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'Fox Hires Tim Curry for 'Rocky Horror' TV Remake?

Forget about Susan Sarandon and Meat Loaf; it's just been announced that Fox has successfully talked Hollywood legend Tim Curry into joining their TV remake of 70s cult classic, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show.' According to the latest gossip news updates, the original Dr. Frank-N-Furter will be trading in the thigh-stockings and stiletto heels for an unseen role as the Criminologist Narrator. Orange is the New Black star, Laverne Cox, who is set to play the sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania, revealed that she cried tears of joy upon learning that the network has signed Curry up for the remake.
By Shane Jordan

  • 'Verdi's 'Othello' to Air on PBS Late this Month

    It seems that Bartlett Sher is truly everywhere going into 2016. According to the latest gossip news updates, in addition to having his successful revival of 'The Fiddler on the Roof' running on Broadway and his production of Charles-François Gounod's 'Romeo and Juliet' headed to the Lyric Opera of Chicago next month, PBS will soon be airing his take on Verdi's 'Othello' as well.
    By Shane Jordan

  • 'Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday, West End, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill'

    A six-time Tony Award-winner, Audra McDonald is set to star as Billie Holiday in her upcoming West End debut in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. The production will begin performances June 25, preceding its official opening July 5 at Wyndham's Theatre, where it will run through September 3.
    By Ian Holubiak
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