
Reformed porn star Marc Anthony Donais (aka Ryan Idol) will be making waves this fall in Joe Mantello redirection of Terrence McNally’s The Ritz. The piece – which centers around a gay bath house and also features some kids named Rosie Perez and Kevin Chamberlin – will be Donais’ first Broadway performance. No small feat for a man most of you remember for his inches.
We offer a hearty congratulations to Donais for the career move. Hopefully he can handle playing For his role in The Ritz, Donais will be playing a bath house member. While Donais’ made his name in gay entertainment, he tells Andy Cohen he’d rather steer clear of the Kinsey Scale.
Over the years I have chosen to not label myself because there are plenty of others who will. I am happy to not label myself. Even though I come from that business, if one were to look at the plots from the films that I did – I only did 6 – it’s art depicting life and life depicting art. My first movie was close to where I was in my own life, and that was being curious about the gay world but having come from a Catholic background.
And now he’s transcended labels. His should be a Broadway story. Perhaps McNally needs a follow-up to Deuce?
1. In the film version, the young Treat Williams was gorgeous, Rita Moreno and Jack Weston hilarious, and Kaye Ballard [who was lovers in real life with Jane Wagner before Lily Tomlin] not.
2. Hearing about Idol’s coup, somewhere Reichen is crying hysterically.
·
Marc Anthony Donais, aka Ryan Idol, has been found guilty of attempted murder here in Sacramento, CA. Currently incarcerated, he will be sentenced in early December, 2011.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/21/3928920/former-porn-actor-convicted-of.html
·
His 6 films were ART???