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GREAT MOMENTS IN THE THEATER
JOE ADCOCK, POST INTELLIGENCER - What "Lone Star Love" audiences saw in
September at the 5th Avenue Musical Theatre was not particularly
pleasant. Now it seems that what was going on backstage was downright
nasty.
The bloated $6.5 million musical had originally been scheduled for a run
on Broadway after closing in Seattle. Yet the 5th Avenue show was so
disappointing, critically and financially, that the producers canceled
the transfer to New York.
One of "Lone Star's" biggest problems was its 6-foot-5-inch star, Randy
Quaid. Quaid played con man Falstaff in the Shakespeare-inspired "Lone
Star Love."
According to reports on an Actors Equity Association inquiry that looked
into charges against Quaid, he was rude, abusive and unprofessional.
Twenty-six of his fellow cast members brought charges against him. The
result, according to Reuters and the New York Post, is that Quaid has
been banned for life from Equity and fined $81,572.
New York Post columnist Michael Riedel wrote last week that sources
privy to the Equity hearing reported that Quaid was charged with five
major infractions:
1. During performances, he smacked a fellow actor on the back of the
head.
2. Quaid warned another actor that if he made direct eye contact with
the star, he would lose his job.
3. Quaid's "sexually inappropriate" comments included referring to an
actress' "gynecological instruments."
4. Along with his wife, Evi, Quaid tried to rewrite the script and
eliminate characters.
5. Quaid missed rehearsals. On stage, he improvised lines, song lyrics
and movements.
Quaid is best known as a film and TV actor. His movies include
"Brokeback Mountain" and "Independence Day." He played the young Lyndon
Johnson in "LBJ," a 1987 TV docudrama, and he had recurring roles on
"Saturday Night Live." He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/theater/350807_theater11.html?source=mypi
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YOKO ONO SUES LENNON MURPHY FOR USING HER NAME
BOING BOING - Yoko Ono, widow of former Beatles member John Lennon, is
suing singer-songwriter (and Suicide Girl) Lennon Murphy for alleged
"tarnishment" of John Lennon's name. Ms. Murphy's band is called Lennon,
and she is attempting to register that band name as a trademark.
Julian Lennon, who is the son of John Lennon (and the former Beatle's
first wife, Cynthia) also responded to the situation on his MySpace
page. He's totally cool with the singer using her name, which also
happens to be his father's name, and says "She has My full support."
LENNON MURPHY - Yesterday I received notice that Yoko Ono had filed a
law suit against me, asking for a cancellation of the trademark that I
own for the name "Lennon." This could very well mean the career that I
have worked so hard at, the one you all have believed in, may come to an
end. I wanted to address the situation to all my fans because without
you I am nothing and it's not fair to everyone who has believed in my
music not to be properly informed of this pure bullshit.
When I first started playing music at 14, I was known for the most part
as "The Lennon Murphy Band". Not a name I was very fond of, no one could
ever agree on anything so it made sense. A few months later some of the
shows started being marketed using my full name as well as some that
just using "Lennon." There was never really any consistency but there
was well enough to justify stating that "Lennon" had been used in fact
since 1997. When I signed with Arista Records in 2000 at the age of 18,
a marketing decision was made to continue being known just as Lennon. In
all honesty, I didn't care. I was just happy to sign a record deal, make
an album, and pay my bills.
Lennon is my first name by birth and I am regularly asked if I was named
after the Beatle, having always replied no. My mother named me after
"John Lennon that wrote songs, painted, and baked bread with his son".
She named me for the man, not the pop star.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/12/yoko-sues-lennon.html
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GREAT MOMENTS IN THE THEATER
JOE ADCOCK, POST INTELLIGENCER - What "Lone Star Love" audiences saw in
September at the 5th Avenue Musical Theatre was not particularly
pleasant. Now it seems that what was going on backstage was downright
nasty.
The bloated $6.5 million musical had originally been scheduled for a run
on Broadway after closing in Seattle. Yet the 5th Avenue show was so
disappointing, critically and financially, that the producers canceled
the transfer to New York.
One of "Lone Star's" biggest problems was its 6-foot-5-inch star, Randy
Quaid. Quaid played con man Falstaff in the Shakespeare-inspired "Lone
Star Love."
According to reports on an Actors Equity Association inquiry that looked
into charges against Quaid, he was rude, abusive and unprofessional.
Twenty-six of his fellow cast members brought charges against him. The
result, according to Reuters and the New York Post, is that Quaid has
been banned for life from Equity and fined $81,572.
New York Post columnist Michael Riedel wrote last week that sources
privy to the Equity hearing reported that Quaid was charged with five
major infractions:
1. During performances, he smacked a fellow actor on the back of the
head.
2. Quaid warned another actor that if he made direct eye contact with
the star, he would lose his job.
3. Quaid's "sexually inappropriate" comments included referring to an
actress' "gynecological instruments."
4. Along with his wife, Evi, Quaid tried to rewrite the script and
eliminate characters.
5. Quaid missed rehearsals. On stage, he improvised lines, song lyrics
and movements.
Quaid is best known as a film and TV actor. His movies include
"Brokeback Mountain" and "Independence Day." He played the young Lyndon
Johnson in "LBJ," a 1987 TV docudrama, and he had recurring roles on
"Saturday Night Live." He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/theater/350807_theater11.html?source=mypi
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YOKO ONO SUES LENNON MURPHY FOR USING HER NAME
BOING BOING - Yoko Ono, widow of former Beatles member John Lennon, is
suing singer-songwriter (and Suicide Girl) Lennon Murphy for alleged
"tarnishment" of John Lennon's name. Ms. Murphy's band is called Lennon,
and she is attempting to register that band name as a trademark.
Julian Lennon, who is the son of John Lennon (and the former Beatle's
first wife, Cynthia) also responded to the situation on his MySpace
page. He's totally cool with the singer using her name, which also
happens to be his father's name, and says "She has My full support."
LENNON MURPHY - Yesterday I received notice that Yoko Ono had filed a
law suit against me, asking for a cancellation of the trademark that I
own for the name "Lennon." This could very well mean the career that I
have worked so hard at, the one you all have believed in, may come to an
end. I wanted to address the situation to all my fans because without
you I am nothing and it's not fair to everyone who has believed in my
music not to be properly informed of this pure bullshit.
When I first started playing music at 14, I was known for the most part
as "The Lennon Murphy Band". Not a name I was very fond of, no one could
ever agree on anything so it made sense. A few months later some of the
shows started being marketed using my full name as well as some that
just using "Lennon." There was never really any consistency but there
was well enough to justify stating that "Lennon" had been used in fact
since 1997. When I signed with Arista Records in 2000 at the age of 18,
a marketing decision was made to continue being known just as Lennon. In
all honesty, I didn't care. I was just happy to sign a record deal, make
an album, and pay my bills.
Lennon is my first name by birth and I am regularly asked if I was named
after the Beatle, having always replied no. My mother named me after
"John Lennon that wrote songs, painted, and baked bread with his son".
She named me for the man, not the pop star.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/12/yoko-sues-lennon.html
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