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The stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous will will begin Broadway previews on Tuesday, September 13, with an official opening on Tuesday, October 11, and a cast featuring Chris Wood, Anika Larsen, Solea Pfeiffer, Drew Gehling and Casey Likes.

A.D. Amorosi Start a conversation with Todd Rundgren about his sudden wealth of needle drops within the last 10 months —  including the multiple interpretations of his 1973 hit “Hello It’s Me” as performed throughout the first season of HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…,” or the use of “I Saw the Light” in “Ozark” — and before the question is out, Rundgren is laughing.“I find it as unusual as everyone else does,” says Rundgren from Denver, before another night of playing with friend Daryl Hall during that latter’s current solo tour.

Almost Famous is headed to Broadway in 2022.The 2001 coming-of-age film was based on Crowe’s own experiences in the early 1970s when he was a teenage music journalist for Rolling Stone, touring with rock bands Led Zeppelin, Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.The filmmaker announced back in 2018 that he had started work on adapting the movie into a musical.

The musical version of the Oscar-winning movie Almost Famous is officially heading to Broadway.

Almost Famous, the stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s rock & roll film of 2000, has announced a Broadway arrival for 2022. With the current spring season just about over, that means fall.

Almost Famous actor played Band-Aid Penny Lane in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film, and has now announced the start of her own music career.Hudson shared the news with two photos of herself in a recording studio on Instagram, which she captioned: “Finally realized it’s time to say f#%! it and saaaannngg!!!!! #albumincoming #myikigai.”Take a look at the post here:A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson)Kate Hudson previously sang in Sia‘s directorial debut Music, in which she plays Zu, the half-sister and guardian of a young autistic woman called Music.The film had been criticised for casting Maddie Ziegler, a non-autistic actor, in the role of Music.During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Hudson said the criticisms around the movie were “an important conversation to have”.“For me, when I hear that there’s anybody that feels left out, I feel terrible,” she said. “I think when people see the film they will see the amount of love and sensitivity that was put into it, but it is an important conversation to have – not just about this movie, but as a whole about representation.“I think it’s an ongoing important dialogue to be had about neurotypical actors portraying neurodivergent characters, with people who are experts and really know how to engage in the conversation.

Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.The determined star took to the red carpet with the help of a cane.Not only did she accept an award for Best Historical Album, but she also took to the stage with her friend Bonnie Raitt to announce Brandi Carlile's performance.All eyes were on Joni's eclectic outfit, as she paired wide leg floral print trousers and a matching pleated blouse with a long and flowing floor-length white coat.She added a splash of colour to proceedings via her deep burgundy shoes.She accessorised in the same shade with a red hat and necklace, which attracted admiring glances from her peers.Meanwhile, not to be outdone by her fellow guests, she wore her long blonde hair in a pair of wavy cascading pigtails.When she suffered her aneurysm back in 2015, there had been fears that she would never walk again, let alone perform, but she put in a spectacular show yesterday.Plus, contrary to any expectations that might have been created by the title of her legendary 1971 album Blue, the Both Sides, Now hitmaker incorporated nothing but warm red tones into her chic colour scheme for the event.The performer was on top form when she collected an award for Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol.

Thania Garcia The best in music are all headed to Sin City where the anticipation is higher than ever for the 64th Grammy Awards in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. With a lineup that includes Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, BTS, Billie Eilish, Silk Sonic, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Jon Batiste, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton and more, it’s going to be an exciting and wide-ranging night of music.With Music’s Greatest Night just around the corner, dozens of honorary events and parties are happening leading up to Sunday’s show.See Variety’s updated list of festivities below.APRIL 1MusiCares Person of the Year5 p.m.MusicCares will be honoring Joni Mitchell as Person of the Year.MGM Grand Conference Center DaBaby at Drai’sTIME TBD Drai’s Day/nightclub11th story rooftop of The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip EMPIRE & Paper Route Empire Present: Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2 Album Release7:00 p.m.

Zack Sharf Renée Zellweger revealed in a recent Harper’s Bazaar cover story that a producer once offered her alcohol on set before she was supposed to perform a nude scene. The two-time Oscar winner did not name the project, and she stressed she was not a victim in the situation.

a post published on his official Twitter account. “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning,” the tweet read. “A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPrimary Wave Music announced that it has acquired the music rights from the estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of the Grammy-nominated Seattle band Alice In Chains.The deal will see the publisher acquire a stake in the Layne Staley’s and Mike Starr’s music publishing catalog, as well as master royalty income stream; terms of the deal were not disclosed.The work of the band’s main songwriter, Jerry Cantrell, was not included, nor drummer Sean Kinney or later members Mike Inez and William DuVall. However, the deal does encompass shares in some of the band’s biggest hits, such as “Man in the Box,” “Rooster” and “No Excuses,” as well as their biggest hit, “Would?” The latter song, released in 1992, and not only appeared in the era-defining Cameron Crowe film “Singles” but was also included on the hit soundtrack.

It was all happening for Patrick Fugit on the set of Almost Famous. At just 16, the then-newcomer found himself being directed by Cameron Crowe and sharing the screen with Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Joni Mitchell gave a rare interview to director Cameron Crowe for the Los Angeles Times to share her thoughts on her iconic 1971 album Blue turning 50 years old this year.

The cast and crew of “Almost Famous” reunite ahead of the film’s 20-year-anniversary.

Brad Pitt had starred in it – but he turned down one of the lead roles. Director Cameron Crowe has revealed that he had earmarked Brad for the role of Russell Hammond in the 2000 hit movie and was left in tears when Brad pulled out. Speaking on the Origins podcase, Cameron revealed: ‘Brad Pitt was on my mind because I had a really good meeting with him around the time of Say Anything, and he was just starting out, and he just really had something.‘So, I called him with this to play Russell Hammond, and we spent about four months working on it.

Can you imagine anyone else as Russell Hammond than Billy Crudup in Almost Famous? Turns out that it was almost Brad Pitt who starred in the famous role instead!

Brad Pitt almost had a role in one of Hollywood’s most iconic films of the modern era: “Almost Famous.” Offering a little bit of revisionist history, the film’s director Cameron Crowe revealed in a new interview that the cast for the classic flick -- which is about one high school music fan’s gig of a lifetime, covering an up-and-coming band for Rolling Stone magazine -- was almost completely different than the finalized band of players who would ultimately make the 2000 movie.

Jimmy Fallon and Kate Hudson could've dated during the era. The 41-year-old actress appeared via video chat on Monday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and reminisced about her relationship with the host while making the 2000 flick. Hudson starred in the movie as Stillwater groupie Penny Lane, while Fallon played the band's manager, Dennis Hope.

Almost Famous performance to mark the film’s 20th anniversary.The actor, who died in 2014, played acclaimed music critic Lester Bangs in the film which was based on Crowe’s own early experiences as a young music journalist for Rolling Stone.In a new interview with The Independent, Crowe recalled Hoffman’s performance saying “as brilliant as you think he is, he was more” and described the late actor’s death as an “enormous loss.”Crowe revealed: “Phil Hoffman was sick with the flu when he shot his scenes. He had earbuds in almost every minute on set…what a gift that he played Lester.