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Happy Birthday, Carly Simon, Finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (It’s About Time)

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Happy Birthday, Carly Simon, Finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (It’s About Time)

Wishing Carly Simon the happiest of birthdays today.

The famed singer songwriter was always the classiest of all the 70s legends. And now she’s finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s about time!

So many hits, like “Coming Around Again” and “Let the River Run,” “Anticipation” and, of course, the still classic “You’re So Vain.” Before there was Taylor Swift or Katy Perry or any of the popular girls today, there was Carly Simon.

And she’s an author, too. Not only did her write her own memoir, she wrote one about her friendship with Jackie Kennedy Onassis. And who knows? Maybe there’s more in store for her. I know a movie is being planned about her life. And next year is the 50th anniversary of her watershed album, “No Secrets.”

Happy Birthday, Carly!

COVID Stops Jack Johnson Tour, Hits Broadway Again, Interrupts Mick, Ringo: Is There a Solution?

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COVID Stops Jack Johnson Tour, Hits Broadway Again, Interrupts Mick, Ringo: Is There a Solution?

COVID is still on the attack. It just interrupted California surfer guy Jack Johnson’s tour. He’s cancelled the next few days of shows. Avril Lavigne is just in recovery mode. Mick Jagger and members of Ringo Starr’s touring band have had it, and more shows were cancelled.On Broadway, “The Minutes” has lost 11 cast members until next week.

Is there a solution? There’s a big rock group — can’t say who yet — using Steriwave on their tour and it’s saving them. I told you about Steriwave starting two years ago. Here’s the story.

PS I know one Jack Johnson song, called “At Or With Me.” Look it up. It’s catchy.

Exclusive: Breakthrough COVID-19 Red Light Treatment in Canada Kills Coronavirus in Nasal Passages, Could Have Major Impact on Entertainment Industry

Amid More Layoffs, Netflix Dumps Expensive, Panned “Man from Toronto” with Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson Onto Platform

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Amid More Layoffs, Netflix Dumps Expensive, Panned “Man from Toronto” with Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson Onto Platform

You’re probably looking at Netflix and wondering, What the heck is The Man from Toronto?

Netflix is wondering that, too. (It has no connection to a far better sounding movie with the same name from 1933.)

Amid a new round of 300 layoffs, the troubled streamer has dumped an original comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson onto their customers without a word of promotion.

The reason might be, it’s bad. On Rotten Tomatoes, “Man from Toronto” has a lowly 27%. Not even people in Toronto liked it.

The director is one Patrick Hughes, whose last outing, The Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife, garnered a similar 27%.

Even if “Man from Toronto” is terrible, a Kevin Hart movie would usually merit at least two weeks in theaters. Netflix could have set it loose in August. But then, people would have known about it. This way. it’s DOA.

“Man from Toronto” has a reported budget of $75 million, which ain’t cheap for a film with almost no marketing.

And Netflix counts down, meanwhile, to July 15th and the opening of “The Gray Man,” its most expensive film — $200 million — also without much marketing.

Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” Spectacular Rocks the Box Office with $30 Mil Opening Weekend

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Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” Spectacular Rocks the Box Office with $30 Mil Opening Weekend

The movie audience was not cruel to Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” last night.

The two and a half hour spectacular starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler brought in $9 million for a total opening including previews of $12 million.

The movie is headed to a $30 million opening weekend.

Some carped that it was too long, and certainly the supporting characters are under developed. But Elvis and Colonel Parker are the main draw and Luhrmann has made them an exciting duo and put them center stage.

Plus, the look of the film, and Butler’s amazing performances are enough to keep any crowd interested in Elvis seated for the whole time.

Warner Bros. did a great job with marketing and publicity. And now they’ll see a pay off. “Elvis” should have a good run all summer and come back for Oscars in the winter.

The movie starts with 20 dazzling minutes, goes into a lull for a bit, and then kicks into hyper driver with Elvis in Vegas. Yes, the mid 60s are skipped, but Elvis skipped them in real life, too. (Including all his movies in detail would have added an extra half hour to the already lengthy film!)

So viva Baz, we’ll see tomorrow what the final numbers are.

Daytime Emmys: Mishael Morgan 1st Ever Black Actress Ever to Win Statue, “General Hospital” Best Soap, “Jeopardy” Game Show, Kelly Clarkson for Talk

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Daytime Emmys: Mishael Morgan 1st Ever Black Actress Ever to Win Statue, “General Hospital” Best Soap, “Jeopardy” Game Show, Kelly Clarkson for Talk

It only took 60 years. Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win Best Actress in A Daytime Drama. Morgan is on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless.” Bravo!

It’s hard to believe she’s the first since so many terrific Black actresses preceded her through the years. But there we are.

“General Hospital” won Best Drama, and an award for directing. Ron Carlivati and his team won for Writing “Days of our Lives.”

Other acting awards were;

Best Actor to 78 year old John McCook, from “The Bold and the Beautiful.” He’s been on CBS soaps since soap was invented. It’s about time.

Supporting Actor Awards went to Kelly Thiebaud from “General Hospital” and former “China Beach” star Jeff Kober also on “General Hospital.” The latter show is the place where prime time stars go to get Daytime Emmys, I guess. Max Gail from Barney Miller won the same award there a couple of years ago.

Kelly Clarkson won Best Talk Show. Tamron Hall won Best Talk Show host. “Jeopardy” won Best Game show.

Susan Lucci did a beautiful tribute to her late husband, Helmut Huber, who was her manager partner for decades. He was a lovely guy.

Michael Bolton performed two songs. He has a great agent.

Get Up, Stand Up: Skip Marley, Grandson of Bob, Serenades the OneFirelight Crowd Promoting Wellness

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Get Up, Stand Up: Skip Marley, Grandson of Bob, Serenades the OneFirelight Crowd Promoting Wellness

A lucky few celebrated health and well being last week at Tavern on the Green. They got to hear Skip Marley, grandson of legend Bob Marley, serenade them— and feel good at the same time.

One Firelight founder Kathryn Leary was thrilled to have Skip there. She knew Bob Marley when she studied in Jamaica years ago. As Leary writes on her website:

“It was through his music that she found the motivation to complete her education with an MBA from Stanford University. She understood the healing and nurturing power of his words and knew that she could help others achieve their better selves by drawing inspiration from the magic of Bob Marley’s musical expressions. His music and the music of other conscious Jamaican artists, such as Marley’s grandson Skip, fuel this wellness experience.”

You can all about Leary and learn about http://www.onefirelight.com. OneFirelight here. And yes, they have a lot of celebrity clients. I’m not allowed to say which ones. You’ll have to try their videos and see how fast you become a star too!

Kathryn Leary

BTS Fans Power Charlie Puth, Jung Kook Single to Number 1 Over Taylor Swift, Beyonce

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BTS Fans Power Charlie Puth, Jung Kook Single to Number 1 Over Taylor Swift, Beyonce

Surprise! Fans of K Pop group BTS have created a little chaos on the charts this morning.

BTS star Jung Kook is number 1 on iTunes in a duet with Charlie Puth. Their song, “Left and Right,” toppled new releases from Beyonce and Taylor Swift for the top position.

Swift, like the two men, dropped a new single last night. Beyonce had a few days’ jump on all of them with her “Break My Soul,: and now we know why she went early.

Puth’s smart manager and record execs really came up with a great idea to partner the singer songwriter with a BTS star. Puth needed a jumpstart to his career, and this was certainly the best idea anyone’s had in a long time.

Supreme Court Overturns Abortion: Will Movie, Music, Theater Biz Shun Offending States?

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Supreme Court Overturns Abortion: Will Movie, Music, Theater Biz Shun Offending States?

The Supreme Court as expected has overturned Roe v. Wade. We knew it was coming, and it’s horrifying. Trump’s legacy is not only the criminal — with January 6th — but also to send the country back 50 years. It’s a frightening time.

Now possibly 25 states will enforce their “trigger” laws and ban abortion. Those states include Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

The question now is, will movie productions still shoot in those states? Will music artists tour there? Will national tours of Broadway shows do business in those states?

It’s hard to imagine actors and musicians doing business in states that have banned abortion. Some of those states mentioned above don’t matter, anyway. But Tennessee includes Nashville and Memphis. Texas means Austin as well as Dallas and Houston. Louisiana is a prime state for filming because of tax breaks. So it will be instructive to see what the reaction is: will our artists allow their money to flow into such objectionable states?

Stay tuned…

Broadway: “The Minutes” Turned Into Seconds Last Night With Main Cast Out from COVID

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Broadway: “The Minutes” Turned Into Seconds Last Night With Main Cast Out from COVID

Last night theater patrons got a surprise at the Roundabout Theater on 54th St.

Six of the main 11 actors at “The Minutes” by Tracey Letts were out of the show including Tracey Letts, Blair Brown, and Austin Pendleton were among those who had a separate piece of paper in the Playbill announcing their understudies would fill in for them.

“The Playbills were filled with paper,” said a patron.

No disrespect, but a lot of the audience came to see the principal players. There were some exits minutes before the lights went down. And some stayed to see a great play anyway.

COVID remains an issue all over Broadway, which is why masks should be required and vaccine cards should be checked. Other shows are suffering from this as well. Lets hope “The Minutes” don’t take hours to recover!

UPDATING: “Elvis” Thursday Previews Take in Impressive $3.5 Million Similar to “Bohemian Rhapsody”

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UPDATING: “Elvis” Thursday Previews Take in Impressive $3.5 Million Similar to “Bohemian Rhapsody”

There’s a lot more important things happening in the news this morning…

But… the numbers are in for “Elvis” previews last night…$3.5 million is a actually an impressive take in wide release…just $400,000 less than “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a music bio that eventually grossed over $700 million…

It’s entirely possible that the much hyped Baz Luhrmann movie will make around $20 million in its opening weekend. But word of mouth should be good, and there could be a nice upswing on Saturday. So we’ll cross our fingers…

By all means go see “Elvis” and enjoy tremendous performances from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, one of our finest ever actors…

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