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1 Recast West Side Story and Win a Prize!
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2 The Results Are In: Recast West Side Story
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3 Kate Hudson Joins the Amazing Cast of Nine
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4 Buzz Brainteaser
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5 Ready For a 3-D Rock 'n' Roll Musical Version of Cleopatra?
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6 Jesus Christ Superstar May Get a "Hipstery" Big Screen Makeover
After Mamma Mia!'s global earnings of $600 million last year, Universal may be looking toward Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for its next movie musical success. The studio is apparently developing an adaptation of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar with an interesting directorial choice: 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb. Here's more: The story . . . is generally is seen as decidedly a Read more
Yes, let's review those facts: Director Steven Soderbergh is planning a movie about Egyptian queen Cleopatra. It will be a live-action 3-D movie. It will also be a rock 'n' roll musical. Soderbergh is hoping to get Catherine Zeta-Jones to play "Cleo" and Hugh Jackman to play her lover, Marc Antony. After the initial "whaaa?" reaction, I'm warming to this idea, especially because the band Read more
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! As Mamma Mia! heads to theaters today, here's a movie musical-related brainteaser: In regard to U.S. box office earnings, what is the highest-grossing movie musical of the past 30 years? Photo Read more
Not only has Kate Hudson been added to the already-magnificent cast of Nine, a film adaptation of the award-winning musical, but the role and a song were added to the movie specifically for her. The musical, inspired by Fellini's 8 1/2, is said to be "sultry and enchanting," and the same could be said about most of the cast members. Daniel Day-Lewis plays "world famous film director Guido Contini Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt! This week I was very impressed with the thoughtful recast lists submitted for musical movie West Side Story. Some of my favorite ideas were the ones you had for the roles of Maria and Anita. For example, Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt! "Tonight, tonight/ Won't be just any night/ Tonight there will be no morning star." I love the music from West Side Story, and I love the film version (which starred Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno). This tragic Read more
With Valentine's Day creeping around the corner, we're caught up in the season of love. If it's marriage we're talking, these days, to make a serious statement of your heart's intentions it's all about adding some geeky personality for an unforgettable proposal. We've seen dozens of these proposals memorialized on the web to send our hearts aflutter. The latest: the below video combines binary Read more
We loved sharing our I'm a Huge Fan Drew Barrymore just in time for the release of her new movie Big Miracle, which is in theaters now. We also promised that there were some fun extras from Drew that we still had left to share — and here they are! Check out what Drew has to say about her experience skydiving, her wishes to be a runner, and what bands she's loving right now. Drew recently Read more
The Oscars air on Sunday, Feb 26, and any movie lover already has the date penciled in. In case your plans are even grander than simply watching the show and you want to throw a viewing party for friends, then why not pick a theme based around one of the best picture nominees? I'm suggesting The Artist as inspiration, the delightful silent film that's been creating a deafening award season buzz. Read more
Bret McKenzie is up for an exceedingly rare honor this year, with his ballad "Man or Muppet" earning one of just two nominations in the Oscars' best song category. I caught up with The Muppets' musical supervisor today at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank to chat about the awards attention and the unique experience of penning music for Kermit and company. The New Zealand native talked about fighting Read more
