Mackintosh: ‘Miss Saigon’ film depends on ‘Les Miz’

Cameron, a wonderful storyteller (the man can talk!), said with a laugh: “What I didn’t know until Russell [Crowe] and I first chatted was this-Russell said to me, ‘The first musical I had auditioned for was for you, b******. You didn’t give me the role.’ It was for ‘Miss Saigon ( Read more... )

I wondered if this would happen after Gatsby was postponed. At least this gets it away from The Hobbit. They may have even been considering this because most of the promotional material for the film didn't use the date Dec. 14, but "The Dream Lives This Christmas."

There are several stories here are three of them: deadline.com, Thompson on ( Read more... )

This is the first I've heard of an upcoming Miss Saigon film.

Lea Salonga Gives Her Blessing to American Idol's Jessica Sanchez as Rumored Star of Miss Saigon Film

Hello, I'm speaking to you all from my new computer. I've had a horrible time getting everything set up on it. Long story. Now I just have to figure out the programs ( Read more... )

I got Theater Mania's Guide to Musical Theater Recordings at the library (amazon link although the cover art is different the name, publishing date etc are the same)). It's a hoot! It ranks (almost) every cast album by a 0 to 5 star rating system and gives a short review. Sometimes it's very predictable and some times their reviews are surprising ( Read more... )