BIG `FEVER' ANNIVERSARY HAS BEE GEES COOL AGAIN.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith First it was John Travolta's big comeback. Then it was the Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during landing fresh success and accolades. And now the vehicle that brought them together, ``Saturday Night Fever,'' is en route back, big-time, with a major 20th anniversary reissue planned for fall - and a new stage play already being cast for an April debut on London's West End. ``Like `Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ,' it's being done as a play with music. ... It seems to be getting more musical all the time,'' reports Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE (December 22 1949 – January 12 2003), was a musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man to English parents. Biography . In fact, the Brothers Gibb have written a new song called ``Immortality'' for the show, and it has already caught the fancy of Celine Dion, who'll record it this month. Rounding out the all-Bee Gees score will be such vintage material as ``Words.'' When the new ``Fever'' is unveiled, the Bee Gees will be in the thick of the world tour they'll kick off Sept. 5 in Miami with their latest hit album, ``Still Waters.'' ``The demand is unbelievable. This whole year has been a dream,'' says Maurice, who, with his brothers, secured a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in , among other honors this year. Why are they succeeding this time around? ``The barriers have disappeared. We have no idea why,'' he admits. ``We don't understand why it's cool to like us again. We keep telling each other, `Man, don't dissect dissect /dis·sect/ (di-sekt´) (di-sekt´) 1. to cut apart, or separate. 2. to expose structures of a cadaver for anatomical study. dis·sect v. it. Just go with it.' '' The big-screen scene Fans of Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981) is an American child actor and former teen idol, perhaps best remembered for his roles of middle child Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement and the voice of the young Simba in Disney's The Lion King. will see a whole new side of the ``Home Improvement'' teen star when his ``Wild America'' feature debuts July 2. According to Bill Dear, who directed the real-life adventure story, ``Jonathan was really sincere about wanting to do a more grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. piece than what had been offered to him before. He brought wonderful things to the project and was a real pro.'' However, ``There were things where I would have to fight to get him to let go; that was kind of the downside of his having done the series for so many seasons.'' Dear says that Jonathan was leery of acting ``too broad or too big. ... But in certain instances, it's right to be big.'' The ``Wild'' picture required Jonathan to interact with a 1,400-pound bear, a lion, wolves, a moose, snakes and various other dangerous critters - plus two older on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. ``brothers,'' played by Scott Bairstow and Devon Sawa. Real-life wildlife documentarians Marty, Mark and Marshall Stouffer were wild themselves in their teens, with the elder two ganging up on their brother to tie him up, dunk him and various other extreme pranks. Dear says, ``We actually had to pull back on showing some of the things the older brothers did to their younger brother because they seemed too cruel.'' Pro-parenthood Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green, (born Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California), is an American actor, best known for his role as David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills 90210, a character he portrayed from 1990 until 2000. says the ``Unwed Father'' telepic he's currently shooting for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. is not meant to be a warning against the pitfalls of having babies too young. ``My biggest concern coming to this project was to make sure it's not just a one-dimensional perspective. I didn't want to press the idea that if you're young and you have a kid it'll ruin your life - because I don't agree with that,'' says the 23-year-old Green. ``It makes life very difficult in some cases, but in other cases it doesn't. I have friends - my age, a little younger and a little older - who thought they were too young to deal with parenthood, but having a child changed their lives and made them much better people. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) John Travolta In ``Feverish'' days (2) Jonathan Taylor Thomas Acting more grown up |
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