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The thing most people may not have noticed, because it happens so often in football and basketball, was that the broadcast immediately went to a “TV timeout” while Scott recovered from his bad acting job. Are you catching on yet? Commercials. Commercials

Bernie Bytes: Monday Morning Backup QB - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
What if Cutler had given us an acting job instead of quietly sitting on the bench? Would that make a difference? Would we cut him some slack? Which leads to 3. Let’s also understand what’s going on here: Cutler is a target because so many people dislike him.

Thursday night on “American Idol” the judges were off to N’awlins for the second round of auditions for the season 10 cast. Randy Jackson and newcomers Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez brought their star power to the New Orleans Arena where they weeded

American Idol recap, auditions, episode 2: shake that belly! - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
New Orleans, known for its musical roots, harvested plenty of talent tonight on night two of American Idol. Unusual opening for night two in New Orleans: They start with stark black letters noting that Andy Patterson, had just auditioned. He s at

Auditions: Children of Eden from E2Y Players - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
From the composer/ lyricist of Godspell , and the co-director of Les Mis rables , comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Based

New Orleans ‘American Idol’ auditions produce 37 Hollywood hopefuls - Everything Alabama Blog
NEW ORLEANS — It was probably a good tactical move to open the second episode of American Idol s tenth season with a loser: Tearful contestant Blake Patterson wailing Smile in a lounge at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, where the October

NEWS FROM THE PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE: Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) is proud to announce auditions for its 2011 Summer Professional Training Programs for talented young performers ages 10 to

American Idol recap, auditions, episode 2: shake that belly! - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
New Orleans, known for its musical roots, harvested plenty of talent tonight on night two of American Idol. Unusual opening for night two in New Orleans: They start with stark black letters noting that Andy Patterson, had just auditioned. He s at

‘American Idol’ New Orleans Auditions Find Talent, Tearjerkers - MTV
Night two of the first week of “American Idol” auditions brought the judges to New Orleans, where the city’s legendary party attitude was in rich supply, along with some pretty impressive voices. After Wednesday night’s season 10 debut, which brought

Auditions here for ‘Survivor’ - Cincinnati.com
Do you have what it takes to outwit, outlast and outplay someone on “Survivor”? Then tell it to a TV camera during a “Survivor” open casting call 4-9 p.m. Friday at Turfway Park, Florence. Nobody from the “Survivor” show or CBS will be there, but you can

Night two of the first week of “American Idol” auditions brought the judges to New Orleans, where the city’s legendary party attitude was in rich supply, along with some pretty impressive voices. After Wednesday night’s season 10 debut, which brought

Auditions: Children of Eden from E2Y Players - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
From the composer/ lyricist of Godspell , and the co-director of Les Mis rables , comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Based

‘Every Child is a Star’ auditions set for Saturday - Daily Tribune News
In his first year directing and producing “Every Child is a Star,” Michael Elzey is encouraging students in kindergarten through 12th grade to support youths assisted by Advocates for Children’s programs and services. If selected to perform in the annual

She’s blogging up a storm now. Once again, its a pretty lengthly entry, so we’ll skip ahead to the part where she describes the condition of her house. As backstory, you should know the both her and her children are very sick this week, so that’s added to

Jef Taylor Unveils After You Left at Sundance - MovieMaker
I d also just lost my job, and Michael was between acting jobs, so we decided that instead of sitting around and talking about our pain/anger/sadness/etc., we should just put it into a film. We didn t have a lot of time or money, but we put together a

Chet Haze: Tom Hanks’ son unveils aspiring rap career at Northwestern Univ. - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
Chester Hanks is known by many names. His friends call him Chet. The media calls him “the son of actor Tom Hanks.” Today, he’s officially christened as Chet Haze . Yes, that’s his rap name, now revealed on a track making its rounds online — a song

Javier Bardem: Acting, Fame Are Contradictory - CBS News
Otherwise I would’ve keep on painting. It’s not it was bad or good. It was like, I felt it was not my place to be.” He took acting jobs to support his painting, and listened to music to learn English. He credits the group AC/DC for his fluency in English

BET revives ‘The Game,’ launches ‘Let’s Stay Together’ - New Orleans Times-Picayune
The cast had scattered, some to other acting jobs , in the interval between wrapping for one network and relaunching on another. But the experience they d all had during the original run formed a bond that endured in limbo. We all knew from the very

Chester Hanks is known by many names. His friends call him Chet. The media calls him “the son of actor Tom Hanks.” Today, he’s officially christened as Chet Haze . Yes, that’s his rap name, now revealed on a track making its rounds online — a song

Melissa Leo emerges from ‘The Fighter’ set feeling like a champ - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Now, I’m finding it might be a good idea, even if it’s not up against another project, to refuse, graciously.” But turning down acting jobs seems to go against Leo’s exuberant personality. Clearly, she had a challenging time with Russell on set, but she

Microsoft’s Golden Globes ads celebrate underdog status - CNET News
I confess to having a soft spot for much of Microsoft’s recent advertising. Mainly because it bothers to appeal to my soft spot. The company decided to use the glamour of the Golden Globes ceremony to remind people of their innate love for the underdog. In

Michelle Williams , one of the true golden girls of indie movies, is all about Boerum Hill , Red Hook and, now, ” Blue Valentine .” In the just-opened romantic drama, the 30-year-old actress — a resident of Brooklyn for almost a decade and a star since

Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Acting - Associated Content
However, it can’t be discounted. It’s a reality. Let it motivate you to focus on getting acting work every day. There are definitely obvious exceptions, and you can be one of them. Is an agent really necessary? For beginning actors in Hollywood, yes. You

Aaron Eckhart tells the ‘Hole’ story - Popmatters.com
NEW YORK In a movie climate that often responds with warmth and clemency to the superficial and inane, Rabbit Hole isn t just the unlikeliest of features, it s a minor miracle: Directed by John Cameron Mitchell ( Hedwig and the Angry Inch

“Country Strong” Review: Gywneth Paltrow Gets Run For Her Money - CBS News
Equally, McGraw as the tormented husband and manager, struggling to deal with his wife’s professional and personal shortcomings, delivers a strong, measured performance, squarely inhabiting his actor’s guise and demonstrating his best acting work yet.

Talent Management: Home Spa Tips - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) Jan 12, 2011 Talent Management knows that the effects of recent cold weather and seasonal indulgences can leave our bodies in need of a little boost, and what better start to 2011 than a relaxing and rejuvenating spa experienc

Alec Baldwin Toys with Running for Office - Gather.com
He says that even though he has attained wealth and a high status job as an actor, that doesn’t mean he is any different from a middle class American, noting that people in “his business” of acting work very hard. Will Alec Baldwin really quit acting and

Garrett Hedlund makes it off the farm - Kansas City Star
Other acting work quickly followed - a Texas high school football player in “Friday Night Lights,” one of John Singleton’s “Four Brothers,” a supporting part in the fantasy “Eragon.” In 2007, Brazilian director Salles cast Hedlund as beat character Dean

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Ten ideas for winning the Justin Bieber singing competition - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Wear his fragrance . You have your pick of wristbands and dog collars. 2. Don’t just sing, perform a re-enactment of Bieber’s dramatic acting work on “CSI.” 3. Be bold. Rap like Justin Bieber. 4. Wear an adorable bowl haircut . That seemed to work for this

Midseason Television Preview: Matt LeBlanc returns to TV with ‘Episodes’ - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Episodes,” a sharp comedy that skewers the behind-the-scenes machinations of Hollywood, marks LeBlanc’s return to the spotlight following the 2006 crash-and-burn of “Joey,” the short-lived spinoff of the phenomenally successful “Friends.” In his new show

The Hampton Theatre Company will hold open auditions for I Hate Hamlet,” a hilarious comedy by Paul Rudnick about a young Hollywood actor dueling with Hamlet, his life and the ghost of John Barrymore, on Sunday, January 16 from 5-7 p.m. and Monday

3 winners named in 2011 opera auditions - Deseret News
Michelle Alexander, Albert Joseph (AJ) Glueckert IV and Jennie Litster were named winners of the Utah District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) 2011 auditions in Salt Lake City on Jan. 8. The auditions were held over two days and included

Summer in City auditions set Saturday - The Post and Courier
Auditions for Summer in the City, a monthlong artistic residency in New York for theater, instruments, voice and dance students ages 14-19, will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday at South Of Broadway Theatre Company, 1080 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston

Auditions set for kids’ choruses in Belleville - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Masterworks Children’s Choruses will conduct auditions for the second half of the 2010-2011 season on Thursday Jan. 20, at St. Paul United Church of Christ, in Belleville. Founded in 1985, the Masterworks Children’s Choruses are based on the premise

Auditions: Bingo! The Musical in Mount Dora - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
[Mount Dora, FL] The IceHouse Theatre is holding singing auditions for BINGO! The Musical on Monday, January 24 and Tuesday, January 25 from 7-9 pm, both evenings. The show, featuring six women and one man, is a light-hearted story about three female

Gettysburg Stage Hosts Auditions For The Triangle Factory Fire Project 1/16-17 - Broadway World
Gettysburg Stage will be holding auditons for “The Triangle Factory Fire Project” on January 16 and 17 in the basement of the Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 East High Street, Gettysburg. March 2011 is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire

MBAA FireHouse Little Theater for Adults - Auditions Jan. 13-17 - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis Black Arts Alliance presents two adult stage plays as part of its FireHouse Little Theater at the FireHouse Community Arts Center, 985 S. Bellevue. The 2011 season begins with “Brotherhood” — written by Douglas Turner Ward — which will run Friday

Cultural Conversations holds auditions for show - Digital Collegian
Throughout winter break, Alex Principe practiced for the Cultural Conversations auditions, and Thursday night, all lights were finally on him, as he performed a monologue from Neil Simon s Prisoners of Second Avenue. I m hoping it will go over

Sooner Theatre in Norman holds auditions for ENSEMBLE ambassador class for high school students - Daily Oklahoman
NORMAN About a dozen metro-area high school students have auditioned for Sooner Theatre’s ENSEMBLE ambassador class, which begins Thursday. Auditions don’t guarantee a spot in the class, which emphasizes techniques for public musical performances

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Michelle Alexander, Albert Joseph (AJ) Glueckert IV and Jennie Litster were named winners of the Utah District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) 2011 auditions in Salt Lake City on Jan. 8. The auditions were held over two days and included

Auditions: Bingo! The Musical in Mount Dora - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
[Mount Dora, FL] The IceHouse Theatre is holding singing auditions for BINGO! The Musical on Monday, January 24 and Tuesday, January 25 from 7-9 pm, both evenings. The show, featuring six women and one man, is a light-hearted story about three female

Auditions set for kids’ choruses in Belleville - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Masterworks Children’s Choruses will conduct auditions for the second half of the 2010-2011 season on Thursday Jan. 20, at St. Paul United Church of Christ, in Belleville. Founded in 1985, the Masterworks Children’s Choruses are based on the premise

AUDITIONS FOR “I HATE HAMLET” - 27east.com
The Hampton Theatre Company will hold open auditions for I Hate Hamlet,” a hilarious comedy by Paul Rudnick about a young Hollywood actor dueling with Hamlet, his life and the ghost of John Barrymore, on Sunday, January 16 from 5-7 p.m. and Monday

Seems like he s just giving money away. A cool million for 2 minutes of acting work? I want THAT job. A new report indicates that Orlando Bloom is set to earn $1 million dollars for his upcoming return as Legolas in The Hobbit. The catch is, he will only

Bitch-Back! Who’s the Craziest Gleek of Them All? - Entertainment Online
I’ll let the hate begin in 1, 2, 3 After just reading that Katie Holmes is the new face of Anne Taylor, is there ever a fear that she will only be known by her paid endorsements and not her actual acting work? I’m confused that she seems unable to get a