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**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER  By: G. H. Harding   **** Reese Witherspoon REESE'S PIECES --- Fox Searchlight Pictures announced it has acquired worldwide rights to screenwriter Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling book Wild. The female-led drama will star Reese Witherspoon. An Oprah book selection, the memoir focuses on the 26-year-old woman, dismayed by the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, who decides to hike the 1,000-mile Pacific Crest Trail alone. Oscar-nominated Hornby’s credits include An Education and High Fidelity while Witherspoon received Best Actress for Walk The Line. BILLIE JEAN --- For the first time, PBS’ American Masters profiles a sports figure: Billie Jean King, a determined woman who has been a major force in changing and democratizing the cultural landscape. This new 90-minute documentary traces the incredible life of the single most important female athlete of the 20th century as h...

**** ON BROADWAY **** Nicholas Lampiasi 10-year old NICHOLAS LAMPIASI, currently in Disney’s Newsies (as Les) celebrated in real Broadway-style the other night as he officially marked the 1-year anniversary of the show at a party at the Renaissance Hotel in Times Square (near the show’s Nederlander home).  The full cast was present, including Corey Cott; Kara Lindsay; as well as former-cast member Jeremy Jordan; Joshua Colley; director Jeff Calhoun; and, Tony-award winning choreographer Chris Galleti. Said Lampiasi, "I've had so much fun celebrating Newsies 1 year anniversary this week. The audiences have been amazing and it’s been so much fun getting to hang out with everyone from the show. " Photo Courtesy Of: David Salidor

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER By G. H. Harding **** Nicholas Lampiasi MISSING MONKESS --- When the surviving Monkees re-grouped last fall for 12 shows, the two shows I caught were so well received, I thought at the time the three would quickly do it all over again in 2013. For Nesmith, who remains as enigmatic a figure as ever, he’s about to embark on his own solo tour, with his own band. We tried to get to his PR-rep Cary Baker (himself quite the PR-star) to comment on a yet-another Monkees-reunion, and he said quickly said possibly this summer. Peter Tork, much more serious and reflective than his TV-persona would suggest, is also mounting his own tour, entitled In This Generation; a one-man solo tour that will touch on his life during and since the Monkees fanfare. For Dolenz, who turned 68 two weeks back, a rumored album from his terrific show at B. B. King’s last October has yet to materialize (and, it's a shame because it was a killer show). A tour with fell...

**** MORNING TELEVISION **** Josh Elliot With Carolina Bermudez, Nicholas Lampiasi And Lisa Kerney 10-year Broadway-wunderkind NICHOLAS LAMPIASI, from Disney’s Newsies, appeared on CBS' LIVE FROM THE COUCH this morning with JOSH ELLIOT; CAROLINA BERMUDEZ; and, LISA KERNEY. He spoke about his Newsies-role as Les and his role in the new movie, Molly’s Theory Of Relativity (written and produced by Jeff Lipsky) opening this Friday. Photo Courtesy Of: David Salidor