Sorry about all the theatre updates (both of them), but this is preposterous.  Nick Jonas is going to be Marius in Les Miserables on the West End.  And if those specifics don’t mean anything to you and therefore don’t make you laugh hysterically like I did, then I’ll just say a Jonas brother is doing a musical and leave it at that, and hopefully you can have a giggle.

I’m not a big fan of the JoBros, I don’t know if you could tell.  But I am a huge fan of Les Miserables, and if I got a ticket to see this show and some stalkerish preteen fangirls were all screaming for Nick Jonas while he’s trying to sing his beautiful Marius songs in Act II, I would not be pleased.  I get pissed when people text during shows, but if there were Jonas Brothers crazies next to me?  I just shudder to think, I really do.

Keep it on the Disney channel, Nick Jonas.  Keep your shit contained.

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After Gary Coleman’s death yesterday, the creative team of Avenue Q had to make some quick changes to the script for last night’s performance.  If you don’t know about the show, it centers around people living in a destitute apartment building ran by a character heavily based on Gary Coleman.  There are jokes throughout the show about Coleman’s health problems, his financial issues, and his former stardom, and with the recent events, these jokes might appear tasteless, or more tasteless than they already are.

The writers considered cutting the character out of the show entirely, but when they realized that would be a horrible decision, they decided to change a few lines.  The changes took place right before and during the performance, and after the curtain call, the actress playing Gary Coleman, Danielle K. Thomas, gave a speech dedicated to the real Coleman.  The playwright, Jeff Whitty, made the comment

“From the very beginning when we wrote the show, he represented a certain spunkiness and attempting to overcome life’s disappointments. It’s a show of very heightened circumstances. In that world, I think Gary Coleman can actually live on in some degree of comfort.”

I really don’t know how I feel about this.  I think it’s respectful to not openly mock someone in front of a large audience when that person died hours before, but actually changing the show seems odd.  I love Avenue Q, despite of (or maybe because of) that kind of tastelessness.  Songs like “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist” make the show what it is: a fearless, awesomely fun show.  Thomas said that was the point of the show, to “to slap you in the face, to the point where nothing offends you and everything becomes O.K.”  That’s a wonderful point for a show to have, but it seems almost hypocritical to make changes to the script.

Thoughts?  Comments?  Prayers?

After all his health issues, Bret Michaels is not hiding the fact that he’s going to do as he damn well pleases.  He had his performance on American Idol, and last night, he had his very first concert since the whole mess started.

His doctor advised him against it, but who can chain down such a beast as Bret Michaels?  He performed as planned, with some medical personnel around and the air conditioner on high.  According to fans, the concert was phenomenal.  But according to his doctor, he shouldn’t have been doing a concert in the first place, so maybe he just shouldn’t have done it at all.

Bret Michaels is just freaking me out.  I saw him on George Lopez’s show (I still don’t know how I came to watch George Lopez’s show) last week, and he was just lovely.  He spoke so charmingly, and there was this bit where everyone in the audience wore bandanas.  I don’t get it.  When did the guy who sang “Unskinny Bop” become a hero?

The horror! As we already told you today, Lindsay’s been looking for creative ways to mask her SCRAM anklet (I’m calling it an anklet, OK?) and until Chanel fulfills her request, she’s going to have to rely on some creative fashion choices to hide the unsightly thing. Today Lindsay tried a pair of flared jeans, and while these are the obvious choice, these pants were best left in the 90s when they had their last revival. For real.

Frankly, I thought it was kind of glamorous when she used to let it all hang out at the Polaroid Beach House a couple summers ago. Just chillin’ in a bikini, ankle bracelet visible to the world. There was almost something old Hollywood glam about it. I hope she decides to just embrace it again.

Bristol Palin is apparently getting quite the backlash for her Harper’s interview. [Betty Confidential]

This dude does not appear to be overly excited about seeing Mischa Barton crotch and frankly, I can’t blame him. [Celebslam]

Check out Kanye’s latest single. It supposedly doesn’t suck, but “they” could be biased. [popbytes]

Who is Kate Hudson banging these days? Maybe this guy. [Celebitchy]

Disney princesses are apparently the devil. [Zelda Lily]

Heidi Montag is really, really trying hard to be cast in the latest Transformers movie. Don’t bother, chick. They already have an over-abundance of spare silicone parts just from their robots. [Allie is Wired]

Madonna looks like a sinewy, fetid old vampire in her latest Dolce & Gabbana ads. [Amy Grindhouse]

5 years of bad Tyra Banks hair. Can the world handle more? [OMG Blog]

Lindsay Lohan plays the role of her life: Linda Lovelace. [Celebrity Smack Blog]