Rosie's cruise shown on TV?

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:06am

I just learned that last year's cruise performances or something was shown on HBO in April... (am I correct?). Does anyone know if this year's will be shown on TV at all? I know Julia Murney is performing and I would love to watch it.

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:08am

I dunno, but I know she performed last year too, she was incredible on all that jazz

[Myfavmeatpie]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 4:13pm

Its on demand right now. I can't think of the name off the top of my head. But it is a documentary about Rosie's gay cruise. It's a wonderful and touching special. And of course the best parts (to me that is) are the clips of various performers. And there is a great 30 second clip of julia singing All That Jazz!!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 4:18pm

Julia is on camera for about 15 seconds. I think she sounds pretty average. There is a much better reason to watch the documentary...it's subject.

[Tag]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:02pm

I think it's called All Aboard.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:25pm

There is a much better reason to watch the documentary...it's subject.
Of course. I would like to see it for both those reasons. Does anyone know where in OnDemand it is? I couldn't find it.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:38pm

It is no longer on On Demand. It ended on June 1st. It was under HBO / Documentaries. I believe a DVD version is going to be released.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 5:40pm

Julia is singing for about 30 seconds or so. There are parts by the pool where she is in the background. I only know this because someone posted it online. I was not looking that closely for Julia. lol

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 8:00pm

The documentary that recently aired on HBO was filmed on the July 2004 cruise. They screened an early preview of it on the 2005 cruise. There were amazing performers and performances last year, and the line-up is exciting for next month's cruise too, including Julia again. But, I don't think there are any plans to film any of those performances.
Updated On: 6/12/06 at 08:00 PM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/19/06 at 12:52am

After reading the article on the main page, I saw that Norm Lewis was on the cruise. Is Norm Lewis gay? I wasn't sure if you had to be gay to be on the cruise or how that works. Sorry if that sounds really immature or ignorant, just wasn't sure.
Updated On: 7/19/06 at 12:52 AM

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/19/06 at 1:27am

On behalf of the straight community, would Rosie please permit me to join the gays and go on this cruise? ...Seriously. Yeesh.

WOW. Just...wow. I cannot believe what I am reading. At first RentBoy I thought you were being sarcastic! Lemme clue you guys in before others come and attack you... (not yous guys fault. America is in a transition phase right now).

The documentary is called ALL ABOARD and it was from the first cruise. The third cruise just completed. ALL ABOARD is available to own on DVD as of this past June. It originally aired on HBO.

The cruise is not limited to gay & lesbians. Visit www.rfamily.com for more information on it. It's a cruise that provided a gay-friendly atmosphere. That's it. Gay & lesbian families bond with other gay & lesbian families, and also straight families.

The documentary includes a couple of performances, but it's subject matter is why it was turned into a documentary. I've read about what happens on "the big gay boat." It's truly magic what happens on that ship for one week.

Whether Norm Lewis is gay or not couldn't interest me less. I'm just happy that everyone can enjoy this experience.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/19/06 at 2:43am

Well, I wasn't asking if Norm Lewis was gay so I could speculate as to who was dating, I wanted to know becasue I wasn't sure if it was a gay/lesbian exclusive thing. I imaged that it wouldn't be, but I just remember when I read about the first cruise, it seemed like the only performers on it were gay/lesbian. Like I said, I knew it was a rather ignorant comment, but I couldn't think of a more elegant way of asking it. Plain and simple. You answered my question, so thanks.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/19/06 at 2:53am

Why didn't you ask if Julia Murney was gay?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/19/06 at 2:57am

I would say why, but I would get battered by all these PMs and replys to my post.

[Menken Fan]

Posted: 7/21/06 at 8:42am

I just got back from the third R Family cruise, and I can definitely say you do not need to be gay to join in on the fun. You just need to pay the $$ and act fast. The cruise was sold out this year. There are many straights on the cruise, including parents, children and friends of gay couples. It's an unbelievably accepting atmosphere, as you might sense from the documentary. It is truly a different world on that boat, and it's a real shock to come back to the "real world" after 7 days. Not to mention, it's a musical theatre fans wet dream! I've already signed up to join them in Bermuda and the Caribbean next year.