Romanovsky & Phillips is a gay singing duo named after its members, Ron Romanovsky and Paul Phillips. They are best known for their original recordings and live performances featuring songs combining humor with poignant observations about the lives of gay men (and to a lesser extent, lesbian women) in contemporary American society.
Romanovsky & Phillips began their career at San Francisco's Valencia Rose Cafe, in 1982,[1] as the musical break for Gay Comedy Open Mike Night. They mounted their first national tour in the fall of 1983. They toured extensively in the United States, Canada and Australia. Over the years the duo released seven albums under the "Fresh Fruit" label. Sydney Daily Mirror described them as "delightful and entertaining Ambassadors of Homosexuality." Originally a romantic couple, the two ended that aspect of their relationship in the early 1990s, but continued to record and perform together, [2] describing themselves as "a gay Sonny and Cher" (who had also briefly continued their professional collaboration following their divorce). In 1998 they presented their full-length musical, Jayson, at the 45th Street theatre in New York, in collaboration with book writer and producer Jeff Krell. A year later the duo decided to take some time off the road. While Phillips put music on hold to pursue other interests, Romanovsky took up a new instrument: the accordion. In 2002 he released a solo album in French, Je m'appelle Dadou.
In 2004, Ron was commissioned to write a "circus opera" for Nurses for the Rights of the Child, a group of labor and delivery nurses who are conscientious objectors to male circumcision. After two years of writing and several workshop performances, It's A Boy! was premiered in August, 2006 at the 9th International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity and Human Rights at the University of Washington in Seattle. The opera featured music written for accordion, violin and five vocalists. A recording was released concurrently.
Immediately following up It's A Boy! came the release of Pittsburgh to Paris, marking Ron's return to song writing.
In December 2006, Fresh Fruit Records re-released all of R&P's recordings. In 2007, Ron returned to the concert stage, this time fronting a four-piece band and performing his newest material along with several updated R&P chestnuts. The year culminated in a sold-out show in Taos, New Mexico, where Ron shared the bill with comic Vicki Shaw. His newest recording, Turn Up the Fun!, released in January 2008, is a return to his queer music roots, offering 14 original tracks featuring the characteristic satire, off-beat observations and poignancy that fans have come to expect.
Currently, Romanovsky performs frequently in and around his adopted hometown of Santa Fe with his quartet, "Welcome to Bohemia", in addition to performing with pianist/vocalist Charles Tichenor in their annual musical tribute to France, "April in Paris".
In February 2010, Ron made his first music video "The Sanctity of Marriage" which can be seen on YouTube [1].
Discography
I Thought You'd Be Taller - 1984
Trouble In Paradise - 1986
Emotional Rollercoaster - 1988
Be Political, Not Polite - 1991
Hopeful Romantic - (Ron Romanovsky, solo) 1992
Brave Boys - ("best of" collection) 1994
Let's Flaunt It - (live) 1995
Je m'appelle Dadou - (Ron Romanovsky, solo) 2002
It's A Boy! - (a circus opera by Ron Romanovsky) 2006
Pittsburgh to Paris - (Ron Romanovsky, solo) 2006
Turn Up the Fun! - (Ron Romanovsky, solo) 2008
April In Paris - (Romanovsky and Tichenor) 2008
L'accordeoniste - (Ron Romanovsky, solo) 2009
References
^Blankenship, Bill (June 20, 1997), , Topeka Capital Journal, archived from the original on June 4, 2009, retrieved 2008-02-09
^ Karvoski, Ed (1997). A Funny Time to be Gay. New York: Fireside Simon & Schuster. p. 58. ISBN0684818965.
External links
Official website
QMH Special Tribute Show
2021 Interview discussing their groundbreaking career
January 24, 2023
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template message Romanovsky amp Phillips is a gay singing duo named after its members Ron Romanovsky and Paul Phillips They are best known for their original recordings and live performances featuring songs combining humor with poignant observations about the lives of gay men and to a lesser extent lesbian women in contemporary American society Romanovsky amp Phillips began their career at San Francisco s Valencia Rose Cafe in 1982 1 as the musical break for Gay Comedy Open Mike Night They mounted their first national tour in the fall of 1983 They toured extensively in the United States Canada and Australia Over the years the duo released seven albums under the Fresh Fruit label Sydney Daily Mirror described them as delightful and entertaining Ambassadors of Homosexuality Originally a romantic couple the two ended that aspect of their relationship in the early 1990s but continued to record and perform together 2 describing themselves as a gay Sonny and Cher who had also briefly continued their professional collaboration following their divorce In 1998 they presented their full length musical Jayson at the 45th Street theatre in New York in collaboration with book writer and producer Jeff Krell A year later the duo decided to take some time off the road While Phillips put music on hold to pursue other interests Romanovsky took up a new instrument the accordion In 2002 he released a solo album in French Je m appelle Dadou In 2004 Ron was commissioned to write a circus opera for Nurses for the Rights of the Child a group of labor and delivery nurses who are conscientious objectors to male circumcision After two years of writing and several workshop performances It s A Boy was premiered in August 2006 at the 9th International Symposium on Circumcision Genital Integrity and Human Rights at the University of Washington in Seattle The opera featured music written for accordion violin and five vocalists A recording was released concurrently Immediately following up It s A Boy came the release of Pittsburgh to Paris marking Ron s return to song writing In December 2006 Fresh Fruit Records re released all of R amp P s recordings In 2007 Ron returned to the concert stage this time fronting a four piece band and performing his newest material along with several updated R amp P chestnuts The year culminated in a sold out show in Taos New Mexico where Ron shared the bill with comic Vicki Shaw His newest recording Turn Up the Fun released in January 2008 is a return to his queer music roots offering 14 original tracks featuring the characteristic satire off beat observations and poignancy that fans have come to expect Currently Romanovsky performs frequently in and around his adopted hometown of Santa Fe with his quartet Welcome to Bohemia in addition to performing with pianist vocalist Charles Tichenor in their annual musical tribute to France April in Paris In February 2010 Ron made his first music video The Sanctity of Marriage which can be seen on YouTube 1 Discography EditI Thought You d Be Taller 1984 Trouble In Paradise 1986 Emotional Rollercoaster 1988 Be Political Not Polite 1991 Hopeful Romantic Ron Romanovsky solo 1992 Brave Boys best of collection 1994 Let s Flaunt It live 1995 Je m appelle Dadou Ron Romanovsky solo 2002 It s A Boy a circus opera by Ron Romanovsky 2006 Pittsburgh to Paris Ron Romanovsky solo 2006 Turn Up the Fun Ron Romanovsky solo 2008 April In Paris Romanovsky and Tichenor 2008 L accordeoniste Ron Romanovsky solo 2009References Edit Blankenship Bill June 20 1997 Pioneers of a Different Sort Topeka Capital Journal archived from the original on June 4 2009 retrieved 2008 02 09 Karvoski Ed 1997 A Funny Time to be Gay New York Fireside Simon amp Schuster p 58 ISBN 0684818965 External links EditOfficial website QMH Special Tribute Show 2021 Interview discussing their groundbreaking career Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romanovsky and Phillips amp oldid 1116027662, wikipedia, wiki, 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