Archive for March 2007

 

Grease Is The Word: Q&A With Sinitta

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

“My step-daughter and God-daughter, although young, are obsessed with Grease
as much as I was at their age. It really is a show for all generations.”
With a background on The West End stage, and having experienced the pop world first hand, Sinitta is relishing the opportunity to discover the new Sandy and Danny. Adamant that she’s [...]

 
 

Australian Princess: Art, Music And The Sport Of Kings.

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

This week the girls go back to school as they learn about art, music and the sport of kings.
The girls are whisked off to London for a private tour of the National Portrait Gallery. The tour is conducted by Michael Noakes, a well-known artist who has painted portraits of many members of the Royal Family, [...]

 
 

Alec Baldwin Joins Dame Edna

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

This week the queen of the talk show, Dame Edna Everage, continues to administer her course of treatments to her celebrity guests.
Fresh from his latest movies The Departed and The Good Shepard, Hollywood A-lister and Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin will be joining Dame Edna in the Spa this week.
Also on the show is ‘The [...]

 
 

Grease Is The Word: Q&A With Brian Friedman

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

“David Gest is just crazy. I think something’s the matter with him. I mean, he’s got
a great heart and he’s a great guy but he’s all over the place!”
He has impeccable credentials, having choreographed everyone from Beyonce to Prince, and judging on the US talent show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. He boasts Britney [...]

 
 

The Apprentice: Andy Jackson Fired!

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

Andy Jackson has become the first person to be fired from Sir Alan Sugar’s newest series of The Apprentice.
The father of three gave up his job as a car sales man to take part in the show, but the 36 year old lasted only one week after displaying weak leadership skills in the first group [...]

 
 

Grease Is The Word: Winners Will Do 8 Shows A Week

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

Grease Is The Word will launch on ITV this week and the hunt will begin for the West End’s new Sandy and Danny.
At the launch party for the show in London last night, it was revealed that the winners of the show will be contracted to perform in eight shows per week despite the recent [...]

 
 

Grease Is The Word: The Launch Party

by Gerard McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

Phew! I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to the Grease Is The Word launch party in London.
Those guys at ITV know how to throw a party - from the pink carpet outside the venue as I arrived to the T-shaped stage, everything was Grease-themed from the get-go. Even the London Eye has been coloured [...]

 
 

Zoe Ball Out Of X Factor Race

by Gerard McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

Zoe Ball, host of the new ITV show Grease Is The Word, has denied that she will be taking over from Kate Thornton on The X Factor.
She said: “The thing is, I think with what’s happening with X Factor is that anyone who’s ever presented anything is going to be connected with it.
“The thing is [...]

 
 

Sing Along Grease: Coming To A Cinema Near You!

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

You’d better shape up for Summer Nights of Greasemania, as the Sing-A-Long-A-Grease tour rolls into major cities all over the UK, giving everyone the chance to become a T-Bird or Pink Lady for the night.
Sing-A-Long-A -Grease invites you to experience the No1 Greatest Musical (* 100 Greatest Musicals: Channel 4), like never before. Enjoying the [...]

 
 

Grease: Biography Of Sinitta

by Lisa McGarry on Thursday, March 29th 2007

As a child Sinitta trained at the Russian Ballet School Legat and was with Charles Augins at The Pineapple Studios, Covent Garden when, during her school holidays, she on a part in the production of The Wizz in 1980, understudying for the role of Dorothy.
Choreographer Gillian Gregory immediately hired her to play Francine in the [...]