Is there anyone who isn't a fan of the Golden Girls? I mean, I take my love of them a little too far. (I have them tattooed on my arm). So, when I heard that Hulu was coming out with a gay Golden Girls type show from the creators of Will & Grace called Mid-Century Modern starring Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer Nathan Lee Graham and the late Linda Lavin, I immediately went into overdrive trying to get a chat with all of them about it. And guess what? I got that chat.
You can listen and watch my full chat with the team behind Mid-Century Modern on the latest Parting Shot. I chatted with Lane, Bomer and Graham about the Golden Girls connection, why this show is so important right now, and how they all got involved. (Spoiler, Ryan Murphy made it happen). I also have a bonus episode with the creators of the show, Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, about how Linda Lavin's sudden passing impacted the show and they weigh-in on the state of the multi-camera sitcom.
I can tell you this, if you want a fun show that is literal "comfort food," as Mutchnick calls it, then you're going to love Mid-Century Modern. All episodes drop this Friday, March 28 on Hulu.
That's it for me today. Keep scrolling for more entertainment news. (My chat with Bob the Drag Queen from RuPaul's Drag Race is below. You can also watch that chat!) Have a great one!
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By H. Alan Scott
What if Harriet Tubman came back to modern-day America to make a hip-hop album in order to continue her work as an abolitionist? That's exactly the world Bob the Drag Queen creates in their new novel Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert. "It is the most remarkable story in American history," Bob says of Tubman's life. She "sees how remarkable African American culture is, what it's become, how hip-hop has saved the nation, saved the world and she wants to take part in it."
In addition to the physical book, the audio experience of the novel is just as enthralling, complete with original music. "A part of Harriet Tubman's story is music. [She] did use music in her work as an abolitionist." And the music included in the audiobook is "the best music I've ever written. Easily. I cry when I listen to this music." And true to form, Bob, a past winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, is creating a live show based on the book. It "really is about freedom and what freedom means to you. We get to define what our freedom is...and in this book, Harriet is trying to help people get free."
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