Anwar Robinson as Tom Collins

So in commemoration of my last couple of days in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida me and a good friend of mine went to go see the touring production of "Rent". My friend and I have been rent heads for maybe two years now, so this was definitely something that I had to check out. An added treat was that the role of Tom Collins was to be played by former American Idol finalist Anwar Robinson. I love Anwar, despite the whole Luther Vandross ambiguously gay R&B crooner thing.(Please don't make me rehash the whole Blackplanet profile scandal) You have to give the man his props he has chops. I am always amazed when he opens his mouth. And judging by his smile he must be a sweetheart. Besides, with a fickle entertainment industry would you risk your dreams to be out and face more adversity. Luckily or not, in my dream I am out! How great would it be if we could get another artist like him on the upcoming season of American Idol because to be quite honest last year's season was possibly the most boring season I've ever seen. I think the magic is wearing thin. I have a bit more packing to do for my trip. Since I am in the Broadway frame of mind I'll guess I'll pull out my Dreamgirls, Rent, and Wicked soundtracks. Also Kristen-Alexander Griffith did a great job playing Anwar's character's cross-dressing love interest Angel. This is impressive considering the shoes that he had to fill. The role of Angel originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia has also been reprised by Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye For The Straight Guy) Jose Llana, as well as my beloved Wilson Cruz (Party Monster, Noah's Arc, and Coffee Date). All in all, this cast of Rent did a wonderful job. Ok I'm off to go pack!

I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK!

So I don't know what to think. The too sexy for his own good Jensen Atwood is back on TV. Playing a homosexual well bisexual. You probably recognized him as Wade from LOGO network's canceled show "Noah's Arc". He says that he is out of the loop regarding the Noah's Arc movie and isn't sure if he is even going to be involved in the film. You can now catch Jensen on HERE! Network's gothic soap"Dante's Cove" where he plays a bisexual demon or vampire type creature named Griff. As far as I can discern from his recent interviews he is straight. Please hold your protest. I know one of the things that artist hate is to be type casted but Jensen seems to be O.K. with it and that is pretty cool. If he is actually "heterosexual" despite the fact he is definitely getting a check it is nice to see a brother that is down for us. He was recently asked about the DL topic and his response was very witty. "It’s a trip how DL has been demonized. I think the question is, why would a man have to pretend to be something that he is not? I think it could be easily answered knowing the history of our society." I love intelligent actors. (Check Ben Affleck Out) I don't really watch the HERE Network but I might have to start!