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Photo Coverage: Encores! Summer Stars' 'The Wiz' Opening Night - Curtain Call

19 June 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

The Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, starring Ashanti, Lachanze and Orlando Jones, officially opened last night, Thursday, June 18 at New York City Center. (Previews began June 12). Easing down the road with Ashanti's Dorothy will be Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian Dante White, Tichina Arnold and Dawnn Lewis. BroadwayWorld.com "eased on down the road" to cover all the "Oz" filled action!

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Colman Domingo To Join Encores! Summer Stars' The Wiz On 6/29; Replaces Orlando Jones

4 June 2009 9:42 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Colman Domingo will replace Orlando Jones in the title role of The Wiz for the final six performances, June 29 - July 5 at New York City Center. Mr. Jones is leaving the show early in order to shoot his new series "Crash Course" for ABC-tv. The Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz stars Ashanti, Lachanze, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian Dante White, Tichina Arnold and Dawnn Lewis.

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'Ease On Down' With Bww And Save Up To 40% Off To The Wiz!

3 June 2009 5:14 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

The Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, starring Ashanti, Lachanze and Orlando Jones, will open on Thursday, June 18 at New York City Center. (Previews begin June 12). Easing down the road with Ashanti's Dorothy will be Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian White, Tichina Arnold and Dawnn Lewis. You can catch all the "Wiz" filled fun at up to 40% off with our special Bww Discount to the upcoming Encores! Summer Stars production!

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What's hot at NewFest 2009?

2 June 2009 11:05 AM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

The Art of Being Straight, The Boy With The Sun in His Eyes

The New York Lgbt Film Festival is almost upon us, and we'd take a look at some of the most promising-looking offerings. NewFest (which this year is being presented by our parent company, Logo) will run from June 4-11, with the opening night entry a date with Mr. Right:

Mr. Right

"The aspirations and romantic tensions of a group of London gay men come to life in this vibrant rom com set against a hip soundtrack. A soap star, a reality TV producer, a model, a rugby star and father, and their fag hag see old ties begin to fray over a summer that their friendships may not survive, in NewFest’s opening night gala event."

Join us below for a look at a few of NewFest's other entries ... and there's absolutely no truth to the assertion

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Ashanti Is Rehearsing For NYC 'Wiz' Production 'In My Room'

19 May 2009 1:44 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

R&B singer says performing the song 'Home' for a crowd 'makes it realistic.'

By Jocelyn Vena

Ashanti

Photo: MTV News

New York — Come June 12, Ashanti will be easing on down the road as Dorothy during a three-week stint in "The Wiz" at the New York City Center. And until she begins rehearsals next week, the Grammy-winning singer is just spending time at home, working on the role made famous by Diana Ross.

"We don't start rehearsals until next Monday, so I'm at home rehearsing in my room," she told MTV News at a press conference for "The Wiz," where she sang the song "Home" from the show. "But it feels great to be out here and to sing 'Home' for the very first time in front of a crowd. It makes it realistic, and it kind of hits home, ironically."

Although she still has a few weeks until

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Check Out the 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' Trailer

15 May 2009 9:10 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

The trailer for Michael Douglas' forthcoming mystery Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, also starring Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn, has been released. Click on the Trailer tab above to watch.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is written and directed by Peter Hyams, well known over the years for such films as Capricorn One, Outland, 2010 and End of Days.

In the film, high profile lawyer, Martin Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impeccable record of putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny.

Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Romantically involved with C.J. but unaware of his assignment,

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Orlando Jones and Lachanze Join Cast of Encores! The Wiz; Full Cast Announced

7 May 2009 1:56 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Orlando Jones will play The Wiz, and Tony Award-winning actress Lachanze will play Glinda, the good witch, in the Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, starring Ashanti, June 12 ? July 5 at New York City Center. Glinda?s sister-witches will include Tichina Arnold as Evillene and Dawnn Lewis as Addaperle. Easing down the road with Ashanti?s Dorothy will be Joshua Henry as the Tinman, James Monroe Iglehart as the Lion and Christian White as the Scarecrow.

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Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (March 13, 2009)

12 March 2009 7:16 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

I Heart Camp! No, Not The Kind With Tents!

I have no taste. That's the general consensus from my friends, who are by turns bewitched, bothered, and bewildered by my obsession with camp, especially when it comes to films and 80's pop culture. Things came to a head last week when I invited some of them to a special screening in my house of the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man. For those unfamiliar with it, here's a clip of some the movie's greatest scenes. Enjoy!

"How'd it get burned? How'd it get burned? How did the Bees in my eyes get Burned?

There is absolutely nothing better than Nic Cage at his most spastic. The Wicker Man had Nic in full looney-tunes mode, along with the most unintentionally hilarious script to come along in many a moon. Plus it also had the great Ellen Burstyn looking like Braveheart's crazy grandma.

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Rules of Engagement Star Previews New Season

2 March 2009 7:19 AM, PST | From TVGuide.com - Features | See recent TVGuide - Features news

Relationships are never easy, especially for the guys and gals of Rules of Engagement. TVGuide.com caught up with Patrick Warburton — who plays married man Jeff — to get the scoop on what we can expect from the couples in the new season (premieres March 2 at 9:30 pm/Et on CBS), and what David Spade is like when the cameras are off.

TVGuide.com: What can we expect for this upcoming season?

Patrick Warburton: [Jeff] ends up with a new buddy who is gay, unbeknownst to him, so he has to kind of deal with that. He's played by Orlando Jones, who was fun to work with and a good guy. We also have a new character. His name is Timmy and he's the assistant to Russell. He's very refined and witty and sharp and classy and Spade is on the other end of that spectrum, so you put the two

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Rules of Engagement Star Previews New Season

2 March 2009 7:19 AM, PST | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news

Relationships are never easy, especially for the guys and gals of Rules of Engagement. TVGuide.com caught up with Patrick Warburton — who plays married man Jeff — to get the scoop on what we can expect from the couples in the new season (premieres March 2 at 9:30 pm/Et on CBS), and what David Spade is like when the cameras are off.

TVGuide.com: What can we expect for this upcoming season?

Patrick Warburton: [Jeff] ends up with a new buddy who is gay, unbeknownst to him, so he has to kind of deal with that. He's played by Orlando Jones, who was fun to work with and a good guy. We also have a new character. His name is Timmy and he's the assistant to Russell. He's very refined and witty and sharp and classy and Spade is on the other end of that spectrum, so you put the two

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Gina DiNunno

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Collider Goes to the Set of Rules Of Engagement – Which Returns Monday, March 2nd on CBS -- Watch exclusive video interviews with David Spade, Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich and Orlando Jones

26 February 2009 | From Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news

Right before the November Presidential election, I was invited, along with a few other journalists, to the set of “Rules of Engagement”. While Collider has been invited to the set of many movies, this was the first time we’d ever gotten an invite to visit a TV show, so I’ll admit to being a bit nervous. Thankfully, all the actors couldn’t have been more gracious and happy to be talking, so I found the entire experience a lot of fun. Also, I’ve been a fan of David Spade and Patrick Warburton for a long time, so it was really cool to get to talk with both of them. But let me back up a second. Some of you might not be familiar with the show. What you need to know is “Rules of Engagement” returns on Monday, March 2nd at 9:30 Pm as part of CBS’s highly-rated comedy block,

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Blu-Ray Round Up, Jan. 28, 2009: ‘Hulk Vs.,’ ‘Antwone Fisher,’ ‘Repo,’ ‘Stargate’

28 January 2009 12:32 PM, PST | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – We’re back with our recurring feature, the Blu-Ray Round Up, a collection of HD releases that might have slipped through the cracks but that could grab your attention. With dozens of catalog titles and straight-to-video releases hitting the next-gen format every week, it’s easy to miss a movie that you’d love to add to your collection. The Blu-Ray Round Up is here for you.

This edition of the Round-Up focuses its laser gaze on six titles from two companies, a series of four catalog releases from Twentieth Century Fox and a pair of new titles from Lionsgate. “Antwone Fisher,” “Drumline,” “Hulk Vs.,” “Repo!: The Genetic Opera,” “Stargate: The Ark of Truth,” and “Unfaithful” - an Oscar nominee, Denzel Washington, Bruce Banner, and Paris Hilton. Where else would you find a line-up like that?

“Stargate: The Ark of Truth” was released on January 13th, 2009.

“Antwone Fisher,

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Universal Pictures 2009 Movie Preview

6 January 2009 4:08 PM, PST | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Universal and Rogue Pictures have done a great job of supplying us a bunch of new images from 13 of their 17 upcoming films in 2009. Of course we have images from all 17 films, but only 20 of them are brand spanking new. Of the films listed below I am most anticipating Michael Mann's Public Enemies and the Paul Greengrass thriller Green Zone. However, there are other films to make sure you keep on your radar including the Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck political thriller State of Play, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell with Alison Lohman, the horror remake The Wolfman with Tony Hopkins and Benicio del Toro as the Wolfman and I am also curiously interested in Cirque Du Freak, a strange vampire fantasy feature directed by Paul Weitz (In Good Company and About a Boy) adapted from the 12-book children's series by Darren Shan. All the cast, director and

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