Celebrity Gardener - Courtney Act
This week's celebrity gardener is gender illusionist, Courtney Act. Courtney is currently putting together an album and will be shortly organising a cabaret tour reminiscent of the 1940s. Don advised Courtney to throw out potted dracaenas ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Jean Shepherd
For many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, Jean Shepherd was the creator of the popular film A Christmas Story, which is based in part on this book and has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. He died in ... [... more]
Random House |
William Strauss
William Strauss and Neil Howe, the authors of Generations: The History of America's Future and 13th-GEN, write and lecture frequently on generational issues. Strauss is the cofounder and director of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe, ... [... more]
Random House |
Larry Moss
Larry Moss studied his craft with such luminaries as Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, and Warren Robertson. He began his career at New York's famed cabaret Upstairs at the Downstairs and went on to appear on Broadway in numerous productions. After ... [... more]
Random House |
Gerald Nachman
Gerald Nachman has for more than forty years covered theater, movies, cabaret, and television for newspapers and magazines. His previous books include The comedians of the 1950s and 1960s were a totally different breed of relevant, revolutionary ... [... more]
Random House |
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming's Tony Award-winning portrayal of the emcee in the Broadway musical Cabaret was one of the most celebrated performances of recent years. Most recently he coproduced, cowrote, codirected, and starred in the film The Anniversary Party ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
