Then there’s Nicole Scherzinger.  Poor, crazy but talented Nicole Scherzinger – who I bet has also given a handy or two in her day.  She’s in the middle of a career apex – starring in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and being touted as a shoo-in for a Tony.  And then she sees Russell Brand’s Instagram post with a red hat that says “Make Jesus First Again” and decides to type, “Where do I get this hat?”  I don’t wanna imply there’s anything wrong with liking Jesus, or Ramtha, or David Miscavige.  But when you see those words on a red hat – well, she’s not that stupid.  She knew what that meant – as did scores of theatre queens.  People took to social media like they saw a video of her killing a baby…or at least killing a song.  They gave away their tickets, called for boycotts, and chastised her.  Clearly Nicole has some good gay friends, because someone obviously pulled her aside and said, “You in danger, girl!”  She took to social media, saying she wanted to “deeply apologize for the hurt caused by my recent engagement with some social media posts.  I made a mistake of not realizing that they could be easily interpreted as being politically related and I apologize to anyone who understandably reached that conclusion.”

Speaking of Broadway, one of the funniest clips I’ve seen in ages was Jonathan Groff on the Tactful Pettiness podcast.  He was asked to address the rumor started by the late Naya Rivera that Lea Michele can’t read!  He really couldn’t talk – he was shaking uncontrollably and giggling like a schoolgirl.  He then admitted that he’s actually seen her read from a script, and that she does not come to set “off book”.  I’ll post this hysterical clip, along with a video of Lea actually “reading” (unless she memorized it in advance), on BillyMasters.com.

By the by, Groff recently got some good news.  He will star in a new musical about singer Bobby Darrin.  Just in Time will begin previews March 28^th and open on April 23^rd.  Groff is also a co-producer.

One of Jonathan’s more notable exes, Gavin Creel, will be celebrated on Broadway with two special events.  On Monday, December 2^nd at 4PM, there will be a public memorial service at the St. James Theatre.  And then on Tuesday, December 3^rd at 6:45PM, Broadway will dim their marquee lights.  Sure to be a magical moment.