Singing Along with the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, Part II

NYCGMC - photo by Haq Qureshi
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
The audience sing-along segment of the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus’ (NYCGMC) December holiday concert, joining the 150 singers in seasonal caroling, has always been one the most popular parts of its end-of-year effort. Consequently, the Chorus scheduled a full evening of singing along, last March, Read more
FIP Ventures Discloses $17,000,000 Purchase Price for Pines Properties

(l-r) Weissman, Blesso, Kirtzman - photos courtesy of Edelman Public Relations
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Following up on our January story, “FIP Ventures Will Buy Pines Harbor Properties,” in these pages, on March 25, FIP Ventures LLC disclosed that the official purchase price it is paying for Pines commercial properties and Read more
Baña Takes Us Lustily “Cruising the Black Sea” at Downtown Russian & Turkish Baths

Billy & Brian - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
On March 19, on Fulton Street in downtown Manhattan, Baña Pool Party hosts Dave Hickey and P.J. took us “Cruising the Black Sea,” for five hours late at night/early in the morning, at Wall Street Bath & Spa 88, “Russian & Turkish Baths since 1892, Read more
Collegiate Chorale Concert Raises the Question, Is Gordon & Korie’s “Grapes of Wrath” the Great American Opera?

cast photos - submitted by Ricky Ian Gordon
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie’s complete, three-act, four-hour opera “The Grapes of Wrath,” after John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel of life and strife during the Great Depression, was given a world premiere by the Minnesota Opera on February 10, 2007, subsequent performances Read more
Emperor Tony Monteleone & Empress Anne Tique Pose with Broadway Bares Dancers to Promote Night of 1000 Gowns

Emperor Tony Monteleone and Empress Anne Tique with Tom Viola and sexy Broadway Bares dancers Kyle DesChamps, Charlie Williams, and Adam Hart - photo by Joseph R. Saporito
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
On March 19, in Times Square, New York Emperor XVIII Tony Monteleone and Empress XXIII Anne Tique, who will step down from their thrones, after their year’s reign, on March 27 at the Imperial Court of New York’s (ICNY) 24th annual Night of a Thousand Gowns (NOATG), at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, on Broadway at 46th Street, posed with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Read more
GUY FRIDAY: Cloudy, With A Chance…

Joey Adami
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By Joey Adami
In this great big galaxy we call New York, sometimes, and with the right amount of luck, the stars align. There you are, casually slipping your Chi-Latte, when you lock eyes. A casual grin leads into a breathless hello. This afternoon-delight puts you back on your heels, with not only his number, but also a possible unexpected romance.
My world-wind romance came on the back of a dreadful week: first, being laid off as my career came to a halt, and second, being over thirty and having another birthday. This much-needed spark of chemistry filled an empty timecard with just enough pillow talk.
His name? Chance. Read more
Arts Florissants Field Rarified, Fascinating Purcell-Shakespeare “Fairy Queen”

Claire Debono, with crystal ball, & Alice Haig - photo by Pierre Grosbois
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
A delightful collision of Henry Purcell’s rarified florid music; William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream;” and classic dance is taking place this week, in the Howard Gilman Opera House at Brooklyn Read more
