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Can Sean Hayes Save Smash?

Drew Grant — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:49:40 -0400

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Emmy-winning actor Sean Hayes will be joining the second season of NBC's musical comedy(?) Smash, a show that is already best known as a punchline on 30 Rock. Can the Will & Grace star save the show from campy demise?

Joining former co-star Debra Messing, Mr. Hayes (best known to the world as Will & Grace's Jack, or possibly the voice of the evil Mr. Tinkles from Cats & Dogs) has an uphill battle in order to help save Smash from its slumping numbers, which fell off after a much-touted premiere.

According to The Hollywood Reporter:

Hayes will play Terrence Falls, a comedic TV and film star who is making his Broadway debut in the musical Liaisons, based on the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. However, due to a series of comedic circumstances, he becomes a thorn in the side of Megan Hilty's Ivy and other characters.

First of all ... a musical version of Dangerous Liaisons is hysterical already. We wonder how many Cruel Intentions jokes will be cracked in Mr. Hayes' first episode. (Answer: a lot, probably.)

Secondly, we're looking forward to seeing how Newsies' Jeremy Jordan will hold up opposite Mr. Hayes, as well as finding out who the final replacement lead—known only as a "African American female chorus member"—will be.

The Tony Awards: Winners, Losers and Green Day

Christopher Rosen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:13 -0400

For most of Sunday night's ceremony, the Tony Awards were brisk, entertaining and accessible to even the non-theater geeks in the audience — the Sunday Times story aside, theater geeks have not inherited the earth just yet. Too bad then that by the end — when the big awards were handed out — the wheels came off, and winners were pushed up on stage and immediately rushed off. By the time Memphis was announced as winner for Best Musical — and half of Radio City Musical Hall went up to accept — it seemed like the wrap up music was already playing. Maybe next year show a little less Green Day? You can see a full list of the Tony winners here (huzzah to Memphis and Red!), but in the meantime, here are the Tony Award Show's winners and losers.

Winner: Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenowith

Whether it was their opening make-out session — somewhere, Newsweek writer Ramin Setoodeh is running his DVR back to inspect the kiss for authenticity — or some banter about Chenowith not getting nominated, the Promises, Promises co-stars provided the biggest laughs of the night. Hayes did a great job as host — and following 2009 host Neil Patrick Harris couldn't have been easy— but can we start the "Kristin Chenowith Should Host the Tonys" Facebook campaign right now? Good, let's.

Loser: Chris Noth

Poor Mr. Big. Saddled with having to introduce the one failed conceit of the night — stars for the Best Play nominees explaining what their plays are about —Mr. Noth looked lost to begin with. That he had to be told to look at the camera and talk by someone off-stage was just the cherry on top.

Winner: Katie Finneran

The Promises, Promises star won for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and her speech was tearful, heartfelt, spontaneous and everything that a great acceptance speech should be. She even talked to the "kids at home!" If you saw Finneran's speech and weren't a bit choked up, check you pulse immediately.

Loser: Denzel Washington

Kudos to Washington for winning Best Actor in a Play, but did his speech have to be so awful? Washington didn't seem to have a clue what the Tony Awards even were. The night was filled with Hollywood stars moonlighting as stage players — Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johannson were other winners — but it was Washington who felt the most out of place.

New Year’s Resolutions from Will Ferrell, Other Famous Folks

David Foxley — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:22:34 -0400

Celebrity New Year's Resolutions on FunnyOrDie.com

Gather ye party hats and give those kazoos a test run. It’s almost time to say goodbye to another year. And good riddance! (Just joshing—we love ya, 2007!) Here to bide the time—well, 2 minutes and 16 seconds—before the ball drops is a fitting video. The clip features a few celebrities—Will Ferrell, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Sean Hayes, Fegie and others—offering up their New Year’s resolutions for 2008. Mr. Ferrell, for one, nods to the healthy habits of our commander-in-chief; he plans to get at least 13 hours of sleep every night. Hey! If the W.G.A. strike labors on, that might prove an all-too-easy easy resolution to keep. Cheers.

[FunnyorDie via HuffPo]