...Saturdays." When asked why the one woman from the Strictly judging panel, rather than any of the three men - Craig Revel Horwood , 44, Bruno Tonioli , 53 and Len Goodman , 65 - was chosen to be replaced Ms Phillips said: "That's the $64,000...

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Ms Phillips ' career has flourished since she left Strictly Come Dancing Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips is to become a director of Sadler's Wells theatre, the choreographer has revealed. Ms Phillips, whose dismissal...

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Doubters might have predicted an early retirement for Arlene Phillips after she was ungraciously dropped as a judge on the BBC 's Strictly Come Dancing. But yesterday she cemented what can only be described as an extraordinary career...

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But, at this level, being easy on the eye is not enough. Last month, he was an empty suit as the lead in Kenneth MacMillan 's Mayerling. And here, as Oedipus, his earthbound performance is made to look crushingly mortal. Watson , by cruel...

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So You Think You Can Dance new permanent judge Adam Shankman sat down on Hollywood 411 to talk about his new permanent gig on the show. He expresses his disappointment at Mia Michaels' decision to leave the show and tells about Paula Abdul's...

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Kelly Osbourne was back to her colorful self Monday night on Dancing with the Stars. Last week, judge Bruno Tonioli called her performance "beige. " This week, with her partner Louis Van Amstel pushing her to the limit, she worked through...

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...for songs such as Thriller and Smooth Criminal. "We wouldn't have movie musicals this day if it wasn't for Michael Jackson ," Ortega said. The director also recalled personal memories of Jackson , including that Jackson had two or three...

In this article: Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson, High School Musical, Entertainment Weekly, Thriller, Smooth Criminal, Sony, L.A., Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and Hollywood

...judge Len Goodman says he 's glad he made it through last week because his foxtrot was well done. Bruno Tonioli says his musicality has improved, but he needs to work on his posture and "funny arms." Carrie Ann Inaba says he was gracious,...

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Director Kenny Ortega on Michael Jackson's Film By Bryan Alexander / Los Angeles Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 Director Kenny Ortega with Michael Jackson during a rehearsal for the "This Is It" tour in Burbank , Calif. , on May 6, 2009 John...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, AEG, David Copperfield, Gene Kelly, Patrick Swayze, and Hollywood

...event this week isn't a concert at all, but it's coming to a popcorn pit near you. By the time I'm writing this and you're reading it, Michael Jackson was meant to have performed 27 dates of his This Is It farewell show at the O2 in London ,...

In this article: Kenny Ortega, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Mick Fleetwood, British blues, Climate change, Big Love, Beat It, and Human Nature

...-- just as its creators intended. "The Broadway experience can be like sitting with blinders on," "Fela!" director/choreographer Bill T. Jones says. "This is a show you enjoy as much with your body as with your mind. It's free and...

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..." Legally Blonde." But he was soon blown away by the blaring tunes, the fugue of neon lights ( Kevin Adams ) and the slyly ritualized choreography ( Bill T. Jones ). He even wished that he were seated onstage (as part of the show's Greek chorus of...

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...performance episode. The following night, the lowest vote getter is eliminated during a live results show. The So You Think You Can Dance judges are: A rotating group of choreographers including Mia Michaels , Wade Robson , and Shane Sparks.

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...as Jann Parry describes in a revealing and hefty new biography (Different Drummer: the Life of Kenneth MacMillan , Faber and Faber ) MacMillan makes the story into one of tragic self-destruction, a man driven by demons not all of his own...

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...our I'm Not Going," " One Night Only " and Listen. " Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom and co-choreographer Shane Sparks (TV's So You Think You Can Dance ), along with some of Broadway 's top designers, re-envisions his...

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...own the footage or control where it went or how it was shaped. "This is sacred documentation of Michael Jackson's last theatrical endeavor," Ortega says. "I am in it. And to have put that in the hands of someone else, however fine and...

In this article: Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson, Sony Pictures, O2 arena, Chicago, and Los Angeles

{"widget": "Share", "args":{"containerId":"wShare", "contentUri": "mgid:uma:content:mtv.com:1624853"}} At the end of June, Michael Jackson was less than two weeks away from the start of his This Is It concert series, the hugely theatrical...

In this article: Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson, London, VH1, David Copperfield, Staples Center, Los Angeles, and MTV

A Minute With: Kenny Ortega on the 'It' in "This Is It" By Bob Tourtellotte By now, most anybody who has read of the upcoming Michael Jackson movie, "This Is It" which debuts globally October 28, knows it was directed by Jackson 's friend...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, Thriller, London, and Reuters