Monday, May 23, 2011

NEWS: Eden Riegel, Ricky Martin, Marnie Schulenburg, WWE

ABC's BODY OF PROOF to L.A. from Rhode Island
The new crime drama starring Dana Delany and Jeri Ryan filmed its first season in Providence, R.I., but uncertainty surrounding the small state's film tax credit program put California in play. Gov. Lincoln Chafee has recommended dismantling the state film tax credit program to balance the state's budget. The production has a crew of about 200 people.

Eden Riegel welcomes son
Riegel tweeted on Sunday: "Jack Oscar Miller's! Born 4:07 PM, 8lbs 14 oz., 22 inches long."

Marnie Schulenburg in "South Pacific" starting June 15
Opening the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 20th anniversary season is Rodgers and Hammerstein's thrilling musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by James Michener. A young U.S. Navy nurse falls in love with an island plantation owner during World War II. The incredibly romantic score includes "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'i," and "There is Nothin' Like a Dame." Winner of seven 2008 Tony Awards, "South Pacific" is appropriate for the entire family.

Ricky Martin will be featured on VH1's returning BEHIND THE MUSIC
VH1's most celebrated music documentary series BEHIND THE MUSIC returns with seven of today's most successful and celebrated artists. The Ricky Martin episode will air on August 17.

Showtime cancels UNITED STATES OF TARA, renews THE BORGIAS, NURSE JACKIE
The Toni Collette series won't return, but Edie Falco will be back as will the medieval soap.

WWE Wrestling the Economy and Its Killer Wallet Crush‎
In 2009 the company’s CEO resigned. This February the COO quit abruptly. The stock has dropped 39 percent just in the past 12 months and WWE slashed the quarterly dividend by two-thirds. CEO Vince McMahon says re-branding will help it rebound. Right now the company seems just an atomic knee-drop away from elimination.

EASTENDERS boss Bryan Kirkwood 'proud' of baby swap
The executive producer explained while the controversial plot - which involved distressed Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) swapping her dead baby with Kat Moon's (Jessie Wallace) tot - attracted "a great deal of scrutiny", it was "captivating".

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