Sunday, December 20, 2009
Shalhoub, LaPaglia to star in “Lend Me a Tenor”
NEW YORK — Tony Shalhoub will co-star with Anthony LaPaglia in a Broadway revival of “Lend Me a Tenor,” Ken Ludwig’s screwball comedy about a missing opera star and the frantic attempt to cover up his absence. Producer Stuart Thompson says the comedy will open April 4 at the Music Box Theatre, with preview performances beginning March 11. It was first seen on Broadway in 1989.
Shalhoub recently completed his final season of the television series “Monk,” while LaPaglia starred in the canceled CBS drama “Without a Trace.”
De Niro, DiCaprio to toast Scorsese at the Globes
LOS ANGELES — Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to celebrate Martin Scorsese at next month’s Golden Globe Awards. The two actors and longtime Scorsese collaborators will present the director with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th annual Globes ceremony. The DeMille award recognizes outstanding contributions to entertainment.
The Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and broadcast live on NBC.
Goldwyn will join cast of ‘Promises, Promises’
NEW YORK — Tony Goldwyn is being added to the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of “Promises, Promises,” opening next spring.
Producer John Gore says Goldwyn will join Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth in the musical, which is based on the Academy Award-winning movie “The Apartment.” Previews begin March 27 at the Broadway Theatre, with an opening set for April 25.
Goldwyn is best known for the movie “Ghost” and has directed such television series as “Dexter,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice.”
Stewart talks of his song for anti-cancer campaign
LOS ANGELES — When Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame was called on to create a song for an anti-cancer campaign, he was surprised at how easily it came to him and with just the right tone.
“It’s very uplifting,” he says of “Stand Up to Cancer,” which he started writing and recording on his laptop in bed right after awakening one morning. “You don’t really hear the word sung out or spoken out loud a lot. Cancer, putting the word in a song, is a very powerful thing for people recovering from cancer or in treatment.”
Stewart did the song for the latest campaign by Stand Up to Cancer, which raises awareness of the disease and money to help speed research into new treatments.
Today’s birthdays
Actor John Hillerman (“Magnum P.I.”) is 77. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 65. Drummer Peter Criss (KISS) is 64. Musician Alan Parsons is 61. Actor Michael Badalucco (“The Practice”) is 55. Singer Billy Bragg is 52. Actor Joel Gretsch (“V”) is 46. Country singer Kris Tyler is 45. Singer Chris Robinson of Black Crowes is 43. Singer David Cook (“American Idol”) is 27. Actor Jonah Hill (“Accepted”) is 26. Singer JoJo is 19.
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