Rufus Wainwright, MTV Networks president Brian Graden and the CBS soap opera As The World Turns were among the big winners last night at the 19th annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis. A Middle East political romance The Bubble and Stardust, Paramount’s fantasy movie starring Claire Danes (and Read More
Rufus Wainwright may be tired of America, but he isn’t tired of the ol’ charity concert. He will bring his baritone to the Highline Ballroom on December 19 for Teddy Thompson’s Christmas concert to benefit SaveDarfur.org. He will perform along with mostly folk-rock acts, including his sister, Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Kamila Thompson, Read More
If Holden Caulfield were a 33-year-old singer/songwriter, he might record an album something like Release the Stars—Rufus Wainwright’s forthcoming fifth studio release. Mr. Wainwright, after all, has never been one to conform, and Release the Stars, on sale May 15, is no exception to his rule. On all 12 tracks, Mr. Wainwright, the son of Read More
The showcase for 34 new musicals on display during the New York Musical Theater Festival hasn’t thus far produced a longed-for miracle, though Flight of the Lawnchair Man—concerning a simple-minded soul who dreams of flying around the sky in a Wal-Mart lawn chair—certainly had its charms.
I thought very reluctantly, however, that its talented creators, Read More
The Devil Wears Prada has its premiere, revealing itself to be a delightful solicitation of fresh limbs for New York’s corporate sausage-maker.
The Transom caught up with Marc Jacobs and his lover at the Rufus Wainwright shows. Yes, they’re madly in love, despite recent reports of a breakup—and they can’t wait for Lil’ Read More
Party Doll and Other Favorites. Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia.
Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons . Various artists. Almo Sounds.
Social Studies. Loudon Wainwright III. Hannibal Records.
Meat-and-potatoes rock-and-roll is officially in the ICU. Tom Petty’s latest album peaked at No. 10 and plummeted; Springsteen and the Stones are Read More
