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"Fame" Remake Receives "Extended Dance Edition" In January
30 November 2009 4:10 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
This year's remake of "Fame," the 1980's hit film which followed a group of New York Performing Arts students, is getting ready to live forever on Blu-ray and DVD. But the movie is also getting an "Extended Dance Edition."
The "Extended Dance Edition" works in more dance footage and sequences into the film, although the new running time hasn't been revealed. The theatrical version will also be included in the disc.
"Fame," which starred Kay Panabaker, Megan Mullally, and "V Factory" singer Asher Book, was a reinvention of the, no pun intended, famed 1980 Alan Parker film which spawned a hit TV series. The remake also featured Bebe Neuwirth, Debbie Allen, and Kelsey Grammer.
Deleted scenes and a digital copy will also be included. "Fame: Extended Dance Edition" hits Blu-ray and DVD on January 12th, 2010.
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First Look: 'The Addams Family' on stage
20 November 2009 1:36 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth star as Gomez and Morticia in The Addams Family, a new musical about the famously creepy family (now in Chicago until Jan. 10, then opening on Broadway April 8.) To develop his own take on the character of Gomez (famously played by Raul Julia in the 90s movies and John Astin in the 60s TV show), Lane dissected clues provided by the show's script, which is based on the original New Yorker cartoons penned by Charles Addams. " obviously has family money, and he doesn't have to work. So he has time for things like the tango and sword fighting. »
- Adam Markovitz
The Addams Family: Take a Look at the Broadway Musical Cast
18 November 2009 6:39 PM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
We first discussed the new Broadway musical version of The Addams Family back in June 2007. Though the creators said that they intended to base it on the New Yorker cartoons, there are bound to be lots similarities to the classic TV show.
As expected, Nathan Lane (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd) is playing creepy patriarch Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers) is embodying his ever-enchanting wife, Morticia.
Rounding out the family are Kevin Chamberlain (Heroes) as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman (Dilbert) as Grandma, Adam Riegler as son Puglsey, Krysta Rodriguez as daughter Wednesday, and Zachary James as Lurch, the giant butler.
The show is currently playing in Chicago for its out-of-town premiere and is expected to kick off its Broadway run on March 2nd.
What do you think? »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Addams Family's latest incarnation is a Broadway musical
13 November 2009 7:02 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
The Addams Family is coming back. No, this times it's not a TV series, nor a motion picture. No, this time Broadway is taking Charles Addams' amazing dysfunctional gothic family and putting their antics to music. That's right, The Addams Family is becoming a Broadway musical.
One of the things that sounds really promising about the musical is the casting. The two leads seem perfect for their roles -- Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia. They're both like cartoon characters already, and in that bizarro world, they should be right at home. Hams on parade ... with music! It sounds glorious.
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- Allison Waldman
Gold Derby nuggets: CMAs clobber competition | Ves knocked out by James Cameron | Mike Tyson delivers blow to Oscar hopes
12 November 2009 2:27 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
• The CMAs did well for the alphabet net Wednesday night, drawing 16.8 million viewers to watch Taylor Swift sweep the awards. As James Hibberd reports: "That's 24% higher than the Emmys this year and up slightly from last year's CMAs. ABC won the night, its three-hour telecast leading every time slot with the network's biggest non-sports Wednesday audience in more than four years." Hollywood Reporter • David Ng says he is looking forward to the upcoming Broadway musical version of "The Addams Family," having seen the first photos of the Tony-winning talent in costume. For David, "the fright wigs and cadaverous make-up look spot on, and Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth seem to be »
- tomoneil
Neuwirth's Husband Branded A 'Deadbeat Dad'
29 October 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The new husband of former Cheers star Bebe Neuwirth has been branded a "deadbeat dad" by his ex-wife after allegedly failing to pay child support.
Wine connoisseur Chris Calkins, who wed Neuwirth in May, is alleged to owe his former spouse Susan Calkins $185,000 (£115,625) after falling behind on monthly payments to care for their three sons.
Calkins has filed suit against her ex, branding him "a particularly egregious deadbeat dad" in the legal papers recently lodged in California's Marin County Superior Court, according to the National Enquirer.
In the documents, Susan states, "(Calkins) flew all three of our sons to Manhattan (New York) for his 'showbusiness' wedding and enjoyed a Hawaiian honeymoon with his new wife, yet paid nothing for his sons' court-ordered day-to-day support."
Neither Calkins nor Neuwirth had commented on the reports as WENN went to press. »
Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara
11 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »
Bww TV: So V Featured Performer Day 7: Gregory Jbara
11 October 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Jbara originated the roles of 'Jackie Elliot' ('Dad') for the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, for which he won the Tony®, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for Best/Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 'André Thibault' in the Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Drama Desk nomination), 'Squash Bernstein' in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and the role of the dimwitted catcher,'Sohovik' in the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! starring Bebe Neuwirth, Victor Garber and Jerry Lewis. Jbara was the second actor to star on Broadway as 'Billy Flynn' in the Tony Award winning revival of Chicago. Off-Broadway credits include 'Chick Clark' in Wonderful Town for City Center Encores!, the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, Serious Money with Alec Baldwin and Kate Nelligan, Privates On Parade with Jim Dale and Simon Jones, Forever Plaid, Das Barbecu and Have I Got A Girl For You! »
‘Fame’ Remake Brought Good Performances, But A Little Choppy
26 September 2009 8:52 PM, PDT | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
The MGM remake of the classic,drama,musical "Fame" movie hit the theaters this weekend. The movie was ok for what it was, I guess. It had some pretty good performances,and dealt with issues that kids who want to pursue a career in the entertainment industry might face,as they make their way through it. It starred : Asher Book, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, and Bebe Neuwirth. "Fame" centered around a group of talented kids who made it into the New York City High School of Performing Arts,and followed them for their four year term.Basically it followed the kids as they struggled to find out which avenue they wanted to pursue,and how some of them probably wouldn't be good enough »
- Andre@ontheflix
Facts about 'Fame' -- Then and Now
25 September 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Fame" is back on the big screen! Now "Extra" is bringing you facts about the 1980 Oscar-winning film -- and the 2009 remake for a new generation.
Facts about "Fame", Then and NowReturn to "Fame"The 2009 version of “Fame” is said to be a family-friendly remake of the 1980 original.
The updated film follows the same story: a group of New York performing arts high school students live their dreams and learn about each other along the way. »
Fame, Bruce vs. Bruce, Tilda...
25 September 2009 11:13 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The theme song sounded like wishful thinking at the time but some dreams do come true. Fame! It really *is* going to live forever. The Fame franchise (what else is it at this point?) began life as a gritty teen drama with music in 1980. It morphed into a family-friendly Emmy nominated television series from 1982-1987 spawning vinyl albums (oh, nostalgia) and tours. Eventually there was an Off Broadway reinterpretation and now, as is de rigeur in Hollywood, a "reboot" with the same performing arts nyc high school setting albeit new characters and teachers (including Broadway/TV great Bebe Neuwirth and "Karen" herself Megan Mulally)
The desperately eager performing teen genre didn't begin with Fame...unless there's a lost classic of the same name starring Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland disintegrating in some basement somewhere...
Read the rest over at Towleroad for a few brief notes on this week's new releases, Bruce Willis »
- NATHANIEL R
The Week in Film: A defanged "Fame," a snubbed Pedro and the latest trailers
25 September 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
After watching the "gay exorcism" kid on Tyra, aren't you ready to turn off the TV and see what's going on at the movies? Heaven knows, I am!
The week's big opener is, of course, the remake of Fame, featuring a cast of talented youngsters that's way more shiny, happy and generally well-scrubbed than their grittier 1980 counterparts.
That would be Ok if this new movie were a tenth as engaging or well-written as the first one, but alas, it ain't. Even the few standout musical numbers aren't rousing enough to put over the rest of this lead balloon. (Read AfterElton.com's review here.)
That we've gone from the New York City High School of Performing Arts apparently having but one gay student (yeah, right) in '80 to one exceedingly gay-vague dancer boy doesn't feel like all that much progress, either.
And how can you put Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth, »
- ADuralde
'Fame' falls on its face
25 September 2009 7:36 AM, PDT | Denver Movies Examiner | See recent Denver Movies Examiner news »
The latest take on Fame, an edgy ’80s construction built on perseverance through real-life hardships, has become filled with pleasant platitudes such as reaching for celestial bodies, overcoming mountains, never giving up hope and other slogans usually seen on office posters. It’s a frigid and empty drama built on teen clichés and faux-grit while set against a thumping urban beat.
Much like the 1980 original from Alan Parker, Kevin Tancharoen’s updated version strips away emotion and substance only to cram the film with sappy melodrama and see-thru grit. Besides the movie’s PG-rated slant (the original was rated-r) which is skewed towards the Disney/High School Musical crowd, the dismal writing from Allison Burnett and shoddy performances, sans Megan Mullally, Charles S. Dutton and Kelsey Grammer, bring the film down to a level of boredom not felt since the creation of the Venetian Waltz.
The teen cast represents each »
Review: ‘Fame’ is a busted move
25 September 2009 6:42 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
The latest take on Fame, an edgy ’80s construction built on perseverance through real-life hardships, has become filled with pleasant platitudes such as reaching for celestial bodies, overcoming mountains, never giving up hope and other slogans usually seen on office posters. It’s a frigid and empty drama built on teen clichés and faux-grit while set against a thumping urban beat.
It’s like spotting a wiener dog wearing a pit-bull mask…but not nearly as cute.
Much like the 1980 original from Alan Parker, Kevin Tancharoen’s updated version strips away emotion and substance only to cram the film with sappy melodrama and see-thru grit. Besides the movie’s PG-rated slant (the original was rated-r) which is skewed towards the Disney/High School Musical crowd, the dismal writing from Allison Burnett and shoddy performances, sans Megan Mullally, Charles S. Dutton and Kelsey Grammer, bring the film down to a level »
- Erik Buckman
MGM Releases First 6 Minutes Of The New ‘Fame’ Movie Online
24 September 2009 11:12 PM, PDT | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
MGM has released the first six minutes of their new "Fame" remake movie over at Yahoo! movies. The movie stars, Asher Book, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, and Bebe Neuwirth. The movie hits theaters today, and it follows a talented group of dancers,singers,actors,and artists at the New York City High School of Performing Arts. Each student is given a chance to live out their dreams by achieving real and lasting fame. »
- Eric
Review: Live Forever? This “Fame” is Dead On Arrival
24 September 2009 7:37 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Wow, what a pointless remake.
I’m sitting here wracking my brain, trying to understand what could have possibly motivated the folks who remade the 1980 movie Fame.
Any updating they did was purely superficial. On the contrary, the original was far grittier, just as inclusive (if not more so, as I’ll explain in a minute), and gave you a much better sense of the emotional cost to a life in the arts.
And if the point was just to eschew reality and make an entertaining fantasy version of a school for the arts – a sort of High School Musical for older teens -- well, the 1980s Fame series was far more entertaining than this current movie too.
The only possible motivation I can see is money. But as all the instructors at the school in the movie say again and again, art must be “truthful” and “authentic” or there »
- Brent Hartinger
The Stars of "Fame:" Where Are They Now?
24 September 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | Getback - Movies | See recent Getback - Movies news »
The 1980 movie that was made into a TV show... that was made into an off-Broadway musical... is being made into a movie again with the new re-imagining of "Fame." All four incarnations of the story follow students through New York City High School of Performing Arts (sometimes called Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, depending on the time frame).
The new film features only one original cast member (Ms. Debbie Allen, who was in both the first movie and the TV series). It also stars Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Bebe Neuwirth, and a cast of newcomers who hope to have the success found by their counterparts from the earlier projects.
As the new young stars try to recapture the magic with the title song's refrain, "Remember my name!," here's our look back at the cast of both the original film and the TV show. »
- AmyandNancy
The Stars of "Fame:" Where Are They Now?
24 September 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | Getback - TV | See recent Getback - TV news »
The 1980 movie that was made into a TV show... that was made into an off-Broadway musical... is being made into a movie again with the new re-imagining of "Fame." All four incarnations of the story follow students through New York City High School of Performing Arts (sometimes called Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, depending on the time frame).
The new film features only one original cast member (Ms. Debbie Allen, who was in both the first movie and the TV series). It also stars Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Bebe Neuwirth, and a cast of newcomers who hope to have the success found by their counterparts from the earlier projects.
As the new young stars try to recapture the magic with the title song's refrain, "Remember my name!," here's our look back at the cast of both the original film and the TV show. »
- AmyandNancy
Review: Fame
24 September 2009 6:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The new remake of Fame will appeal to pre-teens who hope to go to performing arts schools, but who -- implausibly -- have never seen any other movies, or plays, or dance performances or music recitals. Moreover, they must not yet possess the ability to tell good performance from bad, nor truly inspired plot twists from hackneyed ones. Parents, on the other hand, will find that the movie sucks their will to live. It begins with the typical audition sequence, in which thousands of hopefuls show off their talents in front of grim-faced teachers. Whether or not the kids are talented makes no difference; some of the worst performers incredibly make the final cut, and even the best performers chosen aren't about to set the world on fire.
Following that, we meet our instructors, most of them played by talented, slumming actors. Kelsey Grammer plays the music teacher, Megan Mullally teaches singing, »
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
Interview: Bebe Neuwirth’s Advice for Getting Famous? Work Hard, But Have Fun!
24 September 2009 6:44 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Bebe Neuwirth knows fame.
She was already an established (and Tony-winning) stage actress and dancer when she was cast as the hilariously emotionally repressed Dr. Lilith Stern in in the 1980-1990s TV show Cheers. The character was a huge hit with both audiences and critics, eventually landing her two Emmys.
Still, when the producers of Frasier, a Cheers spin-off, approached her to continue the role of Lilith on a regular basis in that show, she declined, choosing instead to go back to Broadway.
Boy, did she go back to Broadway! Her triumphant Tony-winning turn as Velma Kelly is the 1996 revival of Chicago is the stuff of legend.
Since then, Neuwirth worked consistently, mostly on the boards, such as the upcoming Broadway adaptation of The Adams Family, in which she plays Morticia opposite Nathan Lane’s Gomez.
But Neuwirth still acts in television and film as well, as in the new movie Fame, »
- Brent Hartinger
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