PETERS PUTS PRIORITY ON `ANNIE GET YOUR GUN' REVIVAL.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Bernadette Peters is doing a run-through of ``Annie Get Your Gun'' today for producers Fran and Barry Weissler, and, if things go as planned, she'll be starting a Broadway run with the revival of the vintage show by January. Says Peters, who had hoped to be on stage with the musical by this fall, ``It looks like it's going ahead this time. We're starting to cast my co-star now - I hope it will be someone delicious.'' The singer/dancer/Tony-winning actress expects to start ``Annie'' rehearsals in October and will take the show on a two-city tryout run before bringing it to Broadway. Right now, she's clearing the decks of other obligations. She's put plans for a series on hold and is completing concert commitments. They include an Aug. 15 date at Cerritos Center and a Sept. 17 concert at London's Royal Festival. She's been drawing raves for her concerts, which feature much of the Stephen Sondheim Noun 1. Stephen Sondheim - United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) Sondheim music she performed in her 1997 Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall Concert hall in New York, N.Y., U.S. It was endowed by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie at the insistence of the conductor Walter Damrosch (1862–1950). appearance - from which sprang her Grammy-nominated live record. On the personal side It may be the victim of advance critical drubbings, but Bo Derek Bo Derek A slang term used to describe a perfect stock or investment. Notes: The term comes from the name of the actress (Bo Derek) in the 1979 movie "10," in which she portrayed the "perfect woman. says she feels blessed that her new NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ``Wind on Water'' series came along when it did. Her husband and mentor - many said Svengali - of a quarter-century, John Derek John Derek (August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American actor, director and photographer most famous for the gorgeous women to whom he was married. Born Derek Delevan Harris , ``died four days after it was announced that the show was picked up,'' notes Bo. ``At the time of this tragedy in my life, I knew what my future was going to be. I knew what I was going to be doing for the next six months, and that's really good, because that's a really hard part ... After 25 years, all of a sudden, you're just thinking for yourself.'' With ``Wind on the Water'' taking her to Hawaii for production, she'll be ``in a totally new environment, and they'll tell me when to get up, where to go and what to do - and I'm very happy about that.'' Bo was just 16 when Derek came into her life and transformed it. And, she points out, ``We were inseparable. We did everything together.'' She adds, ``Instead of getting into self-sorrow, a lot of me is just thankful for the incredible years I had with a very unique man.'' A different WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two movie Sounds like Mel Brooks will be up to his old, wacky ways Sept. 14, when production is set to commence on ``Screw Loose.'' Brooks co-produces and stars, with Italy's Ezio Greggio, in the feature that's set to lens in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. and Milan, Italy. The plot has a very wealthy Italian deciding to leave half his company to the American who saved his life in World War II. The man's son eventually finds that American - Mel - in a mental hospital, and proceeds to kidnap him and take him home. And then things get really wild. Badd is back Color Me Badd Color Me Badd was a male R&B vocal group which was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US. The members are Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), Kevin Thornton (born June 17, 1969) and Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970). is back with a new label, Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes. , and a new CD, ``Awakenings.'' And Badd members Sam Watters, Mark Calderon, Bryan Adams and Kevin Thornton Kevin Thornton, (born July 9 1986), is an Irish footballer currently playing for Coventry City in the English Football League Championship. A promising midfielder and product of the Sky Blues' Academy, Thornton was given a squad number for the first time in the 2005/06 make it clear that they're coming out this time a lot more savvy about everything. When the group's debut ``C.M.B.'' disc came out in 1991, the album sold 6 million copies thanks to such hits as ``I Wanna wan·na Informal 1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now? 2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? Sex You Up'' and ``I Adore Mi Amor.'' But after its sophomore album, the group pretty much seemed to disappear, though they continued to tour and produce other artists. Watters says they learned a very valuable lesson from that experience: ``This is a music business, and you should take time to learn the business part of it.'' They also learned, he says, to do it their way. ``We wrote all the hits on the first album, and we got all these awards. Then, with the second album, we started working with other producers and writers. I think we kind of got away from the Color Me Badd sound.'' Watters says they've written nine of the tunes on the new disc. ``That's why this album feels so Color-Me-Baddish!'' The group plans to do a major tour this winter. New post Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offers deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on phoned to report that he's agreed to take over the late Phil Hartman's post as honorary sheriff of Encino. We asked the broadcasting great what an honorary sheriff does, and he explained, ``arrests honorary criminals.'' With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Bernadette Peters Back to Broadway (2) Bo Derek Grieving but thankful (3) Mel Brooks Filming in Italy |
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