Last week, I had the great fortune to see Leslie Jordan at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood doing his new show, Exposed.  In it, he tells tall tales and dishes everyone he’s ever met!  The show is an absolute delight from beginning to end, and the capacity crowd ate him up.  Bravo to producer Chris Isaacson for putting together such a swell event.  Should you ever get the chance to see Leslie Jordan in person, GO!

I also went to Rockwell Table & Stage last week to see the divine Charles Busch in his intimate cabaret show called, My Kinda 60s.  Accompanied by the solicitous Tom Judson, this pairing works beautifully because the audience loves them both.  In fact, love was the theme of the evening – from the songs, to the touching stories Charles shares.  Those stories especially stood out.  Above all, Charles is a raconteur, so this format works well, and you get just a glimpse of the genius he has to the tips of his glamorous fingers.  Speaking of glamour, I was quite taken with Busch’s fitted emerald green brocade pant suit, which he described to me as “very Helen Lawson” – and it is!

Every so often, Busch gets the itch to write and star in a play.  Happily, this is one of those times.  From April 4-29, Charles will star in The Confession of Lily Dare, which is described as “one woman’s passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to informed madam of a string of brothels.”  Sigh – a story as old as time.  It will play at the Theater for the New City in Manhattan.  These shows sell out quickly, so grab your tix fast at SmartTix.com.

This is a particularly prosperous period for Charles Busch.  It was just announced that a film is being made of his Broadway smash, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. In a bit of luxury casting, the two female roles will be played by Bette Midler and Sharon Stone – because when I think of comedy, I think of that wacky Sharon Stone!