StyleCritics (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Line Cinema has reportedly made a deal with Hairspray creator John Waters to pen a follow up to summer 2007’s blockbuster musical feature. The plan is to pick up the Baltimore tale of the Turnblad clan following the resolution of the original movie, which was set in the 1960s. While the studio is said to be looking [...]
Backseat Cuddler (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
That’s right, expect a brand new Hairspray sequel. It’s official. John Waters will be writing it and director/choreographer Adam Shankman will return to helm the project. Tony winning song writers Mark Shaiman and Scott Wittman will be writing brand new songs for the film. None of the original actors have been attached yet but New [...]
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I guess when it's all about the money this is what you do
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
John Waters will work on the first treatment Nothing helps a studio look its best like a new coat of 'Hairspray.'
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
New Line Cinema has made a deal with "Hairspray" creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to summer 2007's hit musical feature, reports Variety .
OK! Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Caroline Rhea, Allison Janney do premiere. Olivia Newton-John turns on the âprivacy...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Something has happened to American comedians. And it's not funny. Nearly every week brings a new big-budget Hollywood comedy. Yet most of them are as full of laughs as an emergency room.
11D (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Dark Knight is getting mostly, excellent reviews. Apple Geniuses and World of Warcraft addicts everywhere are lining up for tickets. We'll have to wait to see it until we can reserve Amanda the babysitter. As much as I would...
Pink Is The New Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Dolly Parton, Allison Janney, Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block were all on hand at the New 42nd Street Studios in NYC yesterday for a press conference to announce the opening date and theater home of 9 to 5: The Musical. Here are a few pics from yesterday’s event and some information on the [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
DOLLY PARTON has written a Broadway musical version of her hit comedy movie NINE TO FIVE. The show will open at New York's Marquis Theater next spring (09), and will ...
Cinema Blend Feeds (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Dolly Parton has written a Broadway musical version of her hit comedy movie Nine To Five. The show will open at New York's Marquis Theater next spring (09), and will feature the song Parton wrote for the 1980 film, plus a host of new tracks she has penned especially. The film followed three workers
Women's Voices for Change (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
What a way to make a living: Nearly 30 years after 9 to 5 rocketed both the world, a new, sing-through version of the 1980 film is headed to the Broadway stage. The story, about three office workers plotting to overthrow a misgynist boss, will be the same, producers said this week. The music,of course, is gonna be a little bit country: "9 to 5" is based on "a nonmusical film that has an amazing...
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
DOLLY PARTON has written a Broadway musical version of her hit comedy movie NINE TO FIVE. The show will open at New York’s Marquis Theater next spring (09), and will feature the song Parton wrote for the 1980 film, plus a host of new tracks she has penned especially. The film followed three workers; Parton, Jane Fonda [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The famed Dolly Parton movie 'Nine To Five' is set to open on Broadway in New York, with music and lyrics written by Parton herself.
Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
When I talked to Dolly Parton in the fall of 2005 (click here to read the interview and here to check out my rundown of her sauciest sound bites), she was busy penning songs for a planned 2007 Broadway production...
