Saying goodbye to season 45 today. I miss my friends and family at snl. I miss so much that I didn’t know I’d ever have to miss. 💙💙💙
Got a giant and gorgeous Michigan care package sent to New York courtesy of that super cool woman from Michigan ❤️💙❤️ Thank you @gewhitmer !!! Honestly, this blew me away! And thank you @sudigreen and @frangillespie for always writing wonderful funny pieces. I’m sorry I can’t share with you in person, so cheers to you from afar!
Sitting with the dog at the end of another lovely night celebrating LA theater audiences whose faces I finally get to see after two years of hoping they were smiling under those masks (and what a relief that they seem to be smiling!); fabulous directors who change your life and make everybody’s favorite mind blowing magic out of crumpled coke cans; fabulous stage managers we have to say goodbye to even though it’s impossible, fabulous new stage managers who specialize in the impossible, closet and life organizers named Marcia who can clean a traumatic couple of years right out of your closet in three days, two birthday Johns- one who is across the universe and made so much music I love, and one who is across the united states who makes me love so much; and a dog who jumps into my bed with me the second I’m home because she knows some nights (like across the country John birthday nights) make the bed feel a little lonelier. My heart is full and this sleepyhead stupermodel is gonna/betta sleep well! ❤️👽❤️
Sitting with the dog at the end of another lovely night celebrating LA theater audiences whose faces I finally get to see after two years of hoping they were smiling under those masks (and what a relief that they seem to be smiling!); fabulous directors who change your life and make everybody’s favorite mind blowing magic out of crumpled coke cans; fabulous stage managers we have to say goodbye to even though it’s impossible, fabulous new stage managers who specialize in the impossible, closet and life organizers named Marcia who can clean a traumatic couple of years right out of your closet in three days, two birthday Johns- one who is across the universe and made so much music I love, and one who is across the united states who makes me love so much; and a dog who jumps into my bed with me the second I’m home because she knows some nights (like across the country John birthday nights) make the bed feel a little lonelier. My heart is full and this sleepyhead stupermodel is gonna/betta sleep well! ❤️👽❤️
Always a day (or more) late on everything but you know I had to get in on Obama Day. From the first day I heard of Barack Obama, working the AFL-CIO dem candidate debate coat check in 2003(?!?) and the sweet woman next to me said “oh my gosh… that’s Barack Obama” and I knew he was special by the way she cheered for this state Senator I’d never heard of. To the times I was carrying my little pink purse around California at college with an Obama senate sticker (and everyone would ask what the hell my sticker meant) to that amazing day in Grant Park to saying yes to do the WHCD even though everyone warned against it because it’s a tough room, you can’t win, etc -but you just can’t say no to getting to sit next to Michelle for a night! I was angry for so long and Obama was finally a leader who also felt like a role model in how to be effective in channeling that and sometimes working around it in order to be able to get things done. And how many leaders can motivate using hope and kindness as opposed to anger? There’s so many candidates who run for president and seem to hate our government- but if anyone actually had a “right” to hate the American government it was him (at least in all but the most recent years looking at the major contenders). But he didn’t and still doesn’t. He went there because he loved it enough to want to make it better. He asked career politicians to be willing to lose their jobs to pass healthcare reform, knowing that people wouldn’t get to see the positive effects until a couple years down the line and knowing negative political spin takes far less time. But country over party- and I know plenty of people whose lives were saved and that’s more important than D or R. And no matter how I feel today, nothing can change the pride I felt as an American to know this was our first family. And since this is a public post, and in the spirit of being on the right side of history (even though words feel small compared to the pain and frustration and anger that is so unfathomable it is felt across the globe) BLACK LIVES MATTER and BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER
Always a day (or more) late on everything but you know I had to get in on Obama Day. From the first day I heard of Barack Obama, working the AFL-CIO dem candidate debate coat check in 2003(?!?) and the sweet woman next to me said “oh my gosh… that’s Barack Obama” and I knew he was special by the way she cheered for this state Senator I’d never heard of. To the times I was carrying my little pink purse around California at college with an Obama senate sticker (and everyone would ask what the hell my sticker meant) to that amazing day in Grant Park to saying yes to do the WHCD even though everyone warned against it because it’s a tough room, you can’t win, etc -but you just can’t say no to getting to sit next to Michelle for a night! I was angry for so long and Obama was finally a leader who also felt like a role model in how to be effective in channeling that and sometimes working around it in order to be able to get things done. And how many leaders can motivate using hope and kindness as opposed to anger? There’s so many candidates who run for president and seem to hate our government- but if anyone actually had a “right” to hate the American government it was him (at least in all but the most recent years looking at the major contenders). But he didn’t and still doesn’t. He went there because he loved it enough to want to make it better. He asked career politicians to be willing to lose their jobs to pass healthcare reform, knowing that people wouldn’t get to see the positive effects until a couple years down the line and knowing negative political spin takes far less time. But country over party- and I know plenty of people whose lives were saved and that’s more important than D or R. And no matter how I feel today, nothing can change the pride I felt as an American to know this was our first family. And since this is a public post, and in the spirit of being on the right side of history (even though words feel small compared to the pain and frustration and anger that is so unfathomable it is felt across the globe) BLACK LIVES MATTER and BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER
Always a day (or more) late on everything but you know I had to get in on Obama Day. From the first day I heard of Barack Obama, working the AFL-CIO dem candidate debate coat check in 2003(?!?) and the sweet woman next to me said “oh my gosh… that’s Barack Obama” and I knew he was special by the way she cheered for this state Senator I’d never heard of. To the times I was carrying my little pink purse around California at college with an Obama senate sticker (and everyone would ask what the hell my sticker meant) to that amazing day in Grant Park to saying yes to do the WHCD even though everyone warned against it because it’s a tough room, you can’t win, etc -but you just can’t say no to getting to sit next to Michelle for a night! I was angry for so long and Obama was finally a leader who also felt like a role model in how to be effective in channeling that and sometimes working around it in order to be able to get things done. And how many leaders can motivate using hope and kindness as opposed to anger? There’s so many candidates who run for president and seem to hate our government- but if anyone actually had a “right” to hate the American government it was him (at least in all but the most recent years looking at the major contenders). But he didn’t and still doesn’t. He went there because he loved it enough to want to make it better. He asked career politicians to be willing to lose their jobs to pass healthcare reform, knowing that people wouldn’t get to see the positive effects until a couple years down the line and knowing negative political spin takes far less time. But country over party- and I know plenty of people whose lives were saved and that’s more important than D or R. And no matter how I feel today, nothing can change the pride I felt as an American to know this was our first family. And since this is a public post, and in the spirit of being on the right side of history (even though words feel small compared to the pain and frustration and anger that is so unfathomable it is felt across the globe) BLACK LIVES MATTER and BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER
WHOAH HO MAMMA MIA. I am still tearing up today when I think about last night. Opened my favorite show with my favorite people @silverleigh @billdamaschke I found out our “original Trudy” would be at the show in the afternoon and cried all day up to and including the moment during bows where I got to acknowledge her. I am beyond grateful that Jane and Lily have shared this show with me and us and it’s never going to feel normal. In the best way. I’m dealing with some major awe-infinitum. Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe at the Mark Taper until October 23!!! Come see and catch some joy with us!!! @ctgla ***wow very good almost Freudian slip here where I first wrote “Search for Signs of INCREDIBLE Life In The Universe”***
WHOAH HO MAMMA MIA. I am still tearing up today when I think about last night. Opened my favorite show with my favorite people @silverleigh @billdamaschke I found out our “original Trudy” would be at the show in the afternoon and cried all day up to and including the moment during bows where I got to acknowledge her. I am beyond grateful that Jane and Lily have shared this show with me and us and it’s never going to feel normal. In the best way. I’m dealing with some major awe-infinitum. Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe at the Mark Taper until October 23!!! Come see and catch some joy with us!!! @ctgla ***wow very good almost Freudian slip here where I first wrote “Search for Signs of INCREDIBLE Life In The Universe”***
WHOAH HO MAMMA MIA. I am still tearing up today when I think about last night. Opened my favorite show with my favorite people @silverleigh @billdamaschke I found out our “original Trudy” would be at the show in the afternoon and cried all day up to and including the moment during bows where I got to acknowledge her. I am beyond grateful that Jane and Lily have shared this show with me and us and it’s never going to feel normal. In the best way. I’m dealing with some major awe-infinitum. Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe at the Mark Taper until October 23!!! Come see and catch some joy with us!!! @ctgla ***wow very good almost Freudian slip here where I first wrote “Search for Signs of INCREDIBLE Life In The Universe”***
WHOAH HO MAMMA MIA. I am still tearing up today when I think about last night. Opened my favorite show with my favorite people @silverleigh @billdamaschke I found out our “original Trudy” would be at the show in the afternoon and cried all day up to and including the moment during bows where I got to acknowledge her. I am beyond grateful that Jane and Lily have shared this show with me and us and it’s never going to feel normal. In the best way. I’m dealing with some major awe-infinitum. Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe at the Mark Taper until October 23!!! Come see and catch some joy with us!!! @ctgla ***wow very good almost Freudian slip here where I first wrote “Search for Signs of INCREDIBLE Life In The Universe”***
There are two pandemics hitting one community in the US hardest. And the best way we have to combat one means possibly exacerbating the other. It is devastatingly unfair and heartbreaking. But just as we have done our part as citizens to try to flatten the curve of covid, it is time for our leaders to do their part and not only openly acknowledge but also introduce real legislation to fix the myriad of systems in place that have enabled the oppression of black and brown Americans for years. Whether or not you believe the racism is intentional (which is really not up for debate on my Instagram ✌🏼), the fact of the matter is that all the statistics and numbers across the board clearly show massive inequality that’s not only made life in America exponentially more difficult but also actively dangerous and fatal for black people. (And acknowledging the oppression of black and brown Americans does not take away from the suffering and/or difficulties for any other group. They are not mutually exclusive and should not be used as weapons against each other.)
This little girl started her own charity to donate art kits and art lessons to other children to promote mental and emotional health and healing. She’s a wonderful example that kindness, compassion, beauty, and ingenuity can still exist at the same time that the world is on fire. Thank you, Chelsea. You can donate at Chelseascharity.com 💙💙💙
Missing basketball games with this one. But I got to see her surprised by a llama themed birthday and it was my favorite part of summer. I love you so much my little Leeds who I used to hold as if you were my baby right before a very low husky toddler voice looked up and asked 11 year old me if i had breasts yet, immediately mortifying me. You were always a ridiculous gal and I’m so glad you remain as ridiculous even though you are now an insanely smart, wonderfully caring pillar of strength grownup gal. I’m very lucky to call you cuz. All the love in the world to you today, but duh also every other single day. 😘😘😘 @takemetoyourleda
Missing basketball games with this one. But I got to see her surprised by a llama themed birthday and it was my favorite part of summer. I love you so much my little Leeds who I used to hold as if you were my baby right before a very low husky toddler voice looked up and asked 11 year old me if i had breasts yet, immediately mortifying me. You were always a ridiculous gal and I’m so glad you remain as ridiculous even though you are now an insanely smart, wonderfully caring pillar of strength grownup gal. I’m very lucky to call you cuz. All the love in the world to you today, but duh also every other single day. 😘😘😘 @takemetoyourleda
Finally dipping my toes in the vacation game again. I’m generally what we’d call a “big time wuss” and don’t do a lot of things because of that, but I went snorkeling in the Mediterranean while touring the Calanques. I even swam into “the blue hole”! Thank you to Bleu Evasion and our fantastic knowledgeable and very funny guide Nico. There are four other Nico’s, so make sure you ask for him by his nickname- “Nico-tine”. And no, that last photo isn’t photoshopped #SuperModellsOfInstergram #LeonardDiCarpio
Did you catch the colonial era photo of my mom and I? Thank you Boys II Men for the song, and thank you P Stro for my whole life. Thank you for not going out to eat in March when I begged you ❤️❤️❤️ I’m sorry the beaches and pools are closed right now in PV, so you can’t swim and you LOVE TO swim, and you don’t get to go to all your drag shows. I’m sorry your wonderful friend is so sick and you can’t be there. But I love you and I’m so lucky you’re my mama and don’t get on a damn plane right now!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! Also happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful and kind step mama Colleen! Thank you for always sending an “I love you” text before each show. It means a lot to me and I love you, too ❤️❤️❤️
Did you catch the colonial era photo of my mom and I? Thank you Boys II Men for the song, and thank you P Stro for my whole life. Thank you for not going out to eat in March when I begged you ❤️❤️❤️ I’m sorry the beaches and pools are closed right now in PV, so you can’t swim and you LOVE TO swim, and you don’t get to go to all your drag shows. I’m sorry your wonderful friend is so sick and you can’t be there. But I love you and I’m so lucky you’re my mama and don’t get on a damn plane right now!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! Also happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful and kind step mama Colleen! Thank you for always sending an “I love you” text before each show. It means a lot to me and I love you, too ❤️❤️❤️
Did you catch the colonial era photo of my mom and I? Thank you Boys II Men for the song, and thank you P Stro for my whole life. Thank you for not going out to eat in March when I begged you ❤️❤️❤️ I’m sorry the beaches and pools are closed right now in PV, so you can’t swim and you LOVE TO swim, and you don’t get to go to all your drag shows. I’m sorry your wonderful friend is so sick and you can’t be there. But I love you and I’m so lucky you’re my mama and don’t get on a damn plane right now!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! Also happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful and kind step mama Colleen! Thank you for always sending an “I love you” text before each show. It means a lot to me and I love you, too ❤️❤️❤️
I just learned today is GBM Awareness Day. This is my dear friend Dr. Henry Friedman who along with being the most avid texter I know (I get all my news stories from him now, sorry iPhone news) and a big fan of making his own memes (having learned from Broadway star but also social media savvy @sydneylucasnyc ), he is also one of the top neuro-oncologists in the world. He is constantly researching ways to fight this awful cancer while at the same time treating patients and their families with more love and care than I thought could be possible after all the sadness he must experience in his job. He was the first to even bring up the word “cure” for my family. He’s a hero for so many, and also a goof who loves Broadway and late night comedy. My friend @halanscott told me early on that he was surprised how bawdy and silly oncologists can be and we laughed about it, but dang he isn’t wrong! Bless you forever, Henry, for bringing real hope to the world. I know I am only one of the many lives you’ve touched and made better during the most difficult times. Cheers to you, Henry. And as always- cheers to you, O.
Thank you @kentola7 and @annadrezen for writing the most perfect beautiful thing. And thank you @paulbriganti for directing this which actually means you are able to make magic! And thank you Lucia Maserati Donatella Versace Cuomo for your acting chops. I❤️NY
Thank you Javier and GMHC for inviting me to join you and for sending me the best mask ever!
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