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Live Review: Debbie Gibson & Friends @ Town Hall NYC: ELECTRIC YOUTH 35th Anniversary 7/26/24 by Eileen Shapiro

Eileen ShapiroJul 29, 2024

A virtual fireworks display plunging into the night sky and shattering the dark, Debbie Gibson exploded onto the stage with the energy of supernova for her Electric Youth 35th Anniversary concert at Town Hall in New York City July 26, 2024. The celebration paid tribute to her chart-topping album that she wrote, recorded and produced at age 18. A trail blazing music icon, Debbie Gibson rocked the 80’s with her dance-pop showcasing songs including “Only...

Julius Caeser – Prince of Darkness Rules the Night

Eileen ShapiroOct 17, 2022

Julius Caesar, aka Julius Ferreira, is an original New York boy from Queens who was introduced to the nightlife at age 19. He was learning, watching and waiting when, after two years of having learned many different components that are necessary to generate a successful event, Julius was hired at his first LGBTQ venue. After experiencing many variations of the community, he realized his favorite was ballroom culture and then quickly decided he had more...

Nijawwon Matthews – Choreographer to the Stars

Eileen ShapiroSep 29, 2022

Nijawwon Matthews was one of the hottest sights on the island this past weekend. He works for the Joffrey Ballet and for Pace University, and he has worked with icons including Mary J Blige, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, and many others. I decided to take advantage of his good nature and have a conversation with him. INTERVIEW >>> Hello, Nijawwon. What made you want to be a choreographer? It wasn’t the fact that...

The 56TH Miss Fire Island Pageant Presented by The Ice Palace

Eileen ShapiroSep 16, 2022

Fashioned somewhat after the Miss America pageant, only much more dazzling, the 56th Miss Fire Island Pageant was held at the Ice Palace at Cherry Grove, Fire Island on September 10, under an umbrella of sunshine and sparkle. Hosted by drag icons Ariel Sinclair, Porsche and Logan Hardcore, with music by DJs Chauncey Dandridge and Chuck McTague, the pageant featured a barrage of talented and stunning queens competing for the illustrious title. The winner was...

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EXHORTER: PORTRAIT OF A STREET GIGOLO – MOVIE REVIEW

Eileen ShapiroNov 10, 2021

Actors Sal Anzalone and Zach Stoppert Stand Out in Seductive Alan Baxter Film A compelling and exhilarating intrigue fills the screen the second the movie begins, thanks to the brilliance of writer/director Alan Baxter, the fascinating cinematography by Ron E. Gaither, and the haunting musical theme that embraces the film throughout by Robby Allan. “Exhorter: Portrait of a Street Gigolo” will be premiering December 15, 2021 @ The Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street (near...

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Review: The FMs Organic Hate/ Synthetic Love By Miss Cherry Delight

Jimmy StarOct 11, 2019

The FMs are truly a dynamic one of a kind band. A group of gender bending goth-synth superhumans with a passion to save the world by melodically giving it a long look in the mirror. With a strong kink undertone (or overtone, really), smokey eyeliner and barely-there outfits worn by their frontthem, Matte Namer, they seductively demand man/womankind gets it’s shit together. The FMs unapologetically writhe, jump, head bang, climb, tangle themselves in microphone wire,...

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Live Review: Paula Abdul ‘Forever Your Girl’

Get Out! ContributorSep 3, 2019

With a cascade of dancers and a kaleidoscope of sound and colorful fury, Paula Abdul stormed the stage of the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel in a flawless showcase of song and dance. Her high-energy performance ignited the room and evoked a barrage of applause and appreciation from the sold-out audience. After one short week, her show has sky-rocketed to one of the top 20 Vegas shows, according to “USA Today.” For years, Abdul has enchanted...

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Live Review: Leslie Jordan: “Exposed” @”The Green Room 42″ July 5, 2019

Eileen ShapiroJul 8, 2019

Like a raging tsunami, the Emmy winning actor/humorist Leslie Jordan captured the stage of the intimate, sold out venue, The Green Room 42, and held the audience hostage with his outrageous presence and comical wizardry. With an avalanche of words and “Exposed” stories of a flamboyant youth growing up in a Southern Baptist world, Jordan celebrated his coming of age, and shared his true life anecdotes from his stage and television performances, in a larger...

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Bette Midler and Cyndi Lauper at We Magic Planet Pride Main Event – June 29, 2019 By Jason Prince

Eileen ShapiroJul 1, 2019

It’s 9pm on World Pride Saturday and we are bumper to bumper in the worse traffic that Manhattan has to offer! But nothing is going to stop us getting to the Javitz Center to see ‘once in a lifetime’ performances from two of the most Iconic figures of our time, Hollywood royalty Bette Midler and legendary pop rebel Cyndi Lauper. Hosting the event are Circuit club giants ‘WE Party’ and the anticipation of joining thousands...

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Live Review: Madonna: WorldPride NYC Performance @ Pride Island, Pier 97: June 30, 2019

Eileen ShapiroJul 1, 2019

Thousands of vibrant, shirtless men the fragrance of ambience, surrounded the stage. Present were representatives marking every continent, anxiously awaiting the lifetime appearance of Madonna at Pier 97, slated Pride Island, and the dazzling grand finale spectacular of WorldPride, NYC 2019. As the sky grew dark the excitement mounted. We all became one, bodies crunched together without a place to breathe. Then suddenly the stage lit up with dancing replicas of Madonna and all at...

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