TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure NO REST FOR THE 'WICKED': The invite for the Hollywood premiere of the Broadway musical ``Wicked'' read: ``Dress Wicked.'' And if there had been a costume contest, Diane Keaton would have won, wands down, for her sexy witch-wear: a black bowler, turtleneck, belted full skirt and green tinted glasses. By contrast, Reese Witherspoon arrived at the Pantages Theatre There are multiple venues named the Pantages Theatre: Canada
n. 1. Characterized by chirping tones: a bird with a chirpy song. 2. Tending to chirp: a chirpy parakeet. 3. and perky perk·y adj. perk·i·er, perk·i·est 1. Having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful. 2. Jaunty; sprightly. perk in a white pantsuit. All that was missing was Glinda's bubble transport. Keaton showed her kids, Dexter and Duke, how to look down into the orchestra pit before the show, a ``prequel'' to ``The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. .'' The magical musical stars Keaton's pal Carol Kane Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American actress. Biography Early life Kane's parents are Joy, a jazz singer, dancer, and pianist, and Michael Kane, an architect, who worked for the World Bank. as Madame Morrible Madame Muriel Morrible is a character in author Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The character also appears in the Broadway musical Wicked, which is based on Maguire's novel. , Stephanie J. Block Stephanie J. Block (born Stephanie Janette Block on September 19, 1972) is an American stage actress and member of Actors Equity and the Los Angeles Musical Theater Guild. She most recently played Grace "Grania" O'Malley in the Broadway show The Pirate Queen as Elphaba (a k a the Wicked Witch), Kendra Kassebaum Kendra Kassebaum (born May 12, 1973) is an American theatre actress who has performed in many different musicals (both Broadway and non), and is most noted for her role as Glinda in the first national tour and Broadway cast of Wicked. as Glinda, David Garrison as the wizard and Derrick Williams as the dashing Fiyero. Like the classic film, ``Wicked'' is a family affair. Kenny G brought his whole clan. Maria Bello and her mom hugged on the red carpet. Amber Tamblyn came with her dad, Russ Tamblyn. And Ben Stiller's pregnant wife, Christine Taylor, carried her second child onboard. Hey, that still counts. After a standing ovation for the mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" tale about the rivalry between two witches B.D. (Before Dorothy), guests flew over to the nearby Palladium, which was transformed for the night into the Emerald City's Oz Dust Ballroom. Seen sipping, tippling and gobbling dinner, munchkin munchkin - /muhnch'kin/ [Squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz"] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. cookies and green Jell-O: Deborah Gibson, Tim Allen, Andrea Bowen, Joel Grey, Shirley Jones, Leonard Maltin, Clay Aiken, Tony Danza, Lisa Rinna and Gena Rowlands. Everyone was spellbound by the skilled acting, spectacular stage sets and resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. score. But what did Lorna Luft - Judy Garland's daughter - think of the stage sendup? ``I thought it was a great story. It was very clever and had some very funny lines.'' She especially loved the line: ``What kind of little girl steals a dead woman's shoes?'' Grey, who played the wizard in the Broadway production, raved about the Hollywood version. ``The 'Wicked' history of Oz continues to make the film even more mythical.'' No need to ask why. ``Because, because, because, because, because!'' CHOO THOROUGHLY: Morton's hosted a party almost as star-studded as its annual Oscar bash as Hollywood's G-list (G for glam) clickety-clicked to the West Hollywood eatery Tuesday for Jimmy Choo's ``4 Inches'' exhibit/auction. Eerily, almost every gal - Paris and Nicky Hilton, Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970 in Davenport, Iowa) is an American actress who was raised in Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin. Although she is of mostly Irish descent, Boyle also has an Italian-American great-grandfather. , Anne Heche, Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon, Kiera Chaplin, haute stylist Rachel Zoe, Jane Leeves and Virginia Madsen - wore bare legs and the hot new gold lame summer Choos. Inside Morton's, everyone oohed and aahed over photos of stars' sexy feet in Choo heels. Some even signed a photo book, one of the items auctioned to benefit Elton John's AIDS foundation. Mimi Rogers was noticeably mum about her ex Tom Cruise's engagement to Katie Holmes. But everyone was talking about the hot mother-daughters act: Rolling Stone Keith Richard's still-sexy model wife Patti Hansen with their gorgeous daughters, Theodora and Alexandra Richards. Let's just say these tasty apples of Keith's eye didn't fall far from their mother's tree. 'RIZE' ABOVE: The Hiltons were also high on the Tuesday night ``Rize'' premiere guest list at the Egyptian Theatre. ``Rize'' is photographer David LaChapelle's rocking documentary about a new South Central L.A.-born dance/social movement called krumping. Maybe the Hiltons didn't want to get their Choos scuffed at the premiere or the packed after-party in a nearby photo studio decorated with surreal pink and lavender living rooms and a ``battle zone'' for krumping. But that didn't deter Christina Aguilera, Amber Tamblyn, Taryn Manning, Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed or Josh Lucas and Rhona Mitra. The ``Rize'' red carpet's oddest couple was Pamela Anderson and Courtney Love, who looked like a two-parter of ``Extreme Makeovers Gone Bad.'' Love blabbed about her new sober existence. ``I don't go out at all,'' she insisted. ``I go to my AA meetings, and I go home and hang out with my daughter and my friends. I'm reconnecting with a lot of my friends that I lost touch with when I was doing drugs.'' Stuffed into a black silk Hefty Bag dress, Love insisted she's trying to lose weight and works out four days a week. So does she krump? ``No, I can't krump,'' Love snapped, as she hurried into the theater. ``But I can pole dance!'' Ewwww. Now there's a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. image. we saw U Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube dined at the ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Zone in Anaheim last week with a group of friends. He was offered a private room for his entire party but opted for the outside patio overlooking Downtown Disney. Hollywood hotties spotted at Virgin Mobile's House of Paygoism's car wash/bake-off/kiddie carnival: China Chow lifting the strongman gong. Eva Mendes signing autographs. Bijou Phillips posing for pictures. Taryn Manning eating a cupcake from the Blue Bird Bakery booth. Chloe Sevigny chillin' with pal Anthony Kiedis. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) BAD WITCH ... GOOD WITCH: Diane Keaton bowlered 'em over, and Reese Witherspoon shined in white. (3) LUFT: Judy's daughter approves. (4) LOVE and ANDERSON: You know, they make a cute couple - NOT! Lester Cohen/WireImage.com Steve Granitz/WireImage.com (5) Theodora RICHARDS, Patti HANSEN and Alexandra RICHARDS: High-heeling power. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images |
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