INTERVIEW: Nigel Lythgoe ‘Would Love’ To Work On ‘Idol’ Final Season

Former “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is interested in contributing to the show’s final season, set for next year. “I feel like it’s my baby; I brought it over here (from England),” he told “Ralphie Tonight” on Sunday at the Tony Awards red carpet. “But I don’t know what egos are involved right now.”… Read more »

VIDEO: The Stars Come Out To The 69th Tony Awards

It’s big business – billion dollar business, to be exact. Perhaps that explains why so many big stars from across entertainment continue to flock to Broadway for producing and/or starring roles. But as evidenced in last Sunday night’s “Tony Awards” broadcast, there is obviously more to the boom than just dollars and cents. “I think… Read more »

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WEEKEND SCOOP: Hello! Magazine Jordi Lippe On George Clooney And More

In this edition of “Weekend Scoop,” Hello! Magazine.com Lifestyle Editor Jordi Lippe called in to talk about George Clooney, Rumer Willis and the upcoming Tony Awards. Clooney recently took his wife Amal back to where he grew up in Kentucky, while Willis spoke with the media outlet and Bennett was spotted at the musical, “An… Read more »

INTERVIEW: David Plouffe On Uber’s Similarities To ’08 Obama Campaign

Perhaps it was not merely a coincidence that on the week I turn the big 3-0, I interviewed a gentleman that gave me one of the biggest breaks of my young career. Of course at the time, he wasn’t trying to throw some 20 year-old know-it-all living in Scranton, Penn. a bone; rather he was… Read more »

HEY, REALLY EXCITED: Ep 04: Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins Performs

Episode four of the podcast features an in-depth chat with Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind – covering the band’s next and final LP as well as 3EB’s upcoming tour with Dashboard Confessional. Plus, find out what Jenkins and Lady Gaga have in common, and listen as Jenkins performs the band’s new single acoustically for… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Hoda Kotb On Mentoring Kids At Garden of Dreams Talent Show

She is no stranger to entertaining millions, whether it is on “TODAY” with Kathie Lee Gifford and a glass of wine or while jamming out to “Uptown Funk” on “Lip Sync Battle.” But on June 18 Hoda Kotb will focus on a small, figuratively and literally, portion of her audience. The TV host is one… Read more »

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WEEKEND SCOOP: New ‘Saturday Night Live’ Exhibit Opens

In our second week of “Weekend Scoop,” an old friend called the show – GOTHAM Entertainment Editor Juliet Izon, who talked about the newly-opened “Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition.” The exhibit brings visitors through a week at ‘SNL,’ from writing the show on Monday to performing it Saturday night. Izon attended the premiere party, and… Read more »