How exciting to hear that the long-awaited Deep Throat Sex Scandal is coming to an Off-Broadway stage thanks to porn legend Jerry Douglas. The special preview is Sept. 16 for the October opening.
“I’m just thrilled,” said Douglas, who went through a few false starts with the play but is now happy with the casting and outcome. He co-wrote the script with David Bertolino, creator of the Spookyworld theme park. Malcolm Madera will portray Harry Reems, and Lori Gardner is set to play Linda Lovelace.
My friend and fellow GAYVN judge John Rex just returned from Prague. While there, he dropped in at the BelAmi offices, where he ran into Lukas Ridgeston. Turns out Ridgeston was on his way to the Mediterranean to shoot a new movie with a new stable of hot young guys. Ridgeston, who likes to be in control of his projects from the ground up, did all the hand-picking of the cast himself.
He’s definitely a porn friend; in fact, out gay comic Jason Stuart once co-hosted the GAYVN Awards show and served as an honorary judge. This month, Stuart began hosting a new talk show for Logo Online’s AfterElton.com. I imagine it’s only a matter of time until he books a gay porn star or two, but until then he has lined up Peter Paige from Queer as Folk, Leslie Jordan from Will and Grace, Judy Tenuta, Doug Spearman and many others.
David Forest is gearing up the “Cocktails in the Forest,” scheduled to occur during September at Micky’s Bar in West Hollywood, Calif. Every Thursday night, Forest will host the likes of Diesel Washington, Mark Williams, Johnny Castle, TheSword’s Zach Sire, Cody Cash, Chi Chi LaRue, Samuel Colt and other surprise guests. Robert Van Damme is expected to appear for a special end-of-the-month chat about and analysis of the GAYVN Awards.
Dean Monroe is visiting from England thanks to LaRue. While Monroe is in Los Angeles, he plans to grace Here Lounge and Micky’s during August. Monroe is the hot Channel 1 star who was gangbanged by eight black studs in Black Balled 5.
