UPDATE! oh my word - i had the best time tonight...i was blown away...get ready broadway - you have one hot show coming your way! i was so very impressed and being a huge fan of the movie i was worried it might get lost in musical translation but dolly parton did an INCREDIBLE job with the all the music & lyrics (plus the plot remains completely intact - props to patricia resnick for the book) dolly is totally going to win a tony award for best original score and i can see 9 to 5 winning best new musical - it's that good! (trust me on this - i'm a huge musical theater guru) kudos to the entire ensemble but i must give specific shout outs to the three main gals allison janney, stephanie j. block and megan hilty (who i saw in wicked here in LA) and last but not least marc kudisch who plays their nasty sexist boss franklin hart jr. (a role originated by dabney coleman) i can't wait to buy the cast recording (the music was so good) tonight i picked up a cute orange t-shirt, a key chain, a magnet, and a souvenir program - i simply couldn't help myself - i loved every minute of the show and the sets were awesome (i thought the show might be a bit unpolished since it just started playing but it was super tight except one small mix-up with a phone cord that was supposed to be plugged in and the actors just rolled with it!) i highly recommend seeing it while it's playing here in los angeles (now through october 19th) i think i'll need to go to NYC when this show opens up on broadway in the spring! popbytes over & out for tonight - thank heavens tomorrow is friday - xoxo
hey kids! right now i'm heading downtown (for the second night in a row) to the ahmanson theatre to see the brand new musical 9 to 5 based upon the much beloved 1980 movie (the trailer for the film is posted below) i am totally beside myself with sheer excitement - not only is '9 to 5' one of my favorite movies of all-time but the legendary dolly parton (who you know i adore to no end and starred in the movie as doralee rhodes) wrote all of the music/lyrics for this new musical stage version (plus the book was penned by patricia resnick who wrote the original screenplay) tonight will be the third public performance so i'm expecting there still might be some kinks to work out (this past tuesday during the show's debut ms. parton was sitting in the audience and somthing went wrong but dolly entertained the crowd while the small technical issue was fixed) yet by the time the show heads to NYC's broadway in the spring - i'm quite sure it'll be a smash hit! when i get back home later this evening i will do a quick update with some of my thoughts on the show - popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
MICKEY ROURKE IS 'THE WRESTLER' Thursday November 20 2008 @ 8:50PM FILED UNDER TRAILERS COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! oh i love a good comeback and so does hollywood - actor mickey rourke at age 56 might be on the brink of one - his new flick the wrestler (directed by the incredible darren aronofsky) has oscar buzz written all over it - how wild would it
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POP NOSH: GWYNETH PALTROW'S FURRY APOLOGY Thursday November 20 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† she apologized and now peta can scratch gwyneth paltrow off their fur hitlist! a socialite's life † paris hilton & benji madden have split up after 11 months (no big surpise there) celebwarship † oh lordy - what was madonna thinking when she put this outfit on?!? webster's
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BRITNEY SPEARS IS INTO PORNOGRAPHY?!? Wednesday November 19 2008 @ 8:50PM FILED UNDER BRITNEY SPEARS COMMENTS (3) | PERMALINK
good evening! now that i've had a couple of days to listen to britney spears new album circus (which leaked on the internet a few weeks before it's official release on december 2nd) i've decided overall it's quite decent but it does not top her last album blackout which is
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AMY WINEHOUSE LOOKS LIKE A VAMPIRE Wednesday November 19 2008 @ 12:10AM FILED UNDER AMY WINEHOUSE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
before i go to bed - i had to post this picture of amy winehouse taken tonight in london - she looks like a fucked up vampire (with badly stained teeth) perhaps she's heading to a screening of twilight? (although druggies don't usually go to the movies) i seriously fear
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POP NOSH: JESSICA SIMPSON - ADDICTED TO PLUMP! Tuesday November 18 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† jessica simpson sure does love getting her lips injected with plumping filler! hollywood tuna † who would you rather - michael phelps, jon hamm, leonardo dicaprio, or obama? la rag mag † tom cruise is celebrating keeping wife katie holmes under contract for two whole years! dlisted †
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THE LOOK OF LOVE Monday November 17 2008 @ 7:50PM FILED UNDER ANGELINA JOLIE COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good evening! before i settle into tonight's new episode of gossip girl - i simply couldn't resist posting some pictures of brad pitt and angelina jolie taken tonight in london - outside a private screening of her latest flick changeling (which i still haven't seen - shame on me -
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POP NOSH: MILEY CYRUS IS NOT DEAD Monday November 17 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† someone hacked into miley cyrus' myspace and proclaimed the teen queen dead celebslam † we've got yet another lesbian comedian - wanda sykes came out over the weekend! cele|bitchy † courtney love must be on something - she made sixty posts to her myspace blog! dlisted † nicole
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LET'S JUST DO IT Monday November 17 2008 @ 8:15AM FILED UNDER MONDAY MP3 COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
good morning! oh i still miss lisa 'left eye' lopes so much - the supa fly rap queen of tlc who tragically passed away at the age of 30 in a car accident back in april of 2002 - i'll never forget the day i heard the sad news -
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WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRIS KLEIN'S HAIR? Sunday November 16 2008 @ 8:35PM FILED UNDER ACTORS COMMENTS (5) | PERMALINK
hmmm...chris klein used to be pretty freakin' hot but this picture taken of him today over in santa monica (at ps arts 'express yourself 2008') tells an entirely different story - his hair looks like its getting ready for comb over mode at age 29! besides those american pie movies
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BEYONCE & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ON SNL! Sunday November 16 2008 @ 12:36AM FILED UNDER BEYONCE + JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE COMMENTS (5) | PERMALINK
oh my goodness! you simply must watch this hilarious skit from tonight's saturday night live where justin timberlake and andy samberg donned black leotards along with high heels & pantyhose to play backup dancers for beyonce's 'single ladies' video - mr. timberlake was so damn cute & sexy shaking his
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NIP/TUCK SEASON 6 TEASER PROMO! Friday November 14 2008 @ 8:48PM FILED UNDER NIP/TUCK COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
good evening everyone! i was so excited the other day to find out two of my favorite shows will be returning to fx at the beginning of next year - nip/tuck is coming back for its 6th season starting tuesday january 6th - the following night damages is back for
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OH MY GOSH - I LOVE GRACE JONES! Friday November 14 2008 @ 8:04AM FILED UNDER PEOPLE COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
good morning y'all & happy friday! so right now i'm on this huge grace jones kick right now (join her on myspace) girlfriend just released her first album in nineteen years called hurricane - i picked up the import version earlier this week (i'm not sure if it will get
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POP NOSH: NEVERLAND RANCH'S NEW SIGN: SOLD! Thursday November 13 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
† memories are all michael jackson has left of neverland ranch! webster's is my bitch † samantha ronson is trying to keep her girlfriend lindsay lohan away from the boys... celebslam † anne hathaway's ex-boyfriend convict raffaello follieri isn't having any fun in prison dlisted † jennifer aniston was
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POP NOSH: BRITNEY SPEARS' NEW CIRCUS PICTURE Wednesday November 12 2008 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
† i love britney too but this new promo pic is airbrushed & retouched to the max a socialite's life † hello creepy - a crazed paula abdul stalker fan was found dead outside paula's house! cele|bitchy † did religious nutjob stephen baldwin really get a 'hannah montana' tattoo?
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I'M OFF TO SEE '9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL'