It’s a Disney thang: Rascal Flatts in ‘Hannah Montana’
This in from Rascal Flatts’ record label:
Reigning ACM, CMA and AMA Vocal Group of the Year winners Rascal Flatts have been confirmed to appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie.
Hannah Montana: The Movie, starring Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus, is currently filming in the pair’s homestate of Tennessee. The film is scheduled for release in theaters in 2009.
Lyric Street Records is a part of the Disney Music Group. The Disney Music Group is the recorded music and music publishing arm of the Walt Disney Studios.
Your friends ever say you sing like Conway Twitty?
Well, have I got a gig for you!
Relatives of Conway Twitty are putting together a traveling musical tribute to the late country legend called It’s Only Make Believe.
And there’s an open casting call for the show this week. Not only are they looking for a Conway, but they’re looking for his daughters and a son.
The casting calls happen from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at S.I.R. Studios, 1101 Cherry St.
And Conway’s daughter Joni will be among the ones checking you out, so bring it!
Want more info?
Go to ConwayTwittyMusical.com.
Review: Lou Diamond is un-shiny
So lots of you were thinking: La Bamba Lou Diamond Phillips, the Young Guns dude, in an old-school musical? How can that work?
Well, according to my pal and WRKN colleague Tiani Jones, uh, it didn’t.
Phillips plays King Arthur, a.k.a., the lead character, King Arthur, in Camelot.
And — how do we say this delicately? — Tiani cringed every time he opened his mouth.
It wasn’t just the singing, which, compared to the other cast members, well, wasn’t enough comparable. Phillips was altogether on a different level.
And the acting? Phillips is definitely accomplished as an actor, but musical theater doesn’t seem to be bag, baby.
Tiani noticed that several small groups of folks left during the first half, and another big group of folks left at intermission.
Having said that, Phillips did pull off his funny lines, and the audience at times enjoyed his presence and other parts of the play.
You can check it out for yourself through Sunday at TPAC.
