(Images via Vogue Italia & Star)
Star Magazine tried to guess what Madonna might look like at 60 in a Grant Wood-inspired illustration 30 years ago — and they were pretty far off. Hell, they even missed the mark on Sean Penn, who they envisioned as a bit of a James Cromwell type.
Incredibly, only one of these ladies is no longer with us in spite of the charts being 60 years old — the same as Mme. #1.
Kevin Smith Kirkwood of Kinky Boots on Broadway is currently performing his acclaimed Whitney Houston tribute Classic Whitney: Alive! in two volumes for four shows in his first NYC residency at Joe’s Pub.
He's the next best thing to the real thing!
Check this out Monday, August 6; Sunday, August 12; or Monday, August 13. All shows are at 9:30 PM.
Snippets after the jump ...
The authorized Whitney Houston doc Whitney has itself a rather classy new teaser poster, making use of an unseen pic shot by Randee St. Nicholas.
St. Nicholas shot Whitney many times over the years, and is recognized as an accomplished music video director as well.
Keep reading to take it all in ....
Whitney in her prime (Image via Miramax/Roadside)
Lots of Whitney Houston fans are jonesing to see the official doc Whitney, which hits theaters July 6.
However, this first released clip from the movie strikes me as painfully poorly chosen. It's just Whitney walking through her AMAs rehearsals listlessly, underscoring her famous inability to dance, and then singing a bit over some powerful playback.
Why not release a dramatic clip, or something showcasing her platinum-plus vocals? Odd ...
Matt and Dan and their chests (Video still via Bravo)
Above: Matt Wilkas and Dan Gordh — they of Matt & Dan — got shirtless for Andy Cohen. Video below.
Above: Silver fox alert!
Been working on this for a while for Gr8erDays, my nostalgia site — a small series of videos in which I ask people 18-29 to tell me what (if anything) they know about various icons from the past, including some icons who are alive and well and working today!
If you wanna try these names out on your own millennial friends — or yourself! — here are the lists:
Video #1: Gone with the Wind, James Dean, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Saturday Night Fever, Barbra Streisand, Marilyn Monroe
Video #2: Cher, George Michael, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, John Lennon, Madonna
First two just dropped. If you enjoy, please share video #1 and video #2 — and please subscribe.
Keep reading for embeds ...
