A Raisin in the Sun
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First Look: ABC's A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun is already a true theater classic: It was the first play written by an African American woman to be performed on Broadway, and the original cast — including Sidney Poitier and current Oscar nominee Ruby Dee — was recognized with four Tony Awards. More than 40 years later, a 2004 revival starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, and Audra McDonald took home two Tony awards of its own.
Now, the majority of the Broadway cast has reunited for a television adaptation for ABC, which will air next Monday, Feb.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/17
- "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks' first album is due in November, the Associated Press reports; her first single, "Tattoo," will be released Aug. 27.
- Variety has news of Djimon Houndsou and Dakota Fanning signing on to star together in a thriller titled Push.
- ABC has set dates for two relatively high-profile TV movies, the latest Oprah movie and an adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, Zap2it reports.
- According to Billboard, Jamie Foxx will star in another musical biopic, titled The Soloist.
- TV Guide reports that the remaining episodes of "The Nine" are now streaming online, if anyone still cares.
- The Washington Post explains why Ryan Seacrest is "hosting" the Super Bowl.
- There's yet another new hero: Bratz star Janel Parrish is joining the cast of "Heroes" to play the head cheerleader at Claire's new school, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- Billboard reports that Amy Winehouse continues to cite "ongoing health issues" as she cancels another event: the V Festival in the U.K.
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Doubt, Milk, Mad Men Lead Screen Actors Guild Nominations
Doubt, Milk, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button all picked up another batch of nominations Thursday when the nominees for this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced in Hollywood. Doubt led all nominees with five nods (four for acting, one for the best motion picture ensemble), while Milk and Benjamin Button had three apiece. Like last week's Golden Globes, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the acting nominees, Robert Downey Jr. got a nod for Tropic Thunder, and Heath Ledger was nominated posthumously for The Dark Knight.
Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon Lead Golden Globe Nominations
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon came up big when the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning in Hollywood. Each of those films received five nominations, including one for the best dramatic film of the year. Doubt also received five nominations, although it was not nominated in the best dramatic film category.
Announcing the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees!
Hollywood was up bright and early this morning for the announcement of the nominees for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards. We'd been speculating for a while about who'd be on the list, and now we know: Mad Men indeed got a lot of love, with nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category and several of the acting categories (though I'm sad to see the show's women shut out), while Pushing Daisies and Samantha Who? were the two new network series to break through.
Number Crunching: This Week's TV Ratings
- Raisin looks sweet. ABC's TV-movie adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun performed well on Monday night. It wasn't a blockbuster by any means, but at a time when TV movies generally don't draw huge audiences, an average of 12.7 million viewers is nothing to sneeze at.
- Men in trouble?
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox is new with Moment of Truth and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- NBC is new with Deal or No Deal, My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, and Medium
- CBS has a repeat of How I Met Your Mother, is new with Welcome to the Captain, has a repeat of Two and a Half Men, is new with The New Adventures of Old Christine, and has a repeat of CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with the TV movie version of A Raisin in the Sun
- The CW has a repeat of Gossip Girl and is new with Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious
- MTV is new with Making the Band 4 and Domenico's Passport to Love
- VH1 is new with The Salt-n-Pepa Show and Mary J. Blige on Storytellers
- TLC is new with Jon and Kate Plus 8
- HBO is new with In Treatment
- Comedy Central has repeats of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- Late-night highlights include Will Ferrell and Michael McDonald on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, Eric Bana, Catherine O'Hara, and Tift Merritt on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC, Will Arnett, Flavor Flav, and Super Furry Animals on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC, and Anne Heche and the Helio Sequences on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC
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