From the pro-Newt Gingrich PAC.
Wow. Talk about dramatic.
GLEE – Darren Criss “Wanna Be Startin Somethin”
From the upcoming January 31 Michael Jackson episode.
In related news, Matt Bomer – hunky star of White Collar and the upcoming Magic Mike movie – is close to a deal to guest on GLEE as Darren Criss’ brother. AND it looks like he will be singing.
Original Les Miz stars will join the movie in featured roles
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The original stars of the stage version of musical Les Miserables will join Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in the big-screen version, which begins rehearsals on Monday.
Colm Wilkinson, who was the first Jean Valjean, and Frances Ruffelle, who created the part of Eponine, have been given feature roles in the movie.
Wilkinson will play the Bishop of Digne. ‘He shows Valjean the road ahead, after Valjean has robbed him of silver candlesticks,’ says Cameron Mackintosh, who produced the musical on stage and who is also involved with Working Title and Universal in making the picture, which Oscar-winner Tom Hooper will direct.
Wilkinson, who played Valjean in London and on Broadway, said that as he takes on the role of the bishop, his journey with Les Miserables has ended ‘and I have come full circle’.
Cameron also revealed that Ruffelle will play ‘the most fabulous whore’ in the movie, and while she won’t have a song of her own, she will be part of the group of prostitutes who sing the number Lovely Ladies.
Some 27 years after Les Miserables was first staged at the Barbican, the show is still running — now at the Queens in the West End.
Russell Crowe, playing Inspector Javert, will also be arriving next week, along with Anne Hathaway (Fantine), Eddie Redmayne (Marius), Amanda Seyfried (Cosette) and Aaron Tveit (Enjolras).
Florida GOP debate in 100 seconds
Jon Stewart on Newt Gingrich’s proposed moon base
So one of Newt Gingrich’s “big” ideas to address big problems in America is to build a moon base station by the end of his “hoped-for” second term as president.
Everything else going on in this country – and on the planet – and that’s what Newt is proposing?
SRSLY?
As always, Jon Stewart is hysterical.
Mario Lopez for ‘Body By Jake’s The Solution’
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Umm… it’s been a while, but does it look like Mario is cruising you from across the gym?
Just saying’…
Gov. Chris Christie on voting on civil rights
“The fact of the matter is, I think people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets in the South. It was our political institutions that were holding things back. I don’t think there’s anything necessarily so special about this particular issue that it must be handled by a legislature. Why would that be? I don’t understand how anybody could argue with letting the people decide this issue. Let’s stop hiding behind this ‘we don’t put civil rights on the ballot’ thing. Ya know, please. These folks would put anything on the ballot if they thought they could win.” – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
NJ Dems respond:
NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver: “It’s impossible to ever conceive that a referendum on civil rights in the South would have been successful and brought justice to minorities. They were fighting and dying in the streets of the South because the majority refused to grant minorities equal rights by any method. It look legislative action to bring justice to all Americans, just as legislative action is the right way to bring marriage equality to all New Jerseyans.”
NJ Assemblywoman Bonnie Coleman: “His words defy history and were extremely insensitive to the struggle for equality of African-Americans and other minorities in this country. Fighting and dying in the streets of the South was not a choice, Governor, it was the only way.”
Robert Heyges, of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ fame passes away
1970s TV sitcom star Robert Heyges – of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ – passed away today.
Heyges, who played Jewish Puerto Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s classic “Welcome Back Kotter,” died from an apparent heart attack after suffering chest pains at his Metuchen home this morning. He was 60.
Hegyes, who also co-starred on “Cagney and Lacey” and taught occasional master classes at his alma mater, Rowan University, was best known for his work on “Kotter,” in which he performed alongside a young John Travolta as one of the tough remedial students known at the Sweathogs. Hegyes and nearly all of the original cast members reunited last year at the TV Land Awards to recognize the show’s 35th anniversary.
Watch Robert and fellow cast members on Good Morning America here.
Tweet of the night: FL GOP debate
