Arthur Schnitzler’s controversial 1987 play, La Ronde/Reigen, wouldn’t immediately seem expected fodder for a musical. However, the piece has held a fascination for artists, which has resulted in the likes of David Hare’s The Blue Room, multiple gay takes on the play, and numerous movies. The continued interest has been due to both its frank look at sexual mores and its structure of following pairs of characters before or after a sexual encounter. That structure in particular has allowed it to be adapted and change to look at different times and sexualities.
In 1994 it became Michael John LaChiusa’s off-Broadway musical, Hello Again, which has now been turned into a movie by Were The World Mine director, Tom Gustafson. It’s a film with an impressive cast, including six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Emmy Award-winner and Tony nominee Martha Plimpton, Emmy and Drama Desk nominee T.R. Knight, Rumer Willis, Cheyenne Jackson, SAG Award-winner and Grammy nominee Jenna Ushkowitz, Teen Choice Award-winner Tyler Blackburn, Sam Underwood, Nolan Gerard Funk and Al Calderon.
The film ‘chases 10 fleeting love affairs across 10 periods in New York City history. The pursued becomes pursuer as they spin through daisy-chained vignettes that come together in one soulful circle.’ Those affairs are both gay and straight and take place right across the 20th Century.
It certainly looks like a fascinating film, as evidenced by the trailer, which you can watch below. The film premieres at the Frameline San Francisco LGBT Film Festival on June 22nd. [Read more…]
American Horror Story, 30 Rock and Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson has revealed that he and his husband, Jason Landau, have welcomed fraternal twins into their lives. The babies, Willow and Ethan, were born last weekend, with their fathers at the hospital to greet them.
As was suggested before American Horror Story: Freak Show started airing, Jessica Lange has now confirmed that she’s ‘done’ with the show. While it may be sad to lose her, that doesn’t mean the next season won’t be getting a great cast – and it’s also getting a good quotient of gayness – as 
It’s not 100% clear whether the film version of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks will retain the full LGBT themes of the play it’s based on, but with Cheyenne Jackson as one of the co-leads and gay icons such as Rita Moreno in the cast, it’s probably going to be worth a look either way. The trailer certainly makes it seems fun.
Love Is Strange was released a couple of months ago in the US, but in the UK we still have a little while to wait, as it won’t be coming until February 13th, 2014 – so it’ll be a bit of a Valentine’s Day treat for us.
Cheyenne Jackson was one of the first gay celebs to get married shortly after it was made legal in New York in 2011. Sadly two years later he became one of the first well-known figures to get a divorce from a same sex partner.
Cheyenne Jackson isn’t wasting much time. Last August it was revealed he was getting a divorced from Monte Lapka. After 13-years together, their relationship broke down not too long after they able to walk down the aisle.
A few years ago a naked picture of Cheyenne Jackson supposedly showed up online. While that’s never been confirmed (although many assume it to be real), it may now have been followed by a solo sex tape.