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KJ Apa dresses as viral musical persona Mr. Fantasy for producer Jennifer Klein‘s annual holiday party in Los Angeles on Saturday night (December 6).

The festive celebration brought out a huge crowd of celebrities including Vanessa Bayer, Beck, Coby Bell, Tiffany Boone and Marque Richardson, Cameron Crowe, Greg Tarzan Davis, Jay Ellis, Scott Evans, William Fichtner, Josh Gad, Topher Grace, Max Greenfield, Jay Harrington, Charlie Hunnam, Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro, Bill Maher, Richard Marx and Daisy Fuentes, Isabela Merced, Thomas Middleditch, Kevin Miles, Lamorne Morris, Tia Mowry, Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts, Yvonne Orji, Chord Overstreet, Randall Park, Retta, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Natasha Rothwell, RZA, Jurnee Smollett, Geoff Stults, Wilmer Valderrama, Mario Van Peebles, Diane Warren and Kathryn Winnick.

Once inside, guests were treated to an incredible gifting experience starting with an Anthropologie ornament room and a his and hers Parfums de Marly scent room. Max Greenfield hit the ornament room alongside Isabela Merced, Tia Mowry and Jurnee Smollett, while a mini Top Gun reunion happened in the scent room with Jay Ellis and Gregory Tarzan Davis picking out fragrances.

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Kate Hudson is being honored!

The 46-year-old Golden Globe winner was award the Pioneer of the Year Award by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation during a dinner hosted by Ike Barinholtz on Wednesday night (October 8) held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Guests in attendance supporting Kate included her parents Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, her brother Oliver Hudson, and her Running Point co-star Scott MacArthur.

After being presented the award by her Almost Famous director Cameron Crowe, Kate thanked her parents for the impact they’ve had on her life.

“For me, personally, carrying on a tradition of values that have been passed down is incredibly important,” Kate shared, via Deadline. “I was raised with an incredibly strong family unit, and I’ve always felt that when I do represent something larger than myself — it’s my family, it’s my children, it’s my inner circle, it’s a larger circle.

“And I don’t strive for perfection. I find that very boring, but I do try to live in a way that they can be proud of,” she added. “So thanks for being here tonight.”

Kate then went on to praise Goldie.

“She is the great philanthropist of our family who’s dedicated the last 25 years of her life not to the arts but to children,” Kate said. “Thank you for teaching me to think not about what I will do in my life, but who I’m continuing to become and to live with purpose and compassion. Thank you for raising me in your vibrant world, for keeping me grounded and reminding me of the power of narrative and the importance of building character and not just in the roles that we play, but in life and in the home.”

She continued, “And I want to thank my mom for being an example of true love and what commitment is, and for my parents both having the courage and the confidence and the discipline to have the same hairstyles for 40 years.”

The Pioneer of the Year Award honors leaders in the movie industry whose career achievements and commitment to philanthropy is exemplary. The award, handed out for more than 70 years, is part of a gala to support the foundation’s Pioneers Assistance Fund, which provides financial assistance to individuals in need in the distribution and exhibition community.

Kate will next be starring alongside Hugh Jackman in the musical drama Song Sung Blue, which hits theaters on December 25. Watch the trailer here!

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The musical version of the Oscar-winning movie Almost Famous is officially heading to Broadway.

Almost Famous had a pre-Broadway tryout run in San Diego back in fall 2019 and now three years later, it will be moving to the Great White Way.

The musical’s official Twitter page changed its bio to read, “It’s all happening…Broadway 2022.”

Deadline reports that the musical will likely arrive on Broadway in Fall 2022, seeing as the spring season ends just in a few days.

Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the movie, wrote the book and lyrics for the musical with original music and lyrics by Tom Kitt.

Casting has not been announced yet, but Solea Pfeiffer is expected to reprise her role as Penny Lane. She said in a new interview with Town & Country, “I came into this role a girl and I’ll bring it to Broadway as a woman who sees the world differently.”

UPDATE: The show will begin preview performances on September 13 and Chris Wood will be joining the cast for his Broadway debut!

Scarlett Johansson dazzles in a gold dress next to husband Colin Jost while arriving at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors held at The Kennedy Center on Sunday evening (December 5) in Washington, DC.

The couple stepped out for the event along with SNL stars Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, and alums Martin Short and Kevin Nealon to honor Lorne Michaels, who is an honoree at this years event.

He, along with Justino Diaz, Berry Gordy, Bette Midler, and Joni Mitchell, were all honored for their artistic contributions to American culture.

Bette‘s daughter Sophie Von Haselberg, as well as choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler and his wife, Elly; Lisa Mordente, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, Beanie Feldstein, Herbie Hancock, Goldie Hawn, Kelli O’Hara, Ellie Goulding, Renee Fleming, Tiler Peck, Barbara Hershey, Cameron Crowe, Brandi Carlile, and Catherine Shepherd were also at the event this evening.

The first – President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden – and second – Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff – families were also in attendance at the gala event following a short award ceremony earlier in the day.

FYI: Scarlett Johansson is wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress. Amy is wearing Theia.

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The beloved movie Almost Famous is being turned into a musical and casting was just announced for the world premiere production in San Diego!

The story takes place in San Diego, so it’s perfect that the musical will premiere there. Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning movie, wrote the book and lyrics for the musical. Tom Kitt, the Tony-winning composer of Next to Normal and If/Then, wrote the music.

Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell and Hamilton‘s Solea Pfeiffer will be leading the cast as Russell Hammond and Penny Lane, who were played by Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson in the movie.

Also featured in the cast are Casey Likes as William Miller, Drew Gehling as Jeff Bebe, Anika Larsen as Elaine Miller, Robert Colletti as Lester Bangs, Matt Bittner as Larry Fellows, Chad Burris as Vic Nunez, Gerard Canonico as Dick Roswell, Julia Cassandra as Estrella, Brandon Contreras as Silent Ed Vallencourt, Sam Gravitte as Dennis Hope, Katie Ladner as Sapphire, Storm Lever as Polexia, Emily Schultheis as Anita Miller, Daniel Sovich as Darryl, Libby Winters as Leslie, Matthew C. Yee as Ben Fong-Torres, Van Hughes as David Felton, and Danny Lindgren and Alisa Melendez as swings.

The world premiere production of Almost Famous will take place at The Old Globe theatre in San Diego from September 13 through October 20. The official opening night is on September 27.

A Broadway musical based on the beloved movie Almost Famous is in the works!

Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the 2000 movie, will write the book for the musical. Tony Award winner Tom Kitt will write the music and collaborate with Crowe on the lyrics.

English theatre director Jeremy Herrin will be directing the musical.

Almost Famous starred Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, and Patrick Fugit. It followed the story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone and working on a story about the fictional rock band Stillwater.

Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the film.

Aloha director Cameron Crowe has written an essay responding to the backlash over casting Emma Stone as a part Hawaiian-Chinese character in his new film.

“Thank you so much for all the impassioned comments regarding the casting of the wonderful Emma Stone in the part of Allison Ng. I have heard your words and your disappointment, and I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice,” Cameron wrote in an essay for The UnCool. “As far back as 2007, Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud ¼ Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one. A half-Chinese father was meant to show the surprising mix of cultures often prevalent in Hawaii. Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets. The character was based on a real-life, red-headed local who did just that.”

“I am grateful for the dialogue. And from the many voices, loud and small, I have learned something very inspiring. So many of us are hungry for stories with more racial diversity, more truth in representation, and I am anxious to help tell those stories in the future,” Cameron added. “Emma Stone was chief among those who did tireless research, and if any part of her fine characterization has caused consternation and controversy, I am the one to blame.”

Read the entire essay over at The UnCool.