This Diva’s Not Afraid To Sing with Jennifer Hudson

When Oscar winner, Jennifer Hudson huffs and puffs she’s might not be able to  blown your house down but she can blow you away on stage.  But there’s one Broadway diva who’s not afraid of a showdown with J Hud.

Megan Hilty, one of the stars of the TV show Smash, is hoping for a high drama, all diva moment with Hudson to kick off next season.

“I hope we have an angry duet,” Hilty revealed. “I’d like to really duke it out with her. If I know anything about Ivy, other people’s success is a threat to her, especially the women in the business. So if I had to guess, I’d have to say that they probably don’t get along very well.”

While her character Ivy may be threatened by strong women, Hilty wouldn’t mind if Smash covered tunes from a Broadway musical all about brave girls: Wicked. “I feel like Wicked would be a really fun idea, especially as a little theater inside joke,” she said of the musical, which she previously starred in as Glinda. “Even something like a 9 to 5 cover, and have a little mini-reunion. I’ve been trying to get [9 to 5 co-star] Allison Janney on the show. I think she would be fantastic. If we got her and Stephanie Block, we could all do something fun.”

Smash returns for its second season in 2013.

 Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

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Kristin Chenoweth Hospitalized

Divabetic’s Diabetes Roundtable‘s recent ‘diva inspiration’ Kristin Chenoweth has been injured on the New York City set of the CBS drama “The Good Wife” and has been taken to a hospital.

Her publicist, Jill Fritzo, says she was hit in the head by scaffolding and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

A fire department spokesman says a woman at that Brooklyn location suffered minor injuries, but he won’t identify her.

The 43-year-old Chenoweth won a Tony Award for her role in Broadway’s “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and an Emmy Award for her work on “Pushing Daisies.” She has a recurring role on “The Good Wife” in the upcoming season.

Kristin Chenoweth‘s faith, take on life and powerful pipes make her one of our honorary divas. The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic hosts this thirty minute set of diabetes infotainment which includes: a hot topic smack down on diabetes and lifetime earnings, a Food Aisle Face-off between canned and frozen peas, a menu review of healthy dining choices at Slainte Irish Pub and Restaurant, a Wack or Wowfitness routine review with certified diabetes educator Jessica Issler of Norfolk, Virginia, a Mother Your Diabetes commentary from Divabetic’s Mama Rose Marie and much more.

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 Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

 

Meryl Streep & Julia Roberts To Star in August: Osage County

Academy Award winners Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts are set to star in the forthcoming film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, and will be produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Harvey Weinstein.

August: Osage County is the story of the Weston family, who reunites at their rural homestead in Oklahoma after the disappearance of Beverly, the alcoholic patriarch. Streep will play Violet, the pill-popping and deeply troubled mother of the family. Roberts will play Violet’s older daughter Barbara. August: Osage County premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, then transferred to Broadway on December 4, 2007. The production won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play before playing its final performance on June 28, 2009.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

Fans Want to See ‘When Harry Met Sally’ on Broadway

Last week, the world mourned the loss of three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, playwright and essayist Nora Ephron. Looking back on her long and illustrious career, Broadway.com asked readers which of Ephron’s films should become a Broadway musical. The results are in, and the film, “When Harry Met Sally,” topped readers’ wish list.

This 1989 movie charts the up and downs of a relationship that blossomed between two longtime pals and discusses the question: can good friends become lovers?  Starring Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally, the film’s screenplay earned Ephron an Oscar nod as well as a spot on Entertainment Weekly’s Top 10 Most Romantic Movies of All Time list.

From the infamous “I’ll have what she’s having” deli scene to the romantic New Year’s Eve confession,When Harry Met Sally brought a new dimension to the guy meets girl rom-com.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

Nora Ephron’s New Play Looks Broadway Bound

Nora Ephron left behind a play, “Lucky Guy,”  that will likely get to see the light of day.

The lead producer, Colin Callender said that his team “can think of no more fitting tribute to her extraordinary writing and remarkable body of work” than to proceed with plans to produce Ephron’s play.

“Lucky Guy” follows the story of tabloid reporter Mike McAlary, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his coverage on the New York City police brutalization of Abner Louima. McAlary died that same year of colon cancer at age 41.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

 

 

Channing Tatum Bringing ‘Magic Mike Musical’ To Broadway

“Magic Mike: The Musical” will be ready to have dollars bills stuffed down its thong on Broadway next summer.

“Magic Mike,” is currently looking at taking in over $30 million this weekend, a rather remarkable feat in June, when you consider there are no superheroes, toys, or brands to be found.

Before you go writing off “Magic Mike” as being a one-note, gimmicky movie about handsome male strippers, you should know that director Steven Soderbergh has inserted some genuine complexity and non-superficial intrigue into the story. The movie is loosely based on star Channing Tatum’s real-life stripper past but critics seem to agree that there is much more to “Magic Mike” than just a bunch of man candy.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

Slimmed Down Alec Baldwin Is Broadway Bound

Alec Baldwin, now 30 pounds lighter,  will be hitting Broadway soon! The actor shed the weight by avoiding sugar and starch. Baldwin says he also began to exercise more regularly.

Last year,  he was diagnosed as pre-diabetic  and subsequently began to change his diet.

Now, the often-honored and often-volatile actor will star in the revival and Broadway premiere of “Orphans,” a Lyle Kessler play directed by Daniel Sullivan.

It will open at the Shubert Theater next spring, by which time Baldwin is widely expected to have wrapped up his role in the NBC sitcom “30 Rock.”

The play is about two orphaned brothers who live in a rundown house in North Philadelphia.

The elder, Treat, supports his younger brother Phillip by “petty thievery,” until one night he kidnaps a wealthy older man, Harold.

They develop a strange sort of quasi-family relationship, with each having his own motivations.

Baldwin will play Harold, and the other two roles have not yet been cast.

“I have dreamed, for a long time, of doing this play with this director,” Baldwin said in a statement. “It’s an honor to work with Dan Sullivan in Lyle Kessler’s ‘Orphans’.”

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

 

Kristen Cheoweth Joins Cast of Good Wife

Diva TalkRadio inspiration, Kristin Chenoweth will be  joining the well known drama series, The Good Wife, next season.

Just yesterday we learned Maura Tierney was coming aboard the CBS show, so the fact that Good Wife was able to round up yet another big name power player demonstrates just how well the show is doing. According to the CBS press release, Chenoweth will make her debut during the series’ September Season 4 premiere and will play “a top-of-her-game political reporter who wants to know more about the Florrick campaign and marriage.”

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Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

Spice Girls Musical Coming To Broadway?

The Spice Girls are back! The fab-u-lous 5 recently announced details of a musical based on their songs – a tale of fame and female friendship that will open  in the fall.

The music of the 1990s “girl power” group is being revived in “Viva Forever,” which tells the story of four friends whose bond is tested when their band enters a TV talent show.

The Spice Girls said they were delighted with the show, which is produced by Judy Craymer, the woman behind world conquering ABBA musical “Mamma Mia.”

“It’s better than we could ever have imagined,” said Melanie “Sporty Spice” Chisholm of the show, written by ultra-cool comedian Jennifer Saunders, who co-created TV sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous.” (We’re loving it, already!)

“They sing it better than us,” added Melanie Brown, the band’s “Scary Spice.

They were joined by Band members Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell (our favorite Spice Girl) and Victoria Beckham – also known as Baby, Ginger and Posh – for a media launch in the grand neo-Gothic hotel where the video for their 1996 No. 1 hit “Wannabe” was filmed.

The band’s outsized personalities and Halliwell’s Union Jack dress made them icons of 1990s “Cool Britannia,” and they sold 75 million records around the world.

Beckham said the show would “be introducing a whole new generation to Girl Power: as reported by Jill Lawless.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops by the 66th Annual Tony® Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York to talk about divas, dazzle and diabetes.

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Bobby Cannavale Joins Al Pacino on Broadway

Two-time Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale will join Al Pacino in Daniel Sullivan’s Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross. Cannavale will star as office hot shot Ricky Roma, the role Pacino received an Oscar nomination for in the play’s 1992 film adaptation. David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play opens in during Diabetes Awareness month, November 2012.

Glengarry Glen Ross is the story of a group of salesman in a Chicago real estate office who compete for leads on potential clients. Glengarry Glen Ross first opened on Broadway on March 1984 at the Golden Theatre and earned four Tony nominations, including Best Play.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops by the 66th Annual Tony® Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York to talk about divas, dazzle and diabetes.

LISTEN NOW: Free Diabetes Roundtable podcast Inspired by Rev Run http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/06/12/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-rev-run