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The rantings, ravings, musings, opinions, creations, and other regurgitations of a busy and bothered mind. Composed—for better or worse—by Michael Stevens.


The Toné (née: "Tony") Awards and Gay Pride
Cole Escola accepts the award for lead actor in a play for “Oh, Mary!” at the 78th annual Tony Awards. He is the first non-binary winner. Michele Crowe/CBS I should have known that I was gay long before my first time with a guy. Sure, I loved to wrestle other little boys. I pulled down the pants on G.I. Joe to see what was inside. I loved getting the Sears Roebuck catalog so that I could peruse the men's underwear section. But they were symptoms too subtle. It should have bee
Jun 73 min read


Remembering Tyler and Celebrating Robert.
Robert is in the center (in green), Also Kendall, Jo, Wanda and others who have fallen out of my memory. The photo was from Breckenridge, Colorado. My iPhone time stamp says June 2011 but that it almost certainly wrong. I would guess about 2003? I think it may have been Martin Luther King Day weekend or there about. Sometimes I amuse myself by choosing what day in my life I would want to live over and over in "Groundhog Day" style. A day that was so alive and sparkling that
Jun 64 min read


"Titanique" est Magnifique. Casi.
Titanique is slight but campy and clever. Check out my review of this Celine Dion jukebox Broadway send up of Titanic...
Jun 52 min read


A Most Modest Proposal Concerning the Annual Celebration of Fathers
The criticisms of Gay Pride typically involved some convoluted mental gyrations. Here's a little fantasy of what happens if you extract that school of thinking to other celebrations.
Jun 43 min read


"Cats: the Jellicle Ball" is a Walk Down Memory Lane (for the First Time)
Cats: the Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theater proves that cats might really have nine lives. Here is my review from the 2026 Broadway revival/reinvention
Jun 43 min read
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