Author: Randy Slovacek

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Major Hollywood names for reading of play “Prop 8”

Producers for Dustin Lance Black’s upcoming play, “Prop 8”, today announced some of the actors involved. And the list is impressive.

Major Hollywood players Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei will all take part in the play’s one-night reading at the Eugene O’Neill Theater next month.

The play, which will be directed by Tony Award-winning Joe Mantello(“Wicked”, “Take Me Out”, “Assassins”), is based on interviews and trial transcripts that came from the passage of California’s Proposition 8, which prohibits same-sex marriage in that state.

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Trailer for Chris Evans new movie ‘Puncture’

The trailer for Chris Evans’ new movie – “Puncture”

“Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike’s yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point.”

Slated for a limited theatrical release September 23rd.

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Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” turns 30

It’s been on Journey’s set list every night for three decades running.

“Do you guys ever do a show without ‘Don’t Stop Believin’?” asks Jim Axelrod on CBS Sunday Morning.

“We haven’t,” says Journey’s Jonathan Cain. “Not since it’s been written, no.”

It may have started as solely Journey’s song – but it belongs to all of us now. The most covered, karaoked, and parodied song in modern music history.

With digital sales at almost four and a half million, it is officially the most downloaded song ever recorded in the 20th century.

Adam Anders is Glee’s executive music producer, who says the show’s creators originally wanted Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” to be the pilot episode’s killer closer, but were denied permission to use it. The rest, Anders says, is Gleek history.

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Another case of the guilty dog barks the loudest

In Indiana, one of the Republican State Legislators who supported the passage this year of an anti-Gay Marriage amendment, Phillip Hinkle, was just outed when he was caught soliciting sex from a young man on Craigslist.

According to The Advocate, Hinkle invited an 18 year old man he met on Craigslist to a hotel, asking for “a few hours of your time.” He promised the young man $80 for his time, plus $50-$60 more for “a really good time.”

Apparently once the young man, Kameryn Gibson, found out that Hinkle was a politician – he tried to back out. Hinkle’s wife then called him and offered him $10,000 if he didn’t call the police or the media.

The Anti-Gay Marriage amendment in Indiana passed earlier this year with Hinkle’s help. However, Indiana law dictates that their next legislature must ratify the vote, then it moves on to a general vote.  Time will tell on that issue.

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Telly Leung of GLEE to join upcoming B’way GODSPELL revival

Producer Ken Davenport announced that Telly Leung (“Glee,” Pacific Overtures, Flower Drum Song), Uzo Aduba (Coram Boy), Nick Blaemire (Cry-Baby) and Morgan James (Wonderland, The Addams Family) will join the previously announced Hunter Parrish (“Weeds,” Spring Awakening) in the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell.

Parrish, as previously reported, will star as Jesus.

Godspell will begin previews Oct. 13 at Circle in the Square Theater. The musical will feature direction by Daniel Goldstein and choreography by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli. Opening night is scheduled for Nov. 7.

Godspell is produced by Ken Davenport, Edgar Lansbury and The People of Godspell. Complete casting will be announced soon.

Read more at Playbill.com

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CNN: Michele Bachmann dodging past statements about gays

Anderson Cooper digs into Michele Bachmann’s past statements about gays and lesbians and her newfound ability to ignore those statements.

As Anderson points out, what was at one time a defining issue for her – to the point she authored a Minnesota state constitutional amendment banning marriage equality – she now can only say that she is “running for the Presidency of the United States” and not interested in “light, frivolous matters” or “fringe or side issues.”

When a politician has spoken so very much on a subject, how do they suddenly decide the subject isn’t worth discussing?