Warner Bros is working on bringing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Broadway according to Risky Biz Blog. The musical will be based on the book and sadly not the movie that starred Gene Wilder. How awesome would it have been to see and hear the songs from that movie on the Great White Way. Either way it should work really well as a stage musical, especially since Tim Burton is not attached to it!
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For all of you who were wondering if a contestant on Fox’s So You Think You Could Dance actually showed her vajayajy on TV, now you know your answer she did not. I could understand if that would have happened on American Idol, because you can sing without underwear but I could never imagine dancing without any.
So are you bummed it really was a crease in her underwear?
Before Kristin Chenoweth won a much deserved Emmy for Pushing Daisies, she was on Easy Street in Annie. How great was it to see the 30 year in that 1999 telemovie. Seriously what Broadway show can’t she do with those pipes?
I guess Jon Gosselin didn’t feel it the show should go on without him, so he filed a cease and desist order shutting down production on his sooner-to-be ex-wife’s show according to People.
Jon’s lawyer issued this letter today:
“Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon’s family home for any reason. In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers.”
“We are aware of Jon Gosselin’s recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic,” TLC said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Despite Jon Gosselin’s repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents.”
Jon also claimed that the kids have been complaining about being filmed all the time and here is what Kate Gosselin told People.
“I’m saddened and confused by Jon’s public media statements. Jon has never expressed any concerns to me about our children being involved in the show and, in fact, is on the record as saying he believes the show benefits our children and was taping on Friday with the kids.
“I check in regularly with each of the kids to be sure they want to participate in and continue with the show and will continue to do so,” Kate, 34, continues. “I do the show for my family because I believe it provides us opportunities we wouldn’t otherwise have. Jon used to share that belief until as recently as the day the network announced the name change of the show and indicated that Jon would have a lesser role in the show. It appears that Jon’s priority is Jon and his interests. My priority remains our children and their well-being.”
Hopefully their 15 minutes are almost up. If only we could shut down all the press about Jon and Kate as easily as Jon shut down the show that shut him down?
Aziz Ansari plays Tom Haverford on NBC’s Park and Recreation that airs tonight on NBC at 8:30p. When the show was premiering he was doing press and he did Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was so freaking funny on the show, that I check out Parks and Recreation just because of him and I have been hooked ever since.
Parks and Recreation is a half-hour mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. So you would think with a show like that that there would be a lot of improv and he told me nope they pretty much keep to the what the writers wrote. So it just goes to show what a great job everyone who works on does because it seems like it is unscripted when it is actually scripted.
Aziz plays Tom who is an aspiring politician and he is playing the game to get ahead. He is kind of goofy, likes to hit on the ladies and in ways a ki$$ a$$, but that is what politicians do. And Aziz told me is nothing like his character.
A big part of the show is the pit that they Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is trying to convert into a park. Aziz told me that pit really exists. So I had to ask if he has thrown anyone down into the pit and he told me he hasn’t, but “Amy has pushed in several people. She just doesn’t like, you know, production assistants, you know, ‘hey, you didn’t get my dry cleaning in time.'” Of course he was joking, I think. But it is that type of sense of humor that makes the show so freaking funny!
Parks and Recreation is back for its second season on NBC and he told me this season is so much better because now everyone involved with the show knows their characters better. So far they are two episodes in and you can really see what he is talking about. So what is a big thing we will get to know about Tom this season? We will get to meet his wife, but he wouldn’t tell me when or how but it will be one of those TV moments that will leaves us saying OMG! Here is how he described her to me, “Well Tom really really like his wife cause she’s super hot and she’s a doctor so she’s super rich.”
Aziz also told me that tonight’s episode on NBC at 8:30p is really funny one. Tom and Leslie judge the Miss Pawnee Beauty Pageant. I can’t wait to see what comes out of Tom’s mouth because you know won’t be appropriate!!!
So tune into Parks and Recreation tonight and every Thursday at 8:30p for a show that gets funnier every week. And if you don’t Amy will push you into the pit…
BTW Aziz Ansari has been touring the country with his stand-up, so if you want to see him live check out his site to see when he is coming to city near you!!!
