Kate Hudson is addressing the drama surrounding her newest film. The “Almost Famous” star and Hugh Jackman portrayed Neil Diamond tribute band performers Claire and Mike Sardina in the recently released biopic “Song Sung Blue.” Mike’s real-life son, however, claimed that he was “purposely cut out of the film” after being paid a “pathetic $30,000” … Read more
Hugh Jackman has no shortage of Neil Diamond favorites – and at least three of them helped shape his performance in “Song Sung Blue.” Liz Caplan, the vocal coach and consultant who worked with Jackman on both the newly released film and 2017’s “The Greatest Showman,” revealed the actor’s top Diamond tracks while discussing his … Read more
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are being called “monsters” by the real-life son of the main character in their new film, “Song Sung Blue.” The actors play Neil Diamond tribute band performers Mike and Claire Sardina in the Craig Brewer-directed movie, which is being slammed by Mike’s son and Claire’s stepson, Mike Sardina Jr. “My … Read more
movie review SONG SUNG BLUE Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some strong language, some sexual material and brief drug use). In theaters Dec. 25. If there’s one slam-dunk choice in “Song Sung Blue,” Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson’s new romantic movie about a Neil Diamond cover band, it’s the title. “Sweet Caroline” … Read more
Kate Hudson is running point on this epic get together. The actress, 46, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share two photos of herself and Neil Diamond on an outdoor porch. The pair hold hands in one picture, while a second shot shows the musician, 84, in mid-conversation with the “Almost Famous” star. Kate Hudson … Read more
Hugh Jackman is once again, the greatest showman. This time, the actor, 56, is starring opposite Kate Hudson, 46, as real-life couple Mike and Claire Sardina, who formed the Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder, in 1989. On Tuesday, Focus Features released the first trailer, giving a first look into Jackman’s transformation. In one … Read more
Good times never seemed so good. Neil Diamond made a surprise appearance at Saturday’s performance of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, seven years after he announced his Parkinson’s diagnosis and retirement from touring. In an Instagram video, the musical’s lead, “American Idol” winner Nick Fradiani, introduced … Read more
Neil Diamond is opening up about living with Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old announced his diagnosis in 2018 and has now revealed that he’s only recently started to come to terms with it. Diamond shared that he was in denial and couldn’t accept his condition for the first year or two after his diagnosis with Parkinson’s … Read more
Good times never seemed so dull. So dull. So dull. So dull. “A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical,” which creaked open Sunday night on Broadway, begins in the most sedate and uninvolving manner imaginable. The lights come up on a plain-looking therapy session and the titular musician, now in old age (Mark Jacoby), sits … Read more