Hello – we begin with news from the Purple Pancake One… * It turns out Prince has a whole other album of music ready to go – aside from the one he has recorded with 3rdEyeGirl, Plectrum Electrum, which has still not been released. The singer played Jon Bream from the Star Tribune music from this new ‘other’ album, which includes a song he has done with British pop-star Rita Ora. Let’s just declare a Prince day and have all the music come out at once already – no more waiting! * HBO’s new show, The Leftovers, had its premiere in NY on Monday night. The series, written by Damon Lindelof, based on a book by Tom Perrotta, stars Liv…
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Entertainment Express: Lupita Nyong’o, Stephen Colbert, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Downey Jr, The Pixies
On the day of Shakespeare’s birth, I bid you hello. * Stephen Colbert dropped by his soon-to-be-predecessor David Letterman’s show on Tuesday night. The two joked heartily, about, among other things, Stephen’s salary for the gig – he revealed he’d once turned down an opportunity to intern at the Late Show because he wasn’t going to be paid. Come 2015, that should be a fond memory for Colbert. * We’ve loved him as Barney, and before that Doogie Howser, and now Neil Patrick Harris is earning high praise for his role as Hedwig in John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The new version of the production opened on Tuesday…
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Entertainment Express: Emmy 2013 Winners
In a show that didn’t have nearly enough Neil Patrick Harris pizzazz, Modern Family earned its fourth straight Emmy for best comedy series, and Breaking Bad scooped its first statue for best drama series. The should’ve-been-a-movie-movie Behind the Candelabra won three Emmy Awards for best miniseries or TV movie, outstanding director for Steven Soderbergh and lead actor honors for Michael Douglas, for playing Liberace. In his acceptance speech, Douglas thanked his co-star, fellow nominee Matt Damon, saying it was a “two-hander.” And no-one will forget Nurse Jackie‘s Merritt Wever’s brief-but-memorable “I gotta go, thanks, bye” acceptance speech. Ha! Drama Series: Breaking Bad Actor, Drama Series: Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Actress, Drama Series: Claire Danes, Homeland…
