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BY PHILIP POTEMPA
ppotempa@nwitimes.com
219.852.4327 | Thursday, August 18, 2005 | (No comments posted.)
Making music
I talked with Crown Point attorney Donald Wruck III, who's now the mouthpiece for former New Kids on the Block singer Jordan Knight. Knight's second solo album since leaving New Kids is out next month and he'll also appear on the MTV Music Awards Aug. 28 from Miami. Wruck said while he was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, recently, he stopped in at Sammy Hagar's bar and noticed a plaque on the wall dedicated to Eddie Van Halen commemorating his 60 million in record sales. Wruck reminded me that there are only nine bands with more than 70 million in sales, including The Beatles, The Eagles and New Kids on the Block.
Stage names
Casting announcements now are final for the headliners we'll be seeing this season for Broadway in Chicago's string of new touring shows. It's Tom Hewitt as "Doctor Dolittle" Oct. 4-16 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, followed by Billy Crytal starring in "700 Sundays," which also plays Cadillac Palace Theatre, Nov. 8-20 and then Patrick Cassidy and "American Idol's" Amy Adams star in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Nov. 22-Dec. 4 at the Auditorium Theatre. The new year then starts off with Maureen McGovern in "Little Women: The Musical" Jan. 24-Feb. 5 at Cadillac Palace Theatre and then Hal Linden in "Tuesdays with Morrie" at The LaSalle Bank Theatre (formerly The Shubert) Jan. 31-Feb. 12 and England's funny Dame Edna Everage, aka Barry Humphries, returns to Chicago March 14-26 at Lasalle Bank Theatre. Other big marquee favorites returning include "CATS" Sept. 13-25 at The Auditorium Theatre, "Chicago" Nov.
22-Dec. 4, "Hairspray" Dec. 6-18 at Cadillac Palace Theatre and a long return stint for "Spamalot" April 18-June 4, also at Cadillac Palace Theatre. No word yet on who's headlining these biggies. For tickets, call (312) 902-1400 or visit www.broadwayinchicago.com.
Opinions expressed are solely those of the writer. Reach him at ppotempa@nwitimes.com or 219.852.4327.
celebBirthdays
Actress Shelley Winters is 85. Former first lady Rosalyn Carter is 78. Movie director Roman Polanski is 72. Actor Robert Redford is 68. Singer Johnny Preston is 66. Actor Christopher Jones is 64. Actor Henry G. Sanders ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman") is 63. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 62. Singer Nona Hendryx is 60. Drummer Dennis Elliott of Foreigner is 55. Actor Patrick Swayze and comedian Elayne Boosler are 53. Country singer Steve Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 50. Comedian-actor Denis Leary and guitarist Ron Strykert of Men at Work are 48. Actress Madeleine Stowe is 47. Actor Craig Bierko ("Sex and the City," "The Long Kiss Goodnight") is 40. Singer Zac Maloy of The Nixons is 37. Musician Everlast is 36. Actor Christian Slater is 36. Actor Edward Norton is 36. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 35. Actress Parker McKenna Posey ("My Wife and Kids") is 10.
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