Monday, February 22, 2010

NEWS: GLEE Porter, Young, Rowell, iTunes, Rambin

GLEE kids to perform at the White House
First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of GLEE to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5 — and, barring any last-minute glitches, they’re gonna do it!

Scott Porter's GLEE Regret: 'I Should Have Gone For It'
"Oh man, I really want to kick myself in the face for GLEE because I kind of did the stupid actor thing where you go, 'Okay, I'm at a certain point in my life now where I only want to play this guy or that guy.' When Glee was casting, I thought, 'I'm too old to be a student. I need to stop playing high-school kids.' Then it came out and Ryan Murphy was like, 'We've got a bunch of adults playing kids, but we don't care, that's our show.' Cory Monteith is X amount of years old and he's playing a high schooler. So I was like, 'Dang it, I should have gone for it.'"

EASTENDERS nabs 58% share in UK
Expertly marketed by the Beeb, the program was BBC1's highest audience since more than 20 million viewers watched England lose to Portugal in the quarter-final of the Euro 2004 soccer tournament.

Networks Wary of Apple’s Push to Cut Show Prices
If Apple cut the price of each TV episode in half — to 99 cents, from $1.99 — would sales on iTunes increase enough to offset the price drop?

Leven Rambin joins the cast of ABC summer series SCOUNDRELS
The dramedy centers on the matriarch (Virginia Madsen) of a family of crooks who attempts to lead her brood on an honest, hardworking path after her hubby (Neal McDonough) is sent to prison. Rambin will play their dumb-as-nails, aspiring model daughter, Vanessa.

A Soap Star Whodunit And It’s Not A Soap!
ALL MY CHILDREN's Jacob Young, along with his producing and directing partner, Mark Rozzano, have launched the new Soap Star Mystery Theatre in Los Angeles, which features lesser known, yet wildly entertaining works of legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie.

Victoria Rowell to host NBAF fundraiser
On Thursday, the part-time Atlanta resident will host the annual Fine Art + Fashion fundraiser to benefit the National Black Arts Festival’s education and family programs. The event, now in its fourth year, includes a VIP reception, a program and fashion show sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue and an after party with celebrity guests.

No comments:

Post a Comment