Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 529
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ISSUE #<strong>529</strong><br />
COVER:<br />
JAMIL & DARMY<br />
PHOTO:<br />
WILSONMODELS<br />
PUBLISHER MICHAEL TODD<br />
MIKE@GETOUTMAG.COM<br />
DESIGN AGOTA CORREA<br />
AGOTA@GETOUTMAG.COM<br />
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWER EILEEN SHAPIRO<br />
@EILEENSHAPIRO3<br />
NYC’S NIGHTLIFE AWARD WINNING BLOGGER/<br />
WRITER & INTERVIEWER JIM SILVESTRI<br />
NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER WILSONMODELS<br />
JEASO86@HOTMAIL.COM<br />
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other related print or Web publications or social media accounts, their images,<br />
quotations or articles should not be construed to be an indication of the sexual<br />
orientation of anyone portrayed therein.<br />
All Content © Copyright 2019<br />
MJT/GOOTH ENTERTAINMENT<br />
25-21 45TH STREET ASTORIA, NY 11103<br />
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT EST. 2009
BY BEN NELSON<br />
CONSTANTINE MAROULIS<br />
SELLS HIS SOUL IN BLOOD/LOVE<br />
THE NEW VAMPIRE ROCK<br />
POPERA PLAYS ONE<br />
NIGHT ONLY IN NYC<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: RICKY GEE<br />
Constantine Maroulis, the<br />
American Idol finalist and<br />
Tony-nominated actor, will<br />
star in the new vampire rock<br />
popera, Blood/Love, taking<br />
place Monday, January 15<br />
at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette<br />
Street) in NYC.<br />
Created by Carey Sharpe and<br />
directed by Daniel LeClaire,<br />
Blood/Love spins a tale of<br />
love, friendship, heartbreak<br />
and betrayal. Audiences are<br />
plunged into the world of “The<br />
Crimson,” a gothic and decadent<br />
nightclub where ageless vampires consort among the living. Among them is<br />
Valerie Bloodlove, Satan’s former queen who has been banished to roam the<br />
earth for eternity and fortuitously meets a troubled human named Anzik.<br />
Anzik, played by Constantine<br />
Maroulis, has traded his soul<br />
to the devil in exchange for<br />
supernatural musical talents<br />
and fame. He now bears the<br />
burden of a wish turned to a<br />
curse and may not survive his<br />
Faustian bargain unless the<br />
fallen queen can somehow<br />
save him from the king of all<br />
demons.
INTERVIEW >>><br />
What inspired you to take on the lead role<br />
in a vampire rock popera?<br />
Constantine Maroulis: This work excited<br />
me. I think the creators have something very<br />
sexy and powerful here. The show gives<br />
a modern look into how similar vampires<br />
and humans really are. They aren’t just cold<br />
monsters. They long for purpose and love<br />
as well. Blood/Love shows the connection<br />
between them and shines an empathetic light<br />
on vampires that isn’t often seen today.<br />
In Blood/Love, your character trades his<br />
soul to the devil for talent and fame. As<br />
someone who has both, is it a fair trade?<br />
CM: I tell young people not to worry about<br />
fame. Just worry about the work. The rest<br />
will figure itself out. I never really thought<br />
about the fame. I only wanted to work with<br />
amazing people and have a platform to do<br />
what I love for many years. Fame comes<br />
and goes. It’s what you leave behind in your<br />
work that really matters.<br />
Do you have a favorite song in the show?<br />
CM: I love “Not Who You Think I Am,”<br />
Anzik’s frantic and frenzied over-share where<br />
he admits the deal he made to Valerie. The<br />
song is truly a rock-out number that is freeing<br />
for both Anzik and the audience.<br />
Could Blood/Love be your next Rock<br />
of Ages? Is the intention to bring the<br />
concert to Broadway?<br />
CM: You never know with live theatre, but<br />
I sure hope so! Our creative team is open<br />
to bringing this production to theatre in a<br />
way that breaks the fourth wall mold and<br />
truly immerses audiences in the underworld.<br />
Wherever it lands, it’s going to move people<br />
in a big way.<br />
Tickets for Blood/Love at Joe’s Pub are $20 to $30 each (plus a two<br />
drink or one food item minimum, per person) at PublicTheatre.org.<br />
There will be two performances on Monday, January 15: 5:30pm (doors<br />
open at 5pm) and 9:30pm (doors open at 9pm). Joe’s Pub is located at<br />
425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place).
WINNER - LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS<br />
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL<br />
“YOU'RE<br />
GUARANTEED TO<br />
LAUGH YOUR<br />
ICEBERG OFF! ”<br />
Dave Quinn<br />
people<br />
“A PERFECT<br />
MARRIAGE OF GREAT<br />
BROADWAY-CALIBER<br />
THEATER AND<br />
HARD COMEDY. ”<br />
MATT ROGERS<br />
LAS CULTURISTAS<br />
BOOK BY<br />
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY<br />
Nicholas Connell<br />
CHOREOGRAPHED BY<br />
Ellenore Scott<br />
DIRECTED BY<br />
DARYL ROTH THEATRE<br />
101 EAST 15TH ST, NYC<br />
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800-447-7400<br />
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DAVID BARTON SUSANNE BARTSCH TOY DRIVE @ GYM U
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SAGE TOYS PARTY @ CHELSEA PIERS<br />
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BY EILEEN SHAPIRO<br />
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT<br />
During what threatened to become the<br />
perfect storm, the silver rain sparkled onto<br />
the macadamized New York City diamond<br />
cement as Boxer’s Bar (Chelsea) became the<br />
scene for the 2023 <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Out</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Awards.<br />
Queens came in an array of glamorous drama<br />
and designer feathers, along with the Award<br />
recipients, including songwriter Desmond<br />
Child, journalist extraordinaire Michael Musto<br />
and House Music Award winning Irene Michaels<br />
who was coincidentally scheduled to perform<br />
her hit song “I Like Rain.”<br />
The crystal awards dazzled on the table<br />
while multi award winning DJ Steve Sidewalk<br />
prepared for an evening of fierce entertainment<br />
and fun. The flash from celebrity nightlife<br />
photographer Billy Hess worked overtime as<br />
MC Yuhua Hamasaki took the stage carrying<br />
with her the excitement and anticipation the<br />
night held.<br />
The <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Out</strong>! <strong>Magazine</strong> Awards, produced and<br />
executed by illustrious publisher Mike Todd<br />
and the <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Out</strong> staff, was a night designed<br />
to honor the LGBTQ bars and their managers<br />
and staff, the queens and party promoters,<br />
for the fabulous work they all do as part<br />
of the nightlife frenzy in the New York and<br />
New Jersey areas. Also honored were the<br />
people who stand out as extraordinary. Those<br />
included: Singer/songwriter Desmond Child<br />
(Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting),<br />
Composer and film scorer Randy Edelman<br />
(Lifetime Achievement as Composer),<br />
award winning singer Irene Michaels (Best<br />
House Music Award), Bob the Drag Queen<br />
(International Entertainer of the Year), Michael<br />
Musto (Critics Choice Award), Tree Sequoia<br />
(Legendary Bartender Award), Elvis Duran<br />
(Radio Personality), World Star PR (LGBTQ<br />
Entertainment Advocate) and Madonna<br />
(Lifetime LGBTQ Ally Award).<br />
The entertainment was beyond astounding and<br />
included Fire Island superstar Ariel Sinclair,<br />
the fabulous Desmond Child, the unique Eiby<br />
Leandra, the over the top Octavia Anyae, the<br />
feisty and fantastic FiFi Dubois, the vibrant<br />
Jasmin Van Wales, the sexy and beautiful<br />
Jizzabella, the vivacious and talented Lavinia<br />
Draper, Broadway superstar Wade McCollum,<br />
rock star Lovari, house music beauty Irene<br />
Michaels, fierce diva Chara Confusion, and<br />
other fierce divas. One of the highlights of the<br />
evening was Michael Musto, who turned “Santa<br />
Baby” into a satirical original about a deposed<br />
Congressman, called “Santos Baby”. (Randy<br />
Rainbow, watch out!). I have attended more<br />
drag shows and variety shows than there are<br />
stars in the universe, but the entertainment on<br />
this night was an array of sensational….<br />
The presenters represented nightlife’s finest<br />
and included Wendy Stuart Kaplan, Billy Hess,<br />
Ike Avelli, Nick Lion, Mark DeAlwis, Jizzabella,<br />
Michael Musto, Clover Welsh, Ariel Sinclair,<br />
Jackie Dupree, Lovari, Samara, and others.<br />
A special thank you to those who helped….<br />
Ariel, Wendy, and queens (You know who<br />
you are)...to Danny, the manager of Boxers,<br />
to Yuhua for hosting, to Mikhail Torich for<br />
videoing the entire evening, to DJ Steve<br />
Sidewalk, and Billy Hess (as always).<br />
On behalf of <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Out</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, congratulations<br />
to all and thank you to those who attended<br />
and celebrated with us….and much heartfelt<br />
appreciation to Michael Todd for everything he<br />
does with his magazine for the best nightlife on<br />
the planet……
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>> BY MIKE TODD<br />
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MADONNA CELEBRATION TOUR AFTERPARTY @ 3 DOLLAR BILL
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MADONNA - THE CELEBRATION TOUR @BARCLAYS CENTER<br />
DEBBIE GIBSON - WINTERLICIOUS - AN EVENING OF HOLIDAY AND HITS
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THE COCK 25TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
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