The cult hit “The Human Centipede” has been made into a musical by the Cabaret Theatre at Emerson College.

Here’s the famous line in part six- “Feed Her!”

Judy Garland, Madonna, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Yoko Ono and Tina Turner- gay men love their divas. Today we’re talking to campy singer Melissa Young about her new show “Out: A Rainbow Icon Celebration.”

Melissa takes a look at the gay rights movement as seen through the lens of the entertainers we all love. Can guys like George Michael and Elton John be divas? We certainly think so!

Listen as Melissa sings in our home studio songs from her show and takes questions from you- through our Facebook page. Did Judy Garland’s death really spark the modern gay rights movement? Why is Madonna so different from all the other divas?

Does the ubiquitous rainbow flag have origins in Perú? And what about those who propose a redesign of the gay pride flag. Check out their designs here.

We’re also joined by her pianist Joshua Stephen Kartes a music composer who wrote a choral piece in his own artificial language Aspelan. How does one go about creating an artificial language? Is it anything like Klingon?

Listen as we talk about the hot news that matters to you most:

You have the right to remain sexy! National Health Service leaflet in the UK advises school students that they have the right to an enjoyable sex life.

Gay penguins may be getting a divorce as a conniving lady penguin has entered the scene. Is she the Liza Minnelli of penguins?

The Michael Jackson mystery continues as LaToya says her brother Michael was murdered.

Truck driving themed board game “My Trucking Luck” created by Randy Cox gives kids a hands on perspective of life on the road. Sorry kids, no meth addiction cards or truck stop hookers in this edition.

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Last week over 13 shows on the Great White Way closed, several you thought would be there for a long time – “Hairspray” and “Young Frankenstein.”

Broadway had a nice holiday season with shoppers needing a warm refuge from the snow or people enjoying their Christmas present show tickets. But until there’s the spring thaw, things look awfully icy for Broadway. So I’m going this coming week to check out what might be hot to take us through the winter.

Shows that look very promising include “Shrek, the Musical.” Now, I am not a big fan of the movie, but this musical has a dream cast including Brian Darcy James as Shrek. Mr. James has has one of the strongest, under-appreciated voices on Broadway and received a Tony nomination in for “Sweet Smell of Success” but I also remember loving him in a smaller role in “Titanic, the Musical.” I am glad he’s finally getting the notice he deserves albeit in green face. And his lovely leading lady, Sutton Foster, although under-utilized in “Young Frankenstein,” charmed us in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Furthermore, it will really be exciting to see how Daniel Breaker does his role as Donkey. Breaker made a triumphant and Tony nominated debut last year in the short-lived musical “Passing Strange” and I expect a lot out of him. I promise to keep you posted on if the shows deserves all of this attention.

Also a strong new Broadway show is “Billy Elliot” which I saw it in London last year. It was a magical experience which totally surpasses the film upon which it was based. It has lots of fun songs, but we’d expect nothing less from Elton John.

This trip to New York will also be bring a repeat viewing of “In the Heights” which is quickly becoming a staple among long-running musicals. “In the Heights” is approaching its one year anniversary on Broadway and most of its original cast remains in tact. It will be exciting to see if it still has the vibrancy as it did when it first opened. In today’s modern musical world of hip hop, rap and dance club remixes, today’s younger music fans might identify “In the Heights” as a musical mash up, combining hip hop with a traditional show tune, making a sound that will appeal to young and old alike.

But I am eager to see what other gems I might find on and off Broadway this winter. Will it be “An American Plan,” “Pal Joey,” or “The Marvellous Wonderettes?” I’ll report back after my New York trip.

If you can’t make it to Broadway, there’s always theater you can find in your own town. One way to seek out shows is through playbill.com, where you’ll find a tab on the left side of the page under tickets, so click on “Regional/Touring” and search by city.

That’s how I found “Miss Saigon,” the Tony award winning musical that was the tenth longest running Broadway musical of all times, playing just outside of Chicago.

The show may not be coming back to New York for now but it is playing an exclusive run through March 8 at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. The greatest appeal for me with “Miss Saigon” has always been the spectacle of its grandiose sets. This show had a helicopter and Cadillac right on stage. If that didn’t make your jaw drop, then nothing in the theater will. But alas, this production is more scaled down and the over-the-top sets are gone so don’t expect to see a helicopter land on this stage.

But your jaw will drop with the shows performances. Melinda Chua Smith and Kevin Vortmann bring their own magic to the story of star-crossed lovers who meet during the Vietnam War. Smith’s Kim is an orphaned young woman who is forced into prostitution and rescued by the sweet GI Chris, played by Vortmann. The modern retelling of the classic “Madame Butterfly” makes its own mark as “Miss Saigon” primarily due to its musical score, filled with many memorable songs.

And while I have seen “Miss Saigon” several times, I was very impressed with both Smith, who has an excellent range and was able to make her songs emotional without being overly dramatic, which is easy to do with the source material. And Vortmann, who has a great rich quality to his voice and was able to sparkle in the quiet moments as well as those times when he needs to truly belt it out. He looks good with his shirt off too. In fact, we met Melinda Chua Smith after the show and I told her I should be her understudy so that I might have the chance to find myself in the arms of the hot men in the show. She seemed a very good sport about it.

Melinda as actually a really nice and sweet woman – and she seemed so fresh, even though she just played the part two times that day. She is quite convincing as the 17 year old Kim, which might be surprising when you consider that Melinda is in her mid 30s and has played various parts in “Miss Saigon” since the early 1990s.

Tickets can be purchased at www.drurylaneoakbrook.com or www.ticketmaster.com. The ticket prices can be as low as $22 but if you want to try to find even a better deal, try www.chicago.oodle.com or www.chicagoplays.com.

The furry, award-winning musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx is now playing in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theater until June 7.

Avenue Q the Musical pays a satirical homage to children’s television programs like Sesame Street and The Electric Company. It is a hilarious two-hour show featuring a tight ensemble of sassy people and puppets facing adult problems instead of those faced by pre-schoolers.

These guys are on the same wavelength as us, so you can imagine my delight when they won the Tony for “Best Musical.”

The razor sharp performances by Carla Renata as Gary Coleman and Robert McClure as Princeton & Rod, the closeted gay character based on Bert from Sesame Street were wonderfully funny.

It’s one thing to see the YouTube clips and another to see the full-color, fur-loving fun unfold before your very eyes. If you’re like me and grew up watching these children’s show, this intelligent, super-funny take on our collective struggle with sex, failure and purpose is something you won’t want to miss. Did I mention the starting price for seats is $25? It’s a giveaway.

Click here to get your tickets for Avenue Q in Chicago.

On today’s show Curtis Jensen, pictured here at the Halsted Street Market Days comes to talk about the up and coming IML Weekend and the parties taking place at Steamworks.

During our conversation on taboos, sex, and fetishes, we learned that Curtis once had sex with a “sex-machine,” which is a device that is a box with a phallic member attached to it. Turn on the power, and the phallus moves back and forth.

I could never see myself having sex with R2D2, but I could see myself getting frisky with a sexbot that looked like Jude Law in AI.

What would it take for you to have sex with a machine or a robot?

We were sitting in a Vietnamese restaurant last night and like many Asian restaurants, they have a Big ScreenTV set playing in the background, when the commercial for Poop Freeze came up.

Why anyone would want to freeze their doggy’s business is beyond me, but you have to admire their slogan: “Just frost and toss!”

David Archuleta (whom we declared the winner months ago) was runner up in last night’s big contest on American Idol. Sorry David but I’m sure we haven’t heard the last of you. And I have to ask, was there a straight man on that American Idol stage?

Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd has created a solar bra that could feasibly generate enough energy to power an iPod. The bra is really just for show and not for go because other than Madonna, what woman wears a bra outside in the hot noonday sun?

We are excited about the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie. I’ve been a big fan of crystal skull mythology for years. I even had a crystal skull puppet that acted as my sidekick before Marc came along. Mu Mu A’ Chu, the crystal skull, was created by aliens to save the human race. He crash landed on Earth and the impact cracked his skull leaving him a little off kilter. He had the personality of an old man and his favorite sex act was, of course, skull f***ing!

A Flintsone chewable of fabulousness- Feast of Fools.

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On today’s show we’re talking to Josh Walker, musical director, actor and composer. Josh wrote the 50th anniversary anthem for Little People of America, the world’s largest organization for people of small stature and Josh is openly gay.

Sorry fellas, Josh is taken. In fact, he met his boyfriend David Andora in a Disney chatroom online. How gay is that?

If you think being gay makes you feel alone in the world, imagine what it’s like being gay and a little person. There’s just not a lot of openly gay little people out there. So, please listen to today’s show as we talk to Josh about what it’s like being a minority within a minority.

Because Josh is gay and a little person and in musical theater, he deeply understands the issues about being an outsider. One of the challenges Little People share is that many average sized folks don’t see them as equals, they see them as inferiors, children or even worse- monsters.

Now, Josh works full-time for four months of the year as a elf and as a teddy bear in drag in the world famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Josh loves this job and we chat about what happens when the elves meet the Rockettes behind the scenes?

What steps do Little People take to make the world a better place for everyone? What’s up with the terms “little people,” “midgets” and “dwarfs?”

And because you were thinking about it, we chat about the behind the scenes of one of the gayest movies ever- “The Wizard of Oz.” Did they have Munchkin orgies? Did this really happen and how hot were they or was it just bad publicity? Which is the best musical- Wicked, The Wiz, or The Wizard of Oz? Weigh in folks on your opinion!

We went out for drinks and karaoke after the taping of the show!!! We had lots of fun! Thanks Josh.

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