BROADWAY BARES '07 — Page 2

yeah but he can have such a comical stage presence that I think it would be hysterical

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Jason Tam...please!!!??

Laura Bell Bundy! Take it Off!

Well hopefully "Wonder Woman" Rachelle Rak will be back. She is always a hilarious highlight.

AARON LAZAR. Which is something that won't happen.

Using sexuality and dancing for fun is certainly a valid way of raising money for people who cannot afford proper care.

Ironic?
Maybe, but it also shows that we as Gay Men and Friends in the Broadway Community will not be destroyed or de-Sexed by a terrible disease.

Actually, I think the words "strongly promoting sex" are--well--something my Mormon mother would say.

No one ever caught AIDS from watching someone take off their clothes. Also, sex doesn't need to be promoted--it's already got the job. The notion that because there are sexually transmitted diseases out there we should all become sexless is pretty silly. Sex, in all it's forms isn't going to go away, and so our best chance is to use it responsibly.

I look forward to Broadway Bares and applaud any and all of the performers for giving us some good racy fun.

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oh, Tyler Hanes...

There is only one way to get drunk. There are many non-sexual ways to acquire AIDS (in many cases, simply being born is enough). ANYWAY....

Tyler Hanes, Skylar Astin, and John Lloyd Young would top my list.

Do you think Michael York and Ted Neeley will be back to strip to "Forever Young"? I know Ted tried out for the Spring Awakening Tour and I think Michael is free to join him now. I know Chico and Bruiser from LB are hard at work on 'Anything You Can Lick, I Can Lick Better' and 'If You Could Do This, You Would Too'.

"Wow, Rentaholic, preaching abstinence. You're a scream.
Abstinence is a sure-fire way to drive yourself crazy. I've never met anyone who was abstinent who wasn't off their rocker. Sex is a wonderful, essential part of life and to deny people that is a terrible thing."

i'm sorry, this pisses me off. Abstinence is a responsible mature choice that should be respected just like people who have sex should be respected. Sex is a BIG deal and people who choose to wait should be commended, not seen as crazy. If more people were responsible with who they have sex with, we wouldnt HAVE an AIDS epidemic or so many unwanted teenage pregnancies.

Sorry, this is one oif my sore spots and needed my soapbox.

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Updated On: 5/8/07 at 04:57 PM

it's not the "promoting sex" that contradicts the cause of the event. it's what some of these dancers are doing backstage during it that's the problem... you know who you are

thank you EverythingIsRENT. I'm not saying everyone who is not a virgin should give up sex. I'm saying that I personally find it ironic that a performance that is basically all about sex is raising money to fight a disease that is most often spread by sexual intercourse. I never said we should all become sexless or that sex isn't a wonderful thing. But you can't call me crazy for saying the word "abstinence." PLENTY of people choose to not have sex until they find the person they want to spend their life with, and by making this choice, they have a much less likely chance of spreading sexual diseases. Please, don't tell me I'm "a scream" and that I am saying we should deny people sex.
Even you said "teaching people about safe sex is a far better option than trying to shut it off." Obviously, a show like Broadway Bares isn't doing much to promote safe sex either. By abstinence, I don't mean that no one should ever have sex---just that people should be responsible, and abstaining from sex (or at least from irresponsible sex with multiple partners) is the best method of prevention.

And certainly you can see that RENT has many lessons to teach beyond sexual liberation...