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Happy Accidents: My Gleeful Life Jane Lynch’s memoir, Happy Accidents covers
Leading Ladies Choreographed by and starring renowned ballroom
Grace Jones Hurricane In her first album in two decades Grace Jones
sound is as untarnished by time as her public presence. Model, actress, performer, entertainer, singer, producer, writer, supercharged Warholian dominatrix and deranged bag-lady, the enigma that is Ms. Jones is reaffirming herself as the superstar she has always been, with levels of charisma that border on the superhuman. With a cultural legacy that has defined popular culture over the last 35 years, expect as ever with Ms Jones, the unexpected. Available Tuesday, September 6
and Latin dancer Melanie LaPatin, the 2006 winner ofSo You Think You Can Dance, along with Benji Schwimmer, both gay and lesbian audiences will discover much to enjoy in this dramedy which is chock-full of sparkly one- liners, vintage frocks and spectacular dance sequences. Available Tuesday, September 13
her comedy career from Second City Theater to her movies, Best in Show and The 40-Year-Old Virgin and includes frank discussion on how she overcame her alcoholism and embraced her homosexuality. Jane Lynch is enjoying life today—in 2010 she married, won an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a People’s Choice award. Without this book, her fans would never have known how hard it’s been to get there—nothing, including finding love, was ever easy. In this memoir, Lynch shares her unhappy childhood and how she was consumed with anxiety, feeling out of place in both her body and her family. Available Tuesday, September 13
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Broadway Nights It’s been said (actually, it’s been sung), that when a
The Bangles Sweetheart of the Sun Susanna Hoffs with her sisters Vicki and Debbie
Peterson have teamed up for their first album of new material in nearly eight years; Sweetheart of the Sun. The album features the group’s inventive incorpora- tion of ‘60s folk rock, sunny SoCal harmonies and Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys/Big Star and Godhead sounds. Available Tuesday, September 27
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On The Divine Miss M is back! Bette returns in this
extravaganza, which was taped before a packed house during her show at The Caesars Palace Colosseum in Las Vegas. The 70-minute cavalcade features an exhilarat- ing tour de force with some of Ms. Midler’s most colorful and classic stage characters. With her is an entourage of talented performers including the staggering Harlettes, 16 dazzling dancers she calls The Caesar Salad Girls, and her 13-piece band. Available Tuesday, October 4
Broadway baby says goodnight, it’s early in the morn- ing—but what about those Broadway nights? The thrill of being on stage, the adulation, the applause, the stage door fanatics... Stephen Sherrin has no such life. Sure, he dallies on the stages of the Great White Way, but when he does have a job it’s beneath the stage, subbing in the orchestra pit. Other parts of his life are in the pits too, including his love life. But now Stephen has been given the chance of a lifetime; to be the music director on a brand–new Broadway– bound show—he couldn’t be happier. Trouble is, Stephen doesn’t do happiness well. Available Saturday, October 1
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