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ELTON JOHN IS WRITING A MUSICAL ABOUT ELIZABETH TAYLOR

13 years after her death, Elizabeth Taylor is coming to Broadway! Buoyed by the success of his stage musical based on the life of the late Tammy Faye Baker, Elton John is now writing a musical based on the life of Liz! Elton and Liz bonded over their charitable efforts to raise money for AIDS awareness and research, and now he’s working on songs and a plot to pay homage to her. Elton is telling pals he’s made great progress already and is working with some of Liz’s family members, longtime friends, and employees, to gather anecdotes and stories for the production.

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By Janet / October 16, 2024

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Desperate times call for desperate measures, just ask Donald Trump. We just heard that Donald is freaking out now that Kamala Harris and not President Joe Biden is who he’s running against. Reports just circulated that Trump is looking for black surrogates to take to the airwaves and sing his praises. He’s SO desperate that he even reached out to his former friend, Kanye West, and asked the troubled rapper if he would appear on his behalf. Kayne hasn’t agreed yet, but my source says the attention seeking Kanye will likely do it just to stay in the limelight.

Record-breaking gold Olympic medalist, Simone Biles has big plans once she retires from gymnastics. We just heard that Simone is set to host her own sports related talk show on ESPN and none other than her pal Magic Johnson will be producing! Details are just trickling out, but expect to see Simone’s show in 2025.

It was just announced that Britney Spears inked a deal with Universal Studios to turn her autobiography, The Woman In Me, into a big screen movie. As we previously reported, Britney also wants to turn it into a Broadway musical. We just heard that as part of her seven figure deal Britney has the right to not only approve casting of the movie, but also to launch the musical. A worldwide search is underway for an undiscovered singer with real chops who can portray Britney.

In sad news this week, Taylor Swift was devastated that three innocent girls were stabbed to death in the UK at a dance studio featuring her music. Taylor does not want any publicity for this, but we just heard that she is picking up the tab for all of the funeral arrangements and anonymously made huge contributions to the Go Fund Me pages launched to help the victims’ families.

Jennifer Aniston was photographed this week filming her popular series, The Morning Show. Photographers caught Jen filming one scene where she was splattered in oil and another where she’s having a breakdown. We just heard that Jen has a big surprise for viewers. She persuaded her ex-husband and still good friend Brad Pitt to appear in upcoming episode. Brad hasn’t filmed his spot yet, but it will likely air later in the year or even as the season finale.

Finally, the biggest news of the week is who will current Vice President Kamala Harris pick for her own vice presidential running mate. While our secret political source has a few theories, we do know is that Kamala just filmed various television commercials touting her choice. She was proactive enough to film different variations of the commercial featuring the top three contenders for her running mate. No one knows who she’s going to pick, but Kamala wanted to be ready to blast the airwaves with television commercials once she makes her choice. For what it’s worth, my political source says Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona seems to be the front runner but Pennsylvania’s Governor Josh Shapiro is a very close second.

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By Janet / August 1, 2024

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Angelina Jolie Broadway Show Business

ANGELINA JOLIE: THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS

Angelina Jolie has gotten a taste of Broadway now that she’s won her first Tony Award as a producer of the musical, The Outsiders. Although Angelina has an accomplished career as a Hollywood actress, she’s never conquered the stage, but she’s hoping to change that now. According to my source, Angelina is working on a one-woman stage show similar to Bette Midler’s acclaimed, I’ll Eat You Last. Angelina isn’t sharing any of the details just yet, but she is telling friends she’s hoping to begin previews of the unnamed show in early 2025…

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By Janet / June 25, 2024

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Angelina Jolie Atelier Jolie Broadway Dating Romance

ANGELINA JOLIE HAS MORE THAN RETAILING ON HER MIND

We don’t have all the scoop yet, but nonetheless decided this was too good not to share! Angelina Jolie is back on the dating scene and we just heard she’s been getting cozy with a much younger Broadway actor. Angelina has been spending more time in NYC tending to her store, Atelier Jolie, but apparently being a shopgirl isn’t the ONLY reason. While my source hasn’t revealed the lucky guy’s name just yet, we can tell you he’s gorgeous and was described as a younger and hotter Brad Pitt!

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA Angelina and Pax in front of her NYC shop Atelier Jolie

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By Janet / May 2, 2024

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Broadway Chicago Dancing With the Stars Rumer Willis

RUMER WILLIS: DANCING WITH THE STARS CHANGED MY LIFE!

Rumer Wilis, 27, is living proof that Dancing with the Stars can change a contestant’s career. Before winning the dance trophy, Rumer appeared in a few forgettable movies and guested on a number of TV shows. But she admits she had no confidence. (Online haters have always been particularly cruel to her. You know who you are.) On DWTS she showed off her dancing skills and her lithe figure and she was DAZZLING. Broadway producers saw her and offered her the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago. Her Broadway dreams came true thanks to DWTS. (Above, she and other Chicago cast members appeared on Good Morning America)

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By Janet / October 1, 2015

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Broadway James Franco Of Mice and Men

IS JAMES FRANCO BETTER ON INSTAGRAM THAN HE IS IN REAL LIFE?

James Franco is not gonna be happy. LA Times critic Charles McNulty gave his Broadway performance in “Of Mice and Men” (with Chris O’Dowd and Leighton Meester) a blistering review. Franco is noted for his almost ridiculously busy schedule – he acts, he teaches, he writes, he directs, he makes appearances everywhere. The Times critic pointed out that this play exposes the limits of his dilettantism and that his intelligence doesn’t serve him here. Franco “seems to be going through the motions and saves his best acting these days for Instagram.” Indeed, before the play opened in New York, Franco admitted that he was rushed, and on his ONLY day off each week he flew back and forth to LA to teach a class. THAT’S how overbooked he is. But he still LOOKS good – McNulty said Franco’s character looked more like a Gap ad than a California migrant worker. And the girls are lined up outside the stage door.

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By Janet / April 17, 2014

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Broadway Dead Accounts Katie Holmes Suri Cruise

IT’S NOT KATIE HOLMES’ FAULT IF HER PLAY IS A BOMB

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So WHAT if Katie Holmes’ Broadway play “Dead Accounts” is a turkey! It’s not fair to blame Katie for the fact that tickets are not selling and it’s likely the show will close soon. Reviewers have criticized the script while praising the actors so it’s more appropriate to blame the playwright. Actually this acting job was a logical choice for Katie to make – she didn’t get any movie offers to film in New York, and she absolutely wanted to be home for Suri’s first year in school. Katie’s keeping busy while keeping her name out there, so it WAS a sensible choice.

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By Janet / December 11, 2012

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Broadway Cher Musical

CHER PLANS TO “TURN BACK TIME” ON BROADWAY

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Cher has finally started talking – tweeting- about a Broadway musical based on her life that’s been in the works for awhile. According to Billboard, the show has been in development for several years but it sounds irresistible. The musical would be divided into three segments with different performers playing Cher in each stage of life and interacting with each other as well. One actress would play Cher as a young pop star with Sonny Bono, another would play her during the “Believe” years up to 1999, and Cher would play herself in the present day, giving advice to her younger selves. Who wouldn’t want to see that?

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By Janet / June 26, 2012

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Berry Gordy Jr Broadway Motown The Supremes

IT’S NOT “SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED,” BUT MOTOWN’S COMING TO BROADWAY!

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At 83, Berry Gordy Jr. finally seems to be getting serious about producing an autobiographical musical about Motown, according to Michael Riedel in the NY Post. In 2006 he nearly produced a Motown musical based on a fictional high school romance incorporating the famous songs called “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” in Los Angeles. But he cancelled the show because he had sold his publishing rights to the songs for 300 million dollars and needed to negotiate a deal to use them. The success of Frankie Valli’s “Jersey Boys” pushed him to get serious about doing a Motown musical based on ACTUAL EVENTS. (Plus the success of his son and grandson in LMFAO has made him more relevant.) Berry’s looking for a scriptwriter now and we wonder how HIS version of the story will compare to the memories of his performers like The Supremes and The Temptations...(Above, Berry and The Supremes way back when)

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By Janet / June 15, 2012

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Broadway Lucky Guy Nora Ephron Tabloids Tom Hanks

TOM HANKS WILL MAKE A “SPLASH” ON BROADWAY

Tom Hanks hasn’t had a hit movie lately so he’s making the logical move to Broadway. He’s been waiting for the right property to come along and this seems like a good fit. The brilliant Nora Ephron, (who wrote Hanks’ hit “Sleepless in Seattle,”) has written a new play, “Lucky Guy,” about a New York tabloid reporter who flourished in the 80’s and 90’s, which is considered the end of the era of newspaper dominance. It’s based on the real story of NY crime reporter Mike McAlary, who had a noteworthy career and died young at 41. This will be Tom Hanks’ Broadway debut.

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By Janet / May 9, 2012

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