CBS agendas Grammy noms concert

For that 4th consecutive year, CBS will announce it Academy's major nods on "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live," airing November. 30. LL Awesome J is coming back to host the special, presented in the Nokia Theatre, and Rhianna and Jason Aldean happen to be introduced because the performance-driven show's first guest stars. In 2008, the across the country public nominations presentation replaced an earlier-morning event for industry press. NARAS credits last year's nods special with elevated rankings in most key demos with this year's 53rd Grammys. Tickets for that nominations show continue purchase March. 28. The 2012 Grammys will be provided February. 12 at Staples Center and air on CBS. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'Time' for change

Stars Vincent Kartheiser and Toby Hemingway cope with towards the "Over TimeInch La Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on October 20, 2011 in Westwood, California. "Producer Eric Newman and actress Amanda Seyfried cope with towards the "Over TimeInch La premiere.Andrew Niccol and Olivia Wilde, along with producer Eric Newman and pic's Amanda Seyfried, convene inside the BevWilshire parking structure. Fox's Tom Rothman and Tony Sella flank Justin Timberlake at Westwood preem. "Over TimeInch didn't begin time at its Thursday preem within the Regency Theater in Westwood, where stars Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake switched up intended for the 20th Century Fox and New Regency Film. Pic, directed by Andrew Niccol, is occur a worldwide where time generally is money together with a Robin Hood-style hero steals amount of time in the wealthy to provide to the indegent. "In my opinion Will's inside the 99%," Timberlake mentioned of his character. "From the an occasion when I had been elevated inside the 99%," he added, giving a jerk to the current Occupy Wall Street movement. "It's incredibly serendipitous, you understand, the timing of the things that's happening at this time around in addition to coping with play a personality that you just feel signifies lots of people." The after-party, correctly enough, happened in Beverly Wilshire Hotel's dim parking structure, replicating the economical capital of scotland - the pic. That world, however, didn't are the food trucks parked around the party, where site visitors, including Olivia Wilde and Jessica Biel, could chow lower on numerous Los Angeles' finest mobile fare. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

"Saving Aimee"

Carolee Carmello can be a 20th-century evangelist in protecting Aimee. A fifth Avenue Theater presentation, executive produced by Jeffrey Finn, from the musical by 50 percent functions, put together by Kathie Lee Gifford. Music by Gifford, David Pomeranz and David Friedman. Directed by David Remedy. Choreographed by Lorin Latarro. Music director/conductor, Joel Fram. Orchestrations, Bruce Coughlin. AimeeCarolee Carmello MinnieJudy Kaye James/Brother BobEd Dixon Asa KeyesCharles Legget McPherson/OrmistonBrandon O'Neill Emma JoRoz Ryan Robert Semple/David HuttonEd WattsKathie Lee Gifford remains knocking round the pearly gates of Broadway with "Saving Aimee" since 2007, when the show first demonstrated at Virginia's Signature Theater to mixed reviews. A musical depiction from the presence of early 20th-century evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, it's been elevated in the dead by director David Remedy at Seattle's fifth Avenue Theater. Nevertheless it appears that inside the intervening years no miracles are actually done either the script or perhaps the score, which Gifford co-written with David Pomeranz and David Friedman. Despite an inspired performance by Carolee Carmello at its center, the show will require additional relaxing-on of hands ever ready to ascend. Just like a subject, "Sister Aimee" McPherson is enough wealthy -- an incredible jazz-age prototype of current day tabloid stars. She dabbled in belief healing, married multiple occasions, developed using radio and films to spread the gospel, promoted integration and likely staged her own kidnapping to cover an affair. The eventfulness of her existence presents difficult to some author, however: What best may serve as the core in the story? Gifford's strategy seems being to start in the beginning, when Semple will be a girl maturing in Ontario, and race forward, every once in awhile flashing ahead for the 1926 grand jury that investigated her alleged kidnapping. Figures and associations cartwheel through the sole ongoing conflict -- between McPherson and her controlling mother (Judy Kaye) -- looks like it's resolved in the costly midway using the show. The litany of occasions is especially monotonous inside the first act, a predicament not aided by either the setting or perhaps the score. Wally Spangler's set, a kind of "DwtsInch-meets-"Metropolis" flight of stairs rising with a pulpit backed by an onstage band, is dramatic but too static for your first half from the show. As well as the tunes, gospel-style tunes that keep thumping up an important to be able to boost the drama, are modified within the same over-the-top emotional level. The primary one song that provides a respite, a bluesy "Girl's Gotta Do This type of Girl's Gotta Do" shipped by Roz Ryan, would go to some brothel scene that sadly seems extraneous for the plot. The second act improves, as McPherson's adventures in Hollywood lend some razzle-dazzle for the proceedings. Set pieces move on / off to represent a nightclub, a place of work, together with a proscenium at McPherson's Foursquare Chapel, where lively production amounts are staged. The evangelist's budding relationship with radio engineer Kenneth Ormiston (Brandon O'Neill) starts out especially promising, leading to a stylish, Container Pan Alley-sounding ballad. But Ormiston, too, quickly outlives his effectiveness for the story and vanishes. The cast people, including O'Neill, Charles Leggett, Erection dysfunction W while others, execute a fine job playing multiple roles, including Charlie Chaplin and William Randolph Hearst making looks in route). But "Saving Aimee's" most effective resource unquestionably is Carmello ("The Addams Family," "Mamma Mia!"), who animates "the P.T. Barnum in the pulpit" with energy and conviction. Turning up in virtually every scene inside the nearly three-hour show, her clarion voice never flags to ensure that as Aimee's existence parades by, she morphs well from headstrong girl to determined star. Whatever naysayers may say of "Saving Aimee" overall, there is no room for doubt if the involves Carmello's performance. The ovation she arrived the conclusion in the evening handled to obtain apparent she switched everyone inside the theater into true fans. Musical amounts: "Prelude," "Operate!,Inch "For This kind of Time as this 1," "Why Can't I?," "He'll Be Home,Inch "He'll Be Home (Reprise)," "Oh, the power,Inch "That Sweet Lassie from Cork," "Come Whatever May," "You'll Be Safe Here with me at night,In . "Follow Me," "A Girl's Gotta Do This type of Girl's Gotta Do," "Follow Me (Reprise)," "For This kind of Time as this 2," "Hollywood Aimee 1," "Adam and Eve," "Foursquare Hymn/Hollywood Aimee 2," "Samson and Delilah," "Hollywood Aimee 3," "Moses and Pharaoh," "Hollywood Aimee 4," "It's Just You," "This Time Around Around I'll Blame It on Love," "Hollywood Aimee 5," "Lost or Found? / The Trial," "He'll Be Home (Reprise)," "Oh, the power (Reprise)," "I have got a fireplaceInchModels, Wally Spangler costumes, Gregory A. Poplyk lighting, Tom Sturge appear, Ken Travis hair and makeup, Mary Pyanowski connect director, Brandon Ivie connect choreographer, Sean McKnight casting, Tara Rubin Casting. Opened up up and examined March. 20, 2011 runs through March. 29. Running time: 2 Several hours, 50 MIN.With: Charissa Bertel, Jared Michael Brown, Christian Duhamel, Richard Gray, Cayman Ilika, Corinna Lapid-Munter, Cheryl Massey-Peters, Heath Saunders, Aaron Shanks, Tim Shew, Mara Pv, Billie Wildrick, Matt Wolfe. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Science Channel Sets Airdate for Ridley Scott's Prophets of Science Fiction

Prophets of Science Fiction Director Ridley Scott's eight-part series Prophets of Science Fiction has landed a premiere date, launching Wednesday, November 9 on Science.Scott serves as narrator for the show, which chronicles iconic science fiction creative minds such as H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne and George Lucas. Prophets will kick off with a profile of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.The first four episodes will air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. through November, and return for another four episodes in February.Scott says the series "will be the definitive exploration of science fiction's ability to spark real-world genius... For years I have been fascinated with the connection between creative inspiration and scientific progress. Often there is an attempt to separate the worlds of art and science, when in reality the two are inseparably linked."Besides Scott, the series' on-screen experts include director Paul Verhoeven and theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku."Having the brilliant Ridley Scott as the on-air guide for this journey enables the series to illuminate the one-of-a-kind inspiration that transforms science fiction to science fact," says Science general manager/executive vice president Debbie Myers. RDI Productions and Go Go Luckey Productions are behind the series.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

NBC Buys Relationship Comedy From Andrew Gurland And Gary Sanchez Prods.

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has bought an untitled comedy project created by filmmaker Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism, The Virginity Hit) and Kevin Napier, who wrote the Ben Stiller-directed 2009 Fox pilot The Station. Universal TV and Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay’s studio-based Gary Sanchez Prods. are producing the untitled semi-autobiographical show, which is based on Gurland’s real life experience coming to terms with his ex-girlfrend marrying his childhood friend and the unique friendship the three of them developed. This is one of several projects Gary Sanchez Prods. has set up through the overall deal it signed with Universal TV this past summer. Gurland, repped by WME and Principato-Young, is now in pre-production on Gurland on Gurland, a first-person documentary comedy written, directed and starring him, which received a pilot order at Showtime.

The brand new the new sony Abruptly Switches To Platform Rollout For Anonymous

The brand new the new sony Pictures has rethought its approach to the October 28 opening in the Roland Emmerich-directed Anonymous, which initially was planned just like a wide release. Rather, the studio requires a platform approach and debuting in 250 theaters the drama that signifies William Shakespeare didn’t write all people plays — it absolutely was a genuine British earl. Concerned the soft opening just like a wide release would disaster what one professional known to as “a magnificent film,” the forces that be made a decision the film should open only in primary urban centers, hopefully building buzz and box office momentum in the gradual rollout to more theaters using the month of November.

Edie Wasserman remembered as 'powerhouse'

Edie Wasserman was remembered as ''a powerhouse for good'' Friday evening during a memorial service at UCLA's Royce Hall. The diverse lineup of speakers, ranging from her grandchildren to former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, reflected the breadth of her roles as the Wasserman family matriarch, as a prime mover in showbiz philanthropy and in national politics. Speakers painted a picture of Wasserman, who died in August at age 95, as a devoted grandmother and great-grandmother who was never shy about sharing her blunt opinions on any given topic. Until her last days, she was engaged in her many passions: family, politics, fundraising for the Motion Picture and Television Fund and meeting the recipients of Wasserman Foundation scholarships at UCLA and other schools. ''My grandmother was the frickin' Energizer Bunny,'' granddaughter Carol Ann Leif told the aud as she reeled off a list of some of Edie's favorite things (among them Haagen-Dazs, ''Murder, She Wrote'' reruns, Vin Scully, Nate 'n Al's, ''It Happened One Night''). Longtime family friend Uri Herscher, founder of the Skirball Cultural Center, noted that her dedication to giving and service ensures that her legacy will endure far beyond her own family. ''Edie was a powerhouse for good, and such power does not vanish,'' Herscher said. Jamie Lee Curtis recalled the unyielding love and support and she and her sister Kelly received from godparents Lew and Edie. As an adult, Curtis marveled at the influence they exerted, from Lew Wasserman's role as MCA/Universal mogul to Edie's work as a fundraiser. ''They changed the course of this business and the lives of the people who depended on it,'' Curtis said. ''She taught me the power of power.'' House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recalled how Edie would leave her brief phone messages a la: ''You go, girl.'' Hillary Clinton described the petite dynamo as ''spunky and gritty and graceful and gracious all at the same time.'' And she got the biggest laugh of the night in revealing the special bond she shared with the woman who was a hefty supporter of the Clinton family's political campaigns. ''She had a fascination in talking with me about how we both married men that nobody thought would go anywhere,'' she said, as Bill Clinton stood next to her on stage. ''She'd say, 'He was an usher at a movie theater when I found him. And yours was from a place nobody'd ever heard of.' '' Bill Clinton also noted Edie's wry sense of humor, recalling the time she led him to his table at a fundraiser she threw for his 1996 reelection campaign. After seating him next to Rupert Murdoch, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Edie joked: '' 'I'm exposing you to Australia, and consider this your introduction to Judeo-Scientology culture' ,'' he recalled. ''She did not want me to take being President too seriously.'' Other speakers included grandson Casey Wasserman, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com