{"id":33177,"date":"2020-11-30T00:38:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=33177"},"modified":"2020-11-30T00:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:38:31","slug":"holidays-gifts-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2020\/11\/30\/holidays-gifts-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays Gifts & Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy Masters LIVE<\/em><\/strong> is celebrating the \u201cDivas of December\u201d.  This Thursday, we get into the holiday season with Darlene Love<\/strong>!  She usually spends the holidays performing to capacity crowds all over the country.  Due to circumstances, this year she filmed a special concert with her band.  Love for the Holidays<\/em><\/strong> debuts on December 5th<\/sup> and, of course, includes \u201cChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)\u201d.  Watch it on SonyHall.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of divas, Sheryl Lee Ralph <\/strong>is a warrior in the fight against AIDS.  On December 5th<\/sup>, she\u2019ll be celebrating the 30th<\/sup> anniversary of her fundraiser, Divas Simply Singing<\/em><\/strong>, with proceeds going to Project Angel Food<\/em>.  Tune in for the virtual event at DivasSimplySinging.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> or in Southern California on KTLA <\/em>at 7PM Pacific.<\/p>\n

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You all know Matthew Morrison <\/strong>as Mr. Schuester in Glee<\/em><\/strong>.  But to me, he\u2019ll always be the original (and best) Link in the Broadway <\/em>musical, Hairspray<\/em><\/strong>.  A whole new generation will get to know him as the title character in Dr. Seuss\u2019 The Grinch Musical<\/em><\/strong>.  The musical, which has been staged on Broadway<\/em>, will be coming to our homes courtesy of NBC <\/em>on December 9th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re curious what happened to little Cindy Lou Who after that fateful night, check out Who\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>Holiday<\/em><\/strong>!<\/em><\/strong>  The play, written by Matthew Lombardo<\/strong>, prevailed in a lengthy court battle against Mrs. Dr. Seuss <\/strong>and was deemed a First Amendment <\/em>protected parody.  The 2017 off-Broadway <\/em>run starred Lesli Margherita <\/strong>as Miss Who recounting her sordid history after that night with the Grinch \u2013 and it was a RIOT!  A video will stream on December 11th<\/sup> at 8PM Eastern and raise money for Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS<\/em>.  To watch, go to BroadwayCares.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This leads us perfectly into the first of Billy\u2019s Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions <\/em><\/strong>for 2020.  For lo these many years, I have assisted the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to find gifts for their loved ones (and some obligatory others).  Each of my selections has that certain je ne sais quoi <\/em>that could only come from moi <\/em>\u2013 someone who is filled with lots of quoi<\/em>!  Keeping with tradition, we kick things off with one of my favorite gifts.  Every year, Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS <\/em>releases a collectible Broadway Legends<\/em><\/strong> holiday ornament.  Previous ceramic celebs have included Carol Channing<\/strong>, Barbra Streisand<\/strong>, Bernadette Peters<\/strong>, Patti LuPone<\/strong>, Angela Lansbury<\/strong>, and oodles of others.  This year, Glenn Close <\/strong>is ready for her close-up in Sunset Boulevard<\/em><\/strong>.  \u201cI\u2019m sure Norma Desmond would be thrilled to be a gorgeous Christmas ornament \u2013 as long as she is hung in good light!\u201d said Close, who I\u2019m sure was lit by Hog Eye.  You can grab her doppelg\u00e4nger<\/em> at BroadwayCares.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t many singers as shimmery as the angelic Liz Callaway <\/strong>\u2013 who most of you know from numerous Broadway <\/em>and animated classics.  Now, she\u2019s stepping into the holiday arena with Comfort and Joy \u2013 An Acoustic Christmas<\/em><\/strong>.  This is a perfect way to get into the spirit of the season with a collection of original and classic carols \u2013 and a perfect complement to her 2013 release, Merry and Bright<\/em><\/strong>.  Grab them both on LizCallaway.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> or Amazon.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Billy Masters LIVE is celebrating the \u201cDivas of December\u201d.  This Thursday, we get into the holiday season with Darlene Love!  She usually spends the holidays performing to capacity crowds all over the country.  Due to circumstances, this year she filmed a special concert with her band.  Love for the Holidays debuts on December 5th and,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33178,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33177\/revisions\/33178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}