ENTERTAINMENT
April 10, 2013 | By Mark Olsen
Though Alec Baldwin's name has been floated of late as a possible late-night television host, you can probably cross him off the list of likely hosts for the 2014 Oscars. Baldwin, who hosted the 2010 telecast with Steve Martin, had some pointed things to say about the Motion Picture Academy and the Oscars in a free-wheeling interview in the Hollywood Reporter tied to his current run on Broadway in the play "Orphans. " Baldwin told the magazine he would “never, never, never” do it again and that “the Oscars is a completely thankless job.” THE ENVELOPE: The awards and industry insider This year's show, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, ran more than 3 1/2 hours but drew the best ratings since the Martin-Baldwin broadcast, video of which is below.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 10, 2013 | By Scott Collins
Don't worry, Carson Daly -- NBC isn't done with you yet. The network announced Wednesday that it will renew "Last Call with Carson Daly," the 1:35 a.m. talk show that rounds out its late-night offerings, for a 13th season. Funny timing, that. The renewal came on the very same day that media were digesting a report that NBC is in talks with former "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin about possibly taking over Daly's slot. PHOTOS: Hollywood Backlot moments Only cynics would assume that giving Daly the thumbs-up now has something to do with trying to smooth things over after the Baldwin thing leaked out. Because NBC clearly has no problem with seamlessly transitioning its late-night TV hosts.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 10, 2013 | By David Ng
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma was in Washington this week to press for an increase in arts funding from the federal government. The musician was joined by former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, and they performed together briefly for an audience on Capitol Hill. Ma was in Washington for Arts Advocacy Day -- an annual event that took place Monday and Tuesday. The event is intended to boost awareness and government funding for the arts sector. The nonprofit advocacy group Americans for the Arts is the key organizer and hosted a Google Hangout discussion that featured Ma answering questions from the public.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 2, 2013 | By Jamie Wetherbe
Shia LaBeouf, a guest Monday night on David Letterman's “The Late Show,” decided to speak (instead of tweet) about his abrupt exit from the play "Orphans” weeks before his would-be Broadway debut. LaBeouf described himself as “passionate and impulsive" and suggested that similar qualities in costar Alec Baldwin resulted in the “fireworks.” “We had tension as men, not as artists, but as men,” he told David Letterman. (Cue nervous audience laughter.)
ENTERTAINMENT
March 28, 2013 | By Jamie Wetherbe
Actor Shia LaBeouf, who exited the Broadway play “Orphans” under unusual (and tweetable) circumstances, turned up in the front row Tuesday night for the show's first preview performance. The “Transformers” star was also the first to his feet for a standing ovation at the close of the show, then quickly left the Schoenfeld Theater after curtain call, The New York Times reported . A spokeswoman for the show told The Times that LaBeouf bought his ticket Tuesday and didn't inform the production team he would be in the audience.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 8, 2013 | By Nardine Saad
Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, will be having a baby girl this summer. The "30 Rock" alum and his yoga instructor wife made the news public Wednesday to "Extra," where Hilaria serves as a lifestyle special correspondent. "Alec and I are overjoyed that we are going to be welcoming a little girl into our lives," she said. She later tweeted , "So happy about our little girl! Thank you all for the happy wishes xoxo. " PHOTOS: The Hollywood baby boom "Thank you to everyone for their good wishes re @hilariabaldwin," the SAG Award-winning actor tweeted early Friday.