Etheridge staging off-Broadway show
Rocker Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage: The Grammy and Oscar winner will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories off-Broadway.
“Melissa Etheridge: My Window — A Journey Through Life” will play for 12 performances only starting Oct. 13 at the midtown venue New World Stages. “While I’ve been telling my life stories through my lyrics and concert tours for many years, this is going to be something new for me,” Etheridge said in a statement.
Etheridge, best known for her songs “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One,” has been smitten by theater all her life and even stepped into the Green Day musical “American Idiot” for eight shows in 2011 on Broadway.
Etheridge’s new show will have songs and stories, “from tales of her childhood in Kansas to her groundbreaking career highlights — with all of life’s hits and deep cuts between,” producers said in a statement.
Kotsur reunited with Oscar: “CODA” star Troy Kotsur said his car was stolen in Arizona with his Oscar trophy inside — and police say the vehicle has since been returned to the actor along with “all the property” that was in it.
The Mesa Police Department confirmed Kotsur’s car was stolen in the city. “Once Mr. Kotsur notified the department of the theft, officers began their investigation and … they located the vehicle with two juvenile male suspects inside,” the police department said in a statement.
Kotsur, who is from Mesa, wrote in a sincedeleted tweet that his Jeep was stolen with his Oscar inside, and thanked Mesa officials for reuniting him with both, according to NBC’s “Today” show.
Kotsur, 54, became the first deaf man to win an Oscar when he was named best supporting actor this year for his role in “CODA.”
Lizzo to perform at VMAs: Lizzo will perform during the MTV Video Music Awards this month, organizers announced Monday. The pop and hip-hop singer headlines the latest group of performers to be unveiled, along with rapper Jack Harlow, K-pop supergroup Blackpink, and Italian rock band Maneskin. Harlow’s seven nominations at this year’s show are tied with Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X for the most of any artist. Both Lizzo and Harlow are nominated for artist of the year. The awards show will air live Aug. 28 on MTV.
Actor Dowse dies:
Denise Dowse, a prolific performer known for roles in “Insecure” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” has died at age 64, her manager confirmed Sunday. Dowse’s sister, Tracey Dowse, shared last week on social media that the character actor had fallen into a coma induced by “a virulent form of meningitis.” In “Beverly Hills, 90210,” Denise Dowse played Yvonne Teasley, the vice principal of West Beverly Hills High School. She also portrayed therapist Dr. Rhonda Pine in “Insecure.”
Aug. 16 birthdays: Actor Julie Newmar is 89. Actor Lesley Ann Warren is 76. Actor Marshall Manesh is 72. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 70. TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford is 69. Director James Cameron is 68. Actor Angela Bassett is 64. Singer Madonna is 64. Actor Steve Carell is 60. Actor Cristin Milioti is 37. Singer Dan Smyers is 35.