Apr 14, 2009 at 01:55 pm by Evil Beet

American Idol Top 13 Party

I’m sorry, but I’m shamelessly obsessed with Adam Lambert. I lovelovelooooove him. I love any little piece of news I can get on him. I want him to be my life partner. MTV News has an interesting piece today about Adam’s potential future on Broadway, and the way Broadway views all Idol contestants:

Lambert was on the short list to potentially play the lead in the Broadway Spider-Man musical “Turn Off the Dark,” which will feature music by U2′s Bono and The Edge, according to casting director Bernie Telsey.

“We started working on ‘Spider-Man’ a year and a half ago, and [Lambert is] someone we know because we cast him in ‘Wicked’ and knew he had that kind of range,” Telsey said of the San Diego-bred singer, who has 17 years of experience on the stage, including a stint in a 2004 musical version of “The Ten Commandments” opposite Val Kilmer. “I’ve not seen him do those styles as much as I’ve seen him now on ‘American Idol.’ And he was someone we looked after about seven months ago, but he told us then that he was already in the ‘American Idol’ process and not available. So he’s definitely somebody that we would have auditioned, just because we know him and see him for a lot of shows. … Let him go win, and then he can come and replace Spider-Man a year after the run. He’d be great.”

Dude. I would totally fly my ass to NYC to check out Adam Lambert on Broadway. And that is sooo not my style normally.

Another casting director talks more generally about the burgeoning relationship between American Idol and Broadway:

Jay Binder, another veteran Broadway casting director who helped Hudson win an Academy Award by casting her in the movie version of “Dreamgirls,” said many “Idol” veterans have succeeded on Broadway because they have shown the work ethic needed to perform eight shows a week and draw fans at a time when box office is down and few new major musical-theater stars are being minted.

“I’m very thrilled for what could happen with this young man, because if he succeeds in this media, we have another male musical-theater star, and we need every one we can get,” said Binder, who cautioned that he’d have to have Lambert come in for an audition to see what the singer’s range is. “I have my fingers crossed for him climbing buildings and weaving webs some day.”

“We watch every week to see who’s going to lose so we can cast them in a Broadway show,” Telsey said. “Seriously, because they’re talented people who just didn’t have agents. … Look at Fantasia. She blew the house down in ‘Color Purple.’ … What was so wonderful about her in that show is she doesn’t even sing until the end of Act 1. And the whole time you’re watching, asking, ‘Who is this incredible actress onstage?,’ and she had never done it.”

Ooooh! I want Adam on Broadway! I want him on TV! I want him on the radio! I want him on my body! I LOVE YOU, ADAM!

Apr 14, 2009 at 01:49 pm by Evil Beet

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I couldn’t possibly care less. But for what it’s worth, she tells the new issue of GQ that she’s back in the sack with her 40-year-old lover, Marilyn Manson. Evan continues to be 21 years old. Too cute.

Apr 14, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Evil Beet

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They’ve been rather secretive about their romance, but Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle looked very much the couple as they took in an LA Dodgers game on Monday. The whole Jonas clan attended — including Frankie, the one who’s not in the band. I’d actually never even heard about him until now. I’m gonna go ahead and be pleased with myself about that.

The woman in the blue dress is Dodgers CEO Jamie McCourt. When I went to business school in LA, in my past lifetime, I had the opportunity to take a course Jamie taught on women in leadership. Although she gave me a B — not cool, Jamie — it was one of the most useful courses I took during the entire degree program. I totally use way more of what Jamie taught me than anything I learned in investment finance or accounting (which is probably a good thing, given the economy right now — sorry to all my classmates who became I-bankers!). She’s a total inspiration who manages to be a well-respected professional in a male-dominated industry while maintaining a healthy, loving marriage and raising children who adore her. I wanna be her when I grow up.

Apr 14, 2009 at 10:08 am by Wendie

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“I don’t like living in an elitist world, it bothers me. I don’t want to be part of an elitist sexual preference. It bothers me.  Maybe it’s because I come from a country where I lived under apartheid.  This is a form of apartheid and I don’t want to be a part of that.”

Charlize Theron in an MSN interview comparing the ban on same-sex marriages to apartheid.  She has also gone completely Brangelina and vowed not to marry long-time partner Stuart Townsend until gay marriage is legal in every state.

Apr 14, 2009 at 09:57 am by Wendie

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Didn’t I predict that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were going to be breaking up?  I’m pretty sure I did.  So what in the hell is Justin doing making positive statements in the media about his little hooker with a heart?  In this month’s print issue of Hello magazine,(and speaking of “Hello”, uh, hello?  Is that even a real magazine?)  the former boybander was happy to swoon about his girlfriend of two years:

Recent paparazzi shots of Jessica trying on rings at a Los Angeles jeweler have only served to fuel the gossip that a wedding is [in] the cards – despite denials from Justin.

“I’ve been very lucky to find a woman as dynamic and as loving as Jessica,” says Justin. “Work has always been a huge focus in my life but now I realize how beautiful it can be to have someone to share it with. I’m so happy to have a great woman in my life.”

Q: Has it been difficult to keep you relationship as private as you might like?
“We do pretty much everything we want to do. Sometimes we get spotted by the paparazzi but usually we can find a quiet place to eat and no one will bother us. It can be distracting but you learn to keep walking and pay no attention.”

Q: Why is this relationship so special?
“We get along so well. The first thing we noticed when we started going out is how easily we made each other laugh. Sometimes when you meet someone it feels right from the beginning. She has a very engaging personality and we have a natural way of being together. I’m a lucky guy.”

Listen, Justin.  I don’t give a rat’s ass about you and Jess and your special way, okay?  All I know is that I do not appreciate you trying to fuck with my prediction success rate and I want this fuckery to cease immediately.

Le sigh.  Is it time for me to hang up my hoop earrings and crystal ball?  Hells, no.

Apr 14, 2009 at 09:18 am by Wendie

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Jenna Jameson has been blogging, peeps.  And she has some advice for the ladies out there who are trying to get pregnant.  Want a quick delivery?  Do tons of dudes crunches!

Yes, I am the lucky mommy of two gorgeous boys… Jesse Jameson and Journey Jette. I spent 2 months in Hoag hospital on bed rest, in order to try to take my twins to term. Well, I came pretty close! 33 weeks was my magic date and I delivered my boys on March 15th. I was blessed with a very easy labor, it lasted about 2 hours. When it came to pushing them out, I truly believe the 500 sit ups a day paid off. I was able to push my 5 pound Jesse out in 5 pushes. Journey who was 4lb 11oz was out in 3 pushes. I loved the whole process of being pregnant and I hope to have another baby someday…. but in the meantime, I’m having a blast with my two little monsters! By the way, Jesse looks like me and Journey looks like Tito! I feel like the luckiest girl ever!!!!!!

Love ya!

JJ

May I be so bold as to suggest that her career, which included intercourse with thousands of over-endowed men and dildos, may have slightly contributed to the fact that her kids came spilling out of her like a clown car routine?