Keke Palmer Gossip

Before yesterday at oh, 5PM, I barely remembered Grease: Live was going to be on TV. When I did, I was looking forward to some snark. Remember, I called Grease a shouted play with some songs in it.  I’ve never been so happy to be wrong. Full Story

So you know how you start hearing about someone, and then a little more, and then you’re able to say to your friends or your mom, when she asks, “oh you know, she’s kind of the awkward one in teen movies” or etc, and people reconcile the name in their head with the image you present. Full Story

So Fox is following on the heels of NBC and staging a live musical this winter. Yes, they’re copycats, and yes, it’s going to be worse than the NBC ones. Because they’re staging Grease, the most pandering, obvious, ‘musicals 101’ of shows ever. It’s the one you got bored of by the time you were in third grade. Full Story

Well, Deadline has apologized by not apologizing, so it’s time to pretend that the NBC musical that was announced yesterday, The Wiz, isn’t totally a reactive, opportunistic move to make them look like they’re on the side of the good guys. Full Story

Keke Palmer’s first performance as Cinderella was last night. She is the first black Cinderella on Broadway, which is both awesome and way overdue. I’ve written here before about how charming I think Palmer is, and how effortlessly talented. She was so good as Coral on Masters Of Sex that I’m still thinking about her, episodes (and "years")  after the show wants me to stop. Full Story

Masters of Sex Season 2 Episode 2 (I told myself I was going to start using more straightforward titles but how could I resist that pull quote? I also considered “Every good fight begins with pizza”.) Good Lord, Masters Of Sex. The Previouslies were as long for this week as for last week, when they recapped the entirety of season 1. Full Story

The cold shoulder was big last year. And it’s still big this year. I LOOOOOOOVE this dress on Drew Barrymore. The cold shoulder is flattering but to me the reason it works is because this dress billows. It billows so perfectly, so prettily. And it’s a dress that will last you forever, through several sizes. Full Story