Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Report: 'Spider-Man' caught in NY Labor Dept web

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York State Department of Labor has issued two safety violations against the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," the stunt-heavy show that has been …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:38PM

Steven Pasquale and Michelle Pfeiffer Offer "My Funny Valentine" for Valentine's Day (Video) by Thomas Peter

To conclude our weekend-long celebration of Valentine's Day, we offer two more performances of Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine," the evergreen love song from Babes in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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SPIDER-MAN Issued Safety Violations by NY State Department of Labor

The New York Times is reporting that the New York State Department of Labor has issued two safety violations against SPIDER-MAN over accidents that occured in 2010 including Christopher Tier…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:49PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/12/2011

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 2122011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30PM

'Spider-Man' hit with 2 safety violations

Two safety violations have been issued against "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" for injuries that happened before the new protocols were put into effect Dec. 23.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 10:29PM

Feature: Elton John Says Yes to Gnomeo by Ann Lieber

The superstar talks about working on the new film Gnomeo & Juliet; his life as a new father, and his next big project.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Betty Garrett Dies at 91 by Brian Scott Lipton

Legendary actress Betty Garrett died Saturday morning of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center following a brief illness, according to L.A. Weekly.. She was 91. Garrett appeared in numerous…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:46PM

Newton South has a dual threat — in sports and on stage by Lenny Megliola, Globe Correspondent

Jeff Alkins’s speed and versatility as a football and track star at Newton South High School has been impossible to ignore. But his skills have an even wider range.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:20PM

2 Safety Violations for ‘Spider-Man’ by Patrick Healy

The musical’s producers must continue following safety protocols that put in place in December after three actors sustained injuries while working on the show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:20PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Barbra Streisand Tribute at MusiCares - Clips!

Last night's MusiCares event broke all records with their tribute to the 2011 Person of the Year - Barbra Streisand. Here's who sang what and some photos of Broadway talent at the star-studd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:13PM

Review Roundup: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE in Dallas

Tovah Feldshuh and Betty Buckly are currently starring in Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring at the Kalita Humphreys Theater at the Dallas Theater Center. Directed by Scott Schwartz, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:07PM

Theater: A Circus That Lets Its Freak Flag Fly by Zachary Pincus-Roth

Unlike Cirque du Soleil, which masks its acrobats, the 7 Fingers circus troupe insists its performers share themselves — faults and all — with the audience.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:06PM

Theater: New Light, Long After His Sun Set by Charles Isherwood

For the centennial year of Tennessee Williams’s birth a few enterprising companies are attempting rehabilitation of his unsuccessful later works.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:06PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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The Children's Hour; Plenty; The Heretic – review by Susannah Clapp

Comedy, London; Studio, Sheffield Theatres; Royal Court, LondonThere have been reports of one ticket changing hands for £900. Ian (Jerusalem) Rickson's production of The Children's Hour w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Clybourne Park – review by Sarah Donaldson

Wyndham's theatre, London"Don't we say 'negro' now?" cautions the community pastor when, in the first act of Bruce Norris's play, a neighbour objects to the coming of a "coloured" family to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Ballet Menu; Ballet Black – review by Luke Jennings

Royal Ballet of Flanders, Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonStriking the right balance between the old and the new is the hardest task facing today's ballet d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

The Horne Section – review by Stephanie Merritt

Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue, LondonAlex Horne's solo shows have been memorable for his use of visual effects and technical wizardry, but his most unusual accessory so far is a five-piece jazz b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Maxine Peake: 'Nobody's impressed back home. I love that' by Killian Fox

Shameless and Red Riding star Maxine Peake is known for taking on tough roles, but her latest is 'real acting athletics'The last time Maxine Peake performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Romeo and Juliet – review by Clare Brennan

Octagon theatre, BoltonAs packed with paradox as Shakespeare's play itself, this production is heart-stoppingly poetic yet jarringly mundane. The audience is arranged, as if in an arena, aro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

The 10 best love stories - in pictures by Kate Kellaway

On the eve of Valentine's Day, a selection of the best fictional romancesKate Kellaway

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM

Meet the bright new things of British theatre – feature by Imogen Carter, Tom Lamont, Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy

From the cartoon-cabaret of 1927 to the 'immersive' experiments of Belt Up, a vibrant generation of drama companies are transforming what we can expect from a night at the theatre1927: 'It'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: DANGEROUS BEAUTY Opens at the Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starring Jenn…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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StageGrade (Website Review) by Wendy Caster

StageGrade provides an important public service for New York theatre-goers: it assembles reviews of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway shows, providing a synopsis, an average grade…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 04:18PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis Celebrate "My Funny Valentin"s Day (Video) by Thomas Peter

Playbill continues its celebration of Valentine's Day with a few jazz renditions of "My Funny Valentine," the classic Rodgers and Hart love ballad from the musical Babes in Arms.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Barbra Streisand Honored at MusiCares

Last night's MusiCares event broke all records with their tribute to the 2011 Person of the Year - Barbra Streisand. Here's who sang what and some photos of Broadway talent at the star-studd…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Cindy Adams Jumps on SPIDER-MAN Bandwagon 'Spider-Crap'

Syndicated columnist Cindy Adams is the latest to weigh in on SPIDER-MAN, write in her column that

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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SATURDAY SPECIAL: Barbra's BROADWAY ALBUM Bet

Following yesterday's Grammy Award-centric SOUND OFF Lady Gaga edition, today's SATURDAY SPECIAL focuses on the voice of the century who will be performing at this year's 53rd annual Grammy …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AM

SATURDAY SPECIAL: Barbra's BROADWAY ALBUM Bet

Following yesterday's Grammy Award-centric SOUND OFF Lady Gaga edition, today's SATURDAY SPECIAL focuses on the voice of the century who will be performing at this year's 53rd annual Grammy …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AM

How high can developers jump? by Robert Campbell, Globe Correspondent

Here’s a paradox. Boston’s city planners determine that new buildings on the ocean side of the Kennedy Greenway should be no taller than 200 feet. They arrive at that number afte…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM

Making ideas into art by Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff

Two solo shows featuring conceptual art about consumerism, senseless accumulation, trash, and fruit stickers have opened in the Boston area in the past week. Both shows — Gabriel Kuri …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:30AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Loretta Devine to Retun to ABC's Grey's Anatomy by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran Loretta Devine to the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy for five episodes, beginning on February 17, according to EW.com. The actress plays Adele Webber, wife of Chief of Staff…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:36AM

A Fourth Anniversary Message by Jan@broadwayandme

This coming Monday is not only Valentine’s Day, it also marks the fourth anniversary of Broadway & Me.  So I get to celebrate two things I love deeply: my husband K and writi…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:25AM

FDNY and The Flying Karamazov Brothers Join Forces for Fire Safety Public Service Announcement

SAFETY’S HOT; FIRE’S NOT FDNY and THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS join forces for FIRE SAFETY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. DISCLAIMER: No Karamazovs will be harmed in the making…

SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:17AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Rosie Perez Set for February 28 Celebrity Autobiography by Brian Scott Lipton

Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Eugen Pack, Rosie Perez, Dayle Reyfel, and Akan Zweibel will appear at the February 28 edition of Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words at the Triad Theat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:43AM

Laura Benanti, Ana Gasteyer, Clint Holmes, Kate Shindle, et al. to Appear at Feinstein's at Loews Regency by Brian Scott Lipton

Feinstein's at Loews Regency has announced additional performers for its sping line-up. Among the artists who will appear at the club are Kate Shindle (February 20), Annie Dinnerman (F…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:01AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Seattle's Intiman Theatre In Danger of Closing in 2011 by Brian Scott Lipton

Seattle's Intiman Theater will close unless it can raise $500,000 by the end of March and another $250,000 each by June and September, according to The New York Times. According to the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:01AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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EATFest to Include Works by Mark Finley, Kathleen Warnock, Chris Widney by Brian Scott Lipton

Emerging Artists Theatre has announced the lineup for its annual EATfest, running March 7-20, 2011 at TADA Theatre. This year's festival features a production of Mark Finley's cam…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:13AM

Youtube Weekend Fave: Jonathan Groff Back to his Middle School

Every weekend I'm going to post some of the youtube clips that I come across that I especially love -- those that give me goosebumps, touch my heart or make me laugh. I came across this swee…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

BWW's On This Day - February 12, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart – review by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowA small academic industry is building around the work of David Greig. Books are appearing with titles such as The Sense of Place and Identity in David Greig's Plays and the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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"Spider-Man" Stung With an F+, but Off-Broadway Has Solid Week by Rob Weinert-Kendt

At long last, Spidey was weighed and found wanting, with everyone from the Times to Time Out, and critics from coast to coast, savaging Julie Taymor's ill-starred arachnoid musical. The near…

SOURCE: StageGrade at 05:44AM

Dog Act by Stagegrade

Are critics barking for "Dog Act"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 05:02AM

Laura Bell Bundy to Perform National Anthem at Budweiser Shootout, 2/12

Country music singersongwriter Laura Bell Bundy will perform at the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Bundy will perform a pre- and post…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM

Michael McCormick & Stacey Todd Holt to Star in THE PRODUCERS in Raleigh

North Carolina Theatre, the regions premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is proud to produce The Producers, running February 12th through the 20th in Raleigh Memorial A…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM

Brooke Shields Makes Cabaret Debut at Feinstein's, 2/1-12

New York native and stage and screen star, Brooke Shields, will make her solo cabaret debut on Tuesday, February 1 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. Under the direction of Mark Waldrop, Ms. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Apple Cove by Stagegrade

Are critics taking a bite out of "Apple Cove"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 04:32AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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McDonagh's 'Cripple of Inishmaan': Fiendishly funny sendup of rural Irish life

McDonagh's 'Cripple of Inishmaan': Fiendishly funny sendup of rural Irish life

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:00AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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When I Come To Die by Stagegrade

Do critics survive "When I Come To Die"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 01:50AM

MACBETH • The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis by Andrea

Ooo… Shakespeare's MACBETH…Nothing like a play that opens with witches and prophecies!MACBETH is such a highly revered play by such a highly revered playwright that as excited as…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:05AM

JWOWW at Richie Rich fashion show in sheet cocktail dress

Jenni "JWOWW" Farley walked out with Richie Rich at his 2011 Fall 2011 Fashion Show wearing a sheer sparkly asymmetrical diamanté cocktail dress, architectural wedges and a modern take on…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Roger Ebert predicts Oscar winners (list)

some of his choices are very predictable and expected (Colin Firth as Best Actor, Natalie Portman as Best Actress) but the others are a surprise.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez in Latina Magazine: I’ve never been very cookie cutter

Sara Ramirez talked aobut many issues including body issues: “There’s a whole list of things you could worry about. Are you skinny enough? Talented enough? In all kinds of wa…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

American Idol producers want Jennifer Lopez and Steven tyler to perform on the show

"They've asked me to. And they've also asked Steve [Tyler]," said Jennifer Lopez. "We'll see."

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Discovery Communicatins to invest $50 million more in Oprah Winfrey network OWN

Discovery Communications said it will invest an additional $50 million in OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, particularly in programming, and break even on the channel this year on an operating…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Jersey Shore star Snooki tops poll as the nightmare celebrity date for Valentine's Day

The 23 year old star of the hit reality show about Italian Americans, whose real name is Nicole Polizzi, got 41% of votes in a poll of omg! Yahoo readers on the woman with whom they would le…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Tom Selleck's old school decency steadies Blue Bloods

Selleck plays Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods: the big man in the room, plagued by enough heartache to make him interesting but still a force of decency, capable of nailing a…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Ronnie Wood and his young Brazilian girlfriend may be splitting

Friends say the guitarist, 63, and polo coach Ana Araujo, 31, have been "having troubles" and say they might split for good. Wood has even been seeking a reconciliation with ex-wife Jo, says…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Richard Dreyfuss on the Dreyfuss Initiative: civics taught in schools again

He wants "To teach our kids how to run our country with common sense and realism, before it’s time for them to run the country. If we don’t, someone else will run this country …

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Gene Wilder's marriage to Gilda Radner was a sham

The world mourned with Gene Wilder when his wife Gilda Radner died from ovarian cancer in 1989 but his motivation for staying with her through the tragic ordeal wasn't love -it was guilt say…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Khloe Kardashian's top turns see through under flashbulb glare

The reality star was caught of guard by a frenzy of paparazzi flashbulbs as arrived at LAX. Her tight fitting black top she was wearing became see through under the glare, revealing an ill f…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Tony Parker speaks out on divorce from Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria

In an interview with a French radio station, he said: "[Divorce] was hard, but life goes on. Like anyone else, I've learned that life is full of experiences, and you learn from your mistakes…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Jennifer Aniston reportedly makes offer on $14.95m NYC apartment

Reportedly, Jennifer Aniston is close to securing the four bed, four bath penthouse apartment in a prestigious West Village apartment block. The luxurious apartment comes with a baby nursery…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Oprah Winfrey interviews the ladies of The View video)

Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck traveled from New York to Chicago for their first ever group interview with the Queen of TV.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Charlie Sheen gives speech to college athletes: stay off the crack

Charlie Sheen won a standing ovation and a few laughs after delivering a stirring, anti drug speech to the UCLA baseball team. His advice? “Stay off the crack. Drink chocolate milk. En…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

He's back - Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to motion picture

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted the following message: "Exciting news. My friends at CAA have been asking me for 7 years when they can take offers seriously. Gave th…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Kelly Brook goes nude for Exhibition Magazine (pix)

Model Kelly Brook and actress Kelly Brook bared all in this Ben Hasset photoshoto for Exhibition magazine. The theme of the magazine edition is lipstick, which explains all the Crayola crayo…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Super duper magical negro is the star of Cormac McCarthy's The Sunset Limited

Pulitzer winner Cormac McCarthy in 2001 used the term "super duper magical negro" in talking about movies. The "magical negro" uses a black character as a foil in order to enlighten the whit…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Justin Bieber film Never Say Never is #1 at box office on Friday

The teen was King For A Day with $12.5M Friday due to strong pre-sales but should sink 40% on Saturday. Adam Sandler's romantic comedy with Jennifer Aniston Just Go With It has been coming o…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Kelsey Grammer's daughter gets married

His 27-year-old daughter Spencer wed James Hesketh at City Hall in New York City, the actor's rep confirms. Grammer, 55, was at the ceremony with his fiancé Kayte Walsh, 29.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Dina Lohan lands new gig hosting a radio show with Chaunce Hayden

While her daughter is struggling to stay out of trouble, Lindsay Lohan's mother has lined-up a job hosting her own radio show with tabloid editor Chaunce Hayden.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Charlie Sheen's mouthful of gold teeth

The 45-year-old Two and a Half Men actor -- whose divorce from Brooke Mueller will be made official May 2 -- flashed several gold teeth during a Thursday meet-and-greet with UCLA's baseball …

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Elizabeth Taylor hospitalized for heart failure

The 78-year-old icon is currently hospitalized with symptoms caused by congestive heart failure, which she also had surgery for in 2009.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Avril Lavigne turns vixen in Italian Vanity Fair photoshoot

The 26-year-old singer is seen in a series of sexy poses for the March edition of Italian Vanity Fair, including one where she smoulders into the camera wearing sexy lingerie.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Rihanna is a good girl turned bad in a ad for new perfume Reb'l Fleur

The promo initially sees the Barbadian beauty lounging in an oversized feathery flower wearing an elegant pink dress. She then struts along a flowerbed before walking through a magic mirror.…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Michael Rosenbaum to come back for Smallville series finale

After months of speculation, the actor just closed a deal to return to the CW series for the May 13 finale, reprising his role as Lex Luthor.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

LeAnn Rimes on the red carpet for MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Barbra Streisand

The 28-year-old singer hits the red carpet at the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Barbra Streisand on at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Tom Cruise In Final Talks to Play Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages Film by Andy Propst

Tom Cruise is in final negotiations to play the bad-boy rock star Stacee Jaxx in the film version of the musical Rock of Ages, according to published reports. As previously announced, Adam S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:38AM

Tom Cruise to Play Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages Film by Andy Propst

Tom Cruise is in final negotiations to play the bad-boy rock star Stacee Jaxx in the film version of the musical Rock of Ages, according to published reports. As previously announced, Adam S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:38AM

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