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'Trombone Shorty...NBA's Most Valuable Performer

Leave it up to the city of New Orleans to get their NBA halftime show right, as the Crescent City's own Trombone Shorty (a.k.a. Troy Andrews) took over the floor for the Warriors-Pelicans basketball game. If you follow sportin' life at all, you'll know that this weekend's NBA playoffs have been pretty frackin' entertaining--and not just the spectacular basketball that's been played. Case in point, Mr. Shorty's most valuable performance in Game 3.
  • 'Jake Gyllenhaal to Make Musical Debut as Seymour in 'Little Shop of Horrors,' Opposite Taran Killam from 'SNL'

    After starring opposite Ruth Wilson in Constellations on Broadway, Jake Gyllenhaal will soon make his musical theater debut as the nerdy florist Seymour in Encores! Off-Center production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's 'Little Shop of Horrors.' According to New York mag's Vulture, Gyllenhaal appears to be getting more comfortable on stage. Fortunately for proto-Gyllenhaal fans, 'Little Shop of Horrors' is reminiscent of Gyllenhaal's more kooky and quirky works such as 'Bubble Boy' and even 'Donnie Darko.' Originally slated as a one-night-only performance, the Dick Scanlan-directed concert production will now play three performances at New York's City Center on July 1 and 2, 2015 according to 'Entertainment Weekly.'
  • 'Gosling, Emma Stone Replace Teller, Emma Watson in Damien Chazelle's Musical, 'La La Land'

    While it was previously thought that Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land' would star young actors Miles Teller and Emma Watson, Deadline is reporting that those two have been replaced by the steamy team of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Director Chazelle was thought to be bringing back actor Teller, who chronicled the trials of a talented drummer against the backdrop of the jazz world in Chazelle's Oscar-nominated pic, 'Whiplash.' But now, it's being reported that the 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' costars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone will once again be reunited for Chazelle's musical. No deal has been finalized for either Gosling or Stone, but reportedly, all sides are working to make this happen. The plan is to go to cameras before the fall with two other of the industry's top actors. According to Indiewire, ;La La Land; is being sold as a cross between 'The Graduate' and 'Boogie Nights' (with music, obviously).
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