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TR Knight Staying On Stage

It was announced last week that TR Knight would be leaving TV and hopping on stage for an LA revival of the Broadway stage show, Parade. Now its been revealed that once that concludes, he’s heading over to Broadway for a new revival of the Tony Award winning musical, Lend Me a Tenor. Tenor is about a Cleveland Opera Company’s production of Othello. TR will play the role of Max, a production assistant forced to understudy for the lead, who has passed out from a double dose of tranquilizers. The...

Change of Scenery for T.R. Knight

Looks like T.R. Knight will be trading the studio lights for the stage lights, as he will move on from his job at Grey’s Anatomy to a new job in musical theater. Knight, who once graced the stages of Broadway, will be sticking around LA, for a production of the Tony Award winning show, Parade. Says the former Grey’s star; “I am very fortunate to return to the theater playing Leo Frank in this incredible, acclaimed production of Parade. After a five-year break, it feels great to...

Octo-Musical Casting!

Octomom The Mu$ical is really happening!  The play held it’s first casting call in Los Angeles earlier this week, but incase you missed it they will be having another next week according to the website. They’re looking for a mid 20-30 woman who’s funny, whimsicle and not too charactery to play the role of Nadya Suleman. They are calling the show a “fast-paced musical pastiche ripped from the headlines” that is an “epic for our strange times.” The show will...

Michael Jackson Stage Show Given the Green Light.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is coming to Broadway.  Producer James L. Netharlander says that he’s acquired the rights to produce a stage show based on the Jackson mega single, that will feature songs from two of the king of pop’s iconic albums. Tom Thome, a spokesman for Michael Jackson tells the AP, “The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin,” Netherlander, who heads up a company which owns nine Broadway...

Piven Hasn’t Eaten Fish in 5 Months!

Yes, Jeremy Piven is still getting a bunch of “suuuuurrreeeee” and “good one pal”  for pulling out of his Broadway show, Speed the Plow, because his levels of mercury were off the chart. Piven appeared on Good Morning America this morning to talk about his sitch, and he told Diane Sawyer that he “hasn’t had a piece of fish in the past five months”, since doctors told him his level of mercury  was six times higher than normal. Original claims were that...

Piven Better Hope He Wasn’t Fishin Around With Broadway.

Apparently the Broadway show that Jeremy Piven was appearing in before aquiring mercury poisoning was only one week away from breaking even in production costs. Now show investors are ready to go after the Entourage actor because his departure cost them any chance of making a profit. Nothing like admitting your shows only draw was a celebs appearance to the rest of the cast mates who work hard and are trying to make a living. Anyways, apparently under contract, the producers are allowed to request...

The Diagnosis is In.

Jeremy Piven has officially pulled out of the Broadway show Speed-the-Plow and is citing doctor’s orders. Apparently Piven has high levels of murcury in him and it’s preventing him from performing. No sweat for the show though, they’ve already lined up two replacements! Norbert Leo Butz (lol), a TONY award winner will fill in from December 23 through January 11, and William H. Macy will take over from January 13 through  February 22. Haha…Butz.

What Could Be Wrong With Jeremy Piven?

Some illness has Jeremy Piven missing out on his Brodadway performances. Piven is performing currently in Speed-the-Plow, but missed last nights show, todays afternoon show, and will miss tonights as well. A rep for Piven has reported that “Jeremy has not been feeling well and the doctors have advised him that he should end his run in ‘STP’ immediately.” What has he come down with? A case of the “You won best supporting actor for a hit tv series the past three years...

Jackson Coming to Broadway?

Could the King of Pop be gracing the stages of Broadway sometime in the near future? Not exactly..but reports from many Broadway websites are reporting that show giant James Nederlander is working on a Thriller-inspired  musical, which would feature a soundtrack of songs from the famous Michael Jackson album. Details are iffy right now, but there’s a definite potential.

Zac Efron Will Be Keeping His Pants On.

Zac Efron is shutting down rumors that he will be appearing naked on Broadway. Zac was said to be taking over for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in the Broadway rendition of Equus, a play in which Radcliffe had to bear all in the West End, which hit the internet like wild fire. “No, that’s a rumor. I wasn’t approached for it,” Zac said of the claims. However there are talks of Zac heading to the West End for the lead of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, a role that hasn’t...