Daily entertainment news covering Sound Of Music en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/10/celebrity_birthdays_september_116 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 136293@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (1950)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/spotlight_on_movies_that_became_musicals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/06/the_cineplexes_are_alive_with_the_sound_ Tue, 06 May 2008 08:30:50 EST Entertainment News 86314@http://www.starpulse.com/news On April 22's episode of American Idol, renowned composer and lyricist Andrew Lloyd Weber stood patiently trying to teach a blank-eyed Jason Castro the song, "Memory" from one of history's most popular musicals, "Cats."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/12/dame_julie_andrews_forced_to_kiss_her_st Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:12:31 EST Entertainment News 80699@http://www.starpulse.com/news Julie Andrews was forced to sleep with a bolt on her bedroom door as a child because her stepfather tried to kiss her. The Sound Of Music star, 72, reveals in her forthcoming autobiography Home: A Memoir Of My Early Years how she hid from her stepfather, Ted Andrew, after he kissed her drunkenly in her bedroom in 1951.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/medium_continues_to_be_well_written_well Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:49:53 EST Entertainment News 73612@http://www.starpulse.com/news Get ready to share nightmares with everyone's favorite psychic because "Medium" is back for its fourth season, and the entire cast has returned along with a few new faces.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/22/starpulse_s_favorite_motion_picture_soun Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:00:49 EST Entertainment News 64822@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Tarantino Flicks Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction When Quentin Tarantino, alongside Robert Rodriguez, was promoting Grindhouse, he explained that he always finds the beat of his movies by going through an impressive vinyl collection.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/10/celebrity_birthdays_september_45 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 58228@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way (1980), actor Ryan Phillippe (1974), "Donnie Darko" actor James Duval (1972), actor Jonathon Schaech (1969), British film director Guy Ritchie (1968), rapper Big Daddy Kane (1968), Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson (1963), "Shakespeare in Love" actor Colin Firth (1960), film director Chris Columbus (1958), "Simpsons" voice actor Dan Castellaneta (1958), Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey (1957), actress Amy Irving (1953), Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (1950), TV journalist Bill O'Reilly (1949), "To Sir, With Love" actress Judy Geeson (1948), Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano (1945), Three Dog Night singer Danny Hutton (1942), home run legend Roger Maris (1934), "Boogie Nights" actor Philip Baker Hall (1931), golf legend Arnold Palmer (1929), actor Edmond O'Brien (1915; d. 1985), "The Sound of Music" director Robert Wise (1914; d. 2005), American actress Bessie Love (1898; d. 1986), and English composer Henry Purcell (1659; d. 1695).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/30/the_simpsons_testify_features_songs_from_18 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:17:45 EST Entertainment News 58115@http://www.starpulse.com/news Los Angeles, CA - A soundtrack so highly anticipated that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, The Simpsons: Testify is finally here!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/31/christopher_plummer_back_on_broadway_and Thu, 31 May 2007 08:44:31 EST Entertainment News 44820@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher Plummer's timing has been pretty much impeccable these days. No sooner was he looking for a return to Broadway than a juicy part materialized in ''Inherit the Wind.'' And just when he was beginning to worry it was a tad dated, presidential politics showed him otherwise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/queen_julie_andrews_returns_as_matronly_ Tue, 15 May 2007 13:34:51 EST Entertainment News 42639@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Julie Andrews has been Hollywood royalty for decades. Lately, she's had the parts to prove it with queenly roles in ''The Princess Diaries'' and ''Shrek'' films. Andrews - who reprises her voice role in ''Shrek the Third'' as Queen Lillian, mother-in-law to Mike Myers' ogre and mom to Cameron Diaz's ogre princess - is a pragmatic monarch.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/06/julie_andrews_fears_causing_chaos_at_sou Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:06:39 EST Entertainment News 32826@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran British actress Dame Julie Andrews would love to see the audience participation stage show Sing-A-Long Sound Of Music, but fears she would cause chaos if other theatre-goers recognized her. Andrews, who played the iconic role of Maria Von Trapp in the 1965 musical The Sound Of Music, is considering attending the play - but only if she is in disguise.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/26/julie_andrews_loves_gwen_stefani Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:03:44 EST Entertainment News 27249@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gwen Stefani was so thrilled when Julie Andrews gave her her blessing to recreate her singing nun from The Sound Of Music in her new video, she stunned the actress with a floral gift. The singer was inspired by Andrews' Maria in the movie musical when she conjured up her yodelling sound and wimple look for new single Wind It Up - and felt she should make sure the actress was OK with her homage.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/24/gwen_stefani_includes_yodelling_in_new_s Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:58:29 EST Entertainment News 19599@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pop beauty Gwen Stefani is so obsessed with The Sound Of Music movie, she has sampled Julie Andrews' yodelling in her new song. The frontwoman is returning to the charts with her single "Wind It Up," which comes five months after she gave birth to her first child Kingston with husband Gavin Rossdale.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/15/paper_apologizes_to_andrew_lloyd_webber Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:15 EST Entertainment News 18707@http://www.starpulse.com/news British newspaper The Independent has issued an apology to musical giant Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, after it claimed his reality TV show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? was fixed. The paper claimed the outcome of the talent contest to find Maria for the West End production of The Sound Of Music had been decided by Lloyd Webber long before the show began, and that the impresario had shown favouritism towards eventual winner Connie Fisher.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/10/celebrity_birthdays_september_10 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:00:06 EST Entertainment News 15201@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way (1980), actor Ryan Phillippe (1974), "Donnie Darko" actor James Duval (1972), actor Jonathon Schaech (1969), British film director Guy Ritchie (1968), rapper Big Daddy Kane (1968), Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson (1963), "Shakespeare in Love" actor Colin Firth (1960), film director Chris Columbus (1958), "Simpsons" voice actor Dan Castellaneta (1958), Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey (1957), actress Amy Irving (1953), Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (1950), TV journalist Bill O'Reilly (1949), "To Sir, With Love" actress Judy Geeson (1948), Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano (1945), Three Dog Night singer Danny Hutton (1942), home run legend Roger Maris (1934), "Boogie Nights" actor Philip Baker Hall (1931), golf legend Arnold Palmer (1929), actor Edmond O'Brien (1915; d. 1985), "The Sound of Music" director Robert Wise (1914; d. 2005), American actress Bessie Love (1898; d. 1986), and English composer Henry Purcell (1659; d. 1695).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/afi_names_singin_in_the_rain_as_best_mus Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:54:37 EST Entertainment News 15085@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singin' In The Rain has topped the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 25 Greatest Movie Musicals. The feel-good 1952 Gene Kelly classic beat off competition from Natalie Wood weepie West Side Story and Judy Garland favorite The Wizard Of Oz.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/28/scarlett_johansson_denies_making_big_dem Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:44:38 EST Entertainment News 11521@http://www.starpulse.com/news Scarlett Johansson has dismissed claims she lost out on a part in the London stage revival of The Sound Of Music because of outrageous Hollywood demands. Theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber claims he handpicked Johansson for the part of Maria Von Trapp, but axed her when she made ridiculous requests of his West End team.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/22/interesting_entertainment_tidbits Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:30:00 EST Entertainment News 10980@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Actress Kim Raver likes TV shows with numbers - after finding fame as a star on firefighter drama Third Watch, the actress became a regular on 24 and now she's set to star in another tense drama series, "The Nine."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/14/afi_counts_down_100_most_inspirational_m Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7730@http://www.starpulse.com/news "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies," a new entertainment special saluting the most inspiring films, will be broadcast Wednesday, June 14, (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. During the broadcast, the confidential list of 100 inspiring films will be revealed by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/05/famous_sound_of_music_scene_irritated_ju Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:47:40 EST Entertainment News 997@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran actress Julie Andrews has lifted the lid on how "angry" she became shooting the legendary scene in The Sound of Music in which her character runs through the mountains singing. In the classic 1965 musical, Andrews' character Maria sings the uplifting theme song with a big smile on her face. However, filming the sequence became an almost intolerable exercise for the British actress, now 70.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/01/cameron_diaz_a_top_pick_for_the_sound_of Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:07:50 EST Entertainment News 876@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cameron Diaz is Julie Andrews' top choice to play nun Maria in a remake of classic musical The Sound Of Music. Andrews, who played Maria in the popular movie, says the blonde beauty would be perfect as the singing nun tasked with caring for the seven Von Trapp children.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/14/new_movies_on_dvd_nov_15 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:00:22 EST Entertainment News 470@http://www.starpulse.com/news Madagascar springs to life on DVD. Spoiled by their upbringing in a zoo with no idea what the rest of the world is like, four animals from New York City escape in search of their friend and find themselves on route to Madagascar. The cast includes Ben Stiller (Alex the lion), David Schwimmer (Melman the giraffe), Chris Rock (Marty the zebra), and Jada Pinkett Smith (Gloria the hippo). Other DVD releases this week…

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