Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 313 – April 26, 2017

I want to write your
biography.
I do want to write another
book of little snapshots in
words, of different icons over
the years and finally tell the
truth, and go off and die. I
mean it has to be told.
Is this scripted or totally
impromptu?
There will be some jokes
written for certain people
who want that, and everyone
will come with their own
speeches, which they have
prepared. There is also
going to be tremendous
ad-libbing. Bruce Vilanch is
one of the best ad-libbers
in the business and Rosie’s
a genius too. I want them all
to be President. Let’s take
this whole roster and put
them in the White House and
get rid of that orange blob.
They are very funny but they
are all also sensitive people.
We also have videos from
amazing people coming in
like Alan Cumming, Jackie
Hoffman, Doug Wright,
Frankie Grande, Cheyenne
Jackson, Daphne Rubin-
Vega, and John Waters. It’s
astounding, everyone said
that they’d love to.
Out of all these people
who are coming to honor
you, who did you insult the
most?
Well...let’s see...I think Rosie
and I went through a rocky
period in the 90’s, when
I was saying, “come out,
come out, wherever you
are”. But she came out with
a vengeance, and I’m so
proud of her, and everything
she’s accomplished. For her
to go against Trump--and in
my opinion she triumphed,
she definitely hit him with
every word--is something
to applaud. So it’s great to
become friends, and now
we are all celebrating each
other.
I think they’ll be
celebrating you--at least I
hope it’s a celebration.
Rosie, like I said will be
introducing the evening and
talking about the charity,
and that’s really lovely.
Randy Rainbow is hilarious.
He’s going to get up and
do God knows what... He
decimated Kellyanne
Conway, so I guess I’m the
new Kellyanne Conway. He’s
going to make fun of my
alternative facts. We have
Crystal Demure from Kinky
Boots. She’s currently starring
as Lola in Kinky Boots. She’s
glamorous, and exciting, and
very funny.
I heard that Trump wants to
be on the panel.
He actually does. First of all
I’m gay, second of all I’m a
woman, and thirdly I’m an
immigrant. We also have
Michael Riedel, who I’m
terrified of. He’s a gossip
writer for the New York Post.
He’s the co-host of Theater
Talk, which I’m on regularly
and we always banter back
and forth. I’m quaking
because his evil knows no
bounds, in a sort of cute way.
That’s kind of something to
look forward to, I guess, for
the audience.
I hope you don’t walk out
of there in tears.
I’m thinking by the end of it,
I’ll be a basket case. But I will
get the last word, because
I’m writing a speech for
myself, and then I’m going
to rip them all a new one.
So they better watch what
they say. I’m ending it with
that, just like Bianca did
with hers. Basically Playbill
is providing a program for
the evening, and we’re
selling ads to benefit the
charity. Daniel has been just
on top of everything. He’s
astounded that I’ve been
immersed in every little
detail as well, because I
wanted to be hands-on with
this. I want it to be good. I
didn’t want to put my name
on some half assed thing.
I’ve been helping gathering
up the talent, and coming
up with the material and the
promotion as well. A lot of
people have been waiting for
this for many, many years.
For sure! Unfortunately I’ll
be in London, and there is
only one man I’d miss this
for.
Oh dam, I knew it. I’m always
playing second fiddle to
Adam Ant.
It’s really cool that you
volunteered for this.
Well I was inspired by the
idea. I have a good sense of
humor. I dish it out and I can
take it. It’s for a good cause.
It’s a great lineup. I have
a feeling it’s going to sell
out very quickly. And that’s
another dis someone can say
about me: “Musto, you’re a
sellout!”
Tickets at
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