Headlines: More Hairspray Live Casting, Kat McPhee, Jordan Smith

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‘HAIRSPRAY LIVE!’ ROUNDS OUT CAST WITH BROADWAY TALENT EPHRAIM SYKES (‘HAMILTON’) AND SHAHADI WRIGHT JOSEPH (‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’) – Broadway stage pros Ephraim Sykes and Shahadi Wright Joseph have been cast as Seaweed J. Stubbs and Little Inez, respectively, in NBC’s highly anticipated production of “Hairspray Live!,” set for Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The pair join an already stellar lineup that includes Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, exciting newcomer Maddie Baillio, and special guest stars Sean Hayes, Andrea Martin, and Rosie O’Donnell. Seaweed J. Stubbs is a hip and kind-hearted dancer who befriends Tracy in detention and teaches her some new moves. He is also the son of Motormouth Maybelle (Jennifer Hudson) who falls in love with Tracy’s best friend, Penny (Ariana Grande). Little Inez is Seaweed’s younger sister, who tries to audition for “The Corny Collins Show” but is at first turned away because she is African-American. – Read more at NBCUmv

Recording Artist And Actress Katharine McPhee To Perform At Sixth Annual “American Humane Hero Dog Awards®” – BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Humane and Hallmark Channel announced today that popular recording artist and actress Katharine McPhee (“American Idol,” “Scorpion,” “Smash,” “The House Bunny”) will headline as the musical act at the sixth annual American Humane Hero Dog Awards®. The two-hour special tapes at the landmark Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on September 10 and is scheduled to premiere on Hallmark Channel Friday, October 28, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “Katharine’s love of dogs makes her the perfect fit as this year’s ‘Hero Dog Awards’ headlining musical act,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming & Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. -Read more at YahooSports

The Voice 9 winner Jordan Smith to Headline the Television Academy’s Governors Ball

The event is set for September 18

The Voice winner to sing national anthem at Fortville 9-11 service – Josh Kaufman, Hoosier native and winner of the sixth season of NBC’s The Voice, will make an appearance Friday in Hancock County. Kaufman will sing the national anthem during Fortville’s sixth annual Fortville Remembers: A Patriotic Tribute Concert, honoring those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The Mt. Vernon High School choir will also perform during the concert, which is free to attend. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday at Mt. Vernon High School, 8112 N. County Road 200W. – Read more at Greenfield Reporter

Carrie Underwood’s Husband Mike Fisher named Captain of the Nashville Predators

The Voice 10 singer Owen Danoff Announces Record Release

interview: haley reinhart – So after listening to Better, I was so blown away that I had to listen to your previous album. Was the recording process different as compared to your debut? Thanks! Listen Up! was written & recorded fairly quickly, I’d say in a 4-6 month time period. Where as some of the songs on Better date back even 4 years ago. I took all of my favorite demos and morphed them with live band recordings for each tune. It was a very tedious process and I was even more hands-on as far as production goes. – Read more at TongueTiedMagazine

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