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Neil defends Vanessa Hudgens casting

By Rach | Published Tue Apr-13-10 -

OnTheRedCarpet.com caught up with Neil in a short video interview at the Academy of Magical Arts awards on Sunday.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris is directing a special production of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. He’s no stranger to the stage or the show, (he played Mark Cohen in the 2nd National Tour), but he’s taken some flak recently for casting High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens for the lead role of Mimi.

On The Red Carpet caught up with Harris, who defended his decision, “Vanessa is awesome. She’s a friend. I asked her to come in and sing to make sure she had the chops for it. And she was very committed and seemed great.”

io9.com reports that the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is now in development; no official word on if Neil will return as Steve the Monkey just yet.

Neil’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy, in which he competes against CSI New York’s Hill Harper and former basketball player Rebecca Lobo, will air this coming Thursday, April 15th at 7pm PST on ABC-TV. Visit the show’s website for a short video interview with him. Neil was playing on behalf of Food on Foot.

Finally, NYMag’s Vulture section has read the script for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. Mild plot spoilers are in the article, so if you don’t want to know, suffice it to say that the script confirms that Neil has a part to play.

| Tagged Academy of Magical Arts Awards, Charity, Directing, Gameshows, Hollywood Bowl, Movies, Movies: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Movies: Harold & Kumar, Rent, TV: Celebrity Jeopardy
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NPH casts Vanessa Hudgens in ‘Rent’

By Rach | Published Fri Apr-9-10 -

The first casting news for this summer’s production of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl has now been released – High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens will play Mimi in the summer concerts, which will run from August 6-8. Neil will direct the show, and had this to say about casting his ‘Beastly’ co-star Vanessa:

“She came in for a work session, and I must say, Vanessa really impressed. She looks amazing, has great vocal chops, and seems really committed to honoring the somewhat iconic role of Mimi. I look forward to audiences seeing a dark, edgy, and very different side of Vanessa Hudgens this August.”

Stay tuned for more casting news over the coming weeks! Subscription tickets for the whole summer concert series are available now at HollywoodBowl.com or by calling 323-850-2000. Tickets for individual performances will be available starting May 2nd.

| Tagged Directing, Hollywood Bowl, Movies: Beastly, Rent
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It’s Official: NPH does ‘Glee’ and ‘Rent’!

By Rach | Published Fri Feb-26-10 -

It’s all over the internet; Neil has officially signed on to guest-star in an upcoming episode of Glee. Confirmed by eonline’s Watch with Kristin yesterday, the episode is currently being written and will see Neil star as ‘a character who is “really funny and really mean.”‘ Ultimate Gleeks adds that Neil has confirmed his role will be one episode only.

And confirmed today is the news that we posted about two days ago; Neil has officially been confirmed to direct three performances of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl in August this year. The performances will take place August 6-8. The cast is yet to be announced, but Tim Weil has joined the production as musical director. The Hollywood Bowl tickets page is here, however tickets are not currently available until the Hollywood Bowl box office reopens in the spring.

| Tagged Directing, Hollywood Bowl, Rent, TV Appearances, TV: Glee
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Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl?

By Rach | Published Wed Feb-24-10 -

According to BroadwayWorld.com’s Rialto Chatter, they’re hearing that Neil is set to direct 3 performances of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. The show is due to take place from 6-8 August this year, as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s summer programme. The cast and further details will be announced at a later date.

You can watch a behind the scenes first look at Neil in Batman: Under the Red Hood here. Neil appears in the second of two videos, if you want to watch the first one, it’s here.

Neil has been nominated for best Performance in a Comedy Series at the Prism awards, an awards ceremony to honor “media that address issues related to drug, alcohol, tobacco use, mental illness, bipolar disorder, depression and suicide”. HIMYM has also been nominated in the Best Comedy Series category, for the “Last Cigarette Ever” episode.

| Tagged Awards & Nominations, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Directing, Rent, TV: HIMYM, Video Update
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BREAKING NEWS: The Importance of Being Earnest

By Rach | Published Wed May-27-09 -

After some eagle-eyed fans noticed a couple of days ago that Neil’s name had been removed from The Importance of Being Earnest page on the LA Theatre Works website, it has now been confirmed by the theatre that Neil has had to pull out of the production.

Mr.Harris encountered scheduling conflicts due to his hosting duties at the Tony Awards and is no longer able to appear in our production.

Many thanks to automotivesmile at the Church of NPH for getting a definitive answer on that. The Skirball Cultural Center website notes that line-ups are subject to change so it’s unlikely refunds would be given, but if you were planning to attend solely for Neil and want to try your luck, contact either The Skirball Cultural Center, or LA Theatre Works for further information.

| Tagged Events, The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatre
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The Play’s The Thing

By Rach | Published Wed Sep-3-08 -

L.A. Theatre Works today released details for the 2008/09 season of their “The Play’s The Thing” series. Ten plays will be performed at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles between October 2008 and June 2009, and all ten will be recorded for their nationally syndicated radio series, “The Play’s The Thing” – broadcasting weekly on public and satellite radio.

From June 17-21, Michael Hackett directs Neil Patrick Harris, Hamish Linklater and Emily Bergl in The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. Showtimes are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 3PM and Sunday at 4PM.

For details of the full season, check out BroadwayWorld. Single tickets are on sale from the Box Office area of the LATW website from Tuesday, September 10th, or call 310-827-0889 for more details.

Seasons 2-4 of Doogie Howser are on sale at Amazon.com – seasons two and three are down from $29.99 to $12.99, and season four is down from $39.98 to $15.99.

| Tagged Merchandise, The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatre, TV: Doogie Howser
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
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Release Date: 4 November 2011
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Release Date: 23 November 2011
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NPH casts Vanessa Hudgens in ‘Rent’

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