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December 29, 2007 According to TV.com, Robert Gant's episode of "Nip/Tuck", titled Magda and Jeff, will air Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 10:00 PM on the FX channel. Check your local listings for times in your area. As reported earlier, Sharon Gless will go topless in that same episode, starting a 4-episode arc. She will play a Hollywood agent trying to win a date with TV surgeon Dylan Walsh - and attempts to charm him by asking him to judge her breasts. Gless says, "I do have the opportunity to reach in and expose my breasts, which I'm going to do and I'm sort of looking forward to it." Scott Lowell will be appearing as legendary critic Kenneth Tynan in Orson's Shadow, a play written and directed by Austin Pendleton (who also penned "Uncle Bob," in which Gale Harold appeared a few years back). The play will run at the Pasadena Playhouse in California from January 11 through February 17, 2008. It is an ingenious tale of two Hollywood giants – Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier. Tynan, Lowell's character, has made a startling proposal: Welles should direct Olivier and the young Joan Plowright in Rhinoceros, Ionesco’s absurdist masterpiece. But it is the rehearsal process that brims with absurdity as titanic personalities, including Vivien Leigh, wrestle the muse. Based on an actual event, Orson’s Shadow is a witty and incisive depiction of the drama of theatre. More info in this article from Playbill.com. Peter Paige takes a walk on the wild side playing a coke-snorting drag diva in a new feature called "Copacabana, Of Love and Shadows" with American Idol's openly gay runner-up, Jim Verraros. The story revolves around a British artist's relationship with a Brazilian street kid, and the drag queen that complicates things for both of them. Paige stars as "Miranda," while Verraros takes on both male and female roles for the film. The film will be shot on location in Rio de Janeiro, and is scheduled to commence principal photography in March 2008. Roberto Jabor, who wrote the script, will direct. December 18, 2007 Matt Battaglia has a brief appearance on CSI: NY at 10pm on Wednesday night (CBS). Matt says his scene will air in the first 30 minutes of the episode, which is titled "Happily Never After." This past Sunday in LA, 450 people attended the GLASS "Home for the Holidays" brunch. Among the guests were many gay and lesbian celebrities, including Wilson Cruz, T.R. Knight, Alec Mapa, Rex Lee, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. The celebs showed up to lend support to GLASS and help raise funds for the 19 foster group homes that GLASS runs for at-risk LGBT youth. Here's a photo of Robert and Peter; to see more images, visit AfterElton.com. Sharon Gless (Debbie on QAF) and her husband, Barney Rosenzweig, will be at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Miami this Friday, December 21st, at 8pm to sign the collector's edition of his new book, "Cagney & Lacey... and Me: An Inside Hollywood Story or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blond," and have a behind-the-scenes conversation about the groundbreaking series. For more information, visit the Books & Books website. December 14, 2007 The focus of the November 2007 issue of BLADE (Orange County and Long Beach's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender magazine) is "Building a Bright Future for LGBT Elders," written by Lance Webster, featuring an interview with Robert Gant ("Ben" on QAF), who is devoting much of his time and energy these days to issues regarding gay and lesbian elders. "I've always wanted to be of service," Gant tells the Blade. "Queer as Folk gave me the platform and opportunity. I began collecting brochures and information from various organizations, looking for the right cause to support." He goes on to say, "We as gays have to deal with our fear of not being loved, of loneliness, of growing old. It's especially true for people who have been marginalized, and even more important because of our culture's emphasis on youth and beauty. I knew the thing to do was to walk in the face of my fears. Aging is a last bastion, and one that truly affects every single one of us." [read the article] December 9, 2007 "The Delphi Effect" (formerly titled "Kiss me Deadly") stars Robert Gant (Ben on QAF), Shannen Doherty, John Rhys-Davies, and Ian Roberts. Gant plays ex-spy Jacob Keane, who is drawn back into the shadowy world of international espionage when his former partner Marta (Doherty) reappears after 17 years, her memory erased, on the run from a pair of deadly, psychopathic assassins. Watch the trailer. Thea Gill has a new myspace page with information on her interests and latest projects. One of the newer links is to a podcast for The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, part of a series that features candid chats between the Fund's endorsed candidates and some of Hollywood's most provocative actors, from Martin Sheen and Joe Pantoliano to New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Providence, RI Mayor David Cicilline. They discuss topics such as the role of entertainment to educate and open minds, public perception of gay leaders, and the relationship between entertainment and issues of social justice.
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