Who - 25.06.2018

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John Cameron Mitchell

Smith

Mitchell

tours from

June 22–

July 17.

He plays

the Sydney

Opera

House

on July 6.

SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE

The Tony Award–winning actor and writer, 55,

who directed Nicole Kidman in 2010’sRabbit Hole

and the upcomingHow to Talk to Girls at Parties,

will tour Australia for the first time with a new

show,The Origin of Love: The Songs & Stories of

Hedwig. The star ofHedwig and the Angry Inchtells

WHO’s Cynthia Wang about his musical inspirations.

The singers who remind me of my childhood

David Bowie was very powerful to me, and also

Barry Manilow. There was a kind of showbiz-y,

Broadway thing about him. I, of course, intuited

his queerness, which was quite obvious. He was

always a bit closeted but there

was a song called “All the Time”

that was very gay to me. He was

agreatcomforttomeasakid.

Live performance that

had a great impact

Patti Smith at a secret show in a

small bar in [New York’s] East

Village. I was dancing like crazy

and I turned around

during “Horses”

and realised

that no-one else in the whole

place was dancing. I turned

back around and she just sort

of braced her hand on my chest

like I was holding her up and

sang “Horses” right into my face.

She was like my buddy.

Go-to song as a DJ to kick off a party

I probably would start out with “High School

Dance” by The Sylvers. They were kind of a

Jackson 5 clone but they were actually really

good. They were a family also, and they had

their own Michael Jackson named Foster Sylvers,

who had a great song called “Misdemeanor”.

First album I ever bought

Elton John’s Captain

Fantastic. It has some

classic tunes like

“Someone Saved My

Life Tonight”, which

was based on him

about to marry a

woman!

Manilow

Host Sonia Kruger

assesses the singers ahead

of the show’s June 17 finale

THE VOICE ’s

FINAL^4

Armitage portrays

Big Bang Theory’s

resident know-it-

all, Sheldon

Cooper, as a tyke.

BELLA PAIGE

Coach Kelly called

her a ballad

queen. “While

she’s the youngest

in the final four,

Bella is also the

most experienced

in a competitive

arena having

done ‘Junior

Eurovision’

and ‘The Voice

Kids’.”

SHELDON

RILEY

Team George’s

creative

crooner “is

definitely the

boldest

character in the

Grand Finale,

but he also

has one of the

most powerful

voices in the

competition.”

SAM PERRY

The Perth loop

artist from

Team Kelly “is

without a doubt

the most

controversial

and unique

artist we’ve ever

had on ‘The

Voice,’ which

could either

work for or

against him!”

AYDAN

CALAFIORE

Team Joe’s

‘Young Talent

Time’ vet is a

“breakout pop-

star—he’s got

youth and

exuberance on

his side, and

he’s not afraid

to take physical

performance

risks.”

Kruger.

KID TALK FROM ...

The 9-year-old actor, who played

Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies,

tells WHO’s Deborah Grunfeld

about his series Young Sheldon

(Mondays at 7.30 PM on Nine).

Are you similar to Sheldon?

I am like him because we are

both passionate about the

things we like, but I am not

nearly as smart as he is. Also,

I think he finds it difficult to

understand people and I really

love being around people.

Did Big Bang Theory’s Jim

Parsons give you any advice?

Mr Jim was very helpful and he

is the world’s greatest Sheldon

expert. [His help] was great.

Are you good at bow ties?

I love wearing bow ties, but

I wear the ones that are pre-tied.

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