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Wow! Very nice guys. Thanks so much for your birthday wishes. I really appreciate those kind & thoughtful messages. Coop

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Outside of Doug & Julie, is anyone happy on DOOL? So much deception currently going on. Makes it hard to watch as you see story lines repeating themselves over & over.

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@E.T.Bass & @Spikeseven, Not sure how much Viagra that actor was on but I don’t recall seeing him soft in any scene... I agree, more like this on Netflix.

It’s a fun show & worth seeing before it closes on Broadway. “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical” will tap its last dance on Sunday, Sept. 16, concluding a 10-month run at the Nederlander Organization’s Palace Theater. Producers say a North American tour will being in fall 2019.

It’s not a gay movie but the male lead is a very good looking actor. The 1st 10 minutes of the film show him receiving a bj & jerked off by his lady friend. It’s called the most sexually explicit movie on Netflix. It was filmed in 3D, so, half way through the film his cum scene must have felt like it was in your face. Not a good movie but easy to FF to each sex scene without missing anything. The sex club party is worth watching more than once. https://decider.com/2016/02/04/love-most-sexually-explicit-movie-ever-on-netflix/

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Trailer reminds me of “Being 17” currently on Netflix.

@Steve yabsley, @gallahadesquire, @poolboy48220, Did you play? Damn that onomatopoeia! :-)

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@poolboy48220. I’ve been playing for about a month. My bf turned me on to it, he’s much better at it.... The level of difficulty increases with each question. It’s fun. If you enjoy trivia challenges, you’ll like this one. Coop

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As for the category of “Best Revival of a Musical”, I was surprised that Once On This Island won over My Fair Lady. IMO, Once On This Island was very good but My Fair Lady was great. Most of the other Tony winners were predictable. Both Andrew Garfield & Natan Lane from Angels in America deserved to win. Their performances were outstanding as was the play. The Bands Visit was a big winner. It was one of the first plays that opened this Awards season and, at one point, was a difficult ticket to get. Since then it’s been at TKTS. I felt the show moved along quickly. The acceptance speeches were well timed. A couple went on beyond their allotted time & were cut off. As for the hosts, Josh Groban & Sara Bareilles, they stuck to what they do best which is singing. Looks like the highlight will be Robert deNero.

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Having seen this play I can understand why Jim Parsons’ foot injury would be taken very seriously. The set is a duplex apartment. Parsons climbs the staircase several times. An injured foot could make that a difficult task. I don’t think a boot or crutches would make it any easier.

Yes, Harris Dickinson is a handsome actor with a promising career. He’s currently playing John Paul Getty III on Trust. Yawn! I saw the movie “Beach Rats” & didn’t like it. What an awful portrayal of a young gay guy. He’s abusive to women, steals from his mom & dying dad, spends his days/nights looking to get high/wasted, doesn’t work, has a most dangerous sex life, uses a young gay guy to get pot &, then, watches him being beat up by his friends. Is that how gay men want to be portrayed? He’s just lucky that his hookups went well. I don’t agree that this is “very worth watching”. Why? Was it supposed to be a coming out story? Or, how to deal with your conflicted sexuality? For that I’d suggest, “Call Me By Your Name” or “Love, Simon”.

Tony-Nominated Angels in America Extends Broadway Revival The National Theatre production features Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and more. May 02, 2018 James McArdle, Susan Brown, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Andrew Garfield appear in the epilogue to Tony Kushner's Angels in America. (© Brinkhoff-Moegenburg) Broadway's currently running National Theatre revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America has extended its run for an additional two weeks, through July 15. Originally announced as an 18-week limited engagement, Angels in America began previews on February 23, and opened on March 25 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott, Angels in America stars Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Andrew Garfield and two-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane. The company also features Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Beth Malone, Patrick Andrews, Glynis Bell, Amy Blackman, Curt James, Rowan Ian Seamus Magee, Mark Nelson, Matty Oaks, Genesis Oliver, Jane Pfitsch, Lee Aaron Rosen, Ron Todorowski, Silvia Vrskova, and Lucy York. Returning to Broadway for the first time since its original 1993 production, Elliott's revival had its world premiere earlier this year in a sold-out run at the National Theatre.

Happy Birthday G56. NYC isn’t the same without you. Hope all is well. Cheers! Coop

Interesting article: Wasted in Margaritaville: Who Didn't Get Nominated for a 2018 Tony Award? Jimmy Buffett and Donna Summer are among the big losers of this morning's Tony nominations. May 01, 2018 Jimmy Buffett (center) leads the Broadway cast of Escape to Margaritaville in a carefree sing-a-long. (© David Gordon) Hamilton, one of the most acclaimed musicals of the decade, has two far-less-celebrated neighbors: Across the street from the Richard Rodgers Theatre is Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which only walked away with two Tony nominations this morning (Best Leading Actress for LaChanze, and Best Featured Actress for Ariana DeBose). Next door to the Rodgers is Escape to Margaritaville, an apt description of what the producers might want to do this month since there will be no reason to stick around New York: The Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical received no Tony nominations. Better find that shaker of salt, because the drinking starts now. Margaritaville is the only currently running new Broadway production to be completely shut out of the running. The other totally snubbed titles are long shuttered. That includes the Beau Willimon political thriller (read: snooze fest) The Parisian Woman, which marked Uma Thurman's Broadway debut (but clearly not her Tony debut). It's not a lost cause for all Broadway debutantes, though: Amy Schumer picked up a nomination for her performance in Steve Martin's Meteor Shower (yes, that Steve Martin, and no, he was not nominated for his mildly funny script). Uma Thurman will not pick up a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut, but Amy Schumer got one for hers. (© David Gordon/Matthew Murphy) The nominators turned their noses up at two of this season's three solo performances: Neither John Lithgow: Stories by Heart nor Michael Moore's monologue The Terms of My Surrender will appear on the Tony ballot. John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons will be considered in the Best Play category (the show's only nod). It seems unlikely to win, but Leguizamo will still walk away with a Special Award this year for his three-decade body of work. This year saw a crop of excellent play revivals, so it's no surprise that some notable names were left off the list: Julie Taymor's revival of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly walked away with nothing; same goes for the Roundabout Theatre Company revivals of Time and the Conways(starring Elizabeth McGovern) and Marvin's Room (starring Lili Taylor). The current revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan was rightly passed over in the Best Revival category, although leading lady Condola Rashad received her fourth Tony nomination for her performance as the Maid of Orleans (the only nod for the production). Similarly, the revival of Children of a Lesser God received a single nomination, for Lauren Ridloff in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category. The Tony nominators didn't think that Michael Moore's The Terms of My Surrender was all that and a bag of chips. (© Joan Marcus) The last completely snubbed production of the season was the Harold Prince revue Prince of Broadway, which opened to chilly reviews in August before closing in October. The show featured a talented cast and some truly standout performances, but they were not enough to earn the love of nominators in April. As for Prince, he will be fine: The winner of 21 previous Tonys, he is the most decorated individual in the history of the Awards. The exclusion of Frozen stars Caissie Levy and Putti Murin is sure to raise eyebrows. Male lead Jelani Alladin was also left off the list, although he is up for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Frozendid receive three nominations: Best Book, Best Score, and the all-important Best Musical. Shockingly, none of the design elements were nominated, a huge snub for a producer like Disney with a reputation for spectacle. Overall, it's a disappointing showing for a major new musical (by comparison, Mean Girls and SpongeBob received 12 nominations each). Caissie Levy and Patti Murin of Frozen will have to "Let It Go''. Neither was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award. (© Deen var Meer) After a season in which it looked like 1984 would be shut out of consideration because of a conflict between producers and the nominating committee, the producers of the George Orwell stage adaptation must be glad the nominators came around: The show received one nomination, for Tom Gibbons's aggressive sound design, which was apparently so effective it had some patrons puking in the aisles. That's an honor all on its own. As usual, it pays to have a show that is open for voters to see: 90 percent of today's nominations are for shows currently running on Broadway (Farinelli and the King is this season's most-nominated closed production, with five nods). Recognizing that, the producers of SpongeBob SquarePants(12 noms) and Once on This Island(eight noms) deserve a lot of credit for shepherding their shows through the dismal winter months. Should they pick up any awards, it could be a boon for the box office. The Awards won't be announced until June 10, which means a whole month of campaigning that starts right now. A lot can happen between now and then. Stay tuned.

How the cast views the play:

A suggestion for those planning on seeing this play. If possible, try to purchase orchestra seats close to (but not the front rows) to the stage. It's an intimate show that you'll want to be closely connected to. Also, it's a better location for viewing the cast as Andrew Rannells looks very hot in his tight white slacks. Also gives a nice manspread. There's a 2nd floor to Michael's apartment & some undressing scenes take place there. Also, there's a brief shower scene. Enjoy the show!