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It seems that those theatrical presenters around the country who book the big Broadway shows are a bit miffed at the Avenue Q producers for this Vegas deal. According to a story in today’s Variety (sub req’d), one presenter called the whole thing “very Machiavellian” and others said the show’s producers pulled a “bait andContinue reading “OBVIOUSLY I’M NOT ALONE IN MY DISAPPOINTMENT, ALBEIT MAYBE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS”

Jon Stewart is near, if not at, the top of my list of entertainment heroes these days. I know that doesn’t make me unique, but whether or not you’re a fan, if you missed Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show, I encourage you to try to catch the Friday repeats at either 10 AM orContinue reading “GEEZ JON, WHY DIDN’T YOU JUST ASK HER IF CO-HOSTING THE RED CARPET FOR THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE WAS HER CAREER JUMPING THE SHARK?”

I have no idea why I’m writing so much about mainstream commercial theater these days, but tonight I read something that really disturbed me: “The only place audiences will be able to see “Avenue Q” will be New York or Las Vegas, according to the producer.” That’s just a damn shame. With a Tony winContinue reading “THIS IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE: GIVE THE COUNTRY IT’S PUPPETS! BESIDES, LIKE THEY REALLY NEED THE INFLUENCE OF SIN CITY.”

I just heard on NPR (and then read via AP) that Ray Charles passed away today . R.I.P. Ray. You were one of the greats.

Somehow I missed this when it was first reported by E! Online in January, but inclusion in today’s Variety (sub. req’d) makes it more real anyway: “Many meetings, meals and plane tickets later, the producing trio have finally announced their team to make Elle Woods sing and dance in a Broadway musical.” That’s right kidsContinue reading “FROM THE “COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY” FILES”

Before I take it upon myself to ignore the rest of the wall-to-wall Reagan coverage, there are a couple movie-related bits of Regan-info I thought I’d pass along. Also, I have a question maybe someone can answer that I consider even more perplexing than the one which troubled me for so many years: how theContinue reading “ALRIGHT, ENOUGH WITH THE RONNIE”

“Deeming his ‘personal life’ off-limits, Marc Anthony dodged questions Tuesday about whether he and Jennifer Lopez (news) got married this past weekend.” Uhm … Marc … did she drug you or something? I mean, we’ve seen the pictures. (From The Sun via Defamer and Stereogum.) At a certain point, isn’t denying or no comment-ing justContinue reading “AS IF SIMPLY MARRYING J.LO WASN’T STUPID ENOUGH”

On May 31, I saw this post on defamer.com, and I worried that the good ol’ days of porn in Times Square were definitely gone for good, but that the jackasses in LA were still enjoying a nice billboard for some erotic entertainment when driving down the Sunset Strip. How happy was I to discoverContinue reading “KEEPING THE GOOD OL’ TIMES SQUARE ALIVE”

I wanted to do my own part to honor J. Lo’s wedding to the recently divorced Marc Anthony, and what with the cinetrix throwing fuel on the flame of Starz!’s “double-dog dare,” I thought what better way to celebrate the wedding and pending divorce of these two lovebirds by seeing living proof of why BenniferContinue reading “IN CELEBRATION OF THE NUPTIALS”

On the flip side of my hedged but laudatory Reagan comments (at least, that’s what they were meant to be), some additional views via Alternet. The first paying particular attention to how all the plaudits placed upon Reagan in the current news coverage deals with his personality more than his achievements. “Today, as the mediaContinue reading “EQUAL TIME”