An extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists have banded together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will saves lives now.

Stand Up To Cancer returns to primetime TV September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT.

The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.

Cat Deeley of FOX’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will host the pre-show promotion to kick off the evening as the celebrity phone bank opens at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST.

A 30-minute online “after hours” extended play featuring jams with musical guests…
Fitz and the Tantrums, Orianthi, Natasha Bedingfield and Heart will conclude the night’s events.

The pre-show and extended play will be featured on numerous online portals and destination sites (which will all also stream the one-hour special online) including: ABC, ABC News, AOL, Bing, CBS, CBS News, Crackle, Discovery Health, E! Online, FOX, G4, Hulu, Livestream, MLB Network, MSN, mun2, NBC, Style Network, TV Guide, TV One, Ustream, VEVO, VH1, Wonderwall.MSN.com, omg.yahoo.com and YouTube.

PARTICIPANTS CONFIRMED TO DATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 10TH BROADCAST INCLUDE:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Derek Fisher, Seth MacFarlane, Diane Sawyer, Tatyana Ali, Delta Goodrem, Martina McBride, The Simpsons, Dave Annable, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Mandy Moore, Dave Stewart, Christina Applegate, Michael C. Hall, Aaron Neville, Eric Stonestreet, Lance Armstrong, Alyson Hannigan, Apolo Anton Ohno, Marcia Strassman, Natasha Bedingfield, Tony Hawk, Sharon Osbourne, Alison Sweeney, David Boreanaz, Jon Heder, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Maura Tierney, Abigail Breslin, Marg Helgenberger, Jim Parsons, Gabrielle Union, Chiquis, Terrence Howard, Aubrey Plaza, Sofia Vassilieva, Katie Couric, Ken Jeong, Dr. Ana Maria Polo, Sofia Vergara, Cindy Crawford, Rashida Jones ,Queen Latifah, Brian Williams, Fran Drescher, Minka Kelly, Yarel Ramos, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Elizabeth Edwards, Laura Linney, Naya Rivera, Reese Witherspoon, Donald Faison, Zachary Levi, Robin Roberts, Stevie Wonder, Sally Field, Ray Liotta, Seth Rogen, Ethan Zohn.

The broadcast is dedicated to the 12 million U.S. cancer survivors, illustrating how groundbreaking research can change the tide in the fight against the disease. Updates will be provided on the work of the five Stand Up To Cancer Dream Teams, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, will report on other new medical developments.

SU2C’s star-studded television special builds continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies benefitting patients. One-hundred percent of all donations received from the public will go directly to cancer research. Viewers will have the ability to donate via a dedicated phone line, the web, or through text.

Find out more at: www.standuptocancer.org

Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the whole gang are back on the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in… day care! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. A few new faces—some plastic, some plush—join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie’s counterpart Ken (Micahel Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear (Ned Beatty). Toy Story 3, opens Friday and is rated G.

Tom Hanks on the relationship between Woody and Buzz:

Tim Allen on the story:

John Ratzenberger on the themes of the film:

Don Rickles on why he loves being a part of these films:

Bonnie Hunt on her character:

Jeff Garland on film:

Bryan Ryan (guest star Neil Patrick Harris, R) returns to his old stomping grounds in the “Dream On” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 18 on FOX6.

I loved following the celebrities during the Oscars – it makes me feel like I’m sitting there watching it live inside the Kodak Theater.

Here are some of my funniest Oscar tweets.

_”Shhhh. I’m live tweeting from directly under Sandra Bullocks chair.” — Rainn Wilson (rainnwilson), actor.

_”Charlize Theron would like to thank R. Crumb and my 16-year-old id for designing her outfit tonight.” — David Itzkoff (ditzkoff), New York Times reporter.

_”Just got lost for a minute, sorry. Where was I? Oh yeah … Zach Effron’s (Zac Efron) eyes!” — Rob Corddry (robcorddr), comedian.

_”Oscars Fun Fact — Samuel L. Jackson spends 40 percent of his yearly income on Kangol hats …” — Eric Stangel (EricStangel), “Late Show With David Letterman” writer-producer.

_”Oh, Sam Worthington, your glasses make me think you’re imperfect and therefore accessible.” — Mindy Kaling (mindykaling), actor-writer.

_”Oprah’s about to tell everyone in the audience there’s an Oscar under their seat.” — Foster Kamer (weareyourfek), blogger.

_”James Cameron is going into his own hurt locker right now.” — Paul Scheer (paulscheer), comedian.

from The Associated Press

Do you act? Do you want to meet new people and have fun while doing it?

The Alchemist Theatre in Bay View is looking for actors to appear in some of their upcoming shows.

Here’s the info:

Audition Times:
Thursday February, 11th 2010 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday February 13th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Auditions will be held at The Alchemist Theatre in Bay View located at 2569 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, WI.

Auditions are open to all non-AEA actors.  Reserved audition times will be honored above walk-ins. Walk-ins are welcome.

Please bring one head shot resume and prepare 1 comedic, dark comedy, or absurdist (Durang, Abaire, Silver, Guare, Busch, Belluso, Orton, or others) monologue no longer then 1 minute and thirty seconds.  Be prepared to stay and read from selections of the script with other actors.

We are looking for 4-6 actors to make up the ensemble for all the plays involved to be performed March 15th- March 28th.  Rehearsals will start tentatively on February 21st with rehearsal running Sunday-Thursday during the week.  Evenings during the week and afternoons on Sunday will be scheduled for rehearsals.  Please bring all conflicts during the duration of the production with you to your audition.  Actors cast will receive a stipend at the end of the show.

To reserve an audition time in advance, please email the date and time window you prefer to BITETHEATRE@gmail.com along with an electronic copy of your Head Shot Resume.