Exclusive: Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!), Kenny Ortega (Julie and the Phantoms) and producers Alan Powell, Steve Barnett and Vicky Patel of Monarch Media are teaming for the docuseries 1300 Miles to Broadway. Inspired by Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp, the series introduces 8th to 12th graders to the world of performing arts through master classes in acting, singing and dancing, and goes on the emotional journey with them as they prepare for a future as performers.
Chenoweth launched Broadway Bootcamp at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her Oklahoma hometown of Broken Arrow in 2015, to give talented local kids a taste of real Broadway talent, working with them one-on-one. She brought Broadway director, actor and producer Richard Jay-Alexander into the fold four years ago to strengthen the program. All editions of the camp have taken place in-person with the exception of 2021’s, which was held virtually amidst the pandemic, with kids from 33 states and 8 countries participating.
Chenoweth launched Broadway Bootcamp at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center in her Oklahoma hometown of Broken Arrow in 2015, to give talented local kids a taste of real Broadway talent, working with them one-on-one. She brought Broadway director, actor and producer Richard Jay-Alexander into the fold four years ago to strengthen the program. All editions of the camp have taken place in-person with the exception of 2021’s, which was held virtually amidst the pandemic, with kids from 33 states and 8 countries participating.
- 9/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles, Calif. - Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday.
Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the director of the "This Is It" shows that Jackson might be misusing prescription medications and was exhibiting troubling signs of insomnia, weight loss and paranoia in his final days.
Some of the behaviour occurred after Jackson's visits with dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so he would be comfortable performing onstage again.
"Sometimes in rehearsal, Michael would appear just a little loopy," Payne said, adding that the singer appeared to be "assisted or under the influence of something."
Jackson's condition and missed rehearsals led to talk...
Travis Payne said he expressed concerns to the director of the "This Is It" shows that Jackson might be misusing prescription medications and was exhibiting troubling signs of insomnia, weight loss and paranoia in his final days.
Some of the behaviour occurred after Jackson's visits with dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so he would be comfortable performing onstage again.
"Sometimes in rehearsal, Michael would appear just a little loopy," Payne said, adding that the singer appeared to be "assisted or under the influence of something."
Jackson's condition and missed rehearsals led to talk...
- 5/15/2013
- by CP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles -- A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant Aeg Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened
_ Jurors heard about Jackson in life and death from a pair of women who knew him and from coroner's officials who pieced together how he died. Jackson's mother skipped morbid testimony about Jackson's autopsy,...
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened
_ Jurors heard about Jackson in life and death from a pair of women who knew him and from coroner's officials who pieced together how he died. Jackson's mother skipped morbid testimony about Jackson's autopsy,...
- 5/12/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York, May 10: An associate producer on Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' concert made a panicked phone call five days before the death of the singer, saying that she feared that the singer was on the verge of death.
Alif Sankey testified on Wednesday that she made the 1:30 a.m. call to tour director Kenny Ortega after Michael appeared painfully thin, cold and disoriented at a costume fitting the evening of June 19, 2009.
She said that Michael had been rambling on to Ortega about how "God was speaking to him, and he didn't understand why God was speaking to him."
Sankey explained that the incident left Ortega in.
Alif Sankey testified on Wednesday that she made the 1:30 a.m. call to tour director Kenny Ortega after Michael appeared painfully thin, cold and disoriented at a costume fitting the evening of June 19, 2009.
She said that Michael had been rambling on to Ortega about how "God was speaking to him, and he didn't understand why God was speaking to him."
Sankey explained that the incident left Ortega in.
- 5/10/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Michael Jackson was 'near death' during rehearsals for his 'This Is It' tour. The late King of Pop died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 while preparing for his comeback in London and the associate producer for the concerts, Alif Sankey, says she informed tour director Kenny Ortega that Michael was unwell during rehearsals. Testifying during the seventh day of the Jackson family's negligence lawsuit against concert promoter Aeg Live in Los Angeles, she said: 'I had a very strong feeling that Michael was dying. I was very upset, and I was screaming into the phone at that point. ... I said, 'He needs to be put in the hospital now.' '[Kenny] kept listening to me because I kept...
- 5/9/2013
- Monsters and Critics
Michael Jackson was ''near death'' during rehearsals for his 'This Is It' tour. The late King of Pop died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 while preparing for his comeback in London and the associate producer for the concerts, Alif Sankey, says she informed tour director Kenny Ortega that Michael was unwell during rehearsals. Testifying during the seventh day of the Jackson family's negligence lawsuit against concert promoter Aeg Live in Los Angeles, she said: ''I had a very strong feeling that Michael was dying. I was very upset, and I was screaming into the phone at that point. ... I...
- 5/9/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
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