In a sign that Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is still very much a work in progress even after this week’s pre-opening reviews, EW has confirmed that the Broadway show’s producers have been soliciting audiences to participate in focus groups to help the creators hone in on trouble spots in the weeks leading up to the official March 15 opening. In an e-mail sent on Feb. 8 and obtained by EW, people were invited to see either the first or second act separately and then fill out a survey and take part in a 15-minute discussion. In exchange, participants were promised a “Spider-Man goodie bag worth over $60.” A source close to the production verified the email but declined to elaborate on specific issues being addressed by the groups. READ FULL STORY »
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Daniel Radcliffe in Broadway's 'How to Succeed': Behind-the-scenes footage!
I once took a bus to New York in the middle of a cold spell just to see Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but Broderick was sick. His replacement? John Stamos, who was preparing to take over the role. He was, and this is the only way to describe it, dope. Now Daniel Radcliffe is trying his hand at playing ambitious window washer J. Pierrepont Finch — who shoots up the corporate ladder with the guidance of the self-help book How to Succeed in Business — in the Tony and Pulitzer-winning musical comedy’s 50th Anniversary production, which starts previews on Feb. 26.
Will he be as good as Stamos? Well, this newly released behind-the-scenes video doesn’t tell us much, except that there are seven different watches worn in the show and, according Daniel, everything his character does is “morally reprehensible, but you support him.” READ FULL STORY »
'Bones' proposal: Who cried?
Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/FoxSPOILER ALERT: Last night’s episode of Bones was the one many fans have been waiting for — Hannah turned down Booth’s marriage proposal because she’s “just not the marrying kind.” Booth, understandably, took it hard, and David Boreanaz took his character to places we had not seen before. How about that look Booth gave Hannah when she asked him to pretend the proposal and refusal never happened? That is the closest Seeley Booth will ever come to wanting to strike a woman. READ FULL STORY »
Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon clash in Charades
Just Go With It star Jennifer Aniston just went with it last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, playing Charades with the competitive host and two members of the audience. Fallon and his teammate won, but I think that can only be blamed on Matt from Ohio, who failed to come up The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest even though Aniston had given him “The,” “Girl,” and “Kicked.” Come on, Matt from Ohio! READ FULL STORY »
'30 Rock': Breaking up and breaking bad
Image Credit: Ali Goldstein/NBCIn two very different situations, both Jack and Liz had their relationships put to the ultimate test. Could they both survive the double-edged sword of dating versions of themselves? Keep reading to find out!
Jack and Avery headed off to Canada for one last rendezvous before their baby arrived. Unfortunately, Baby D had other plans, and decided to make her debut early. READ FULL STORY »
'Parks and Recreation': Welcome back, you psychotic, library book-peddling, sex-crazed she-demon
Image Credit: Chris Haston/NBCWhen I found out that tonight’s episode of Parks and Recreation was called “Ron & Tammy: Part Two,” I felt a lot like Little Red Riding Hood: excited and scared. After all, the original “Ron & Tammy” — which aired near the beginning of Season 2 — was damn near perfect. In fact, I can say with complete certainty that it was the episode that made me fall truly, madly, deeply in love with Parks and Recreation. Sure, I couldn’t wait to see Megan Mullally reprise her role as Tammy Swanson, a woman Ron has variously described as “a grade-A bitch,” “the eye of Satan’s butt-hole,” and a machine “programmed by someone from the future to come back and destroy all happiness.” But how could her second appearance possibly live up to her first? READ FULL STORY »
Why isn't Adam Scott on this week's 'Parks and Recreation' cover? The answer is...
Image Credit: Naomi ScottWhen Parks and Recreation fans grab this week’s issue of EW from their mailboxes/ neighborhood newsstands/ dog’s mouths, they likely will exclaim, “Wow! The cast of my favorite show is literally on the cover!” And then, in a state of euphoric shock, they will gaze at the glorious photo for hours before they suddenly scratch their heads and wonder: “Wait a second… where’s Adam Scott?” READ FULL STORY »
'American Idol': It's finally Hollywood Week!
Update: Annie’s recap is live
You know what that means. Someone’s about to have a meltdown. And when I say someone, I mean EVERYONE. A girl can dream, right? I just want it so bad. This has always been my dream, for all 15 treacherous years of my sad little life. Please, judges. Please. Let me through.
Chat about American Idol‘s one-hour Hell Week emotional spectacle here during and after the show, then come back later for my full recap.
Simon, seriously, stop it! Nobody even remembers anymore.
Read more:
12 Tear-Jerking ‘Idol’ Moments
Gallery: 15 Steven Tyler Faces
All ‘American Idol’ recaps
EW.com’s ‘American Idol’ Central
Annie on Twitter: @EWAnnieBarrett
Elton John talks rehab comments about Billy Joel: 'He hates me at the moment.' And Billy Joel responds.
Elton John stopped by Today Thursday to chat with Matt Lauer about Gnomeo & Juliet — this weekend’s animated film that uses his music — his new baby Zachary with partner David Furnish (“You’re glowing,” Lauer told the musician), and his feud with Billy Joel, which stemmed from an interview with Rolling Stone in which John criticized the Piano Man’s efforts to get clean. “He hates me at the moment,” John told Lauer. “And I understand why … He sent me a message and he’s not happy. And I understand that.” John’s insistence that Joel, “may want to punch my face in at the moment, but it’s okay,” however, was countered by a statement released from Joel via his publicist today: “1. I do not hate Elton John. 2. I do not want to ‘punch him in the face.’ 3. If he wants to call me, my number is still the same. 4. Good luck with the movie.” See video from John’s Today interview below. READ FULL STORY »
Jennifer Hudson discusses her family's tragic murders on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show': 'The only thing I can do to honor their memory is to make them proud'
Image Credit: George Burns/Harpo StudiosOscar-winner Jennifer Hudson appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, showing off her newly svelte body and addressing her mother, brother, and nephew’s tragic murders in 2008. The actress got emotional when discussing the crimes with Winfrey for the first time. Said Hudson, “The only thing I can do to honor their memory is to make them proud.” Hudson said that her family and God have helped her get through the more trying moments.
But the hour wasn’t completely somber: READ FULL STORY »
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