2020-07-18 15:52
The following stars of the 1953-57 Broadway seasons (from the 82nd Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Julie Andrews (The Boy Friend)Julie Andrews (My Fair Lady)Pearl Bailey (House of Flow… Read More
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2020-07-11 16:14
The following songs from 1959 (from the 49th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Lonely Boy" - Paul Anka"Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - Paul Anka"Peter Gunn" - Ray Anthony"… Read More
2020-07-06 20:42
The following stars of the 1970-72 Broadway seasons (from the 81st Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Dorothy Collins (Follies)Barbara Cook (The Grass Harp)Yvonne De Carlo (Follies)Sandy… Read More
2020-06-29 16:18
The following stars of the 1982-84 Broadway seasons (from the 80th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Scott Bakula (Marilyn)Christine Baranski (The Real Thing)Gene Barry (La Cage aux Foll… Read More
2020-06-23 20:13
The following songs from 2017 (from the 48th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Fun" - Blondie "Long Time" - Blondie"Something Just Like This" - The Chainsmokers and Coldp… Read More
2020-06-17 16:45
The following stars of the 1992-94 Broadway seasons (from the 79th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Brent Carver (Kiss of the Spider Woman)Richard Chamberlain (My Fair Lady)Tim Curry (M… Read More
2020-06-12 17:34
The following stars of the 2010-12 Broadway seasons (from the 78th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert)Ellen Barkin (The Normal Heart)Laura Benant… Read More
2020-06-10 17:03
The following songs from 1980 (from the 47th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Private Idaho" - The B-52's "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar "Call Me" - Blondie… Read More
2020-05-30 23:35
The following stars of the 2000-02 Broadway seasons (from the 77th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Roger Bart (The Producers)Gary Beach (The Producers)Matthew Broderick (The Producers)… Read More
2020-05-22 21:38
The following stars of the 1990-92 Broadway seasons (from the 76th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Alan Alda (Jake's Women)Christine Baranski (Nick & Nora)Stephen Bogardus (Falsett… Read More
2020-05-18 23:41
The following songs from 1993 (from the 46th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"The Crying Game" - Boy George"Passionate Kisses" - Mary Chapin Carpenter"The Power of Love"… Read More
2020-05-07 16:42
The following stars of the 1974-76 Broadway seasons (from the 75th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Elizabeth Ashley (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Show)Peter Firth… Read More
2020-04-24 21:37
The following stars of the 1962-64 Broadway seasons (from the 74th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Elizabeth Ashley (Barefoot in the Park)Anne Bancroft (Mother Courage and Her Children… Read More
2020-04-22 22:48
The following songs from 2006 (from the 45th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley"Young Folks" - Peter Bjorn and John"Save the Last Dance for Me" - Mi… Read More
2020-04-10 01:10
The following stars of the 2002-04 Broadway seasons (from the 73rd Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Antonio Banderas (Nine)Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked)Sally Field (The Goat, or Who is Syl… Read More
2020-04-01 22:26
The following songs from 1960 (from the 44th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Puppy Love" - Paul Anka"As Long as He Needs Me" - Shirley Bassey"Georgia on My Mind" - Ray C… Read More
2020-03-26 19:15
The following stars of the 1994-96 Broadway season (from the 72nd Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Julie Andrews (Victor/Victoria)John Barrowman (Sunset Boulevard)Randy Becker (Love! Va… Read More
2020-03-21 16:47
The following stars of the 1986-88 Broadway seasons (from the 71st Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Scott Bakula (Romance/Romance)Michael Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera)Timothy Daly… Read More
2020-03-15 16:24
The following songs from 2016 (from the 43rd Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" - Adele"What the World Needs Now Is Love" - Broadway for O… Read More
2020-03-12 15:20
The following stars of the 1972-74 Broadway seasons (from the 70th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Jack Albertson (The Sunshine Boys)Jill Clayburgh (Pippin)Colleen Dewhurst (A Moon for… Read More
2020-03-06 17:15
The following stars of the 1964-66 Broadway seasons (from the 69th Battle) will be moving on to Round 3: Beatrice Arthur (Mame)Carol Burnett (Fade Out - Fade In)Jack Cassidy (Fade Out - Fade… Read More
2020-02-28 16:40
The following stars of the 2019-21 Broadway seasons (from the 68th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Matthew Broderick (Plaza Suite)Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Take Me Out)Sutton Foster (The M… Read More
2020-02-25 23:34
The following songs from 1970 (from the 42nd Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Rose Garden" - Lynn Anderson"Let It Be" - The Beatles"The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatl… Read More
2020-02-11 23:47
The following stars of the 1928-44 Broadway seasons (from the 67th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Fred Astaire (The Band Wagon/Gay Divorce)Tallulah Bankhead (The Little Foxes/The Skin… Read More
2020-01-30 23:34
The following songs from 1992 (from the 41st Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"A Whole New World" - Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle"I Feel Lucky" - Mary Chapin Carpenter "Te… Read More
2020-01-22 17:05
The following stars of the 2018-19 Broadway season (from the 66th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Stephanie J. Block (The Cher Show)Matt Bomer (The Boys in the Band)Jeff Daniels (To Ki… Read More
2020-01-03 19:51
The following stars of the 2008-09 Broadway season (from the 65th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Stockard Channing (Pal Joey)Will Chase (The Story of My Life)Gavin Creel (Hair)Jane Fo… Read More
2019-12-19 17:25
The following stars of the 2017-18 Broadway season (from the 64th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Lauren Ambrose (My Fair Lady)Andrew Garfield (Angels in America)Joshua Henry (Carousel… Read More
2019-12-12 16:51
The following songs from 2005 (from the 40th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt"Feeling Good" - Michael Bublé"Home" - Michael Bubl&ea&hell…Read More
2019-11-19 23:38
The following stars of the 1944-49 Broadway seasons (from the 63rd Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Pearl Bailey (St. Louis Woman)Tallulah Bankhead (Private Lives)Ray Bolger (Where's Ch… Read More
2019-11-14 16:38
The following songs from 1961 (from the 39th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Hit the Road Jack" - Ray Charles"Let's Twist Again" - Chubby Checker "Crazy" - Patsy Cline… Read More
2019-11-05 15:41
Courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures, today's Groovy Giveaway is two DVDs of Papi Chulo, the charming, sensitive comedy-drama from writer/director John Butler (Handsome Devil).The film stars… Read More
2019-11-04 19:43
The following stars of the 1962-63 Broadway season (from the 62nd Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Anne Bancroft (Mother Courage and Her Children)Georgia Brown (Oliver!)Sid Caesar (Litt… Read More
2019-10-29 05:01
Courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures, today's Groovy Giveaway is two DVDs of Papi Chulo, the charming, sensitive comedy-drama from writer/director John Butler (Handsome Devil).The film stars… Read More
2019-10-22 17:46
The following stars of the 1978-79 Broadway season (from the 61st Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Philip Anglim (The Elephant Man)Lucie Arnaz (They're Playing Our Song)Len Cariou (Swee… Read More
2019-10-17 23:28
The following songs from 2015 (from the 38th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Hello" - Adele"She Used to Be Mine" - Sara Bareilles"Blackstar" - David Bowie "Lazarus" - D… Read More
2019-10-05 16:43
The actress, who died Friday at age 84, won a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star (Female) for her 1968-71 NBC sitcom, Julia, which was the first television series to star a black woman in a… Read More
2019-10-03 17:40
The following stars of the 1982-83 Broadway season (from the 60th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Kathy Bates ('night, Mother)Matthew Broderick (Brighton Beach Memoirs)Betty Buckley (C… Read More
2019-10-01 17:25
The following songs from 1971 (from the 37th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - Joan Baez "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - Bee Gee… Read More
2019-09-18 23:44
The following stars of the 1998-99 Broadway season (from the 59th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Roger Bart (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown)Matthew Broderick (Night Must Fall)Carole… Read More
2019-09-16 17:30
The following songs from 1991 (from the 36th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - Bryan Adams"Love and Understanding" - Cher "Save Up All… Read More
2019-09-05 18:00
The following stars of the 2005-06 Broadway season (from the 58th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Matthew Broderick (The Odd Couple)Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd)Jill Clayburgh (Baref… Read More
2019-08-31 21:44
The actress, who died Friday at age 80, will always be fondly remembered for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the CBS sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-74), and its spin-off, Rhoda (19… Read More
2019-08-27 22:43
The following songs from 2004 (from the 35th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Unwritten" - Natasha Bedingfield"Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Cla… Read More
2019-08-15 16:45
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop and Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 2016-17 Broadway season (from the 57th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Kate Baldwin (H… Read More
2019-08-12 16:41
The following songs from 1962 (from the 34th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Surfin' Safari" - The Beach Boys "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" - Tony Bennett"Duke of E… Read More
2019-08-01 00:30
(find these posters and others at Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 1959-60 Broadway season (from the 56th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Lauren Bacall (Goodbye, Charlie)Anne… Read More
2019-07-26 17:39
The following songs from 2014 (from the 33rd Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Anything Goes" - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga"I Can't Give You Anything but Love" - Tony Benne… Read More
2019-07-22 17:01
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop and Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 1976-77 Broadway season (from the 55th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Barry Bostwick… Read More
2019-07-16 18:54
The following songs from 1972 (from the 32nd Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"A Horse with No Name" - America"Changes" - David Bowie "Goodbye to Love" - Carpenters"Saturd… Read More
2019-07-13 01:01
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop and Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 1984-85 Broadway season (from the 54th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: René Aub… Read More
2019-07-09 22:59
The following songs from 1990 (from the 31st Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Everybody Everybody" - Black Box"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" - Cher "Don't Wann… Read More
2019-06-27 17:23
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop and Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 1997-98 Broadway season (from the 53rd Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Max Casella (Th… Read More
2019-06-26 15:25
The following songs from 2003 (from the 30th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Mad World" - Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules"Good Boys" - Blondie"When the Money's Gone… Read More
2019-06-18 18:07
(find these posters and others at Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 2004-05 Broadway season (from the 52nd Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Christina Applegate (Sweet Charity)Ha… Read More
2019-06-15 15:56
The following songs from 1963 (from the 29th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"My Boyfriend's Back" - The Angels"Surfin' U.S.A." - The Beach Boys"All My Loving" - The Beat… Read More
2019-06-11 15:15
Courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures, today's Groovy Giveaway is two DVDs of Kanarie, the award-winning, earnestly warm, occasionally heart-wrenching, masterful musical comedy from director C… Read More
2019-06-05 21:26
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop)The following stars of the 2013-14 Broadway season (from the 51st Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Toni Collette (The Realistic Jones… Read More
2019-06-01 22:07
The following songs from 2013 (from the 28th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Wake Me Up" - Avicii"Brave" - Sara Bareilles"I Hope You Find It" - Cher "Take It Like a Man"… Read More
2019-05-24 16:43
(find these posters and others at Triton Gallery)The following stars of the 1960-61 Broadway season (from the 50th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Julie Andrews (Camelot)Lucille Ball (… Read More
2019-05-21 16:30
Today's Groovy Giveaway is one copy of Jerry Douglas's play, Tubstrip, a risqué comedy set in a gay bathhouse.Tubstrip was a popular sensation when produced onstage in 1973-74 in the… Read More
2019-05-20 18:12
The following songs from 1973 (from the 27th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Sing" - Carpenters "Top of the World" - Carpenters "Yesterday Once More" - Carpenters "Half… Read More
2019-05-14 23:35
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tim Conway (@thetimconway) on Aug 2, 2018 at 10:59am PDTThe actor, writer and comedian, who died today at age 85, won three Emmy Awards and a Gol… Read More
2019-05-13 17:54
(image via eBay)Back in 2009, I wrote the following about actress Doris Day, who sadly left this world today at age 97:Doris Day was my favorite actress as a child. I was always excited whe… Read More
2019-05-09 21:36
(find these posters and others at Movie Poster Shop and julestyne.com)The following stars of the 1972-73 Broadway season (from the 49th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Jack Albertson (… Read More
2019-05-07 19:18
The following songs from 1989 (from the 26th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Cold Hearted" - Paula Abdul"Love Shack" - The B-52's"One" - Bee Gees"If I Could Turn Back Ti… Read More
2019-05-07 05:01
Today's Groovy Giveaway is three DVDs of Say Yes, a film written and directed by Stewart Wade (Coffee Date, Such Good People) and executive produced by Alan Reade of Text Engine Productions… Read More
2019-05-02 21:33
Well, I'll tell you what it's all about. It's about me--Marc Harshbarger, the author of two novels (so far). I live in Chicago in a very old house with my partner and our two spoiled fat c… Read More
2019-04-23 15:30
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.(image via Instagram) Read More
2019-04-22 18:37
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Dinner at Eight, which originally aired on TNT on Monday, December 11, 1989.Produced by actress Shelley Duvall (The Shini… Read More
2019-04-22 16:13
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.Today's Dish is Steve Grand Read More
2019-04-21 17:19
The Groovy List is a weekly roundup of groovy gay pop culture:1) Groovy Guy: Pete ButtigiegAfter officially launching his 2020 presidential campaign, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is a g… Read More
2019-04-19 22:14
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Ladykillers, which originally aired as an ABC Movie Special on Wednesday, November 9, 1988.Directed by Robert Lewis, the… Read More
2019-04-19 16:31
Vote for your favorite Dish this week in the poll below (the winner will compete for the title of Mr. April). And if you haven't yet voted for the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your m… Read More
2019-04-18 18:10
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Let's Switch!, which originally aired as ABC's Tuesday Movie of the Week on January 7, 1975.Directed by Alan Rafkin (who… Read More
2019-04-18 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls Read More
2019-04-17 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.Today's Dish is William F. Goodge Read More
2019-04-17 00:06
I was lucky enough to see Georgia Engel in two Chicago stage productions - Nunsense (as Sister Mary Amnesia) in August 1990 and Gotta Dance in December 2015. She was musical comedy perfectio… Read More
2019-04-16 05:02
The following stars of the 1981-82 Broadway season (from the 48th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: Anne Bancroft (Duet for One)Karen Black (Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jim… Read More
2019-04-16 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.Today's Dish is Dan Tai Read More
2019-04-15 20:59
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Something in Common, which originally aired as the CBS Sunday Movie on November 2, 1986.Directed by Glenn Jordan (who als… Read More
2019-04-15 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls Read More
2019-04-13 17:13
The Groovy List is a weekly roundup of groovy gay pop culture:1) Groovy TV Trailer: Armistead Maupin's Tales of the CityThis new Netflix Limited Series stars Laura Linney (as Mary Ann Single… Read More
2019-04-12 15:48
Vote for your favorite Dish this week in the poll below (the winner will compete for the title of Mr. April). And if you haven't yet voted for the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your m… Read More
2019-04-11 18:06
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Haunts of the Very Rich, which originally aired as ABC's Wednesday Movie of the Week on September 20, 1972.Directed by Pa… Read More
2019-04-11 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.Today's Dish is Gustavo Vieira Read More
2019-04-10 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls Read More
2019-04-09 23:09
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with A Howling in the Woods, which originally aired as the NBC World Premiere Movie on Friday, November 5, 1971 (it was releas… Read More
2019-04-09 05:02
The following songs from 2002 (from the 25th Groovy Music Playlist) will be moving on to Round 2:"Beautiful" - Christina Aguilera"A Thousand Miles" - Vanessa Carlton"Alive Again" - Cher"Song… Read More
2019-04-09 05:01
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls Read More
2019-04-08 17:19
If you haven't yet voted for your favorite Dish of the Day last week or the Dish of the Month: Mr. March, choose your men in the sidebar polls.Today's Dish is Mario Hervas Read More
2019-04-06 22:32
The Groovy List is a weekly roundup of groovy gay pop culture:1) Groovy TV: Crazy Ex-GirlfriendLast night the CW series concluded its fourth and final season. Below are a few of my favorite… Read More
2019-04-05 21:20
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Babycakes, which originally aired as a CBS Tuesday Movie on February 14, 1989.This American remake of the 1985 German fil… Read More
2019-04-05 18:08
This week's Dishes are in honor of Chicago Gay Men's Chorus Big Package Auction 2019, which will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 8 pm at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted). Hos… Read More
2019-04-04 17:33
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with Killer Bees, which originally aired as ABC's Tuesday Movie of the Week on February 26, 1974.Directed by Curtis Harrington… Read More
2019-04-04 05:01
This week's Dishes are in honor of Chicago Gay Men's Chorus Big Package Auction 2019, which will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 8 pm at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted). Hos… Read More
2019-04-03 05:01
This week's Dishes are in honor of Chicago Gay Men's Chorus Big Package Auction 2019, which will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 8 pm at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted). Hos… Read More
2019-04-02 21:51
Today I continue my list of 101 Groovy TV Movies Worth Watching with When Michael Calls, which originally aired as ABC's Movie of the Weekend on Saturday, February 5, 1972 (it was rerun as A… Read More
2019-04-02 17:13
The following stars of the 1993-94 Broadway season (from the 47th Battle) will be moving on to Round 2: David Cassidy (Blood Brothers)Richard Chamberlain (My Fair Lady)Petula Clark (Blood Br… Read More
2019-04-02 05:01
This week's Dishes are in honor of Chicago Gay Men's Chorus Big Package Auction 2019, which will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 8 pm at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted). Hos… Read More
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