Carol Channing her get the lead in her next play, the Jule Styne and Anita Loos musical, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". From that role, as Lorelei Lee, she gained recognition, with her signature song from the production, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," among the most widely known. In January 1950, "Time" magazine ran a cover story about her becoming a new star on Broadway, followed by cover stories in "Life" magazine in 1955 and 1964. In 1956, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. During the 1950s, he produced the Burns and Allen comedy show, which starred George Burns and Gracie
If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway both Luminato and Wainwright, "I think the primary purpose of my job is to love artists. Of course the relationship with my husband Rufus Wainwright is special but I feel if someone is more talented and deserves more to be associated with this festival it is him rather than me." For the 2014 festival, Wainwright conceived, created and directed a program called "If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway", which will feature "guys singing classic love songs to other guys". The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation described the program as "male singers putting a new spin on dozens of love songs traditionally