{"id":2431576,"date":"2026-05-25T17:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2431576"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:16:43","slug":"broadway-vet-recalls-dancing-with-kim-cattrall-in-sex-and-the-city-2-how-gay-can-this-get-and-then-it-only-got-gayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/broadway-vet-recalls-dancing-with-kim-cattrall-in-sex-and-the-city-2-how-gay-can-this-get-and-then-it-only-got-gayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway vet recalls dancing with Kim Cattrall in \u201cSex and the City 2\u201d: &#8216;How gay can this get? And then it only got gayer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay Armstrong Johnson remembers joining other Broadway actors to play the gay men&#8217;s chorus in <em>Sex and the City 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, currently on stage in the <em>Heated Rivalry <\/em>musical parody, recalls dancing with Kim Cattrall and watching Liza Minnelli dance to &#8220;Single Ladies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I still get $37 residual checks,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before Jay Armstrong Johnson made a name for himself on the Broadway stage in productions like <em>On the Town<\/em> and <em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, before he became <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heated-rivalry-musical-parody-behind-the-scenes-jay-armstrong-johnson-jimin-moon-exclusive-11977225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ilya Rozanov in this summer's Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ilya Rozanov in this summer'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ilya Rozanov in this summer&#8217;s <em>Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/em><\/a>, he got his start dancing to &#8220;Single Ladies&#8221; with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kim-cattrall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kim Cattrall;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kim Cattrall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kim Cattrall<\/a> in <em>Sex and the City 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was just a really cool, wild, interesting, ridiculous moment at the very beginning of my career that I still get $37 residual checks for, which I&#8217;m happy about,&#8221; Johnson tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. &#8220;I still have never seen the film all the way through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Johnson&#8217;s made a career with standout performances in <em>Parade<\/em>, the U.S. tour of <em>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em>, and TV&#8217;s <em>Quantico<\/em>, but his first movie role came about the same time he made his Broadway debut in 2009&#8217;s <em>Hair<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jimin Moon and Jay Armstrong Johnson in &#8216;Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Matthew Murphy<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Texas-born actor played a bit part as a member of the gay men&#8217;s chorus at the wedding of Stanford (Willie Garson) and Anthony (Mario Cantone). The background players cast in the choir felt like a who&#8217;s who of Broadway at the time. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/andrew-rannells\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Andrew Rannells;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andrew Rannells&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Andrew Rannells<\/a>, before he blew up with <em>The Book of Mormon<\/em> and HBO&#8217;s <em>Girls<\/em>; Nick Adams, known for <em>Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/em> and the film <em>Fire Island<\/em>; and Max von Essen, a Tony nominee for <em>American in Paris<\/em>, were some of the others surrounding Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was two weeks of shooting out at some random studio in Queens,&#8221; Johnson recalls. &#8220;I remember SJP came over and talked to us for a bit on a break. She was like, &#8216;Oh, you all do Broadway? God, that&#8217;s hard. I never wanna do Broadway again.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you rewatch the film, Johnson is most visible standing next to Cattrall&#8217;s Samantha as the crowd watches <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/liza-minnelli\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Liza Minnelli;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Liza Minnelli&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Liza Minnelli<\/a> perform <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/beyonce-knowles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Beyonc\u00e9;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Beyonc\u00e9&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Single Ladies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t even believe that&#8217;s a sentence that can come out of my mouth,&#8221; he continues. &#8220;That was real, right? And I remember Liza forgetting the choreography and getting a little frazzled, and then everyone going on a break. And then I could see her changing backstage before coming on and doing another take. It was just like, I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m on set with Liza Minelli dancing with Kim Cattrall in a white tuxedo. This is absolutely bonkers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Liza Minnelli dances to \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GLEz3wdg9HrJJIjURCOE5w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/ad491fbba1ad7fad7146f0ad8f8522d3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Liza Minnelli dances to &#8220;Single Ladies&#8221; in &#8216;Sex and the City 2&#8217;<br \/>Credit: HBO<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The job also required filming close-up shots of the choir boys&#8217; shocked reactions to Minnelli emerging on stage for the first time. Johnson acknowledges, &#8220;There were only a handful that were maybe straight that were in this gay men&#8217;s chorus, so the reaction was easy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;F&#8212;ing Liza&#8217;s here to officiate this wedding and do a Beyonc\u00e9 number. How gay can this get?&#8221; he adds. &#8220;And then it only got gayer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Johnson is currently starring on stage in Off-Broadway&#8217;s <em>Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/em>, opposite Jimin Moon as Shane Hollander. Performances at the Culture Club of New York City run through Sep. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jay-armstrong-johnson-sex-and-the-city-2-dancing-with-kim-cattrall-11983048\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jay Armstrong Johnson remembers joining other Broadway actors to play the gay men&#8217;s chorus in Sex and the City 2. The actor, currently on stage in the Heated Rivalry musical parody, recalls dancing with Kim Cattrall and watching Liza Minnelli dance to &#8220;Single Ladies.&#8221; &#8220;I still get $37 residual checks,&#8221; he says. 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