Hundreds sing, strum and shine at ‘American Idol’s’ San Antonio auditions – San Antonio’s Hyatt Regency downtown is filled with lots more music than usual today as hundreds of singers continue to queue up for a chance at their dream — to sing on TV’s “American Idol.” The Alamo City stop is part of multicity hunt for talent. By 11 a.m., some 400 had registered — from all over Texas and even Louisiana — and several hundred more are expected at the Hyatt before registration closes at 5 p.m. The auditions won’t stop, however, until every last hopeful has had the opportunity to sing. – Read more at MySanAntonio
Hundreds line up in downtown SA for shot to become next ‘American Idol – The show had to cancel the Labor Day Weekend auditions in Houston and San Antonio due to Hurricane Harvey. The show wanted to return and this is the last open call. “If we say we’re going to go somewhere, we wanna go there,” said Patrick Lynn, the senior supervising producer for “American Idol.” – Read more at KSAT.com
Constantine Maroulis To Star in the New Rock Musical BULLDOZER: THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOSES – Karen Carpenter will direct Constantine Maroulis in the upcoming limited off-Broadway engagement of BULLDOZER: THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOSES, a new rock musical about Robert Moses as he pushes his way through the city of New York, building parkways and bridges to make the city move. Seemingly impervious, Moses bulldozes without consequence on the road to complete his vision for the city. BULLDOZER: THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOSES features Music & Lyrics by Peter Galperin with a Book by Peter Galperin and Daniel Scot Kadin. Previews begin November 24, 2017 and the production will run through January 7, 2018 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s. – Read more at Broadway World
‘One Voice: Somos Live!’: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Headline Disaster Relief Telethon On NBC, Telemundo, Univision – Leading Spanish-language nets Univision and Telemundo are joining forces with NBC for a telethon for disaster relief that all three will air this Saturday. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez will present One Voice: Somos Live! from Los Angeles, and Marc Anthony will handle duties from Miami, where several other Latin music stars also are set to perform. Rivals Telemundo and Univision, which are teaming on a simulcast for the first time ever, will air the show in Spanish for its first two hours from 8-10 PM , and NBC will join for the third in English at 10 PM. One Voice will air delayed in the West from 8-11 PM with the same network setup. – Read more at Deadline
Addison Agen hopes ‘The Voice’ launches her on a music career – A school official asked the junior, who has performed in some of the school’s musical and drama productions, if she would sing the national anthem before the volleyball match, said Addison, who agreed. Her Spanish teacher, Lizette Pierce, heard her and was so struck by her performance that she told Addison she should try out for “The Voice” and looked up possible audition dates, Addison said. Pierce even rented a car and drove Addison and her mother to Chicago last January to audition for the show. – Read more at News-Sentinel.com
Frankie Muniz Binge-Watched ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Because of Memory Loss – Frankie Muniz did plenty of Netflix and chill this summer … not on a hot new show, but on “Malcolm in the Middle” to jog the memory. We got Frankie at The Grove Wednesday and asked him about his big revelation on “Dancing with the Stars” — that he’s suffering severe memory loss due to multiple mini strokes and 9 concussions from playing sports. Frankie — looking healthy and happy, btw — said drugs and alcohol have ZERO factor in his memory loss, but he does have a remedy for remembering his ‘Malcolm’ days — binge-watching! – See the Video at TMZ
Ayesha Curry Says She’s Been ‘Approached’ to Join ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (Exclusive) – Ayesha Curry is doing it all, but could a turn on the dance floor be in her future? The chef extraordinaire, who recently launched her own cookware line The Ayesha Curry Kitchenware Collection, stopped by ET’s Burbank studio on Wednesday and revealed to our Deidre Behar that she’s been on the shortlist to join Dancing With the Stars. Asked whether her husband of six years, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, would ever entertain joining the show down the line, Curry joked that someone in their immediate family is desperate for him to put on the dancing shoes. “I don’t know if he would make the decision to do it, but his mom really wants him to do it,” she said with a laugh. – See the Video at Entertainment Tonight
