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Rockstar INXS's TY TAYLOR to play Upright Cabaret on Halloween 10/31
by LA News Desk - Oct 27, 2009


On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 - Upright Cabaret proudly presents Ty Taylor and Nalle Colt of Ghosthounds (www.ghosthounds.com) making Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR, star of CBS' Rockstar: INXS and PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, mixes his soulful vocals with the intensity of Old Blues Rock and Soul band VINTAGE TROUBLE to create an evening people are sure to be howling about! For this very special Halloween engagement, Upright producers will clear the tables and chairs and open the floor for dancing, sweating and carrying on. This is the not-to-be missed Halloween event in LA. Leave the crowds to West Hollywood and come party with Vintage Trouble. TY TAYLOR & VINTAGE TROUBLE Sat, Oct 31st, 2009 at 9pm Upright Cabaret on Vermont, 1714 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027, (310) 652-5252 Tickets: $20 Main, Available online or $25 at the door (if available) Table minimums apply. For more info about Upright Cabaret including show times, tickets and scheduled performers, please visit us at www.uprightcabaret.com More about TY TAYLOR: TY TAYLOR is an artist whose soulful rock style is a compilation of singing at the age of five in St. Paul's Baptist Church, listening to 8 track tapes of James Brown, Bill Withers, and Tina Turner as a child, and his love for The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Born and raised in Montclair, NJ, Ty began playing in n nightclubs in Manhattan while still underage. His previous band, DAKOTA MOON, recorded two albums, toured the world twice over and had two Top 10 hits in the U.S. and internationally. His intoxicating and electro-magnetic stage performances have also given him the honor of sharing stages with Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Dave Navarro, Jerry Cantrell, Slash, Scott Weiland, Rob Zombie, Fiona Apple, and Macy Gray to name a few. Best known for his rise to fame as a finalist on Mark Burnett's CBS mega-series ROCKSTAR:INXS. He can be heard on the original cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's Songs For A New World. Ty is also a very accomplished stage performer. Broadway: Joseph, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert, Cats, Grease. Taylor recently starred alongside Ken Page and Lillias White in the Reprise! Production of DAMN YANKEES directed by Jason Alexander, CHESS at the Ford Amphitheatre and most recently protrayed the Lead Player in the Def West production of PIPPIN directed by Jeff Calhoun at the Mark Taper Forum. His band, Ghost Hounds, just released their debut CD and their songs can be played already on Rockband 2 video games. www.ghosthoundsmusic.com

Lauper, Osbourne, Blagojevich & More Set for NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice 3rd Season
by Eddie Varley - Oct 16, 2009


The New York Post reports that America's Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne, Rock of Love star Brett Michaels, musician Cyndi Lauper, retired MLB baseball player Darryl Strawberry, actress Holly Robinson Peete, and indicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich are among the cast for the third season of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice.

La Mirada Announces Michael Arden, Valarie Pettiford and Ty Taylor In CITY OF ANGELS 11/8 At Mark Taper Forum
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 16, 2009


LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for their very first UPRIGHT CABARET experience at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Complete Creative Emmy Winners List: Grey Gardens, 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies, Saturday Night Live Win; Tony Awards Lose to Olympics
by Robert Diamond - Sep 12, 2009


The 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards awarded 82 Emmys including those given for Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Reality Series and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. For more information, click here.

Sofa Snark: Survivor Spoofs Lost's Dharma Initiative
by James Sims - Sep 7, 2009


Lost fans should be familiar with the fictitious Dharma Initiative and its choppy training videos. For those new to the world of Lost, feel free to read up on the lengthy history of all things Dharma on Lostpedia. CBS has taken a page from the Dharma playbook and concocted a similar training video starring the show?s host, Jeff Probst. It?s titled, Tribal Council Orientation...

Sofa Snark: Reality TV Kills CA's Budget (HuffPo)
by James Sims - Jul 11, 2009


FilmL.A., the office behind film permits for the city, reported last month that the number of prime-time TV pilots shot in Los Angeles is down nearly 42 percent. The organization estimates that pilot production spending in the L.A. region is down more than $100 million this year, compared to 2005...

WIN PRIZES from HISTORY's EXPEDITION AFRICA
by Contests Broadway - May 14, 2009


Enter to win awesome prizes from the new summer series EXPEDITION AFRICA premiering May 31 at 10pm/9c on HISTORY.

Joan Rivers Hosted 'How'd You Get So Rich?', Greenlit by TV Land
by Eddie Varley - Nov 13, 2008


TV Land has green lit the new non-scripted original series, 'How'd You Get So Rich?,' produced by Mark Burnett and featuring Joan Rivers.

Hairspray and Enchanted Films Amongst MTV Movie Award Noms
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2008


MTV has announced the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.

Talk Show Confidential to Play Last Show at Triad Mar. 21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2007


Four-time Emmy Award winning talk show host Bill Boggs will complete the winter 2006-2007 run of his long-running show, Talk Show Confidential, in order to embark on a book tour for Got What It Takes?: Successful People on How They Made It To the Top, to be published by HarperCollins on April 10, 2007.

Weisslers and Mark Burnett Developing 'The Apprentice' for Broadway Spring 2006
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2005


Trump announced plans for the musical on the season finale of the NBC Series

Donald Trump Eyeing Role in La Cage aux Folles?
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2005


The Donald is considering donning a dress as Michael Mulheren's replacement in La Cage aux Folles

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