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Nouveau Productions, which Frazier runs with his husband Robert Pullen.All told, the special, star-studded programming to date has been strong in LGBTQ interest and appeal, ranging from an Ella Fitzgerald-themed Christmas show starring Vanessa Williams to the recently launched “Broadway in Concert” series featuring contemporary stars of the Great White Way paying tribute to iconic musicals.None of the specials have been quite as gay, however, as the latest, the explicitly queer-themed True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs.Timed to kick off June’s Pride month, the program features real-life stories of hope, resilience, and triumph from members of the LGBTQ community, including former NBA player Jason Collins and acclaimed Sex and the City star and activist Cynthia Nixon, tied together with musical performances by a hodgepodge of queer talent, accompanied by the APO under Frazier and hosted by transgender Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider.The performance lineup includes the pioneering lesbian folk/rock duo the Indigo Girls with their chart-topping breakout hit “Closer to Fine,” Drag Race alums Peppermint, Alexis Michelle, and Jujubee giving a spin of “(A Little More) Mascara” from La Cage aux Folles, trans opera singer Breanna Sinclairé covering “Somewhere” from West Side Story, and Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning stage veteran André de Shields (Hadestown) reviving “The Colors of My Life” from the 1980 musical Barnum.Additional performers include Glee star Chris Colfer, persevering contemporary Christian singer Trey Pearson formerly of the group Everyday Sunday, and young indie-pop artist Morgxn.Premiering Saturday, June 4, on www.PBS.org, the PBS Video app, and select PBS stations nationwide.Local affiliate WETA is

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT:This article discusses plot points in “The Deliverance,” now playing on Netflix. “Nothing says evil like black sclera contact lenses.” That was the key to Glenn Close’s devil-possessed transformation in Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance.” In addition to the special lenses, Close spent four hours in the makeup chair, with special effects makeup artist Jason Collins at the helm. Based on a true story, “The Deliverance” follows Ebony (Andra Day), a single mother taking care of her three kids (Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton and Anthony B. Jenkins) and sick mother Alberta (Close) in a new house that seems to be haunted.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom battled it out in a friendly game of pickleball during the first annual Light Up The Court Pickleball Tournament this weekend.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup department head Carleigh Herbert has always been obsessed with period pieces, and the ’70s have always been a favorite.“There was so much self-expression,” she says. So, when the chance to work on HBO Max’s “Minx” came along, she snapped it up.One particular scene, halfway through the show’s first episode, posed a unique challenge for Herbert.

Outsports.com, Chris chose to keep his identity anonymous “out of fear of online attacks from fans of the players or teams.”Chris was able to find 78 homophobic tweets from 40 players throughout the league — a full 32 of the players remain active, according to Outsports.com.The tweets run the gauntlet in terms of how explicitly homophobic they are. Some are as tame — and absurd — as Center for the Atlanta Hawks Clint Capela saying “no homo” after wishing a friend luck, while others feature explicitly homophobic slurs directed as insults.The majority of tweets were sent between 2009 and 2013, at a time when many of the players were still very young (some even still teenagers in high school), and attitudes around LGBTQ issues vastly different from now.But openly gay basketball player Derrick Gordon, who plays professionally in Germany, told Outsports.com that such statements shouldn’t be tolerated no matter when they were posted.“I don’t care how long ago it was, it shows the person’s character,” Gordon said.

Lily James had a massive makeover to play Playboy model Pamela Anderson for the Hulu series Pam And Tommy.There has been much said about her prosthetic breasts and fake blonde hair to look more like the Baywatch actress.But on Thursday the makeup artist for the series shared new details of her transformation like how he used veneers, covered up Lily's thick eyebrows to pencil on thin ones and used a forehead prosthetic as he talked to WWD. So much work: Lily James had a massive makeover to play Playboy model Pamela Anderson for the Hulu series Pam And Tommy.

71-and-counting penis tab to the talking member in “Pam & Tommy,” filmmakers are no longer afraid of a phallic moment. Dropping trou is now the mark of mastery: Look no further than an authentically full-frontal Benedict Cumberbatch as an Oscar front-runner for his filthy role in “The Power of the Dog.”The proof may be in the prosthetic genitalia.

new Hulu series “Pam & Tommy,” out Wednesday.“We painstakingly went back and forth and resculpted Pamela’s breasts at least three or four times in order to get them just right,” special makeup effects and prosthetics designer Jason Collins told The Post of re-creating Anderson’s key features just so for James. His company, Autonomous FX, outfitted James and co-star Sebastian Stan, 39, who stars as Mötley Crüe rocker Tommy Lee, with well over $100,000 in prosthetics.“It was important that the breasts didn’t look overly theatrical or distracting to the audience.

Another member of the NBA has tested positive for the coronavirus — this time a former player.