Robert Goulet whines about his gay kiss in La Cage
It's no big secret that I've had a crush on Robert Goulet for ages. Check out his amazing baritone voice, for starters. Anyway, you could imagine how distressed I was to learn that the veteran vocalist turned up on The Tony Danza Show, only to spend his time there moaning about how terribly uncomfortable it was for him to have to kiss a man onstage in the "La Cage aux Folles" revival. Michael Musto points out, "There are several ironies here. One is that La Cage brought Goulet in to replace someone with a supposed attitude problem—though even that guy puckered with gusto."
"Another twist is that the show was designed to sell the normalcy of queer love to the masses, but behind the scenes Goulet was apparently pulling his same-sex-squeamish routine. And in a whole other contortion of fate, the producers were hoping the ballsy baritone would reverse the show's box office downturn, but alas, it died faster than Goulet's tan when the tube runs out." Thanks Michael for delivering a sentiment I can appreciate even more than my beloved Bob's poetry.
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