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Multiple sources report Lady Gaga will be performing The Star-Spangled Banner (The National Anthem), with Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin signing it for the hearing-impaired, at Super Bowl 50 this coming Sunday, February 7th, airing on CBS.
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The Sounds of Our Lives (formerly General Music Discussion)
BW Manilowe replied to Brianne Chantal's topic in Music
Multiple sources report Lady Gaga will be performing The Star-Spangled Banner (The National Anthem), with Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin signing it for the hearing-impaired, at Super Bowl 50 this coming Sunday, February 7th, airing on CBS. -
In Memoriam: Those We Have Lost from the Music Industry
BW Manilowe replied to formerlyfreedom's topic in Music
Lady Gaga will perform a tribute to David Bowie at this Year's Grammys. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6865866/lady-gaga-david-bowie-tribute-grammys -
Add me to the list. I&I also maybe wasn't a personal favorite ep of mine, but I also don't skip it (or the Documentary Special "clip show", for that matter) when doing a complete series rewatch.
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The Human Beings Known as the Arnold-Klein Family
BW Manilowe replied to wrestlesflamingos's topic in The Little Couple
When they began the adoption stuff, where they were looking specifically for "little" children, they signed up to do it through 2 different agencies (I guess that's what you'd call it). I think 1 was Rainbow something or other, & the other was Little People of America. Jen mentioned this in 1 or more episodes where they visited the placement agencies in the ep(s) before they were matched with the boy they eventually adopted & renamed Will (William). In my opinion, just because they aren't mentioning LPA on the show in every/every other scene, that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't involved with the organization. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
I read last night, between the airing of the east coast feed & the west coast feed, that they were trying to fix what they could of the sound problems (like the "crackling" some described during Julianne's Hopelessly Devoted... performance), but I don't know if they could've fixed the 1 place where the sound totally went out briefly or if they actually managed to fix anything for the west coast airing (being in Indiana, I saw the actual live east coast feed). -
Press Conference: The Law & Order Media Thread!
BW Manilowe replied to WendyCR72's topic in Law & Order
Multiple sources have stated today that JK Simmons *will* be a presenter at this year's Academy Awards. That's pretty much to be expected though, unless he's filming something on location outside of LA & there's no way he can get back for the ceremony, since it's been "tradition" for a number of years now that the 4 acting winners from the previous year's ceremony return the following year & present the award to the opposite gender winner in their category (i.e. the previous year's Best Actor presents to the new Best Actress, etc.). So we should see JK this year when they present the Best Supporting Actress Oscar (more & more likely to Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl, based on the results of the major Supporting Actress awards given out so far this awards season). -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
I bought the movie soundtrack CD from Amazon during the show too (& I may eventually also buy the soundtrack for this, either from iTunes or Target... Or wherever... Since the songs are from the movie more than any other version). Despite being an Olivia Newton-John fan since the beginning of her career, I'd never bought the Grease movie soundtrack since the movie was originally released; I'd just been content to have whichever Grease songs she included on her hits compilations--usually just Hopelessly Devoted... & You're the One That I Want. I decided it was time to get her other songs & some of the other characters' songs, & I bought the physical CD since I pretty much collect Olivia Newton-John's albums/CDs, instead of just downloading the other songs off of iTunes. Thumper: The guy who played Kenickie last night was Carlos PenaVega, from the (I think now defunct) musical group/Disney or Nickelodeon show stars Big Time Rush. He's married to Spy Kids actress Alexa PenaVega; they both competed on this past season of Dancing with the Stars, where Julianne Hough--& 1-week special guest judge, Olivia Newton-John--critiqued their dancing. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
They already have announced them. On Palm Sunday, they're doing a live musical version of The Passion (about Jesus' crucifixion), narrated &--I think--produced by Tyler Perry, with singer/celebrity cookbook author & cooking show host (& Mrs. Garth Brooks) Trisha Yearwood as Mary & American Idol S5's Chris Daughtry as Judas, among others. After that (I think someone upthread said in December), they're doing The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox as Dr. Frank N. Furter, Tim Curry as the Narrator, & solo singer/new lead singer of Queen/American Idol S9 runner-up Adam Lambert as Eddie. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
Blanche was played by Haneefah Wood, according to the show's Wikipedia page & Twitter last night. She's in Brandy's new show on BET. -
The Annual SAG Awards - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to CherryMalotte's topic in The SAG Awards
They're "anthology" shows. At least with respect to the fact that each season is considered a self-contained miniseries, sometimes/often with some/all of the characters appearing in seasons following their original introductions. -
Unpopular Opinions: Total Crackpot Thread
BW Manilowe replied to Melancholy's topic in The West Wing
Apparently, after some point, he didn't. I remember Andi saying to Toby at 1 point that he didn't need an engraved invitation to see the twins. But I could also understand his unavailability when he was still employed at the White House; working there is really demanding. Considering Andi was a sitting Congressional Representative from Maryland at the same time--again, not necessarily 1 of the least demanding jobs in the world--I kind of felt Andi should've understood the demands Toby's job put on his life outside of work. -
Guy's Grocery Games - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to David T. Cole's topic in Guy's Grocery Games
So... Food Network's premiering yet another Guy-hosted show Friday night. Thankfully, it appears to be a limited series of 2 months or less in length. It's Guy and Hunter's European Vacation--Guy & his eldest son, Hunter, traveling around to 7 different countries in Europe, enjoying the cuisine. Hunter started last fall, or is starting this fall, at Guy's alma mater UNLV in Las Vegas & he's apparently doing the same "food & hospitality industry"-type major Guy took. I think I may have heard/read somewhere the trip was Hunter's graduation present. Anyway... The first country they're visiting in the show, according to the promos I've seen, is Greece--which puzzled me since they're doing a European trip. Is Greece *really* considered a European country? I've never thought so. -
O.J. Simpson: The Many Docs
BW Manilowe replied to jenh526's topic in Specials, TV Movies & Other One-Offs
The Brown & Goldman families weren't even consulted on anything to do with the upcoming FX show. At least that's what (I think it was) 1 of Nicole's sisters told People magazine, & I read on their site in the last week or so. They have concerns over how their lost loved ones will be portrayed, as a result. So, if they weren't consulted about the show, I don't think they're making any money from it. -
That's cool. Didn't know you knew. By the way, love your avatar! Somehow, I only caught it this post, or I'd have said something earlier.
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Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
They will be. As you may have seen during the commercials, they're doing The Passion in March, on Palm Sunday. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
In the stage show, as I remember, Sandy's last name was Dombrowski. In the movie, it was Olson. I haven't heard what it is here yet. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
Joe Jonas & his apparently new group DNCE are Johnny Casino and the Gamblers here. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
I think Mario Lopez just said American Bandstand at the beginning of this scene, instead of National Bandstand. Oops... -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
The Shop teacher. I think the character's name is Mrs. Murdock. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
Does anyone know where Sandy was originally from in the stage version? Just curious. Olivia Newton-John's movie Sandy was an Australian transplant, like Olivia herself. I'm guessing Julianne's Sandy is supposed to be from Salt Lake City because the Hough family is from Utah--it makes sense to me, anyway. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
The soundtrack's already up on iTunes, in case anyone's interested. There'll be an actual physical CD version, with 4 more songs (at least some from the movie version which either didn't make the cut to the live show, or maybe just not to the soundtrack for it), available at Target stores as of March 4th. The linked article gives the downloadable track listing, as well as the 4 songs added to the Target CD version. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/22/grease-live-soundtrack-release-date Perhaps they cut Hopelessly Devoted... (if they did... maybe they just moved it in this version; it's on the soundtrack for this) because (at least in the movie) it was an outdoor number (Sandy sang it sitting at the edge of a little kids' swimming pool & walking around the backyard of whichever character's house the sleepover was at) & they've been having rain, including severe thunderstorms, in the LA area since about midafternoon, & they didn't want Julianne to look like a drowned rat for her next scene. -
Grease Live (Fox) - General Discussion
BW Manilowe replied to Null37283t03's topic in Grease Live (Fox)
Vanessa Hudgens' father, sadly, died of Cancer last night. She plays Rizzo in tonight's production. She still plans to do the show & dedicates the performance to his memory (I'm not sure if she has a choice not to go on, as I never heard the showrunners talk about any problems like needing an understudy for 1 of the main actors on the night of... Just how they'll handle the outdoor scenes [like the End-of-School Carnival which was the movie's finale, among others] if there's El Niño-related rain during the show--& weather forecasts earlier in the week were predicting a 100% chance of rain in LA today, so...). http://www.people.com/article/vanessa-hudgens-dad-greg-dies-grease-live