Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.
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Broadway Bares, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year’s Vegas-themed show continued in the event’s longstanding tradition of showcasing sass, class, and ass with a cast of over 200 of Broadway’s hottest bodies baring it all with special appearances by a host of Broadway stars and celebs, including Alan Cumming and Laverne Cox.
The event raised a record-breaking $2.25 million, which will support a broad range of AIDS, social services, and nonprofit organizations nationwide.Check out photos of all the stripper shenanigans that helped Broadway Bares raise $2.25 million for charity.Absent from this year’s Broadway Bares was the event’s creator, Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), who is busy helming the upcoming West End debut of Elton John’s new musical The Devil Wears Prada starring Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly.
Coincidentally, Sir Elton was at New York City’s Stonewall National Monument this past weekend to join President Joe Biden in commemorating the 55th anniversary of the birth of the LGBTQ+ rights movement and the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center.If you want to know what may be headed to Broadway, look to Chicago.
The Second City has been quite the commercial theater incubator this year with well-received firsts – the world premieres of the Broadway-bound musicals Boop and Death Becomes Her.
