Podcasts about Alexandra Billings

If you enjoyed this episode, say THANK YOU and SUPPORT THE SHOW with a one-time donation at bit.ly/sqthankyou*****You know how I love a movie full of rich obnoxious jerks who are all secretly trying to murder each other so they can inherit a mountain of money?THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES!Except it's also SUPER GAY!THE ESTATE is the wickedly hilarious brainchild of writer/star CHRIS BAKER and his IRL partner, director JAMES KAPNER.It's the story of rich spoiled egotistical George and his rich spoiled gold-digging sex-hungry stepmom who seduce/hire a hot bisexual hitman to help them take down the cruel manipulative family patriarch, so they can inherit his massive estate.The only thing is...murder is a lot like potato chips.It's hard to stop at just one.For a movie this twisted, I need a guest host who is even more twisted, and that could only be the fabulous TRAE DEAN.My apologies to CHRIS BAKER whom my COVID Foggy brain insisted on calling "Chris Baxter" throughout the recording.THE ESTATE is currently available on HULU or wherever you rent movies.THE ESTATE stars CHRIS BAKER, ELIZA COUPE, GREG FINLEY, ERIC ROBERTS, HEATHER MATARAZZO, EZRA BUZZINGTON and ALEXANDRA BILLINGS.Visit us at

Today's Show we have the Left of Str8 Radio AI Team bringing you the Rainbow Rundown, our weekly rundown of the top news and entertainment stories that hit our hot button for the week. It's Monday, November 6th and here's what we have for you this week. Matt Rogers drops his album, “Have You Ever Heard of Christmas,” on vinyl from his special last year. Alexandra Billings life story is heading to Broadway and she talks with Jason Bateman Prager University Foundation Pushes Anti Trans Film on Twitter X The Top and Bottom Cities to be LGBTQ in according to Real Estate Data Company, Clever George Santos survives and Expulsion Vote in Congress The Plastics from Mean Girls Reunite for a Walmart Ad An Illinois School District Reverses Course and puts “The Prom” on the schedule again for Spring Thank you for listening to the Left of Str8 Radio Network, hosted by Scott Fullerton. The Left of Str8 Radio Network was created for the LGBTQ Community and our Straight Allies and we talk to and about, celebrities and personalities from the worlds of Entertainment, Foodies, Music, Books, and Advocacy. We post our weekly lgbtq news show, The Rainbow Rundown on Mondays, Our Left of Str8 Interviews post on Thursdays and Fridays, and we post our bonus "5 Questions With...." our Interviewee's on Tuesdays. Our newest show, "Bears of a Certain Age," airs on its own YouTube Channel in our partnership with The Queer Centric every Wednesday. Please share with your friends and follow us on social media @leftofstr8 on Instagram, @leftofstr8radio on Twitter (X), and Left of Str8 Show on Facebook. If you like us, please give our episodes a 5 star rating so more people will find them in the Algorithm. Go to our website at www.leftofstr8radio.com to listen to all shows, enter contests, write questions to the show for Scott or Guests, and if you want to be a guest or host on the network. You can find the video podcast of each episode on YouTube and Spotify, and the audio podcast is available at all major distributors including: iTunes, iHeart Radio, GoodPods, Amazon Music, Audible, Google Podcasts and more. You can support the show on our Patreon Page for as little as $3 a month, $8 a month, or $13 a month, to help cover show expenses and other costs. you can find us over at www.patreon.com/leftofstr8 .............Thanks, Scott

In her epic roller-coaster of a memoir, "This Time For Me" Alexandra Billings muses on her unlikely journey as an accomplished actor and performer as well as her other lives in sex work, as a HIV positive activist, not to mention a huge LGBTQIA+ icon. Join Mike and Alexandra as she dishes about what she thinks of the next generation of queer activists! We had such a great time with Alexandra and you are sure to enjoy her energy as much as we do!

Alexandra Billings — Pet PatrolDeborah Moncrief Bell speaks with Alexandra Billings is a transgender TV actor who rose to prominence in 2014 as one of the supporting stars of the Golden Globe-winning comedy "Transparent" (Amazon 2014- ). A native of Southern California, Billings was surrounded by stage and screen performers throughout childhood. Her father was the musical director at a famed opera house in Los Angeles, and as a child Billings would follow her dad to work and help out backstage. It was while working at the opera house that she was first exposed to such high-profile stars as Yul Brynner and Carol Burnett, which only heightened her growing interest in the theater. By the early 1980s, Billings relocated to Chicago and started appearing in beauty pageants. She quickly found that she had a knack for performing in front of a live audience, and started winning beauty contests throughout the Midwest and Florida. Also around this time, Billings began appearing in plays in various theaters throughout Chicago, in addition to performing her autobiographical show to sold out audiences throughout the country. By the early 2000s Billings' stage career was thriving, and it wasn't long before Hollywood came calling. After a couple supporting roles on TV series, Billings made history by becoming the first transgender woman to play a transgender character on TV. That role came on the 1995 made-for-TV movie, "Romy and Michelle: In the Beginning." From there, Billings landed numerous guest spots on TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ) and the short-lived "Eli Stone" (ABC, 2008-09), before landing the part of the trans woman Davina on the first season of Amazon's "Transparent." The show was an immediate success, and won the Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy. Amazon renewed "Transparent" for a second season in late 2014, with Billings already slated to reprise her role as Davina. Guest: Alexandra BillingsThen, we speak with folks from Pet Patrol.The nation's first Pet Patrol for PWAs was launched in Houston in August 1987. Founder Tori Williams realized that pets are important to improving the lifestyle of PWAs, helping them avoid depression. And it is important to take away the concern that their pets will be cared for if the person has to go into the hospital, or cannot afford food and vet expenses. That this organization has surrived all these years, even after the AIDS crisis years, is a testament to the idea and its execution by a team of volunteers. The organization received its 501c3 incorporation in August 1989.Guest: Nicki Thorne-Thomsen

Join Host, @VanessaTheVivacious for an unexpected Master Class In Humanity With Alexandra Billings. Exploring the subject of happiness and countless others. This is an episode you don't want to miss! Alexandra Billings is often referred to as unforgettable, funny, a formidable talent, accomplished on stage and screen, a renown and respected acting professor at USC School Of Dramatic Arts. A champion and activist for the LGBTQIA+ community, she inspires many on the daily; especially on social media. At Are You Happy, we learn that Alexandra Billings is an amazing human; who's authenticity and gifts are observed everywhere she goes. Be sure to follow Alexandra Billings on Social: Instagram & Tiktok: @therealalexandrabillings Be sure to check out her latest book: This Time for Me: A Memoir By Alexandra Billings -------------- Want to be interviewed for this podcast? DM us @areyouhappyofficial on Instagram. Have a question you've always wanted to hear us ask on the show? DM and tell us the question. Speaking of sending a DM, if you found our podcast on Instagram, comment on one of our videos "AYH rocks!". One lucky person will receive a prize in the mail! Be sure to follow @areyouhappyofficial on Instagram and subscribe to this show on your favorite podcast platform! Still reading? Sweet! Don't forget to visit & follow the Are You Happy DocuSeries online! Instagram: @areyouhappyofficial TikTok: @areyouhapppy Youtube: www.youtube.com/areyouhappy Facebook: @areyouhapppy Did you know you can join our team of volunteer interviewers for Are You Happy and be part of an amazing global initiative?! Visit www.happypeople.me and click the "Join our team of Interviewers" button. You can also read more about the Are You Happy Documentary and the journey that started it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/are-you-happy2/message

In the wake of the horrific shooting at Club Q in Colorado, it's time we bring humanity back into the conversation, because hate is literally killing people. Join me and Broadway & Television superstar Alexandra Billings, as we discuss the Trans experience, the best way to be an ally, and remind everyone that the world is better when we make room for all of us. Despite the tragedies unfolding every day, this episode is the opposite of a downer. It's an absolutely delightful, entertaining, and eye opening conversation with the most generous woman. I really can't recommend this conversation highly enough.  Guest social: Instagram: @therealalexandrabillings TikTok: @therealalexandrabillings Amazon books: This Time For Me -  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=alexandra+billings&i=stripbooks&crid=3R1XLLDLCC94W&sprefix=alexandra+billings%2Cstripbooks%2C153&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today's sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 344, in which I review The Peripheral episode 1.6 on Amazon Prime Video. Written blog post of this review:  1.6: Now or Soonest Podcast reviews of The Peripheral 1.1-1.2  ... 1.3-1.5 Further reading:  alternate realities about The Beatles (It's Real Life) ... time travel (Slipping Time) Mentioned in this episode:  upcoming special issue of Amazing Stories    

Zucchero ha in serbo una sorpresa… Francesco Pannofino in libreria con "Dai, dai, dai! La vita a cazzo di cane" (Compagnia Editoriale Aliberti). Su Amazon Prime Video torna "Celebrity Hunted": tra i protagonisti Salvo Esposito e Marco D'Amore. Sempre su Prime Video, Alexandra Billings è tra i protagonisti di "Inverso - The Peripheral".

In the wake of the brutal attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, and anticipating the midterms, writer and longtime Bay Area resident Matthew Clark Davison joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss Nancy Pelosi's political trailblazing and what it's like to live in her district. Davison talks about how he's seen Pelosi support marginalized groups through the years and his own early impressions of her. He also reads from his novel, Doubting Thomas, which includes some of San Francisco's political history, especially as it pertains to gay communities. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/. This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Selected Readings: Matthew Clark Davison Doubting Thomas  Others: Nancy Pelosi “Nancy Pelosi Says Attack on Husband Will Affect Her Political Future,” by Eduardo Medina, The New York Times “The Facts about the Attack on Paul Pelosi, According to Prosecutors,” by The New York Times “Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats,” by Annie Karni, Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse, The New York Times Janice Mirikitani Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 5 Episode 19: “The Danger is Larger Because the Voice is Bigger.” Alexandra Billings on the Surge in Anti-Trans Legislation Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 6 Episode 5: The Author of Election on the Election: Tom Perrotta Talks Tracy Flick's Return and the Midterms Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 5 Episode 8: Paul Lisicky and Terese Marie Mailhot on the Long-Term Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 1 Episode 12: C. Riley Snorton and T Fleischmann Talk Gender, Freedom, and Transitivity “What ‘news deserts,' Americans must ensure what they're consuming is legit,” hosted by Steve Chiotakis, KCRW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Suz discuss the book This Time for Me: A Memoir by Alexandra Billings.  We'd love to hear from you! Write to us at 3FunnyLadies@gmail.com

First of all, definitely let your kids listen to this episode, because Shelley and Bonnie are dishing out GREAT advice for everyone! Our hosts find out their astrological compatibility in a new segment - very appropriately called “Finding Out More About Each Other Through Quizzes and Personality Tests” (really rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?), update each other on how they did on Alexandra Billings’ challenger all those weeks ago, and discover some really troubling information about the true power of WiFi… enjoy! And remember, definitely take everything we say in this episode to heart! Email everybodyshipsus@gmail.com to send us mail with Jeremy! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/everybodyshipsus Instagram: @everybodyshipsus TikTok: @everybodyshipsus Twitter: @shipsuspod Website: www.everybodyshipsus.com This podcast is presented by Schmengie, Inc. // @schmengieinc

Performer and activist Alex Corona joins Chelsea for an equal parts heart-wrenching and resilient trip through Alexandra Billings brand-new memoir. It's serving drag, a fraught mother-daughter relationship, a beautiful love story, and some advice from her days of waiting tables. You'll laugh, you'll cry…..and cry, and cry!   For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez   To join the community and get access to bonus episodes, click here to become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon 

Award-winning actor and LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activist Alexandra Billings joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the spate of recent anti-Trans bills and American misogyny. Billings reads from her new memoir, This Time for Me, and talks about her life as a Trans woman, her career as a teacher, and her experiences on the show Transparent. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf, Hayley Brown, Zoë Harper, America Fontenot, and Ross Whitehead. Selected readings for the episode:  Alexandra Billings This Time For Me  Transparent Wicked The Nap Transparent The Connors How To Get Away With Murder Others Track Trans Legislation The Phil Donahue Show Vladimir Putin: J.K. Rowling and Russia Are Victims of Western “Cancel Culture” Arizona governor signs bills limiting transgender rights, abortion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexandra Billings is redefining what is possible for our community. Before making a name for herself in the Chicago theatre scene and landing her breakout role in the TV show, Transparent, Alexandra was a showgirl and sex worker struggling with addiction. "I ate, I breathed oxygen, I had sex, and I did drugs, all with great, reckless abandon." There is zero precedent for Alexandra's remarkable career—she is currently starring in The Conners on ABC and just completed a run as Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway—and she joins us on the podcast to talk about recording it all in her new memoir, This Time For Me. This is part of our new LGBTQ+ Elders Project. Click here to listen to our recent interview with the 87-year-old trans elder, Barbara Satin. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. A condensed transcript of each week's interview is posted on The Advocate's website in the afternoon (or earlier, if I drink enough coffee). Follow us on Twitter: @lgbtqpod

Transgender actor and author Alexandra Billings joins Sam to talk about her new memoir ‘This Time For Me'. The memoir has been described as a celebration of endless possibilities. Alexandra is a history making LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activist and moderated a panel on trans rights at the White House. In 2016 she was awarded the Human Rights Campaign visibility award.Find out more – https://www.schmengieinc.com/alexandra-billings/ 

What would it be like to live through almost the entire recent history of the transgender movement, from near-complete marginalization in the 1960s to glimmers of mainstream acceptance in the present? Alexandra Billings, who plays Davina on the hit TV show Transparent, did just that. We talk to her about her new memoir This Time For Me, which tells one person's experiences from the 60s through today. Featuring a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" by pianist Christopher-Joel Carter, IV. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. T. Newberg. Logo Design by Rachel Westhoff. Additional credits, references, and more at www.historyofsexpod.com.

Alexandra Billings (she/her/they/them) returns with Shelley and Bonnie for part 2 of our Third Wheel date! Alex tells us about important relationships in her life, from one of her best friends, Ginger Spice, to her wife, Chrisanne, and how those relationships shifted and changed over the years. She talks about why queer people especially can have a hard time asking for help, shares what it’s like to have Shelley as an assistant, and yells at us for leaving our door unlocked. Plus, Alex, Bonnie, and Shelley give each other employee reviews live on the podcast, which goes… exactly as you’d expect it to go. Finally, she gives us ALL (yes, even Assistern Bri) a very generous challenger to complete… find out next week if we’re able to make it happen! Alex’s memoir, This Time For Me, is available to purchase now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent booksellers! Alexandra: @therealalexandrabillings Email everybodyshipsus@gmail.com to send us Mail with Jeremy! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/everybodyshipsus Instagram: @everybodyshipsus TikTok: @everybodyshipsus Twitter: @shipsuspod Website: www.everybodyshipsus.com This podcast is presented by Schmengie, Inc. // @schmengieinc

Alexandra Billings (she/her/they/them), actor, singer, activist, Shelley’s Boss, and now published author, joins Shelley and Bonnie in their living room! Alex helps us play a game variant called “One Truth, One Lie,” moderates a therapy session with a squirrel, and discusses how to take a bra off without using your hands. We delve into some queer fashion history, and Alex regales us with unbelievable stories from her new memoir, This Time For Me (which is available to purchase now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent booksellers)! Part 2 of this chaotic and heartfelt interview will be up next week - so make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss when that drops! Alexandra: @therealalexandrabillings Email everybodyshipsus@gmail.com to send us mail with Jeremy! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/everybodyshipsus Instagram: @everybodyshipsus TikTok: @everybodyshipsus Twitter: @shipsuspod Website: www.everybodyshipsus.com This podcast is presented by Schmengie, Inc. // @schmengieinc

The guys kick off with a preview of biographies coming this spring, including books by Harvey Fierstein, Grace Ellis & Hannah Templer, Alexandra Billings, Randy Rainbow, Nyle DiMarco, Rob Kearney & Eric Rosswood, Tom Daley, and Colton Haynes. Will also reviews the V.C. Andrews biography "The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story" by Andrew Neiderman. Next it's a look at upcoming young adult books from authors Erik J. Brown, Steven Salvatore, Julian Winters, Adib Khorram, Kosoko Jackson, F.T. Lukens, Robbie Couch, Shaun David Hutchinson, and Jordan Greene. Jeff also reviews "Spin Me Right Round" by David Valdes, "Right Where I Left You" by Julian Winters, and talks about his latest reading in the "Superman: Son of Kal-El" series. Complete shownotes for episode 365 along with a transcript of the show are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com. Big Gay Fiction Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find many more outstanding podcasts at frolic.media/podcasts!

There is so much in this episode it's best to share the topics covered: Beyonce, Barbara Streisand, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, iconography, what makes an icon?, Peter Frechette, theatre, writing, playwriting, inclusion, BIPOC, LGBTQIA plus representation in theatre and film, tropes, writing hacks that use marginalized characters as devices to make white, cisgender, heteronormative characters more interesting or forgivable, being ones authentic self, why gay people can play straight but straight people shouldn't play gay, BIPOC and LGBTQIA plus supporting characters who we want to see with their own shows, agency, what we will no longer do as artists, advice to writers who want to write for characters from marginalized groups and the future of theatre. Tania and Mitchell also discuss a play they both were in where the gay and Black characters are misused and misrepresented, plus in a moment of healing, Tania shares for the first time an experience she had doing a play that was full of micro-aggressions that created a hostile work environment. This whole discussion serves as a cautionary tale for storytellers across all genres moving forward. Mitchell J. Fain is an actor and activist with 30 years of experience in theatre, improvisation, circus performance and teaching. He is the cohost of The Queer View with Alexandra Billings. His credits include The Santa Land Diaries, The Red Line, Into the Breeches, Midnight Circus and more.  Here are a few quotes from the episode: "We are not tropes and our lives are huge...Just because you're not invited to the gay club or barbecue doesn't mean it doesn't happen." Mitchell J. Fain "Don't desex me. Sex isn't just about sex. Since sex is the one thing that everyone thinks separates queer people from straight people, then you don't get to take it away from me. Don't take away the fullness of an existence." Mitchell J. Fain  "You don't get to control my narrative." Tania Richard "I will only show up as my full, authentic self." Tania Richard If you want exclusive bonus content for this episode as well as access to antiracism educational content, original essays, cultural commentary, pop culture deep dives and comedy become a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Follow @taniastake on Instagram @mjf1600 on Instagram  The Queer View  with Mitchell J. Fain and Alexandra Billings  

She talks about her role as Robin in The Conners, her lifelong obsession with The Wizard of Oz, and she gets real candid about inclusivity in entertainment. I talk with trailblazing transgender actress, teacher, singer, author and activist, Alexandra Billings.   

This week we talk about the most fascinating woman in the world, Eartha Kitt, with the most brilliant professor in the world, Alexandra Billings! So meet us in Katie's corner for some deranged and delightful Diva dish. We talk icons, transformation, wigs, the 80s, plagues and bazoomabs! Come and learn why queer people are the Phoenixes of the human experience, how to become sadistic women, and all about navigating chaos. We talk Eartha, Bette, Madonna, Cher, Barbra, Mae West and Judy - it is truly a symposium this week, and Alexandra is the ultimate teacher. So grab your Cha-Cha Heels, your champagne taste and meet us under the bridges of Paris!

Frankie Grande steps back Behind The Rope. We have to stop meeting like this! Although it has only been a few weeks, we cannot keep up with Frankie and he is here to share many new projects. First things first, we chat with Frankie about the fact that NYC’s Broadway is coming back and will be open and alive this fall. We also talk about his time on Big Brother, would he ever go back, consider other Reality Competition shows such as Survivor and Amazing Race, what are his guilty pleasure reality shows of yesteryear and today. We also dish the dirt on fav reality shows, thoughts on Real Housewives and other pleasures rooted in Pop Culture history. A forever advocate of the LGBTQIA community, Frankie chats about what that means to him and how important it is to live an authentic life, both in front of, and off camera. We revisit Frankie’s love of Madonna, having met her and all, and deep dive into his favorite era of Madonna - the music, fashion, the Madonna of it all. Speaking of Frankie’s new projects, congrats are in order as he is the new host of the SpongeBob Podcast for Nickelodeon. Of course he is because who better to host a SpongeBob Podcast than shine bright like a Frankie, Frankie Grande. With Pride just around the corner, we chat with Frankie about his upcoming “Rainbowthon”, next Thursday June 3rd where he and a few friends (JoJo Siwa, Jewel, Alexandra Billings, and many, many more) host a virtual performance, celebration and all out party in support of Los Angeles’ LGBT Center. Like last year, perhaps a certain family member will be making a guest appearance. Ya never know. Thanks for stopping by again Frankie!! Always a pleasure. ** This Episode was recorded last week just prior to Singer Demi Lovato coming out as Nonbinary. Demi Lovato now goes by the pronouns They/Them. Purchase Ticket’s to Frankie Grande’s Rainbowthon at http://www.rainbowthon.org/Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetropeBrought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Annika and Zach sit down to chat with actor, teacher, and activist, Alexandra Billings.

This year has been filled with ups and downs, but The Broadway Husbands want to end it on high note! Here are some of our favorite moments with some of our most popular guest from this, our first year of the podcast. Today, we will flip between six couples to share some of the joyful and inspiring things they have to say. First up: #21 Chris Rice and Clay Thompson Broadway star-couple and newlyweds Christopher Rice and Clay Thomson discuss their beautiful wedding planning, being influencers, their long distance love, and our mutual passion for all things Disney. Follow Chris: http://instagram.com/chrisriceny Follow Clay: http://instagram.com/clayricethomson #15 Adam Hyndman and Brad Gibson Broadway vets and soon-to-be Broadway Husbands Adam Hyndman and Brad Gibson share an inspiring talk about integrity amidst internalized homophobia in the business, and respecting the evolution of theatre canon when it comes to race and gender. Follow Adam: https://www.instagram.com/adam_hyndman/ Follow Bradley: https://www.instagram.com/bradgibson13/ #27 Alexandra Billings and Chrisanne Blankenship We discuss Alexandra Billings and Chrisanne Blankenship's company Schmangie productions, dedicated to writing and creating work for marginalized people and telling their stories. Follow Chrisanne: https://www.instagram.com/schmengieinc/ Follow Alexandra: http://www.intagram.com/therealalexandrabillings #35 The Shufords We take a trip to Texas to interview Bret's parents, Deanna and Preston Shuford. #34 The Hannas Next stop: Pittsburgh, PA to interview Marcella Hanna and Ed Hanna (aka Stephen's mom and dad). #45 Robyn Hurder and Clyde Alves When you talk to old friends, nothing is off limits: their early impressions of one another, dating, moving in, the decision to become parents, first grade in the pandemic, Instagram… you name it. Robyn and Clyde are ready to talk about it! Follow Robyn: https://www.instagram.com/robynhurder/?hl=en Follow Clyde: https://www.instagram.com/alvesface/?hl=en ***** Follow us http://instagram.com/broadwayhusbands http://facebook.com/broadwayhusbands http://youtube.com/broadwayhusbands  Bret http://bretshuford.com http://instagram.com/bretshuford http://twitter.com/bretshuford http://snapchat.com/thebretshuford http://facebook.com/bretshuford Stephen http://instagram.com/stephenrhanna http://twitter.com/stephenrhanna We are grateful to be a part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Thanks to David Dabbon for our theme music and to Sophie Kay Photography for our image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week David and Ezra have a slightly uncomfortable, but necessary conversation with actor, activist, and performer Alexandra Billings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internetinsanity/message

Hey There Summer Lovers! Don't forget to help support our channel by purchasing our merchandise at Broadway Life Apparel, visit: http://broadwaylifeapparel.com This week's guests are two humans you will not soon forget! Alexandra Billings is an award winning actress who has been in the theatre and has also been a featured on many TV shows: most recently Disney's Diary of a Female President, Transparent, Goliath, and performed at Steppenwolf and with Bret as Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway. Chrisanne Blankenship is a celebrated a critically acclaimed Director from Chicago, and is a producer and writer. They met in Schaumburg High School and were married in 1996 where they acted together in the high school plays. On this episode they share their engagement story King Crab in Chicago and how the got married at the Bailiwick Chicago. Together they have started Schmangie productions and are writing and creating work for marginalized people and their stories. Make sure to follow them on all of their accounts: https://www.instagram.com/schmengieinc/ http://www.intagram.com/therealalexandrabillings This week's Spotlight on Love question: My current partner is still best friends with their ex. I feel really insecure about their relationship. What can I do to be supportive and still let them be friends without getting jealous? If you want relationship and dating advice from our completely unqualified selves DM us on instagram @broadwayhusbands or email us on broadwayhusbands.com and we may choose your question on the next episode. Also, to guarantee you recieve our advice consider becoming a patron on patreon and you can join us on a live to ask your question. Check out this plus an array of other benefits at patreon.com/broadwayhusbands for more details. ***** Follow us http://instagram.com/broadwayhusbands http://facebook.com/broadwayhusbands http://youtube.com/broadwayhusbands  Bret http://bretshuford.com http://instagram.com/bretshuford http://twitter.com/bretshuford http://snapchat.com/thebretshuford http://facebook.com/bretshuford Stephen http://instagram.com/stephenrhanna http://twitter.com/stephenrhanna We are grateful to be a part of the Broadway Podcast Network.Thanks to David Dabbon for our theme music and to Sophie Kay Photography for our image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s definitely an unusual start to the summer for everyone, but the stars above (and Cinemastrology hosts Stevie Anderson and Kate Santos) are here to navigate the week of July 5th to July 11th, 2020. Cinemastrology is here to help you make the best decisions for yourself… and that includes introducing new titles to your movie queue! Crank up the A/C and put popcorn on the stove, we’re staying home and watching films that can guide us through this week’s astral transits and planetary retrogrades. Earlier in the week Mercury squares off with Mars, and the hosts discuss how to harness that fired-up communication energy by openly voicing our opinions on society. They also discuss two asteroids –Ceres and Chiron– both of which will have us reflecting and questioning our innermost feelings and motives.    At the beginning of the week on July 7th, Ceres Retrograde in Pisces may have us retreating into the wild as a way for us to go deeper into ourselves. This asteroid’s retrograde period is a fertile time to reflect on our past experiences with grief and our connection to the Earth. There’s no better film to watch than 2014’s Wild starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, based on the bestselling memoir by Cheryl Strayed. The film follows one woman’s spiritual and physical journey backpacking on the Pacific Crest Trail. This transit and film asks us to explore what does our path look like when we burn it down and start all over again. Mercury Retrograde in Cancer is still fueling nostalgic feelings with family, friends, and the home space—but on July 8th, Mercury in Cancer Squares Mars in Aries and will have us expertly communicating our criticisms about society as a whole. Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020) is a new documentary and previous CherryPicks Choice that brilliantly shows the audience a retrospective of portrayals of transgender characters on-screen. Directed by Sam Feder and Executive Produced by Laverne Cox, the film features interviews with Alexandra Billings, Lilly Wachowski, to name a few. The documentary is a much-needed conversation starter about how generations of films and TV shows did a disservice to the trans community by perpetuating negative stereotypes of trans lives. This transit only confirms what we as a society should be saying and doing: call it out and commit to doing better! Towards the end of the week, Chiron’s perceived backwards movement in Aries arises as a grand opportunity for self-responsibility. 2011’s Young Adult stars Charlize Theron as a character who could really use this Chiron reflection-gazing. Written by Diablo Cody, the film features one of cinema’s stand-out anti-heroes, a woman who can’t escape her selfish tendencies and is trapped in an adolescent haze. Aries is the baby of the zodiac and this Chiron Rx period is asking us all to grow up. FILMS SUGGESTED Wild (2014): https://www.thecherrypicks.com/films/wild-2014 Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020): https://www.thecherrypicks.com/films/disclosure-trans-lives-screen Young Adult (2011): https://www.thecherrypicks.com/films/young-adult CherryPicks is the best place to see what women think about movies and more. CherryPicks highlights reviews and original stories exclusively from female and non-binary writers. www.TheCherryPicks.com Check out the fresh selections each week over at the CherryPicks Choices! Follow CherryPicks on Instagram and Twitter. Follow your host Kate Santos on Instagram and Twitter. Follow your host Stevie Anderson on Instagram and Twitter. Music composed by Honor Nezzo.  

This week we review the documentary Disclosure! Starring Laverne Cox, Bianca Leigh, Jen Richards, Alexandra Billings, Susan Stryker, Brian Michael Smith, and Lilly Wachowski.

This week trans actress, singer and activist Alexandra Billings joins Dana for a candid conversation about life, activism, and J.K. Rowling's blatant transphobia.

Mia Henderson was the older sister of NBA Knick's player Reggie Bullock who was murdered in Baltimore in 2014. Also in this episode: Broadway's Wicked casts first transgender star Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Kaitlyn Jenner speaks at Women's March in Los Angeles, New Jersey bans the "Trans Panic" murder defense in 2020, Attorneys in Florida seek to overturn state's ban on transgender healthcare, a Transgender attorney and activist is running for state senate in New York representing Westchester, Japan still forcibly sterilizes transgender citizens, porn has a transgender representation problem, and a transgender science fiction writer forced to remove transgender themes from short story after backlash.Trans Panic is a true crime podcast which chronicles the lives and deaths of transgender murder victims in America.Hosted by Travis Ferguson and Feathers Wise.  Follow Us and Subscribe:https://twitter.com/PanicTranshttps://www.instagram.com/transpanicthepodcast/https://www.facebook.com/transpanic/www.transpanic.com

This program pulls back the curtain on the incredibly talented Alexandra Billings, an actress, singer, teacher, activist and openly transgender woman who is about to make history as the first openly transgender cast member of Wicked on Broadway playing the role of Madame Morrible. Billings began life as a boy named Scott, is remembered by […]

With Halloween on us and the season of thanks coming up, Eric and Bob share spooky stories and thankful moments. Topics discussed include Waiting for Guffman, creepy clowns, Auntie Mame, getting buried alive, and Alexandra Billings. It's a grab bag! Connect with EGM:InstagramTwitterFacebookEmail

Performer Adam Crossley is this week's co-host!In this week's episode, Andrew and Adam discuss Torch Song (Turbine Theatre) and The Boy in the Dress (RSC); there's lots of news about Wicked on Broadway, High Fidelity and the Nottingham Playhouse PLUS we discuss Idina Menzel's new album!Adam has starred in shows including Nice Work If You Can Get It, Legally Blonde, Summer Holiday and Thoroughly Modern Millie. He is currently assistant choreographer for the 48 Hour Showtime Challenge, which will see a cast and creative team put together a production of Singin' in the Rain in 48 hours to be performed at the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 13th October. Visit www.showtimechallenge.co.uk for info and tickets.To stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures, visit www.westendframe.co.uk. We have some exciting news coming next week..!Thanks for listening!

Sal is over bored homophobes. Devlyn basically just recaps The Color Purple. Pink capitalism, Alexandra Billings, and gay gay gay librarians. Come get in Tilda’s hat with us.Polls are OPEN in every ward in Chicago for the mayoral election. Mayors have a huge influence over the queer community, so make sure your voice is heard. Click here or go to chicagoelections.com to find out where you can vote (no advance registration required).Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theythempod Visit theypodcast.com to submit music, suggestions, guest appearances, or if you are a Chicago pro-LGBTQ+ business interested in sponsoring the show!Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Hannah dishes on her aspirational plans for her home and wardrobe (if she ever has money), her opinions on RHONY and Leaving Neverland, comes for men who text you all day with no follow through, and tells the story of both how she was inspired to tears by actress Alexandra Billings and how she met her all time idol DJ "Shangela" Pierce!

Alexandra Billings (Transparent, Paddleton) stars in this Indian/Persian/Tunisian/Siberian/Iraqi/Uzbekistani folktale about the power of a keen eye and a quick mind.

We were thrilled to welcome Elaine Soloway to the booth for episode 92! Check out her bio here. She is something else. Between her two memoirs, her Roman à clef, the essays she writes for her blogs, and having part of her life fictionalized on the television show, Transparent, Elaine is "living out loud." Learn about her books and essays by going to Elaine's website. Or friend her on Facebook. At 80 years old, she regularly communicates on social media and has 4,000 FB friends!   Elaine grew up on Division Street in Chicago. Her memoir about those years is called Division Street Princess. We highly recommend that and all of her books! Elaine's "audacious" daughters are Jill and Faith Soloway, whose many remarkable accomplishments include creating the sensation called The Real Live Brady Bunch at Chicago's Annoyance Theatre. This project was a huge hit and wound up traveling the country with a first rate cast including Jane Lynch and Andy Richter. Check out this video rehearsal footage. Faith is a musician & producer of rock operas. She regularly works as a collaborator with her sister, Jill, who wrote created the ground-breaking and award-winning show Transparent. The character of Maura was inspired by their father and Elaine calls Judith Light's wonderful character a "version" of herself. Jill Soloway's other credits include writing for the TV show Six Feet Under. When Faith & Jill were growing up, their family lived in "South Commons" in Chicago for 10 years. The intention of this 30 acre community was to integrate people of different races, incomes, home styles, and ages. There was a K-3 school on the campus and a community center with tons of exciting activities. Elaine, who had been an unhappy housewife, was soon editor of the community paper and had started a musical theatre company. Her husband and daughters starred in some of those shows. Elaine thinks that community helped make her extraordinarily talented daughters who they are. GZ & Frank review the movie Cold War and give it a big thumbs up. Elaine tells us about a recent comedy pilot writing class she took at iO taught by Mike McCarthy. Gary shares the sighting of Deep Blue, one of the largest great white sharks in the world. more than 20 feet long and 2.5 tons at age 50. Check out this amazing story. Elaine appeared on Season 3, Episode 3 of Transparent and was fabulous. She talks about what a warm family the cast is and how much fun it is to be on the set. We ask about our favorite Chicago actors on the show, Alexandra Billings and Amy Landecker. She adores them. Season Five is going to be a 2-hour musical (!) and Elaine reports the entire cast can really sing. Faith is writing the music. To be released this year. We can't wait! Kiss of Death: Francis Grill - Founder of Click Model Management. Read the NYT obit by Rachel Felder here. Grill's story is remarkable. She founded the first inclusive modeling agency and the way she got her start is fascinating. Look up some of the images of models she represented.

Actress Alexandra Billings sits down with Cameron to discuss finding her family in a drag bar, her earliest experiences walking as an out trans woman in Chicago, and creating safe spaces for the younger generation.

Alexandra Billings, who plays Davina on Transparent, says she believes Jeffrey Tambor's accusers — and feels complicit for not speaking up earlier. — Alexandra Billings is an actor and singer. She recently appeared on Broadway in the comedy The Nap. (Alexandra Billings) Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington. If you want to read more about our "I've Been Meaning To Tell You..." project, go to nancypodcast.org/tell. Support our work! Become a Nancy member today at Nancypodcast.org/donate.

While Frank is out of town, we welcome Ross Fraser, founding co-host of Booth One,  back to the studio. He is clearly excited to be back behind a microphone and in rare form. Gary and Roscoe revisit some favorite topics such as, "Where are the Movie Stars?" and a new shark attack on Cape Cod. Roscoe shares his favorite news story of prior week about a woman in a stolen car trying to elude police in (where else?) Florida, by jumping into a pasture with a herd of cows, who then take chase. You cannot make this stuff up. We talk about the recent passing of the great Aretha Franklin. In 2008, Rolling Stone named her the greatest singer of the rock era, ahead of Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, and John Lennon. Check out this list! Friend of the show David Cromer will be appearing on Broadway in The Waverly Gallery this fall with Elaine May, Joan Allen, Michael Ceres, and Lucas Hedges. It previews on September 27 and opens October 27. We were already planning a trip to see Alexandra Billings in her Broadway debut in The Nap, but now have two great reasons to venture east. We have been invited to appear on After Hours with Rick Kogan on August 26. If you miss hearing it live, we'll post the link to the recording on our next episode. Both Gary and Roscoe recommend the book Something Wonderful, Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution. Kiss of Death: Patricia Morison Learn about the actress Cole Porter discovered for his Broadway Production of Kiss Me Kate, who recently died at 103. From her NYT obituary: "The critics loved both her and the show — Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times praised her as “an agile and humorous actress who is not afraid of slapstick and who can sing enchantingly” — and so did the public."      

Episode 16: Alexandra Billings Alexandra Billings (www.alexandrabillings.com) is an actress, singer, author, teacher and activist. Currently, Ms Billings plays Davina on Amazon's Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning hit TV show "Transparent". In 2005, Ms. Billings played Donna, opposite Katherine Heigel, in the ABC film “Romy and Michelle: A New Beginning.” It was the second time a transgender actress played a transgender character in the history of television. She's had guest starring roles on "How To Get Away With Murder", “Grey's Anatomy,” “Eli Stone," “E.R.,” “Karen Sisco,” “Nurses” opposite Lynn Redgrave, and playing opposite Dot Jones in the Ryan Murphy pilot “Pretty/Handsome,” co-starring Blythe Danner and Robert Wagner. She finished her first feature film role as a non Trans character in "Valley of Bones" in the spring of 2016. She is the recipient of five After Dark Awards and one Joseph Jefferson Award. Ms. Billings' activism stretches across the continent. She has won the TPA Award and the Rainbow Spirit Award, and she was inducted into the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in Chicago in 2007. Living with AIDS since 1995. Her life story “From Schoolboy to Showgirl,” produced by Alex Silets for PBS television, was nominated for an Emmy for Best Documentary. In this TAMP episode, Smarthouse Creative's Brad Wilke talks to actress Alexandra Billings about her role on Transparent and her experience communicating with her growing audience. Alexandra discusses how she navigates her personal vs. public persona, how living publicly as a trans actor has informed her career, and what she believes her responsibility is being a part of the Transparent cast. Alexandra’s work is inspired by, “allowing more people to be heard, bringing more people in.” You can check out Alexandra's Facebook page here, bit.ly/AlexandraBillings_Facebook. Visit Alexandra’s current projects "TRANSPARENT" and “VALLEY OF BONES” at these sites; bit.ly/TransparentTVSeries bit.ly/Valley_of_Bones_Movie TAMP music by Dude York.

Actresses Delia Kropp and Penny Slusher join Gary and Frank in the Booth this week. Penny, a longtime favorite of ours, recently appeared in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of The Minutes, the new play from Tracy Letts. Delia was seen last season in a remarkable re-imagining of the Doug Wright play I Am My Own Wife at About Face Theatre, where the 30 characters were played by four actors rather than just one. Hers was a tour-de-force performance as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, born Lothar Berfelde, who survived the Nazi and Communist regimes in East Berlin as a transgender woman, and the first time the role had been played by a transgender actress. Listen to hear the great story about how and why Delia proposed changing the way this Tony & Pulitzer prize winning play was presented. Penny talks about growing up in Bristol, Tennessee, the "birthplace of country music", and the one-woman show she is writing about her childhood experiences and the extended family that raised her. With a working title of "A Porch Song", Penny hopes to capture the essence of Appalachian Bristol and her amazing upbringing among an apartment building full of relatives. Including her Memaw, who was the best friend of Mother Maybelle Carter. Click on the Bristol link above to read about all the cool things happening there. Penny is an acting and auditioning coach with an approach that sounds like it would be not just effective, but fun too. She also does Intuitive Readings, using her innate gift for intuition and the things she learned watching her grandmother do "fortune telling." She is down to earth and positive about people's opportunities and challenges. If you'd like to schedule a session with Penny, go to www.pennyslusher.com and send her an email. Readings are usually done in her home, and she hopes you like cats (she has 2!). Delia speaks candidly about her gender transition, her 10-year hiatus from acting, and the types of roles and opportunities she is now pursuing. Having known Penny since 1991, Delia credits her with helping ease and facilitate her transition, particularly within the Chicago theatre community. The group discusses gender in casting. Here at Booth One, we wonder whether there might be a place for Delia on Amazon's Transparent alongside her friend, the brilliant Alexandra Billings. Delia is at work on an exciting web project to help trans and cisgender theater artists to meet. An online resource site for actors and other members of creative teams to learn about each other. Find out more about Delia on her website Therealdelia.com. Though we didn't talk about it on the episode, part of our Booth One research was to watch a great National Geographic documentary called The Gender Revolution. It is just excellent and we learned so much. Highly recommended! Kiss of Death: Mary Adelman, Fixer of Broken Typewriters, Owner of Osner Business Machines For decades, Mrs. Adelman's shop was an emergency room for typists with bent keys, problematic platens and ruined ribbons. She attended to the typewriters of Isaac Bashivas Singer, David Mamet, Nora Ephron, Philip Roth, Joseph Heller, Peter Shaffer and Murray Schisgal. The shop at 393 Amsterdam Avenue became an Upper West Side fixture in the lives of people desperate to keep the words flowing, and Mrs. Adelman was its centerpiece. "Every time you’d go there, it was always filled with people, that little shop — crammed with people,” one longtime customer, the playwright Peter Shaffer, the author of “Equus,” said in 2001. “It was like the cabin scene in ‘A Night at the Opera.’ You couldn’t get in the door.” She was 89. Read James Barron's full NYT Obit here.    

Actress, singer, beauty pageant queen and drag queen, Alexandra Billings takes us into her world on the most recent episode of The Celebrity Dinner Party. We dish on sexuality, gender, transitioning from Scott to Alexandra and how great it would be if none of it mattered.  So grab a snack and settle in to hear about Alexandra's  experience on the Emmy-award winning show, Transparent, what it means to be transgender and why we should care.   From the Baton Club, to Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre, to LA's dazzling studio set, Alexandra's got some stories to tell!  To watch the video, visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv/podcast/ .

Alexandra Billings talks about meeting her wife while in high school, the women who mentored her, and why Larry Kramer asked her not to march in the AIDS marches. She also talks about her connection to her great-great-grandmother who was assigned male at birth, the changing of labels within the trans movement, why she used to refer to herself as a female impersonator, and why being trans is a gift. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing lgbtqashow@gmail.com More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

The success of the 1994 Oscar Award winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which told the story of three drag queens making the trek across Australia’s outback, helped ignite a modern style of drag filled with campy, self-deprecating fun and trans inclusivity.The film was turned into a Tony award winning Broadway musical and now our local Pride Films and Plays is putting it on featuring Honey West who, as far as we know, is the first trans actor to play the role of the grand dame, Bernadette.Joining us today is the lovely Honey West, who has been a hit on the cabaret circuit since her debut in her 1990 one-woman show, A Taste of Honey.Listen as we chat with the legendary Honey West about her adventures in comedy, musical theater and the early days of LGBT radio.➤ A walk down LGBT Chicago theater: Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Diva Diaries and the Wizard of AIDS.➤ Her longtime friendship with Transparent actor Alexandra Billings.➤ What’s Oprah’s friendship like with the raunchy transgender actress Chili Pepper?

On this week's LadyWatch agenda: Ryan and Jason address the death of Natalie Cole and why she doesn't have a special bonus memorial episode (and what you can do about it), send thoughts and prayers to Iman following the death of her husband, join Alexandra Billings in wagging a finger at Dame Edna Everage's alter ego, unpack how Princess Diana ended up staying with Goldie Hawn, and find out to what lengths Shirley Bassey went to urinate in the 70s. PLUS: Patti LaBelle's newest Walmart dessert creations, Vivienne Westwood re-creates heaven and hell in Culver City, Lana Wachowski models for Marc Jacobs' spring line and maybe Marc Jacobs is mean to his mother, Jane Fonda finally finds an award that deserves her, and Gloria Vanderbilt probably fucked Errol Flynn. Oh yeah, and much much more!

A hearty Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to our fans and listeners! Gary and Roscoe celebrate their first holiday podcast with Seasons Greetings!  Need an Elf name? The official Santa's Elf Name Generator (Like this  Or this) helps Gary and Roscoe find just the right moniker for their North Pole residency. Frank Capra figures prominently in today's episode, so we're introducing a new segment inspired by the wonderful 1941 film Meet John Doe. More about the film It's the character of "Sourpuss Smithers" read more, and it gives Gary and Roscoe a chance to air their pet peeves of the week. Roscoe's is all about the misuse of language, while Gary can't bear waiting in line. Tune in for more of what makes us sourpusses in future episodes. Happy Birthday, Frank Sinatra!  He'd be 100 today. It was a very good century... Broadway openings this week include Al Pacino in China Doll Variety review, and Jennifer Hudson in The Color Purple NY Times review.   Plus School of Rock, the Andrew Lloyd Webber  musical Variety review.   Booth One Experience #1 - Gary and our producer attend the final dress rehearsal of the the Lyric Opera's original production of Bel Canto, adapted from the novel by Ann Patchett.  A thrilling experience and one made even more special by a brush with the great world-class soprano Renee Fleming! We even rub elbows with the composer and librettist! What a day! Chicago Tribune review   Booth One Experience #2 - Our featured segment this week is an interview with Karolyn Grimes Official site, known to all as Zuzu Bailey in the original 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life. Gary caught up with her busy Christmas season schedule at the beautiful Genesee Theatre web site in Waukegan, Illinois, where she was doing a presentation prior to the screenings of the film. We talk about the film, her childhood, her career, and her newfound calling as the ambassador of the movie and its legacy. And there are a few surprises, like her favorite Christmas movies (besides IAWL) and what she pretended to be most as a child. We hope you enjoy the piece. A shout out to friend of the podcast Marie Noble and her Booth One experience as singer Andrea Bocelli makes a surprise appearance at her company Christmas party in New York. Now that's Booth One-y! Here's the link to the TMZ story. How cool to have Bocelli drop by on his way to Madison Square Garden to sing Ave Maria for his friend's party. Don't forget to send us your Booth One photos and experiences so that we can post to our website. Reach out to us at www.Booth-One.com or on Facebook. We appreciate the "likes"! Kiss of Death: Holly Woodlawn, transgender star of 1970's underground films and protege of Andy Warhol, dies at 69. She was an icon to many and maybe best known from Lou Reed's pop hit Walk On The Wild Side: "Holly came from Miami, F-L-A Hitchhiked her way across the USA Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says, "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side." After a life of fleeting fame and career ups and downs, Holly rebounded in the 1980's as a cabaret singer and musical revue actress. Her last role was in an episode of Amazon's award-winning series Transparent, starring Jeffrey Tambor. Full obit Gary reads a very moving tribute to Ms. Woodlawn posted on Facebook by Alexandra Billings, a friend of the show who is also a star of Transparent. We remember Holly Woodlawn - a muse, an actress, and an inspiration to many.                                              

Host: Amy Matheny with Alexandra Billings Alex and Amy, Amy-n-Alex, A-n-A are back on the Queercast one last time. They didn’t waste any moments to dish on topics across the spectrum. From early days on LesBiGay Radio to Caitlyn Jenner, from when they met, to Alex being on a Golden Globe winning show called Transparent. [...]

Alexandra Billings. Alex is an actress and singer who is currently starring as the character Davina on Amazon’s TV series “Transparent,” winner of two Golden Globe awards. Alex was the first transgendered female to play a transgendered female on television. She's been in "Eli Stone,” "Nurses,” "Grey's Anatomy," and "ER." She has been in productions at Steppenwolf Theater, and is a teacher for Steppenwolf Theatre in LA.

Host: Amy Matheny with Mitchell Fain Amy and Mitchell are on the couch with lots to say. They congratulate Alexandra Billings on the Golden Globe win for Transparent, acknowledge the generosity of Jeffrey Tambor, and Mitchell shares an Alex story. They also discuss Selma, MLK Day, Coleman Domingo, Billy Crystal’s remarks on gay representation in [...]

Alexandra Billings. Alex is an actress and singer who has been in “Eli Stone,” Nurses,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “ER.” She has been in productions at Steppenwolf Theater, and is a teacher for Steppenwolf Theatre West in LA. She was the first Transgendered Female to play a Transgendered Female on television. 

STAGE | FILM | CABARET PERFORMER | Our guest this week is ALEXANDRA BILLINGS. She has won multiple awards for her work such as: "After Dark Award for Best Actress in a Comedy," in Charles Busch’s "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom." "After Dark Award for Best Actress" playing Margot Channing in "Applause" for Healthworks Theatre at The Apollo, "New York MAC Hanson Award, for New Cabaret Artist," "After Dark Award for Outstanding Cabaret Artist of the Year," Her character "Shante" at the Baton Show Lounge won her the titles of: "Miss Wisconsin," "Miss New York," "Miss Chicago," "Miss Illinois," and she was the first Chicago performer in the history of the pageants' to win the coveted "Miss Florida"contest. In 2003, Alexandra filmed her first Television Movie for ABC- TV: "Romy and Michelle - In The Beginning." She then made Television history by being the first Transgendered Female to play a Transgendered Female character on Television. Soon after, she was cast as the "Nasty Transsexual with a heart of gold" on the now defunct show "Karen Sisco." In 2004, she filmed an episode of "Grey’s Anatomy" which won a "GLAAD Award for Outstanding Episode." She’s also appeared on "E.R." and filmed the pilot "Nurses" for ABC playing opposite one of her childhood idols, Lynn Redgrave. In 2007 she completed her first film "Socket" directed by her old Chicago pal Sean Abley and completed a pilot for F/X directed by gorgeous Ryan Murphy and co-starring Joseph Fiennes and Blythe Danner called "Pretty/Handsome." As an interesting side note, it is thought that almost every role played by her on stage, has been the only time they’ve ever been recreated by a Transgendered actress in the history of theatre.