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1 The Flaming Lips Are Broadway Bound
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2 Tori Amos to Try Musical Theater
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3 "The Coast of Utopia" Makes History at 61st Tony Awards
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4 Gyllenhaal, Damon, Clooney Get Political
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5 What Do You Think About Movies Made Into Stage Musicals?
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6 Did You Ever See Rent on Broadway?
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7 What Do You Think About a Phantom of the Opera, Part II?
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8 Would You See 9 to 5 on Broadway?
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9 Tony Winner August: Osage County Headed for the Big Screen
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10 Katie Holmes to Sip Cocktails on Broadway?
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11 Link Time! Eva Longoria to Get Her Scream On
Obama honors Broadway at the White House — Huffington Post Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a glamorous red-carpet date night — PopSugar Is there an Obama/Old Spice Guy connection? — Daily Beast Lindsay Lohan begins her jail sentence — TMZ Why Mel Gibson can see child while under domestic violence investigation — Double X Ecstasy being used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder Read more
Eva Longoria to star in the horror film Tenement — Production Weekly Glee spoiler if you dare —E! Online Captain America gets a lady love — MTV.com Friends don't let friends drink and watch 3D TV — TV Squad Check out the Cannes lineup — Cinematical Viola Davis cast in The Help — Moviefone Jay Leno snags Idol's bandleader — PopWatch Carla Gugino will be David Duchovny's new bed Read more
Sometimes it feels like everything comes full circle: Cocktail is coming to Broadway and Katie Holmes is in talks to star in it. The good news is that Heywood Gould, the man behind the original book and movie is working on the theater adaptation, but will it succeed on the Great White Way? I have a soft spot for the cheesy '80s flick, but my first reaction is that this could go more of the way of Read more
Playwright August Wilson insisted that his plays about the black experience always be directed by an African American. But a white man is now directing the first Broadway revival of Wilson's plays since his death in 2005. Many black directors are concerned, if not outraged. The Lincoln Center Theater selected Tony-award winning director Bartlett Sher to direct Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Read more
Hey Casa, I've been loving all of your bedroom ideas lately! Since I am currently thinking of redoing my bedroom and sitting room, I was hoping you'd be able to help me with some imagery or ideas. I want darker walls, vintage movie posters, and a dresser like the ones they use "backstage" in movies with rows of light bulbs. I'd like to incorporate a bit of a Broadway theme into my room. I want Read more
The critically acclaimed and insanely well-received Broadway show August: Osage County will be adapted for film, with the playwright Tracy Letts on board to write the screenplay. The show took home five Tony awards and a Pulitzer prize. Variety continues: August follows one volatile Oklahoma family in the aftermath of its patriarch's unexplained disappearance. Clocking in at more than three Read more
The recent casting news about Allison Janney reminded me that Janney is also set to perform in the Broadway musical version of the 1980 movie 9 to 5, which starred Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. The stage musical will premiere in Los Angeles in September and then move on to New York. I gotta say, I'm pretty excited to see this show! I love the movie, and I can see it becoming a Read more
According to Wikipedia, The Phantom of the Opera's 20-year run on Broadway has been "the most lucrative entertainment enterprise of all time." Capitalizing on the beloved musical's major success, creators of the award-winning show now say a sequel is on the way. Andrew Lloyd Webber confirmed that he has written a new score for a follow-up musical which will pick up where the first story leaves Read more
Sad news coming from New York's Nederlander Theater today: Broadway musical Rent is closing after a 12-year run. The last performance will take place June 1. Opening in the spring of 1996, Rent enjoyed immediate and explosive success with both critics and audiences, despite (or perhaps because of) the story's focus on AIDS, drug addiction, and poverty. I was one of those crazy, obsessed fans Read more
Earlier this week, Pop had pictures of some of the ladies from "The Hills" in New York for an event in which MTV filmed the Broadway stage musical production of "Legally Blonde". The show will air next Saturday, September 29. This whole thing got me thinking about the whole concept of making movies into stage musicals. There have been plenty of these in recent years, from High Fidelity to Young Read more
