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Actor, singer, dancer, television host, and producer Frankie Grande visits the Reading Room to discuss his book Supergay! A Memoir with host Ilana Levine, actress and podcaster at Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine.
Frankie James Grande is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host, and YouTube personality. He has performed on Broadway as Franz in Rock of Ages and in Mamma Mia! and has played roles Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and on tour. Grande has produced Broadway shows and both produced and appeared in cabaret acts, including his own one-man show "Livin La Vida Grande". Grande has also been a contestant on reality TV series Big Brother 16 and a judge on the 8th season of America's Best Dance Crew. From 2016 to 2017 he co-hosted Style Code Live, an Amazon fashion and shopping show that streamed live on weeknights. In 2017, Frankie guest starred in a two-part episode of Nickelodeon's sitcom Henry Danger in the role of Frankini. He also appeared in the season finale of the Netflix television series Haters Back Off as a fictionalized version of himself. Frankie is openly gay.
May 27, 2026 – August 26, 2026
Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm
May 27: Writers Read hosted by Ed McCann
June 3: Memoir with writers Jeffrey Banks, Stefan Merrill Block, and Ian Jarvis
June 10: Seriously Funny with writers Jenny Hagel and Maeve Dunigan
June 17: Masters of Suspense with writers Alison Gaylin, Ed Lin, and Kimberly McCreight
June 24: Summer Picks with writers Hilary Davidson, Connor Martin, and Camille Perri
July 8: Frankie Grande
July 15: Debut Novels with writers David Baerwald, Meg Charlton, Yosha Gunasekera, and Hafeez Lakhani
July 22: TBD
July 29: Speculative Fiction with writers Clarence A. Haynes, Isabel J. Kim, and Leila Siddiqui
August 5: Endless Summer
August 12: Unputdownable! hosted by Ilana Levine
August 19: Writing with Purpose with writers Sam Roberts and Casey Sherman
August 26: TBD
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