Thursday, August 19, 2010

RUBEN STUDDARD, YOU'RE NEXT: Seriously, is the announcement that Justin Guarini will be in the upcoming Broadway production of Women on the Verge of A Nervous Breakdown (as the son of Patti LuPone and Brian Stokes Mitchell) going to sell a single additional ticket? In fact, while my interest was high (in addition to LuPone and Mitchell, cast includes Sherie Rene Scott and Laura Benanti, and a score by David Yazbek), if anything, this lowers it.

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  1. Joseph J. Finn1:28 PM

    Hey, if it means someone running a Google search gets to read Nathan Rabin's Commentary Tracks of the Damned for the Justin and Kelly movie, I'm all for it.

    "<span>Iscove keeps pointing out continuity errors and mistakes, but the nitpicking seems a bit like complaining about the Nazis' healthcare system. "</span>

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  2. Better still is the TWOP recap of the film, comprised of a list of 146 reasons why the film sucks (in chronological order, no less!).  (Sadly, TWOP seems to be FUBAR right now, and I can't link beyond the first page of a cache.)

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  3. Okay, I don't follow Broadway that closely but I thought Patti was joining Fela.

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  4. Patti LaBelle is joining Fela.  Patti LuPone would not fit in over there.

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  5. Ruben has already toured nationally with Ain't Misbehavin.  (With Frenchie and Trenyce.)  I did blog about it here.  Is he just waiting for a Little Shop revival so he can voice Audrey II?

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  6. The person on the radio said LuPone (twice!) because I thought, "wow" and "uh, really?"  Thanks for the clarification.

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  7. Joseph J. Finn3:07 PM

    It's back up now.

    "<span>19. As Kelly and her friends arrive, Justin is working the beach with his two friends, Eddie and Brandon. They refer to themselves as the "Pennsylvania Posse.""</span>

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  8. KCosmo9:03 AM

    The notion of Patti LuPone in Fela is giving me a giggle fit.

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  9. I had the same reaction when I heard it!!

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