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**** THE LEGEND RETURNS WAYNE NEWTON **** The Legend Wayne Newton Wayne Newton Louis Prima Jr Alicia Jacobs And Sparkle The Jersey Boys Marley Taylor And Zowie Bowie Vanna White Cheryl Burke And Wayne Newton Carrot Top Sabrina Bryan Anna Trebunskaya And Jonathan Roberts Drew Carey Alec Mazo And Edyta Sliwinska Alison Fiori Holly Madison Tracey Davis, Daughter Of Sammy Davis Jr. Wink Martindale And His Wife Former game show host Wink Martindale along with Tracey Davis, Daughter Of Sammy Davis Jr., Holly Madison, Drew Carey, Anna Trebunskaya with Jonathan Roberts, Marley Taylor, Zowie Bowie, Vanna White, Carrot Top and many other stars attended Wayne Newton's 'Once Before I Go' grand opening at The Tropicana in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photos By: RD/ Kabik/ Retna Digital

William Ulfelder And Sheldon Silver Environmentalists, policy makers, elected officials, corporate leaders and VIPs turned out for the New York League of Conservation Voters “Celebrating a Greener Skyline” cocktail party held at a private club in Midtown Manhattan. With a program kicked off by Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch, the evening’s keynote speaker was New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has led the fight to make the state a national leader in energy efficiency and sustainability. Among his many 2009 accomplishments, Speaker Silver sponsored the Green Jobs/Green New York Act, which will dramatically scale up efforts to boost energy efficiency in the built environment. Lt. Governor Ravitch noted in his remarks, “We can’t afford to walk away from our commitment to the environment”. He went on to praise Speaker Silver for the 40+ pieces of environmental legislation he championed and lauded the Durst Organization for their commitment to green building. NYLCV presented our ...

**** MICHAEL JACKSON WRITER MARK BEGO REVIEWS NEW SMASH BIO-PIC **** Mark Bego Judging by the hordes of people waiting in line for over six hours in Tucson to get the first glimpse of Michael Jackson's posthumous big screen concert film debut, he has achieved a lifelong dream, and now has a hit movie to his credit. "This Is It," with its international two-weeks-only big screen run, has accomplished what "The Wiz" failed to do three decades ago. As the world's first non-concert concert film, "This Is It" also accomplishes--as a rehearsal documentary--what many big budget rock & roll do not. With the universal impression of "What a great concert experience would have made," viewing "The King of Pop" take his Cracker Jack cast and crew through grueling sound checks and repetitive run-through's, makes for the musical movie event of the year, if not the decade, or of all time. Although it is bittersweet to watch, knowing th...

**** A FERRARI AND A FRIEND BRING SADNESS TO PLANET POSNER **** Kathy Posner On March 27th of this year I wrote a blog called “Jack Dreyfus Dies at 95.” It was the most personal of any blog I have written. To read again, it can be accessed by going to my blog. Go to the blog archive area, click on March and then click on the Dreyfus posting. It will help in understanding this blog, to read that one first.It is now only seven months later as I write this blog about the death of Jack’s son John at age 67 of a sudden heart attack. John was the first real love of my life, and besides my family, the last person who knew me as a young woman. Now that John has died, it is finally time for me to grow up.There are so many stories I would like to share about John and his bigger than life existence, but I have chosen one that explains John’s incredible generosity. John and I lived together on and off for 17 years from 1970-1987. For the past 22 years since then we have been friends. In fact, I wa...

Beetlejuice In today’s endless parade of mind-numbing reality shows, you might have thought you’ve seen it all. But now, after years as ringmaster and most popular member of the motley group of Howard Stern Show super-fans called “The Wack Pack,” the diminutive and unlikely star entertainer Beetlejuice is finally getting his own reality series. The five episode This is Beetle premieres on the Howard TV On Demand service tonight, with a hilarious peek into his daily routines and special events. More info is available at www.thisisbeetle.com . Only in the life of infamous Howard Stern Show Wack Packer Beetlejuice would facials, professional boxing, bubble baths, dental cleanings, poker parties, cooking, housekeeping and a famous porn star collide. The always entertaining Beetlejuice, or “Beet,” as his friends call him, has a slightly twisted but always upbeat perspective on life. Whether going to the dentist for the first time in years; taking over the kitchen of a local diner and mak...

Andre Agassi Andre Agassi’s upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year he dropped to No. 141 in the rankings. Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles titles before retiring in 2006. His book’s publishing date is Nov. 9th.The new autobiography, entitled "Open,". Excerpts are scheduled to appear this week in two magazines, Sports Illustrated and People . According to a publicist for publishing house Knopf, Agassi worked closely with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer J.R. Moehringer, author of "The Tender Bar.""I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem," Agassi told People in an online story. Agassi details how he snorted some of the highly addictive stimulant, felt a "tidal wave of euphoria" that led him on a manic apartment-cleaning binge and then wrote a mendacious letter to tennis officials, explaining that a contaminated ...

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Micky Dolenz Monkee-Micky Dolenz hits New York this week and next for a special appearance at the Rockers On Broadway event, set for Monday, November 2 at B.B. Kings. The event will be hosted By Cousin Brucie-himself Bruce Morrow (now on Sirius/XM Radio); who was a station mate of Dolenz’s when he hosted his ‘Micky In The Morning Show’ on the original CBS FM. As stalwart fans will recall, six months to the day of his first show (while Dolenz and his band were on stage at B.B. King’s) the then-powers -that -be at the station abruptly switched formats … to the so-called JACK-format … which quickly died a slow death. Photos of Dolenz and Morrow appeared on the cover of the next day’s New York Post. Also appearing will be Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Gene Cornish and Eddie Brigatti (in only their second stage appearance together since 1970) from The Rascals; Late Night- band leader Paul Shaffer … so hot right now with his terrific memoir We’ll Be Here For The Rest of our Lives; an...

Kelly Ripa Having A Blast Kelly Ripa And Husband Mark Consuelos Hugh Dancy With Claire Danes Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and their three kids came out last night to cheer on the New York Rangers during the sold out home game at Madison Square Garden. Newlyweds Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy were also in the stands to witness the Rangers’ 5-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. Photos By: Madison Square Garden

**** IAVA Announces Third Annual Heroes Gala Honoring Innovators in Television Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News to Host **** J.R. Martinez Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest nonpartisan, non-profit organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced that its Third Annual Heroes Gala will take place on Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00PM-9:00 PM at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. The event will be hosted by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams and will honor Van Toffler, President of MTV Networks Music and Logo Group, and Iraq Veteran, Spokesperson and Actor J.R. Martinez, for their outstanding contributions on behalf of and to the new veterans’ community. Coinciding with Veterans Day and IAVA’s nationwide Veterans Week activities, this unique and inspiring event will bring together veterans of all generations, distinguished members of the veterans’ community and high profile supporters. Media are encouraged to attend. The ...

Scarlett Johansson Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson is heading to Broadway, for her debut starring in a revival of American playwright Arthur Miller's drama "A View from the Bridge," . Johansson will appear on the Great White Way opposite actor Liev Schreiber in the drama set in 1950s America about a Brooklyn dockyard worker obsessed with his 17-year-old niece, to be played by sexy starlet Johansson. Photo By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Robert Pattinson Hollywood star Robert Pattinson based his cool "Twilight" character on movie legend James Dean. Pattinson shot to stardom when he took on the role of heart-throb vampire Edward Cullen in the hit movie. Pattinson did a lot of research before he started shooting the film, and is admitting he used Dean's performance in "Rebel Without A Cause" as the basis for his character. He tells USA Weekend magazine, "'Rebel Without A Cause' was a big influence on the first ('Twilight' film) - it influenced the hairdo and stuff. In lots of ways, it has a very similar character arc: an everyday girl brings this relatively strange individual out of his slump." Photo By: Sara De Boer/Retna

David Bowie A white witch allegedly helped cure Rock icon David Bowie of his drug-fuelled paranoia, according to a new book about the star. Writer Mark Spitz spent years talking to the legend, as well as Bowie's family and friends, in a bid to explode the myths about "Let's Dance" in his new tome, "Bowie." And Spitz is revealing how the rocker called on magic to help him get through a terrifying part of his life. In the book, Spitz writes, "While planning the follow-up to 'Young Americans' (album), Bowie would sit in the house with a pile of high-quality cocaine atop the glass coffee table, a sketch pad and a stack of books. 'Psychic Self Defense' was his favorite. Its author describes the book as a 'safeguard for protecting yourself against paranormal malevolence.' "Using this and more arcane books on witchcraft, white magic and its malevolent counterpart, black magic, as rough guides to his own rapidly fragmenting psyche,...

Donna Murphy Wendy Murdoch Mary-Louise Parker Daniel Craig Hugh Jackman With Dr. Jane Aronson And Deborra-Lee Furness Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman along with Mary-Louise Parker , Daniel Craig, Wendy Murdoch and many other celebrities attended the Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) Fifth Annual Benefit Gala at Capitale in New York City. Photos By: RD/Roe/Retna Digital

**** BROADWAY AT IT'S BEST **** Brian Stokes Mitchell And Brynn Williams John Stamos Noah Racey Audra McDonald Paul McCartney Debbie Gravitte Michele Lee With Mario Cantone And Charles Busch Annette Bening Michele Lee With Mario Cantone, Paul McCartney , John Stamos, Annette Bening And Charles Busch were snapped Backstage for Chance & Chemistry: A Centennial Celebration of Frank Loesser- an Actors Fund Benefit at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.