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‘Company’ to hit UK cinemas, news roundup

By Rach | Published Thu Feb-2-12 -

Last year’s New York Philharmonic performance of Company – which was screened in US theaters last June – will finally be showing in the UK and Ireland on March 15. According to Playbill, “The high definition and surround-sound screenings will be followed by a live question-and-answer session with Neil Patrick Harris, who will talk about the enduring appeal of Sondheim’s work, and the experience of playing commitment-shy Robert. The interview with Harris will be conducted live from Los Angeles with live Twitter feed.” The cast also featured Patti LuPone, Katie Finneran, Christina Hendricks, Martha Plimpton and many others. Tickets will go on sale at www.sondheimscompany.com on February 3rd.

Company should be getting a DVD release sometime in the near future.

This week Neil talked to AccessHollywood, telling them that he would be happy to continue with HIMYM when his contract expires at the end of season 8, and that he’s not likely to be taking over from Ryan Seacrest as American Idol host. Watch him on Monday’s episode of The Talk here (or on YouTube if you’re outside the US) talking about HIMYM, David and the kids, and launching the new M&M character, Ms Brown. He also talked to Parade.com and USA Today.

Neil and racing driver Shannon McIntosh have participated in a photoshoot for the Tag Heuer ‘Time For Rebels’ exhibition. For behind the scenes pictures and info, check out photographer Rob Loud’s website.

Finally, back in December ET Online unearthed a video of Neil from 1989 in his Doogie days. Watch the video here!

Posted in News | Also tagged Advertising, Company, Interviews: Print, Interviews: TV, Video Update
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DETAILS Q&A with Neil

By Rach | Published Tue Nov-22-11 -

DETAILS.com has posted a nice new Q&A with Neil.

The 38-year-old star caps a busy year with appearances this month in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Chrismas and The Muppets. He chatted with DETAILS.com about his love of magic, why he’ll never be the face of gay marriage, and his next career move—becoming a Blaxploitation star.

Visit DETAILS.com for the full interview.

Neil and David attended the launch of Barneys New York Presents Gaga’s Workshop last night. We’ve added pictures to the gallery.

Posted in Interviews | Also tagged David Burtka, Events, Gallery Update, Public Appearances
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CoasterRadio interviews Neil

By Rach | Published Sun Oct-9-11 -

The Season Six Premiere of Coaster Radio features an interview with Neil. Neil currently provides the intro and outro for every episode of the Original Theme Park Podcast, and helped to promote Theme Park Change, a charity event that ran in April to raise money for Project Angel Food.

On this week’s show, Neil joins the guys for some excellent theme park talk.

He tells the guys about how he first became fascinated with the amusement industry. He talks about his favorite rides and attractions and what he looks for in a good ride.

He also talks about his “behind the scenes” involvement in some attractions and shows that you have probably experienced yourself.

Neil looks back on the Halloween Yard Haunt that he built in his own backyard and turns to EB and Mike for advice on what rides he should experience with his twin babies.

Plus, there are a lot of other fun topics and surprises!

Check out the interview here at CoasterRadio.com.

Posted in Interviews | Also tagged CoasterRadio, Podcasts
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Neil & David to be honored by LA Gay & Lesbian Center

By Rach | Published Thu Sep-22-11 -

Neil and David will be honored at L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s 40th Anniversary Gala & Auction. The event will take place on Saturday November 12th at the Westin Bonaventure in LA. The event’s theme is “40 Years of Family” and David told eonline how honored they are. The official press release is here.

Harris and Burtka are steadfast supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations, including the Center. They’ve given generously to help LifeWorks, the Center’s youth development and mentoring program, thrive.

The two have been out publicly for years, and as the proud fathers of twins they’re the perfect pair to join the Center in celebrating “40 Years of Family” at the gala.

“We’re honored to be a part of this important celebration for the Center, which offers so many important services to LGBT youth and LGBT-parented families like ours,” Harris says. “The gala raises thousands of dollars to support services like meals and housing for homeless youth, a charter school for young people bullied and harassed in traditional schools, mentoring services and much more.”

For full details and ticket information, visit anniversarygala.org.

In other news, there’s another interview with Neil on getting his Walk of Fame star, thanks to Hollywood Dailies; Neil will be appearing on The Price Is Right during Celebrity Week to celebrate the show’s 40th year – Celebrity Week kicks off on January 2nd 2012; Variety has a nice profile article on Neil’s coming out experience, including quotes from Neil’s manager Booh Schut, HIMYM Director Pam Fryman, Doogie Howser creator Steven Bochco and Neil himself.

Finally, thank you to everybody who entered our Smurf costume contest – congratulations to Tara O’Connor who wins the Smurf costume courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com!

Posted in Events | Also tagged David Burtka, Hollywood Walk of Fame, LA Gay & Lesbian Center, TV: The Price Is Right, Variety
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Walk of Fame Star Ceremony interviews

By Rach | Published Sat Sep-17-11 -

Neil’s Walk of Fame star ceremony, in which his star on Hollywood Blvd was unveiled, took place yesterday. The guest speakers were Joss Whedon and Jason Segel – to see Jason’s speech and Neil’s, E! Online has video of them up now, as well as a quick interview with Neil that took place after the ceremony. Joss’s speech can be viewed on YouTube, and official footage from the ceremony should be going up on the Walk of Fame YouTube account in the next few days. Neil told ET Online that he can’t wait to go back and see his star after all of the people are gone, and they also include a clip of the actual unveiling in their video.

The Hollywood Reporter also has a nice new interview with Neil.

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Another interview roundup

By Rach | Published Sun Jul-31-11 -

On the Smurf promotional trail, Neil and Jayma talked to NBC’s iVillage and Entertainment Weekly, Neil talked to TheSevenSees.com and went on Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year, and there’s a nice interview with Neil at the National Post, another one at CinemaBlend and IAmRogue.com (with a video here), A Minute With Neil Patrick Harris via Reuters, and a write-up from Neil’s recent Smurfs press conference at Parade. Neil also called into a few radio shows to promote the movie, listen to him talking to LiteRock105 and Dave Ryan in the Morning.

Neil was on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Bravo last Monday. If you’re in the US you can watch a video from the interview here.

Neil also voiced a character in yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play, the Great Tennessee Monkey Trial. If you’re in the UK you can catch it on iPlayer for 6 more days, here. The play was first broadcast in November 2009 as a co-production between the BBC and LA Theater Works.

And if you haven’t seen it already (we’re still catching up on a few things!) there’s a first look picture from the new Harold & Kumar movie over at Entertainment Weekly.

Posted in Interviews | Also tagged BBC, Interviews: TV, Movies: Harold & Kumar, Movies: The Smurfs, Video Update, Voiceover & Narration
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Coming Soon Interview: The stars of The Smurfs

By Hilary | Published Wed Jul-27-11 -

Posted in Movies | Also tagged Movies: The Smurfs
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Smurfy Update

By Rach | Published Wed Jul-27-11 -

So while we were out of the country, Neil was on… everything. The gallery is currently being updated with photos from the Smurfs World Premiere and the Smurf Week Kick Off Ceremony (there are a few up there already for both events, with more to come), and now I’m going to do a brief roundup of everything else. Thanks so much to Marcy for helping us out by giving us a heads up on what he was up to, so we weren’t totally floundering when we got back!

Last Monday Neil was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which you can watch in two parts here and here (not region restricted).

He co-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly yesterday, and you can watch the host chat section here.

Neil will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight, on NBC at 12.35/11.35c.

Finally (for now – there’s more to come!) Neil and Jayma talked to Young Hollywood on their Smurfs promo trail:

Posted in Interviews | Also tagged Gallery Update, Interviews: TV, Movies: The Smurfs, TV: Live with Regis & Kelly
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LA Times & Smurf promo interviews

By Rach | Published Thu Jul-14-11 -

Neil recently participated in a twenty five minute webcam chat with the LA Times’ Tom O’Neil, where they talk about the Emmys, the Tonys, and How I Met Your Mother. You can watch the whole thing here. The chat was recorded before nominations for this year’s Emmy awards were announced this morning, and sadly this year Neil missed out on being nominated for HIMYM.

He also sat down talked to CinemaBlend about the next installment of Harold & Kumar, and joined Jayma Mays to talk to Access Hollywood to talk about the upcoming Smurfs movie, his hosting duties, and the twins amongst other things. ETOnline have a video interview with Neil and Jayma as well as some footage of Sofia Vergara talking about working with Neil.

And finally, Neil has joined CoasterRadio.com as their new voiceover artist! Check that out here.

Posted in Interviews | Also tagged CoasterRadio, Events: Emmy Awards
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Neil’s Tony Awards hosting triumph

By Rach | Published Mon Jun-13-11 -

Neil did a few interviews in the run up to the Tonys – he told Access Hollywood his hosting game plan, talked to PopEater about a little bit of everything, and joined Ryan Seacrest on Thursday. He also talked to The Hollywood Reporter and TV Guide about what to expect on the night, Time Out New York put him in their hot seat, and The Daily Beast talked to him about a little bit of everything.

After the event last night, reviews are understandably everywhere! The Daily Beast has posted their 10 Buzziest Moments, and if you visit NYMag.com you can see a video of Neil’s closing number – a recap rap of the ceremony’s highlights, with a transcript, as well as their Top 5 Most Notable Moments. Entertainment Weekly is running a poll to see what we thought of him as host, and Broadway.com counts down the Top 5 Neil Patrick Harris Tony Moments. Eonline recaps the ceremony and includes a full list of winners, while Zap2it includes lyrics from the opening number and some pictures in their review.

We’ve filled our gallery with over 100 pictures from the night, so be sure to check those out!

Posted in Hosting | Also tagged Events: The Tony Awards
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