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    Curtis M. Wong

    Curtis M. Wong

    Senior Culture Reporter, HuffPost

  • Lady Gaga Celebrates 'Shallow' Co-Writer Mark Ronson In New Documentary

    YouTube's "How To Be: Mark Ronson" looks at the musician and megaproducer, who has worked with Bruno Mars and Amy Winehouse.

  • Adam Lambert Says He's 'So Proud' Of Sam Smith For Living Their Truth

    The gay "American Idol" veteran sees "some parallels" between his journey and that of Smith, who is genderqueer and nonbinary.

  • 'Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!' Sees The Fab Five Going International

    The Emmy-winning stars of the Netflix makeover series will hit Tokyo for a special, 4-episode season.

  • Adam Levine Says He Misses 'The Voice,' But Loves Being A 'Stay-At-Home Dad'

    On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the Maroon 5 frontman said he's having the "greatest time" after moving on from NBC's talent competition series.

  • Virginia Teacher Fired For Misgendering Transgender Student Is Suing Former School

    Peter Vlaming, who taught French at West Point High School, said he “could not violate his conscience” by using pronouns aligning with the student's gender identity.

  • With 'For The Girls,' Kristin Chenoweth Offers Musical Testament To Women's Empowerment

    The "Wicked" star enlists Ariana Grande and Dolly Parton for her new album, which honors artists who have influenced her journey.

  • Star Of Anticipated New Broadway Musical Gets Personal

    Jarrod Spector doesn’t mind being typecast and, more specifically, he isn't fazed if audiences still think of him as Frankie Valli. The actor, who played Valli for a staggering 1,500 performances in Broadway’s “Jersey Boys,” says his new show grew out of a conversation he had with the legendary Four Seasons frontman. “I asked Frankie who he listened to when he was growing up, and he mentioned a guy named Little Jimmy Scott,” Spector recalled.

  • NYC's Eerily Elegant Rooftop Bar

    On April 20, visitors to Chelsea's "McKittrick Hotel" were able to experience Gallow Green on the eve of its Spring Herb Festival. The fictional "hotel" is, of course, the home of the popular interactive play "Sleep No More," and the outdoor watering hole continues the same rustic yet eerily elegant feel of the show. Check out photos from Gallow Green's Herb Festival below.

  • NYC Students Get Insider's Look At Broadway, Courtesy Of 'Annie'

    Some 2,500 New York City students from 25 public schools were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at Broadway, courtesy of the "Annie" cast and crew. Over the course of two "Creating the Magic" workshops, actors Taylor Richardson (Annie), Merwin Foard (Daddy Warbucks) and Liz McCartney (Miss Hannigan) entertained the youngsters with spirited renditions of the classic musical's best-known songs, including "Tomorrow" and "I Don't Need Anything But You," at the Palace Theatre in Times Square.

  • Celebrities Poke Fun At Other Stars' Memoirs In Theatrical Context

    Among the many lessons you'll learn when attending "Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter": Joining the "mile-high" club is a lot more physically demanding, and considerably less erotic, than it looks. Ironically, a bevy of America's sweethearts both past and present are among the many celebrities given a humorous roast in "Celebrity Autobiography," the laugh-out-loud, endearingly kitschy show currently playing at New York's Triad Theatre. The show is a mix of monologues using straightforward passages read aloud from a given book and what creator Eugene Pack likes to call "mash-ups": different celebs' accounts on a similar theme (for example, celebrity diets) or a specific incident (a clever segment that weaves together varying accounts of the Elizabeth Taylor/Eddie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds love triangle is one of show's highlights).

  • PHOTOS: Stars And Dandies Get 'Kooky' At Veuve Clicquot Polo Match

    New Yorkers seeking the thrills and frills of the Hamptons -- sans the exorbitant costs of a summer share and an afternoon spent in traffic -- got their wish Sunday as they descended upon Governors Island for the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. Clad in Nantucket reds, seersucker prints and polka dots, the thousands who made the cross-harbor trip looked the part of Sag Harbor socialites as they spread out gourmet picnic lunches of strawberries, foie gras and ample champagne in time for the exhibition polo match. "I think there's a unique character to polo," said co-host Donna Karan.