Young Anna Kendrick performing!

I recently realized that the little girl singing with the girls from Cabaret on the Carnegie Hall Divas of Broadway DVD is Anna Kendrick...WEIRD! Remember when she was nominated for a Tony at the age of 12?! Crazy! She was SO CUTE! I hope the rumors about her playing Cinderella in the Into the Woods movie are true!

Britney for the win!

So, I have been enormously worried about Britney for the past week or so. The pop princess has had a hard time of it: quitting/getting fired from X Factor, and her relationship with Jason Trawick fizzling, I was worried Britney might fall back into a major downward spiral, but don't worry, Britney always comes out on top! La Spears has signed a two year contract with Caesar's Palace and will be making about $200 million!!! Um...that is way more money than she made doing X Factor, and I bet the hard work will be good for Britney. Lip syncing is NO JOKE HARD :)! 

Morgan Anderson: Full-throated wonder!

Oh my goodness. I have been meaning to write about this girl for a while now. You may know Morgan Anderson as the title role in the concert version of Carrie: The Musical that I appeared in two years ago as Carrie's mother, Margaret. I remember the first time I heard her sing was in a revue of Stephen Schwartz songs. Morgan sang the most full-throated, exciting rendition of "Defying Gravity" that I have EVER heard. Check out Morgan singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "All the Wasted Time," with my good friend Zachary Altman, who also sounds terrific!







Oh, and if you haven't seen it, you should DEFINITELY check out Morgan and yours truly in Carrie!

Gay Broadway Day Episode #2!

Check out my two favorite men talking about their favorite belters...I'm honored to be included!

Golden Globes: The Dresses!

Hello, my gorgeous fans! I hope everyone enjoyed the Golden Globes, I know I did. I thought Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were absolutely hilarious and underused, AND they looked gorgeous! None of the winners were big surprises to me, although I was sad that Jessica Lange didn't win for American Horror Story, but I hear Julianne Moore was terrific as Sarah Palin and I am definitely going to check out that movie. I was very happy that Jessica Chastain won for her performance in Zero Dark Thirty. She gave a fabulous, subtle performance and I loved the film. Anne Hathaway's win was no surprise, and I was happy for her since I loved her in the film, but I wanted to punch her in the face when she added to her acceptance speech when Les Miserables won for best musical/comedy picture...you had your time...go away. Also, Jodie Foster's speech was bizarre. A lot of people were saying it was inspiring, and I guess it was, but it also made me enormously uncomfortable.

ANYWAY! Onto the dresses. Here are some of my faves...

Kate Hudson looked AMAZING in her Alexander McQueen dress! LOVE IT!

Adele looked lovely in Burberry and her hair and makeup were fabulous as usual! Hope she sings her song live at the Oscars!

Jessica Alba looked gorgeous in her peach Oscar de la Renta dress. Great hair, makeup, jewelry, she looked gorgeous.

Naomi Watts wore a dramatic Zac Posen dress and I really liked it!

Anne Hathaway, as annoying as she is, looked lovely in her white Chanel dress.

Jennifer Lopez looked stunning in her Zuhair Muhad dress. I don't LOVE the dress, but her hair and makeup are stunning and she looks amazing.

I don't really like this Rachel Weisz's Louis Vuitton dress, but her hairy and makeup are just a dream and she's just a stunning lady.

I thought Nicole Kidman's Alexander McQueen dress was really chic and interesting looking. Not my FAVORITE, but she definitely pulled it off. 

Julianne Moore looked elegant in her Tom Ford dress. The back is a little weird, but she looked amazing.

Here are some dresses I didn't like....

Jessica Chastain was AMAZING in Zero Dark Thirty, but her look for the Golden Globes was lackluster. Her Calvin Klein dress was unflattering and her hairstyle aged her...it almost looked like she had a bald spot...and she's GORGEOUS! She got some bad advice on this look.

Thought Halle Berry's whole look was a miss. She's always gorgeous, just wasn't into it.

Lucy Liu's dress and hair and entire look was puzzling.

Oscar Nominations Released

The Oscar nominations have been announced! tAKE A LOOK AT THE MAJOR AWARDS!

BEST PICTURE

• "Amour" Nominees to be determined
• "Argo" Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
• "Django Unchained" Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
• "Les Misérables" Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
• "Life of Pi" Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
• "Lincoln" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
• "Silver Linings Playbook" Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
• "Zero Dark Thirty" Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

DIRECTOR

• "Amour" Michael Haneke
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Benh Zeitlin
• "Life of Pi" Ang Lee
• "Lincoln" Steven Spielberg
• "Silver Linings Playbook" David O. Russell

LEAD ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln"
• Hugh Jackman in "Les Misérables"
• Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master"
• Denzel Washington in "Flight"

LEAD ACTRESS

• Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
• Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour"
• Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
• Naomi Watts in "The Impossible"

AWARDS: OSCARS 2013 | PLAY-AT-HOME BALLOT

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Alan Arkin in "Argo"
• Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master"
• Tommy Lee Jones in "Lincoln"
• Christoph Waltz in "Django Unchained"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams in "The Master"
• Sally Field in "Lincoln"
• Anne Hathaway in "Les Misérables"
• Helen Hunt in "The Sessions"
• Jacki Weaver in "Silver Linings Playbook"

Britney Quits X-Factor :(!

Sad news! My favorite pop princess and yours will NOT return for another season of X Factor! It's reported that she loved working with Simon and Demi, etc, but that she is going to focus on her next album. I guess walking away from $15 million is easier than it sounds? It sounds like she wasn't going to be asked back and she stepped away from the show before she was sacked...or maybe they're making it seem like she quit, but they already told her her contract wouldn't be renewed...oh well! Needless to say, I will not be watching this show next season. 

Gay Broadway Day with Matt and Zach Episode #1

Hello, my gorgeous fans! Two of my dearest friends, Matt and Zach, have made a fun video centered around the new Les Miserables movie. They discuss the performances in the movie and their favorites from other productions and recordings from this iconic show. Check it out and stay tuned for more webisodes!