Attended a terrifically fun screening of the new comedy “Stop! That! Train!” last night at United Talent Agency. The movie is frantic, outrageous and funny in an “Airplane” kind of way. It’s a hoot!
The movie follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Celebration, Florida the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first class attendants (Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia) and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy. Rachel Bloom plays the only sane person trying to help from the ground.
Director Adam Shankman (“Hairspray,” “Rock of Ages”) told us he shot movie in 19 days. He was at screening with the movie’s co-writer Christina Friel. RuPaul Charles as president of the United States? Stranger things have happened! (Matt Rogers plays her chief of staff and makes most of his brief time on screen).
So many cameos including Lisa Rinna who attended last night’s screening along with cast member Symone of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fame. Also look for cameos from Charo, Sarah Michelle Geller (a fun running gag), Nicole Richie, Jai Rodriguez, Raven-Symone, Joel McHale, Chris Parnell and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Brian Jordan Alvarez plays a hapless co-pilot, Missi Pyle a horny passenger, and there are some funny screen moments for the great Drew Droege. Movie hits theaters on June 12 – perfect Pride Month release.
André De Shields speaks to “CBS Mornings” about starring in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” which is a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classical musical told through the lens of ballroom culture. De Shields talks about bringing ballroom to Broadway and his latest Tony nomination.
Before she was Miranda in Sex and the City, Cynthia Nixon was a respected stage actor. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 14, and did two plays at the same time while still in high school. In the latest episode of My Life in the Theatre, the two-time Tony winner walks through her stage career, including performing in “Angels in America” during Pride, and alternating with Laura Linney in “The Little Foxes.”
Actor Marco Calvani joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about starring in Season 2 of the hit series “The Four Seasons” where his character Claude finds his voice when he moves back to Italy. Calvani shares how much he enjoyed filming parts of this season in Trento, opens up about proposing to his husband, and then tries his first McDonald’s McFlurry live!
Alan Cumming’s dad told him he was worthless, and his mum told him he was precious. Figuring out how he feels about himself has been a life’s work. In this chat with host Fearne Cotton, Alan’s open about the ways he’s allowed people to treat him badly, and how he’s learnt to get comfortable with confrontation and setting boundaries. He also explains why the rage in the script of his new TV show triggered painful childhood memories. Fearne and Alan share their experiences of oscillating between relentless, excited creativity (constantly manifesting bigger and better jobs) and a desire to rest (Alan’s fantasies about becoming a tradwife…!) Plus, what really happens on the Traitors’ set and how on earth does Alan manage to keep that poker face all the time?
Wanda Sykes shares with Kelly & Mark the story of how she met her wife, and why she doesn’t want her and the kids to know how much of their French she understands.
I’ve been a fan of Gregory Harrison’s talent, charm and handsome good looks since his days as Gonzo Gates on TV’s Trapper John MD.
Then I watched his interview earlier this year on the Steve Kmetko podcast Still Here Hollywood and after hearing him speak so proudly about his four children including his daughter, Kate, who is married to youngest daughter Kate, a model, is married to actress Chloe Grace Moretz.
So I’d like to wish one of the most gorgeous men to grace the screen or the stage a very happy 76th birthday today and thank him for being a loving parent to his queer child.
On Trapper John MD, Harrison played a young and hunky doc who lived in a mobile home parked on hospital grounds. That role and the sexy stripper part in 1981′s For Ladies Only made him a favorite with women and gay men in the 1980s. He spoofed that role in the 1986 miniseries Fresno where his character appeared shirtless at every opportunity. Gregory is also best known for the cult fave film North Shore which was released in 1987.
He was a regular in the final season Falcon Crest and in 1996, he starred opposite Eric Roberts in It’s My Party, a film based on the true events of a man diagnosed with AIDS who planned a two-day party to say goodbye to his friends and family and then took his own life with pills.
Gregory had a few short-lived post-Trapper series – Family Man, New York News and Safe Harbor – but had his greatest success on the Broadway stage in revivals of Follies and Chicago and starred in the original Tony nominated musical Steel Pier.
Until last year, he portrayed Professor Gregory Chase on the ABC daytime soap General Hospital and recurred for five years on Chesapeake Shores. He also played Joe O’Toole in the Hallmark Channel series of Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told films – six in all so far.
In recent years he has recurred on Rizzoli & Isles, Reckless, 9-1-1, and Ringer. He also had a recurring role on the CW’s One Tree Hill and guest appearances on Touched by an Angel, Judging Amy, Reunion, The Middle, Castle, NCIS, American Housewife, Body of Proof, Psych, Joey, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Drop Dead Diva and Hot In Cleveland.
She was, and remains, one of cinema’s most brilliant stars. Norma Jeane Baker, known to the world as Marilyn Monroe, died in 1962 at age 36, but she left a legacy of classic films, fashion, and a carefully-crafted celebrity image. To mark the centenary of her birth, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is launching an exhibition, “Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon.” CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Tracy Smith talks with those studying the sex symbol’s life and career, and those who are preserving her film persona.
Linda Perry dishes on her new documentary and album “Linda Perry: Let It Die Here,” including how the projects helped her unpack her complex relationship with her mother. Linda also opens up about reuniting with her ex Sarah Gilbert on her new music video for “Beautiful,” and reflects on meeting Kelly Clarkson at the Grammys.
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Judd Winick talks to CBS Mornings’ Vladimir Duthiers about appearing on MTV’s “The Real World: San Francisco” in 1994, the audition process for the reality TV series and more. A big chunk of the interview – the best part and most moving part – is when Judd talks about his last castmate Pedro Zamora who was his roommate and became his close friend. Pedro died of complications from AIDS in 1994 after the season aired.
I watched every episode of that season – multiple times – and will never forget a single moment of it – especially the beautiful friendship between Pedro, Judd and Pam Ling who later became Judd’s wife.
Neil Patrick Harris penned this birthday tribute today to husband David Burtka:
Happy birthday, David.
I continue to marvel at your strength, your wit, your willingness, and your capacity for love.
Watching you grow and learn and explore and experience and reflect and forgive and breathe and laugh and share and teach… you’re really something to behold. I’m so lucky. So are the kids.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King and her former husband, Larry W. King, were college sweethearts who met at Cal State Los Angeles and married in 1965. Together for 22 years, they were instrumental in building the WTA Tour and co-founding World TeamTennis.
They divorced in 1987 but remained lifelong friends until Larry King’s passing earlier today at the age of 81.
Billie Jean writes in a social media post: Larry was one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women’s professional tennis in the early 1970s.
Larry and I met at Cal State LA, where Larry opened my eyes to feminism. We were married for 22 years and in business together for decades. He was involved behind the scenes when the Original 9 signed our one dollar contracts, and he and I co-owned several tournaments on the Virginia Slims Tour.
He was integral and did much of the important legal work to establish the Women’s Tennis Association and the historic Battle of the Sexes match in 1973; and the Women’s Sports Foundation and womenSports magazine in 1974. He also was a co-founder of World TeamTennis.
Larry’s intelligence, love, commitment, and humor helped me navigate my career for more than 20 years.
Ilana, my wife and business partner, and I are deeply saddened by Larry’s passing and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Nancy, and their children – our godchildren – Sky (his wife Caroline and daughter Athena) and Katie.
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