The daytime drama Guiding Light will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a year of volunteering. The CBS show’s cast and crew will kick off the effort in January, spending a week in the Gulf Coast to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. In conjunction with the volunteer organization Hands On Network, Guiding Light stars will take on service projects in a different city each month. "Seventy years ago, Irna Phillips created Guiding Light with one fundamental theme in mind: the brotherhood of man," the show’s executive producer, Ellen Wheeler, said in a statement. "We’re hoping that this theme … will motivate people to be the change they wish to see in their communities." Guiding Light holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running show in broadcast history. It debuted on radio in 1937 and moved to television in 1952.
Believe it or not soap stars are some of most giving of their time in the biz. Maybe because they really appreciate the work and don’t take it for granted?
George Clinton is seeking the public’s help in nabbing the thief who stole a video camera and other valuables during a music video shoot. Footage of "Bounce 2 This" is contained in the camera that was stolen more than a week ago, said publicist Karen Sundell. The theft was recorded by a surveillance camera on the Los Angeles-area set, she said. Clinton, 65, didn’t immediately report the theft because he was shooting scenes for an upcoming horror movie, Sundell said. The thief apparently blended in with other people at the video shoot, publicist Sandy Friedman said Tuesday.
A musical version of the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan is heading to the West End. The musical, which will feature the hits of Blondie (and a new song by Deborah Harry), is scheduled to open in autumn 2007, following an out-of-town tryout to be determined. The story centers on Roberta Glass, a bored New Jersey housewife who seeks adventure through her obsession with personal ads and the mysterious Susan, a street-smart East Village drifter. When Roberta suffers a bad case of amnesia, she and Susan unexpectedly swap lives and are plunged into a world of jewel heists, magic shows and rock ‘n’ roll. The collision of Roberta and Susan’s identities takes them on a wild journey of mystery, self-awareness, and true love—with both women discovering that you never know where your life is going, until something magical happens. The film, written by Leora Barish and directed by Susan Seidelman, marked the big screen debut of Madonna, who played the role of Susan. Rosanna Arquette co-starred as Roberta. The stage version was conceived and written by American writer, director and actor Peter Michael Marino.
Seriously make it stop. What is next 16 Candles? Pretty in Pink? Ishtar? Howard the Duck? I better stop typing, it might give someone an idea of which movie to turn into a musical next.
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Another reason why I love MADtv more than SNL. They messed up a few of things, but they so got the feel of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, don’t you think?
The daytime drama Guiding Light will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a year of volunteering. The CBS show’s cast and crew will kick off the effort in January, spending a week in the Gulf Coast to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. In conjunction with the volunteer organization Hands On Network, Guiding Light stars will take on service projects in a different city each month. "Seventy years ago, Irna Phillips created Guiding Light with one fundamental theme in mind: the brotherhood of man," the show’s executive producer, Ellen Wheeler, said in a statement. "We’re hoping that this theme … will motivate people to be the change they wish to see in their communities." Guiding Light holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running show in broadcast history. It debuted on radio in 1937 and moved to television in 1952.
A musical version of the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan is heading to the West End. The musical, which will feature the hits of Blondie (and a new song by Deborah Harry), is scheduled to open in autumn 2007, following an out-of-town tryout to be determined. The story centers on Roberta Glass, a bored New Jersey housewife who seeks adventure through her obsession with personal ads and the mysterious Susan, a street-smart East Village drifter. When Roberta suffers a bad case of amnesia, she and Susan unexpectedly swap lives and are plunged into a world of jewel heists, magic shows and rock ‘n’ roll. The collision of Roberta and Susan’s identities takes them on a wild journey of mystery, self-awareness, and true love—with both women discovering that you never know where your life is going, until something magical happens. The film, written by Leora Barish and directed by Susan Seidelman, marked the big screen debut of Madonna, who played the role of Susan. Rosanna Arquette co-starred as Roberta. The stage version was conceived and written by American writer, director and actor Peter Michael Marino.
