Whew, Mother Ru was really putting us THROUGH it! The wait for Season 6 was excruciatingly long, and the show had done such a masterful job building the anticipation with the cast reveal, social-media content, and killer trailers. I was honestly a little worried. Could the premiere live up to my insanely high expectations? But […]
Eric Rezsnyak
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The Lake Effect
Darienne — given name Gregory Meyer — has been performing in the Rochester area for 22 years. And now, at age 41, Darienne is poised to hit the big time as she makes her debut as a competitor in the sixth season of Logo TV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
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Shantay, you stay
While Rochester’s Darienne Lake is getting national attention on “Drag Race,” our own local drag scene remains stocked with many talented, gorgeous, funny queens. Below find an introduction to some of the other first ladies of Rochester drag. Be sure to check out slideshows from drag shows at Tilt Nightclub and 140 Alex at the […]
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ARTS: RPO announces 2014-15 season
Sunday morning Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced the concert line-up for its 2014-15 season. As with the current season, the 2014-15 season Philharmonics Series will be led by a series of guest conductors as the RPO continues the search for a permanent music director following the departure of Arild Remmereit during the 2012-2013. Several of the […]
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Theater Review: RBTL’s “Sister Act: The Musical”
“Raise Your Voice” is the penultimate song of the first act of “Sister Act: The Musical.” It gives audiences everything they’re looking for in a stage show based on “Sister Act,” the surprisingly popular 1992 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg. There are quirky nuns adorably learning how to sing, uplifting spiritual songs, and plentiful joyful […]
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“American Idol” 2014: Group Round BS
Hollywood Week continued with Group Round. Historically I have loved Group Round. We’ve gotten some major break-out moments in past seasons, with performers really stepping to the front of the pack. And we have also got some spectacular freak-outs. Thursday night we got some decent group numbers, we got some awful group numbers, but we […]
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“American Idol” 2014: Hollywood Week, Part 1
Producers promised us big shake-ups for Hollywood Week – apparently viewers hate the middle rounds (I know I can’t stand semi-finals) – which thus far has translated to a new interstitial “Airport Round.” Basically the kids got off their planes at Hollywood and were taken to an airplane hangar, where 50 of them were picked […]
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Why we shouldn’t boycott Sochi
Controversy is nothing new for the Olympics. Barely an edition of the international sports event goes by without some scandal. Some are relatively minor — the Ryan Lochte grills situation in Beijing comes to mind. Some, like the massacre of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich games, are major world events in their own right. […]
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“Looking” Episode 3: You Betta Work!
For its third episode, “Looking” shifted its focus from sex and relationships to the careers of its three core characters. But it did not shift its tone, as Patrick, Dom, and Agustin are about as successful in their work lives as they are in their personal lives. Which is to say, not very. Patrick’s video-game […]
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“American Idol” 2014: High steaks
Auditions are already over! That was really fast. I am not complaining. Initial auditions are hands down my least-favorite part of this process (the sometimes interminable semi-finals are also right up there), so I’m glad that the show sped through them as quickly as possible this season. That said, of all the stops I say, […]
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“American Idol” 2014: Sal Tlay Ka Siti
Wednesday night’s audition episode was an interesting blend of some great talent, some frustrating judging, and the benefits of the new approach to editing. All in all I do agree with whichever judge said that the performers they’re seeing suggest that this should be a great season of the show. However, as well all know, […]
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“Looking” Episode 2: Cautionary tales of the city
The second episode of “Looking” addressed one of the main complaints I heard about the premiere — it was much faster paced. So that’s good, although it’s still a fairly quiet show. I don’t see that changing any time soon, nor do I think it needs to — I like the more thoughtful look at […]
