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Thanks to NBC’s relentless marketing and PR campaign, much is already known about Smash , a big-risk series about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical. At the center of the sudsy backstage drama is American Idol ’s Katharine McPhee , who stars as an ing
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In it’s first post-Lana Del Rey episode, “Saturday Night Live” took the opportunity to defend the singer against the criticism her performance on the show three weeks ago received. Kristen Wiig as Del Rey stopped by “Weekend Update” to chat with Seth Meyers about the backlash, and credited her detractors with being absolutely right
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WATCH: ‘SNL’ Defends Lana Del Rey
Angelica Huston’s black bob swings back and forth, keeping time with the click of her heels on the sidewalk. As the Oscar-winning actress passes, she throws us a warm but impish smile and then fades into the nighttime air. Her departure cheers the crowd, which has been waiting in the cold and will finally be called to fill the ground floor of VBH Luxury on New York’s Upper East Side
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Court Stroud: ‘Smash’-Mouth: Confronting Homophobia And Misogyny On The Set Of NBC’s New Series
Madonna is channeling her inner cheerleader for her new music video “Give Me All Your Luvin’.” In the video for her first single from the upcoming album MDNA , Madonna is surrounded (and worshipped) by football players and is joined by cheerleaders
When Katharine McPhee was heading towards her number-two finish on the 2006 American Idol season — and singing “Over the Rainbow” with full-blast passion at least twice — it was as obvious as her Boston Conservatory past that the incipient diva’s true destination was not pop-charts prominence but Broadway. And now it looks as if she’s aimed directly there.
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David Finkle: First Nighter: NBC’s Smash Is No Such Thing, Leading-Lady Katharine McPhee Is
Adele may have had one of the most successful albums of the century , but every chart-topping song is still a reminder of her heart break. Now that’s a downer, and it’s one that she has to live night after night. The British Grammy-winner is kicking off the fourth season of live performance show, “Live from the Artists Den,” premiering Fri., Feb.
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Adele: The Record Was ‘A Lot More Successful’ Than The Relationship
Scene: A massive converted warehouse somewhere in Brooklyn, late 2011. The lights come up on the cast of an ambitious network drama about the making of a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe as they screen the series’ pilot during a catered lunch break.
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On The Set: The Curtain Rises for NBC’s Smash
It was Valentine’s Day on ” Parks & Recreation ” (Wed., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC), but when Leslie did her annual Gal-lentine’s Day celebration the day before, she awkwardly realized that her beautiful, perfect friend Ann was the only gal in the gang who was still single. So she made it her mission to help Ann find someone at the Valentine’s Day dance the next night.
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‘Parks & Rec’: Ann’s Secret Date With Who?
Madonna did a pretty good job of explaining the expectations for any halftime performer at the Super Bowl on “Anderson” (Weekdays, Syndicated). The Material Girl has been tapped to provide this Sunday’s entertainment, and she admitted to being “so nervous.” “You have no idea,” she told Anderson. “I have to put on the greatest show on earth …
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Madonna Talks Super Bowl Halftime Nerves
We’ve reached the end of ” American Idol’s ” long and winding audition tour, making a final stop in St. Louis before the show heads back to Hollywood next week.
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Laura Prudom: ‘American Idol’ Recap: The 5 Most Memorable Auditions From St. Louis
A year ago, no one, not even the powers that be at NBC , expected The Voice to pose a real threat to American Idol . Simon Cowell had taken his talents to The X Factor and between the two shows, Fox would out-yell and outspend any and all other music competitions.
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The Voice Rules! (But Here Are 6 Things That Could Make It Even Better)
