Clay Aiken - In The News

On Stage, an online journal of theatrical news and opinion by Post-Gazette theater critic Christopher Rawson, is normally posted twice a week (more often if events demand). You can also find his newsy print column, In the Wings, which includes box office figures,
every Thursday Your responses, comments and questions are welcome — just drop an e-mail to
crawson@post-gazette.com March 11, 2007

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Robert Lindsay puts Laurence Olivier's legacy to rest, even as he pays homage to his predecessor, in “The Entertainer, ” the clear favorite so far for revival of the year.
'The Entertainer' outshines 2 other revivals on London stage
By Matt Wolf
Published: March 13, 2007
LONDON:
Ah, the anxiety of theatrical influence: that show biz-specific condition whereby one performer, or production, exists in the difficult shadow of another. For the art form to renew itself, plays clearly must be revisited, their tempo and temperament tested from scratch by the changing times. But that same necessity can create problems for those involved with the production at hand, which has to exist on its own terms for today's audience while being judged against some pretty powerful memories by those with the inclination — not to mention the sheer longevity — that enables them to do so.

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LOS ANGELES, March 13 /PRNewswire/ — American Idol, has had a massive impact on radio airplay since its debut six years ago, according to Mediabase, which monitors more than 1,800 radio stations 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, in more than 180 U.S. and Canadian markets. The blockbuster hit television show is now responsible for generating more than six million radio spins. This week alone, 12 former American Idol contestants are on the charts or close to making it on.

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So John Paulus is a liar? Shocking! A little over a year ago the Post Chronicle published a series of articles defending the claims against American Idol runnerup Clay Aiken by Paulus and received a great deal of grief. 

The Clay Aiken haters seemed determined to make the story John Paulus concocted true regardless of its validity.
We also published an exclusive interview with Paulus which you can read below.

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Regis Philbin is going under the knife this week for bypass surgery, and looks like he’ll have the services of a preternaturally perky nurse — his co-host Kelly Ripa — should he want them.
Philbin
announced on this morning’s
“Live with Regis and Kelly” that he’s going to have heart bypass surgery after experiencing shortness of breath and chest pains. His preferred mode of treatment was angioplasty — “Bang, bang, bang, they blow it open,” as he described it — but doctors insisted on the more invasive bypass.

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Mario Vazquez
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Mario’s No Bad Guy ‘Idol’
There’s nothing worse than getting famous in this country. There’s always someone out there waiting to do you in.
Mario Vazquez
, a nice New York kid who dropped out of “American Idol” a couple of seasons ago, got sued yesterday by some former show staffer who painted quite a vivid and lascivious scene in his court papers.

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The author of The Motown Story, Don has written for top consumer and trade publications. A former singer and songwriter, he also is a spoken-word artist, a music film archivist and a club DJ (as Agent 00 Soul).
Christina Warren
A pop-culture devotee, Christina studies film/ business marketing at Georgia State University. She has written for several Web-based publications on emerging digital technology and its effect on the music industry, and she is a regular contributor to the Idol Chatter blog.

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The doctor who will perform US TV personality REGIS PHILBIN’s heart bypass operation performed similar surgery on LARRY KING and DAVID LETTERMAN.
13/03/2007 08:22
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PHILBIN TO UNDERGO BYPASS SURGERY:
12/03/2007
US TV veteran REGIS PHILBIN is to undergone heart bypass surgery this week (ends16MAR07) after feeling shortness of breath.
The 75-year-old host….

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – As cameras rapidly flashed nearby, rockers Chris Sligh and Gina Glocksen gave each other a high five on a crowded, noisy red carpet.
“It is a huge, huge thrill,” Sligh said. “Who knew a chubby guy from South Carolina could go this far?”
Sligh and Glocksen talked above the commotion of reporters and photographers last week on a large balcony at the Pacific Design Center. Just two hours earlier, they and 10 other new celebrities learned they were finalists on “American Idol.”

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