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Cheyenne Jackson - Don't Wanna Know

Here's the complete version of last week's teaser.

Cheyenne Jackson - Don't Wanna Know

Here's a snippet of Cheyenne Jackson's coming single which will be released later this month. Keep an eye out for gay Broadway star Nick Adams.  Super gay!

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Cheyenne Jackson Is Back On Broadway

Cheyenne Jackson plays a porn star in The Performers, a new romantic comedy which is now in previews at Broadway's Longacre Theater.

It is the night of the Adult Film Awards, and Lee (Daniel Breaker), a tabloid journalist, has come to Las Vegas to interview his high school friend Mandrew (Jackson), a hot new star. Lee, who’s accompanied by his fiancée Sara (Alicia Silverstone), first sees Mandrew as an exotic creature; but soon enough begins to question his own, more conservative lifestyle. Meanwhile, Sara is having doubts too, and she enlists Mandrew’s wife Peeps (Ari Graynor) – also a performer – to compare notes on intimacy and the fear of commitment. Awards, sequins, and Barry Manilow converge as everyone tries to navigate the ins, outs, ups and downs of relationships. Thank goodness Chuck Wood (Henry Winkler), the hardest-working man in the business, is on hand to remind everyone that size matters… but love matters more.

The Performers opens on November 14th. (Via Boy Culture)

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HomoQuotable - Cheyenne Jackson

"I am disgusted and appalled by Tracy Morgan's homophobic rant. The devastating repercussions of hate-filled language manifest in very real ways for today's LGBTQ youth. I've known Tracy for two years, spent many long hours with him on set, and I want to believe that this behavior is not at the core of who he is. I'm incredibly disappointed by his actions, and hope that his apology is sincere." -Openly gay 30 Rock cast member Cheyenne Jackson.

Photo Of The Day

Gothamist reports: "To raise awareness for World AIDS Day, which is tomorrow, December 1, 2010, amfAR ambassadors Liza Minnelli and Cheyenne Jackson, amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole and fashion designer and Project Runway runner-up Mondo Guerra rang the opening bell this morning at the New York Stock Exchange."

NY Gov. David Paterson Leads Crowd In NYC Vigil For At Risk LGBT Youth

Last night New York Gov. David Paterson, possibly the best straight political ally the LGBT community has ever known, lead thousands of New Yorkers in a vigil for the at-risk queer youth of our state. A gentle rain began to fall during the action, matched only by the tears on everyone's faces as Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson led the crowd through a heart-wrenching rendition of Over The Rainbow. Full-screen versions of the photos below can be viewed here.

Stars Reenact Prop 8 Trial Testimony

The Courage Campaign has launched Equality On Trial, in which stars reenact the testimony given by the plaintiffs in California's Prop 8 trial. Below are reenactments from Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael Urie, Patricia Clarkson, Alan Cumming, and Ellen Greene. The Courage Campaign invites you to download trial scripts and upload your own reenactments to the Equality On Trial site.

Broadway Friday

-Brandon Victor Dixon, currently earning rave reviews in The Scottsboro Boys, will take the title role in the upcoming Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Musical. The show begins previews on October 8th.

-The 2010 Tony Awards nominations will be revealed on Tuesday at 8:30am. Watch live on the official site.

-Try to remember: Tomorrow The Fantasticks celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special event that includes over 50 alumnae of the show appearing for the curtain call and a group song.

-Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Martin, and Rosie Perez are among the presenters at this year's Drama Desk Awards at Lincoln Center on May 22nd. Patti LuPone will host. "No fucking cameras!"

-Testa-fy! Tony nominee Mary Testa will star in the Off Broadway run of I'll Be Damned beginning July 1st at the Vineyard. She was fantastic in Xanadu.

-All that scam: Composer John Kander and the estate of Bob Fosse are suing Disney over royalties from the Oscar-winning film version of Chicago. The parties claim Disney has cheated them out of $12M.

-We don't need no jukebox-ucation. Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Musical. SRSLY.

-She's the top: Tony winner Sutton Foster will star in a revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, set to open next season. Patti LuPone starred in the most recent Broadway production in the 80s.

VIDEO: Here's a new montage clip from Promises, Promises staring Kristen Chenoweth and self-proclaimed gay rights hero Sean Hayes. The show opened yesterday with two Burt Bacharach classics added to the original score: I Say A Little Prayer and A House Is Not A Home.

Broadway Friday

-Daniel Radcliffe will star in the 2011 revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Radcliffe received positive notice in 2008's production of Equus, but has not yet performed in a Broadway musical. Matthew Broderick won the Tony in the same role in 1995.

-The NFL makes its first foray into Broadway as a promoter of the upcoming Lombardi, a show about legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Dan Lauria of The Wonder Years will star in the title role.

-Monday, May 3rd, Rep. Barney Frank will join the cast of The Temperamentals for a post-show chat on stage. Ugly Betty's Michael Urie co-stars in this telling of the formation of the early gay rights group, The Mattachine Society.

-South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have announced plans for a musical Latter Day Saints spoof tentatively titled The Book Of Mormon. The show is set to open in March 2011 and OMG Cheyenne Jackson will star.

-Dances With Wolves: The Musical. SRSLY.

-The Ali Forney Center's annual Broadway Beauty Pageant takes place Monday, April 19th at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. Get tickets here.

VIDEO: Here's the new ad for Come Fly Away. Dancer and actor unions are presently warring over who should administer the show. The dancers union says the show, which features the recorded vocals of Frank Sinatra, has "no narrative thread," meaning it is strictly a dance show and therefore under their purview.

Quote Of The Day - Cheyenne Jackson

"Can you believe how big this thing has gotten?" - Broadway and 30 Rock star Cheyenne Jackson, speaking to Neil Patrick Harris while both were in their underwear in their gym's locker room. Go to After Elton for context and the full interview where Jackson also talks about his onscreen romance with 30 Rock's Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and what it means about stereotypes for out gay actors.

Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Art Meets Commerce, today's Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to the Broadway smash Finian's Rainbow, starring openly gay heartthrob Cheyenne Jackson. This week the show made TIME Magazine's list "The Top Ten Everything Of 2009."

A Broadway revival for this 1947 musical was a long time coming. And with good reason: its book, featuring a leprechaun looking for a pot of gold and a bigoted Southern politician who is turned black, is just too loony to take seriously. But director Warren Carlyle's spunky Broadway revival does right by the great Burton Lane-Yip Harburg score, whose mixture of Irish lyricism, social commentary and Tin Pan Alley pizzazz is something really grandish.

A special discount ticket rate for JMG readers has been created on the Finian's Rainbow site. Click on this link for tickets at $69 (Tues-Thurs) and $85 (Fri-Sun.) The discounted rate is available through January 31st. (A handful of dates are already sold out.)

Enter to WIN two tickets by commenting on this post. Only enter once and please remember to leave your email address in the text of your comment. Entries close at midnight on Wednesday, west coast time. If you cannot be in NYC to attend the show, your winning entry is transferable to another party. (Instant Xmas present!) Publicists: If you'd like to take part in Swag Tuesday on JMG, please email me.

Broadway Friday

-Rocker Reeve Carney has been named as the title lead for Spider-Man: The Musical. The lavish but troubled $40M production is scheduled to open sometime next year. Music by Bono and the Edge.

-Green Day's American Idiot musical is headed for Broadway after this weekend's close of its Berkeley debut. No theater or opening date has been announced.

-Dame Edna and Micheal Feinstein roped reporters into the oldest trick in the book - a staged celebrity feud - over their Broadway dueling shows with the same title, All About Me. Feinstein: "Titles are not copyrightable. I wish Ms. Edna well. I’ve heard of her." Dame Edna: "I’m sure Mrs. Feinstein is very proud of her son."

-Cheyenne Jackson is receiving rave reviews for his leading performance in Finian's Rainbow. Jackson, who debuted on 30 Rock last night, says he'd like to play Rock Hudson in a biopic about the late closeted star.

-"April Nixon, Jack Noseworthy, Marty Thomas, Lillias White, and Alyson Williams will perform at the launch party for Gay Life NYC, a non-profit AIDS Health Resources website. The event will be held at Splash Bar on Monday, November 16 at 11pm."

-Denzel Washington returns to Broadway this spring for a revival of August Wilson's Fences in the role originated 22 years ago by James Earl Jones.

-Friend of JMG: Jim Brochu opens his Ovation Award winning one-man show about Zero Mostel, Zero Hour, at St. Clement's Theatre this weekend. Highly recommended! Get tickets here. Limited engagement Nov.14th - Jan.31st.

Politicos, Activists, Stars Come Out For Pride Agenda's Annual Dinner

Last night I attended the Empire State Pride Agenda's annual dinner, a massive and swank affair held in sprawling ballroom where activists mingled with Gov. Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, Sen. Chuck Schumer, emcee Margaret Cho, Alan Cumming, Cheyenne Jackson, and Anne Hathaway (who brought her openly gay brother and smokin' hot father - who is an LGBT activist/ally in his own right.) Gay City News' Paul Schindler reports:

During an evening when Governor David A. Paterson employed both his trademark humor and a sobering lesson in the state’s fiscal crisis to reiterate his pledge that “marriage equality is coming to New York State” –– “just in the next few weeks,” no less –– the head of the Empire State Pride Agenda issued a stern warning to members of the State Senate, allies included, who might fail to help make that a reality.

Addressing Senate supporters who have nonetheless “run to the sidelines as fast as they can,” Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of New York State’s LGBT lobby, said, “We have campaigned for you, we have raised money for you, we have supported you in every way imaginable, and we should have no patience for these sorry summer soldiers.” Coming less than a year after ESPA orchestrated the raising of more than $1 million to support the Democratic takeover of the Senate, Van Capelle’s remarks, delivered at the group’s annual Manhattan fall dinner on October 22, reflected his rising frustration with the allies the LGBT community helped install.

“We can find other friends who will do that job for us and do it faster,” he said of the potential that Senate Democrats might fail to heed his call. “We know such friends exist.” The threat to find “other friends” was, in fact, an echo of challenges Van Capelle once issued to the Republican leadership that held sway over the Senate for decades until last November’s election. Then, he warned that if the GOP leadership was unwilling to allow votes on marriage equality, transgender rights, and a school anti-bullying measure, the Pride Agenda would work to put a new team in charge. The group held true to that pledge.

The 1200 attendees of the event raised over $1M for the Pride Agenda. Near the end, I got to shake the governor's hand - he's even tinier than Bloomberg. Here's a slideshow of my photos.

Cheyenne Jackson At NYC Marriage Rally

NYC: Gov. Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg Join Thousands For Marriage Equality Rally

New York Gov. David Paterson and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg were only two in a galaxy of stars of stage and politics to join thousands of New Yorkers in today's marriage equality rally just off Times Square. The event was seamlessly produced by Broadway Impact, who are due huge congratulations for pulling the whole thing off in just ten days. I spent most of the afternoon backstage or in the press pit and got some great shots for the below slideshow.

Among the many inspiring speakers were newly engayged Sex In The City star Cynthia Nixon, newly engayged Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell, state Sen. Tom Duane, Bloomberg, Paterson, and Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan Van Cappelle. The cast of Hair performed two great numbers lead by openly gay star Gavin Creel, hunkster heartthrob Cheyenne Jackson sang, and Tony winner Audra McDonald brought the house down to close the day. It was a fantastic afternoon and totally the homo antidote to all the evangelical bigotry we had experienced just a few blocks away. Full-screen versions of the photos below are here.

UPDATE: Wayne Anderson has posted a great set of photos at World Of Wonder. And Little David has great video of Tony winner Audra McDonald's fantastic closing song.

Broadway Backwards 4 Recap

The Broadway sites have posted their coverage of Monday's Broadway Backwards 4, the annual all-star fundraiser for the NYC LGBT Center in which classic showtunes are given a gay twist. Above is Broadway World's Walter McBride's shot of Cheyenne Jackson bottoming for Sandra Bernhard. McBride has many more photos here.

Go to Theater Mania for a great photo recap by Tristan Fuge. Broadway.com has a lengthy clip of performances and interviews posted, which for some reason won't embed here. Go see it. And AfterElton's Michael Portantiere has posted a series of super hot performance shots, including the one below of Florence Henderson. Below that is the LGBT Center's interview with Jai Rodriguez and his partner. My own review from yesterday is here.

Daily Grumble

As Aaron and I were walking in Hell's Kitchen yesterday on our way to see Yaz, we ran into Cheyenne Jackson leaving his apartment, presumably on his way to Damn Yankees, where he's moonlighting from Xanadu this month. (It was 7:30. What time do performers have to be there for an 8PM curtain? Seems to be cutting it close, even for Off Broadway.) Anyway, the block was deserted except for the three of us, and even though Jackson smiled and nodded as he passed, I played it cool, you know, Manhattan style, and didn't say, "OMG! Cheyenne! Can we have a photo!!" Dammit. I've taken plenty of photos of him at press events, but none with ME in them. Dammit.

Broadway Friday

- On April 28th, Xanadu star Cheyenne Jackson will host Live Out Loud's 7th Annual Gala, a benefit dedicated to empowering LGBT youth. Hundreds of community leaders will be on hand as scholarships are awarded to four high school seniors who have "demonstrated outstanding leadership skills." Tickets start at $85.

- The Catered Affair, starring Harvey Fierstein, is getting generally poor reviews. Disappointing. But USA Today loved it.

- Danny Elfman (my favorite movie scorer) will write the music for a Broadway musical about Harry Houdini, which is set to open in 2010. Lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Spy Magazine founder (and former editor of New York) Kurt Anderson. Tony winner Jack O'Brien (The Coast Of Utopia, Hairspray) will direct.

- Broadway's hits continue to flop in Las Vegas, with Spamalot to be replaced in July with impressionist Danny Gans. Recent closures in Vegas include Hairspray and Avenue Q. A language barrier for foreign visitors and the "short attention span of gamblers" is being blamed. Meanwhile, Cirque du Soleil is set to open their sixth permanent show on the Strip.

- The same company that handed a talk show to Ricki Lake a few years after the first Hairspray movie is now giving one to Marissa Jaret Winokur, who won a Tony for her Broadway version of Tracy Turnblad. Winokur's show launches nationwide next fall. I loved her in American Beauty. "You are so busted."

- More Cheyenne Jackson. About to beginning shooting is Shifting The Canvas, a movie starring Jackson as a just-out gay Wall Streeter. The flick "tells the story about a group of artists living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn who struggle to maintain a rather dysfunctional family of friends in a post-9/11 world challenged by gentrification, deception, and sterilization." Also cast: Kids In The Hall alum Scott Thompson and Long Duc Dong Gedde Watanabe. "Sexy girrrrlfriend!"