Summary: Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Ben Rimalower about his show Patti Issues. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Follow Spot Theatrical Photography Notes and links for the podcast. Topics: Ben Rimalower: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr Ben Rimalower: Patti Issues When Ben Rimalower was eight years old, his father came out of the closet and embarked on a drug-fueled tear that left his family in tatters. Amid the chaos of his young life, Ben found comfort—like so many gay boys before him and after—in musical theater, and specifically in the transportive voice of Broadway star Patti LuPone. Patti Issues mark’s Rimalower’s debut as a playwright and performer, after serving as the director of numerous Off-Broadway plays, concerts and all-star benefits (and blogging for the Huffington Post). With a mix of comic reverence, stark candor and show-biz bravado, Patti Issues poignantly explores the challenges facing LGBT parents and children while shining unique light on gay men’s time-old obsessions with divas. Patti Issues @ TheDuplex.com Forbidden Broadway Preview Hal David, Songwriter, Is Dead at 91 by ROB HOERBURGER Explicit: No Music: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Tomorrow (Annie II) – Toni DiBuono from Forbidden Broadway: Unoriginal Cast Recording, Volume 2 (1991 Revue Compilation) Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm
