All About Musicals

NBC’s “The Today Show” will be celebrating “Hairspray” week, in recognition of the upcoming musical film. Each day various cast member(s) will be interviewed and share about the musical.
As if that weren’t enough, at the end of the week the cast will perform together outside Rockefeller Plaza (between 48th and 49th Streets and Fifth and [...]

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Wayne Brady, entertainer extraordinaire and Broadway performer, is hosting the new FOX music-challenge show, “Don’t Forget The Lyrics!”
The show premieres tonight, Wednesday, July 11 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, July 12 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT).
The website describes it thus:
… contestants will choose songs from different genres, decades and musical artists. Then they’ll take center stage to [...]

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John Travolta, who’ll be portraying Edna Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s mother-in-drag, in the upcoming feature musical film “Hairspray,” will be appearing tonight on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
Who/What: John Travolta on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
When: Wednesday, July 11, 2007; 11:35 PM Eastern
Where: NBC. Check your local listings.
Technorati Tags: Hairspray, Hairspray Movie, John Travolta, [...]

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Adam Shankman, will be appearing as a guest judge on FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” tonight, July 11. Shankman is the director and choreographer of the upcoming “Hairspray” movie, opening July 20.
In addition to his role as a guest judge on July 11, he will be choreographing a number for the [...]

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Nikki Blonsky, the young actress who’ll be appearing as Tracy Turnblad in the upcoming feature musical film “Hairspray,” will be appearing tonight on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
Who/What: Nikki Blonsky on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
When: Tuesday, July 10, 2007; 11:35 PM Eastern
Where: NBC. Check your local listings.
Technorati Tags: Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray, The [...]

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Tonight, July 10, is the premiere of the “sing-along variety game show,” NBC’s “The Singing Bee.” Musically-inclined Joey Fatone hosts.
According to the official NBC announcement, “Each episode will begin with an audience-wide sing-along where eight lucky contestants will be chosen to compete in a series of fun filled singing games. In this exciting singing showdown, [...]

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Julia Murney Spotted:
I was watching a rerun of “Sex and the City” last night, and who did I recognize but Julia Murney, currently starring as Elphaba in Broadway’s Wicked!
She played “Rival Raw Woman” in the episode “Great Sexpectations” (Season 6, Episode 2).
Small world!
Bernadette Peters Spotted:
Two nights ago I was watching a rerun of “Will & [...]

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