
“I’m blessed to have my own show and to have a platform to speak on a lot of different things that are happening around the world.”
Sarah Silverman
“Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.”
Mary Lambert
“That is part of being a great artist is being vulnerable and trustful in the audience”
Howard Jones
“You want to be striking out in a new direction. That’s the way things move forward.”
Julio Medem
“I’m a father of three kids. Even though, curiously, I feel like the mother of my films.”
Diego Sans
“Go ahead and alert the men in Chicago I’m looking for a husband.”
DJ Seth Breezy
“I’m really looking forward to bringing the sexy tribal beats for you guys this year.”
Brian Cook
“I was a sucker for soft rock power ballads when I was ten.”
Chuck Panozzo
“I was raised a good little Catholic. What’s more theatrical than the ritual of the Catholic church?”
John Cena
“I think the possibilities of this show are limitless.”
Toni Tennille
“I have found with all of my gay friends who love the music, they are passionate and they find what’s underneath.”
Justin Tranter
“If we want the rest of the world to fully accept us we have to accept and encourage our community and ourselves first.”
Dan Martin and Michael Biello
“At the heart of the show is the story of our 40 year relationship as life partners and creative collaborators.”
DJ Alvin the Funkmunk
“I especially love playing tracks that have that old school Chicago house vibe to it.”
Gin Wigmore
“I wanted to throw myself in the deep end to see if I would drown or I would swim.”
Raymond Luczak
“What’s so fascinating about Whitman is how much of a harbinger he was of not only the American identity but also of other identities.”
Cynthia Lee Fontaine
“Some Kim Chi for breakfast is not going to be bad!”
Lorrie Morgan
“I could not believe the people at that stage that knew every word to every song.”
Ralph Hamilton
“Joy and laughter are as much a part of life as grief and tears.”