{"id":94210,"date":"2025-09-07T22:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T05:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=94210"},"modified":"2025-09-07T22:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T05:17:46","slug":"billy-porter-highs-and-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2025\/09\/07\/billy-porter-highs-and-lows\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Porter Highs and Lows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 21<sup>st<\/sup>, the <em>Broadway<\/em> production of <strong><em>Cabaret<\/em><\/strong> will prematurely close due to the illness of <strong>Billy Porter<\/strong>, who is\/was playing the Emcee, and doesn\u2019t look like the picture of health on his best day.&nbsp; \u201cDue to a serious case of sepsis, Billy Porter must also withdraw from the production.&nbsp; His doctors are confident that he will make a full recovery but have advised him to maintain a restful schedule.\u201d&nbsp; Talk about your mixed messages \u2013 \u201cserious case of sepsis\u201d, \u201cwill make a full recovery\u201d, and a closing date two weeks away.&nbsp; Something\u2019s rotten in the state of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Billy Porter\u2019s illness is intriguing in light of this next story.&nbsp; Porter and <strong>Boy George <\/strong>will appear in a big-screen retelling of <strong>Dickens<\/strong>\u2019 <strong><em>A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 talk about strange bedfellows.&nbsp; The star of <strong><em>Christmas Karma<\/em><\/strong> will be <strong>Kunal Nayyar <\/strong>as Sood (aka Scrooge) with Billy as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Boy as the Ghost of Christmas Future.&nbsp; They will be joined by <strong>Eva Longoria <\/strong>as the Ghost of Christmas Past.&nbsp; The film opens in cinemas on November 14<sup>th<\/sup>, but I don\u2019t think you need to rush.&nbsp; Something tells me you\u2019ll be able to watch it from the comfort of your own home in time for Christmas (if not Thanksgiving).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Louganis <\/strong>has made a huge change in his life.&nbsp; As I\u2019m sure you know, he was adopted when he was an infant and raised by Greek-American parents.&nbsp; Later in life, he discovered his biological parents were Swedish and Samoan \u2013 and trust me, that\u2019s not a combo platter you come across every day.&nbsp; Last week, our favorite <em>Olympian <\/em>added another thread to the tapestry that makes up his life \u2013 he became Panamanian!&nbsp; Due to his precarious financial situation and other personal factors, he sold his beloved California home, as well as three <em>Olympic <\/em>medals to finance a move to South America.&nbsp; \u201cWhile many people may have built businesses and sold them for a profit, I had my medals, which I am grateful for.\u201d&nbsp; But, fear not \u2013 he\u2019s not completely turning his back on the US of A.&nbsp; He recently signed with <em>Innovative Artists Entertainment <\/em>for representation in all television and speaking engagements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 21st, the Broadway production of Cabaret will prematurely close due to the illness of Billy Porter, who is\/was playing the Emcee, and doesn\u2019t look like the picture of health on his best day.&nbsp; 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