REVIEW: Lifetime's 'Living Proof' fits its audience Oct 20, 2008
Husband and wife: Paula Cale Lisbe and Harry Connick Jr. ... In the movie, he's played by Harry Connick Jr., who lost his mother to the disease long before that treatment was available. (USA Today -- Life)
TV review: Doctor's quest for cancer drug Oct 19, 2008
Starring Harry Connick Jr., Tammy Blanchard, Angie Harmon, Bernadette Peters, 9 p.m. today, Lifetime ... Harry Connick Jr. stars as Slamon, but he shares top billing with an extraordinary group of actors who play the women. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Honoring a tireless breast-cancer crusader Oct 18, 2008
In ''Living Proof,'' Harry Connick Jr. portrays Dr. Dennis Slamon ... e Zellweger, the movie chronicles more than a decade of passionate research and advocacy by UCLA's Slamon (Harry Connick Jr.) ... Starring: Harry Connick Jr., Tammy Blanchard, Bernadette Peters, Trudie Styler, John Benjamin Hickey, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Bynes, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Amy Madigan, Paula Cale Lisbe, Angie Harmon. (Boston Globe)
Bringing 'Living Proof' to Lifetime was a labor of love Oct 18, 2008
" which stars Harry Connick Jr. and premieres on Lifetime tonight, chronicles the 12-year effort of one such unsung hero, , to develop the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration a decade ago, Herceptin, which targets a genetic alteration called Her-2 found in roughly a quarter of breast cancer patients, has saved thousands of lives. The movie is part of the cable network's 14th annual Stop Breast Cancer for Life initiative, which is timed to coincide... (Los Angeles Times)
TV movies migrate to cable, abandon networks Oct 17, 2008
True: Living Proof (Lifetime, Saturday, 9 ET/PT), stars Amanda Bynes, Harry Connick Jr., Angie Harmon ... Lifetime's Living Proof (9 ET/PT) tells the true story of Dr. Dennis Slamon (played by Harry Connick Jr.) and his quest to develop a drug for treating breast cancer. (USA Today)
CONNICK Q&A: Harry Connick Jr.: Lifetime movie star? Oct 17, 2008
Harry Connick Jr.: Lifetime Movie star ... Harry Connick Jr.: Lifetime Movie star ... By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY Think Lifetime movie, and Harry Connick Jr. doesn't come to mind. (USA Today)
'Frontline' scrutinizes Obama and McCain Oct 12, 2008
Saturday: Harry Connick Jr. stars in Living Proof ... Saturday: Harry Connick Jr. stars in Living Proof. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Second Annual 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute' From Hollywood's Kodak Theatre to Air Thanksgiving Night Oct 10, 2008
The inaugural CNN Heroes tribute broadcast in 2007 featured appearances by Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr. and Jimmy Smits, as well as performances by Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow and Wyclef Jean with Norah Jones. In the United States, a cumulative 7. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Celebs have their pink ducks in a row Oct 7, 2008
Lifetime, which has the Oct. 18 movie Living Proof, starring Harry Connick Jr. as a doctor dedicated to breast cancer research, has partnered this month with Shop. com to donate to various breast cancer charities up to $10,000 from purchases at a special breast cancer section on the site. (USA Today)
Sexy Serenade Sep 25, 2008
Harry Connick Jr. and wife Jill Goodacre. . (Fox News)
FOX411: Michael Jackson Turned Down Again Sep 25, 2008
Wednesday night, Peggy has a pretty great group set for Lifetime s "Living Proof" movie including Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr. and Trudie Styler. The premiere will be preceded earlier today by lunch at Michael s.. (Fox News)
Ooh La La!!!! Lifetime Original Movie 'Coco Chanel' Fashions 5.2 Million Viewers and 4.5 Household Rating During September 13 Premiere Sep 16, 2008
The next Lifetime Original Movie will be "Living Proof," starring Harry Connick Jr., premiering Saturday, October 18, at 9PM (ET/PT). "Coco Chanel" was the story of the celebrated, strong-willed haute couture giant who faced life with an unparalleled sense of style and panache. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Boortz producer gets heat over Crocs suit Sep 11, 2008
Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 41. Guitarist Jon Buckland of Coldplay is 31. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fans ask whatever happened to attention 'The Wiz' deserves? Sep 11, 2008
Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 41. Actress Laura Wright ("Guiding Light") is 38. (Munster Times, IN)
New Orleans Musicians Village Survives Gustav Sep 3, 2008
New Orleans Musicians Village Survives Gustav. KWTX.COM Entertainment Features. (KWTX.com, TX)
New Orleans celeb faction quiet as Gustav sputters Sep 2, 2008
Efforts to reach stars from the area, such as rapper Lil Wayne, jazz star and actor Harry Connick Jr. and jazz great Wynton Marsalis - were unsuccessful on Monday, when most offices were closed due to the Labor Day holiday. Representatives for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who lived in New Orleans for about a year after Katrina struck, also did not return messages. (New York Post)
Hurricane Gustav fades moving into Louisiana Sep 2, 2008
Hill was the first resident of the Musicians' Village, a cluster of homes Harry Connick Jr. and fellow New Orleans musician Branford Marsalis built through Habitat for Humanity after Katrina. The village provides housing for musicians and others who lost their homes to Katrina. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Shake, rattle and roll! Aug 25, 2008
(A version of that show is still banging around with Harry Connick Jr. attached, under the title Nice Work If You Can Get It. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lifetime Networks to Launch 14th Annual Stop Breast Cancer for Life Multi-Platform Campaign for October Aug 19, 2008
Source: Lifetime Networks. Campaign Showcases October Premiere of Lifetime Original Movie 'Living Proof' Starring Harry Connick, Jr.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Life is never quiet for the Jonas Brothers Aug 14, 2008
There was a line of 1,000-plus screaming fans some of whom stood outside the Apple store for two days singing Jonas songs in unison and braving a sudden downpour for the chance to see the brothers, though only about 500 got inside to see them up close (including Harry Connick Jr. and his daughter). Weve been here since Monday afternoon at twelve, so weve been camping out all night and it was so cold when it hit 3 a.m., said Priscilla Huang, 17, of Brooklyn, N.Y., huddled under... (MSNBC -- Music)
Movies' Best Opening Scenes Aug 11, 2008
P.S. I Love You Serenades Intent. Music accompanies visuals but also moves plot along, provides character clues and reveals setting. (Suite101.com)
He's not the lead and he loves it! Aug 10, 2008
DelcoTimes - He's not the lead and he loves it. He's not the lead and he loves it. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Today on the presidential campaign trail Aug 5, 2008
Obama's 47th birthday celebration includes serenade from well-heeled, singer Harry Connick Jr. ... In a ballroom on the 33rd floor of a downtown skyscraper overlooking Boston Harbor, Obama was serenaded first by singer Harry Connick Jr. and his 10-year-old daughter, Kate, and then by the entire room in an animated rendition of "Happy Birthday.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
A delay for 'Nice Work' with Harry Connick Jr. Jul 25, 2008
"Nice Work If You Can Get It," the Harry Connick Jr., musical slated for a Boston run on the way to Broadway, has been pulled from the 2008 schedule. Broadway Across America-Boston president Drew Murphy sent a letter this week telling subscribers that the show, scheduled to open in December, has been "officially postponed" with no new date yet scheduled. (Boston Globe)
4th Annual Jazz with Steinbeck Returns Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Jul 25, 2008
Vocalist Spencer Day inspires comparisons to Harry Connick Jr., Cole Porter, Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright, and has been called "the male counterpart to Norah Jones." Yet Spencer's musical style is all his own -- fusing jazz, contemporary and folk/country genres. Day's work reveals the influences of composers from Gershwin to Lennon and McCartney; the vulnerability of Chet Baker or Jeff Buckley; and the phrasing and swing of Ella Fitzgerald. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jason Constantine Promoted to President of Acquisitions and Coproductions for Lionsgate Jul 15, 2008
He has a remarkable understanding of projects that play to our strengths as a brand and generate uncommonly good movies (Canada Newswire)
Harry Connick Jr. working on film in New Orleans Jun 28, 2008
Upstairs and indoors, in an unused sector of a New Orleans medical center, Harry Connick Jr. is playing doctor. In "Living Proof," a made-for-TV movie that will air in October on the Lifetime cable network as the centerpiece of the network's breast-cancer awareness campaign, Connick plays Dr. Denny Slamon, a real-life UCLA cancer researcher. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty and Larry The Cable Guy to Headline Rock'n the Rally Lineup at 68th Annual Sturgis Bike Week Jun 25, 2008
Source: Rozone Productions. Three-day Concert Series Includes Headliners Kenny Chesney and KISS. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Obama corners the market in Hollywood Jun 24, 2008
While wealthy celebrities often lavish money on multiple candidates, Obama's donors already include Will Smith, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Leonard Nimoy and singer Harry Connick Jr. Oprah Winfrey's fundraiser for Obama at her Santa Barbara-area estate was one of the biggest events of the primary season, helping cement Obama's position as a credible challenger to Clinton. An uphill climb for the GOPAn analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics, based on fundraising data released May... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Lifetime Networks President of Entertainment Susanne Daniels to Resign Position After Tenure of Tremendous Growth and Success Jun 19, 2008
Source: Lifetime Networks. Top Programmer's Legacy Includes 'Army Wives,' Highest-Rated Series in Lifetime's 24-Year History, Groundbreaking Programming and Innovative Deal-Making. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Broadway's big voices have hopes for recording careers Jun 9, 2008
Harry Connick Jr., who co-starred with O'Hara in a 2006 revival of The Pajama Game, wrote two songs and arranged and orchestrated the tracks on Wonder. One, Sinatra staple All the Way, was recorded during a lunch break. (USA Today)
Hymns of Praise from an LDS vocal performance group May 29, 2008
The segment was right after Harry Connick Jr. and just before KISS. The band didn t take offense. During the Olympics, Eclipse was also able to perform with artists Brooks and Dunn, Nelly Furtado and Train. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Carter, Connick do their home work in New Orleans May 15, 2008
Musician Harry Connick Jr., right, talks with homeowner Reginald Sam Jr., in front of Sam's Habitat for Humanity home in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ... NEW ORLEANS - As former President Jimmy Carter nailed down the front porch of a home under construction Wednesday, singer Harry Connick Jr. gave an update on the progress being made in the Upper 9th Ward, an area slow to recover from Hurricane Katrina. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Cannes Will Premiere Documentary on Legendary Cinematographers Kovacs and Zsigmond May 9, 2008
Since 2005, Chressanthis has been a director and cinematographer of the popular dramatic series "Ghost Whisperer." He is currently preparing to shoot "Living Proof" with Harry Connick Jr. and Renee Zellweger. Chressanthis began this project in February 2007. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Harry Connick Jr. returns in `Nice Work If You Can Get It' May 6, 2008
Harry Connick Jr. returns in `Nice Work If You Can Get It ... NEW YORK - Harry Connick Jr. and the Gershwins, George and Ira _ Broadway's newest trio. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Boston tryout set for 'Work' May 6, 2008
Gershwin tuner "Nice Work if You Can Get It" -- the project that will bring Harry Connick Jr. back to Broadway -- has set dates for a Boston tryout that starts in December, ahead of a planned Rialto berth beginning in February. "Nice Work" is one of two Broadway-bound productions trying out next season in Beantown. (Variety)
Chick flick 'P.S.' is better in print May 4, 2008
Kathy Bates has a few gruff moments as Swank's mother and Harry Connick Jr. turns up as a potential suitor. But it's Kudrow who surprises with a performance that's fresh and interesting. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Lifetime Television Proudly Announces October Marquee Event Original Movie, 'Living Proof' Starring Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) Award Winner Harry Connick, Jr. May 3, 2008
Source: Lifetime Television. Oscar(R) Winner Renee Zellweger ("Chicago") Reteams with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, Executive Producers of the Oscar(R) Winning "Chicago" as Producers for the Sony Pictures Television Project. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NIACC announces line-up for 2008-2009 Performing Arts and Leadership Series Apr 17, 2008
Thursday April 17, 2008. Rain -- The Beatles Experience will be presented on March 12, 2009 as part of the NIACC Performing Arts and Leadership Series. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Can Renee ever escape ... the Bridget Jones curse? Apr 15, 2008
" Last year she lent her voice to the animated film Bee Movie, as well as filming Leatherheads. She has also completed two other films - Case 39, with British star Ian McShane and Chilled In Miami, with Harry Connick Jr. She has lots of properties - in Manhattan, the Hamptons, Connecticut, Tennessee, and Bel Air - but because of her filming commitments she rarely spends time in any of them. "What's home. Where my bed is and stuff," she mused recently. When she became a much-in-demand movie star... (Daily Mail)
Here come the brides Apr 8, 2008
The "Brigadoon" announcement comes just a couple of weeks after news leaked from New York that a revival of the 1926 Gershwin musical "Oh, Kay!" starring Harry Connick Jr. also will open in Boston this fall before opening on Broadway. Radiohead coming The good news is that Radiohead will be playing here this summer. (Boston Globe)
TOWN TRAVELS: A homecoming trip Apr 6, 2008
But seeing Harry Connick Jr. was probably the most unforgettable. Sitting three rows from the front gave me the greatest vantage point. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Enchanted performances lift Broadway's 'South Pacific' Apr 4, 2008
nue before stealing the 2006 revival of The Pajama Game from Harry Connick Jr. as a sultry, sassy Babe. Nellie provides another showcase for the luster of O'Hara's lower-to-middle register and the focused intensity and discretion of her singing, which in a better world would be required listening for all American Idol contestants (and for a few Broadway belters). (USA Today -- Life)
Safran bows digital offshoot Mar 31, 2008
Safran, former president of Brillstein-Grey Management, recently produced Fox's "Meet the Spartans" and New Line's "Over Her Dead Body." He also exec produced Dimension's "Scary Movie" and is producing "Chilled in Miami," starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. ... Safran, former president of Brillstein-Grey Management, recently produced Fox's "Meet the Spartans" and New Line's "Over Her Dead Body." He also exec produced Dimension's "Scary Movie" and is producing "Chilled in Miami,"... (Hollywood Reporter)
Bigger and better Mar 17, 2008
The Mosaic Fest in Singapore proved that an eclectic music edge and the curiosity factor works in attracting the mainstream (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Musical mlange Mar 4, 2008
Kickstarting this years Mosaic Music Festival with impressive jazz-rooted piano workouts, impassioned vocals and big-band blasts from his latest long player Oh, My NOLA (My New Orleans) is superstar jazz crooner Harry Connick Jr.. Besides Connick Jr, other headline acts include Canadian indie super group Broken Social Scene; the larger-than-life President of Funk George Clinton and his legendary funk outfits Parliament and Funkadelic; eclectic hip-hop collective The Roots; Norwegian folk-pop... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Who will colour-coordinate my bras? The bizarre world of Heather Mills Feb 17, 2008
Not Beatles music, mostly swing stuff such as Harry Connick Jr.. She said music was something that kept her going. (Daily Mail)
Grumpy Old Men bring big band era to SIC Feb 17, 2008
Fans of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Glen Miller Orchestra and Count Basey will probably become fans of the Grumpy Old Men and their One Dazzling Dame vocalist, Pat Tarantino. "It's what we most of us grew up playing and we love it," Roger Reichmuth, vocalist and saxophonist, said. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Two years after storm, Mardi Gras going strong (1) Feb 13, 2008
Three parades rolled Monday night, including Orpheus, the glitzy parade founded by singer Harry Connick Jr. Actress Patricia Clarkson and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton were celebrity monarchs for the parade. This year, Orpheus organizers said they wanted to select monarchs who have been instrumental in the city's recovery from Katrina. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Celebrities descend on Big Easy for Carnival Feb 2, 2008
Orpheus, the glittery parade founded in 1993 by singer Harry Connick Jr., has one of the longest list of celebs. Besides Salt-N-Pepa, Lance Bass and Kevin Meaney, daytime TV star Christian LeBlanc and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will ride. (International Herald Tribune)
Make your way to Mardi Gras Jan 24, 2008
Where Atlantans come to share where their travels have taken them and the places they'd like to go. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
TODAY's holiday gift drive raises $25.5 million Jan 19, 2008
TODAY's holiday gift drive raises $25. 5 million - Today Show - MSNBC.com. (MSNBC -- International)
Names in the Game Jan 17, 2008
Each year, celebrity monarchs lead Orpheus, the glitzy parade founded in 1993 by singer Harry Connick Jr. Though Connick usually rides in the parade, throwing colorful beads and trinkets to onlookers, organizers say they are not sure if Connick will ride this year. "We're still not sure about Harry's schedule, but we're so happy with who we know will be here," said Orpheus spokesman Ardley Hanemann at a news conference with parade organizers Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Stars shine on election hopefuls Jan 15, 2008
Stars shine on US election hopefuls. Allegra Stratton and agenciesMonday January 14, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Movie awards press on, despite writers' strike woes Jan 7, 2008
J.K. Simmons, who plays the dad in Juno, is about to start work in Canada on Chilled in Miami, starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. "Renee plays a corporate fish out of water from Miami who is transferred to Minnesota and is not happy," says Simmons. "Harry plays a backwoods guy. They hate each other and then, shockingly, they don't.". (USA Today -- Life)
Look whos back Jan 7, 2008
The Star Online eCentral: Look whos back. Your browser does not support script. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
MOVIES: 'P.S. I Love You': An old-fashioned weepie, for better and for worse Jan 5, 2008
Harry Connick Jr. swings in and out as a possible love interest, as does the temperature-raiser Jeffrey Dean Morgan, a television actor who bears a striking physical resemblance to Javier Bardem. Morgan's appearance finishes off Butler (last seen slaughtering Persians in "300") far more effectively than does Gerry's terminal illness. (International Herald Tribune)
Photo Release -- BA Music's Crooner Sues 'So You Think You Can Dance' Jan 5, 2008
You no longer need to remember symbols. Simply type in a company name or stock symbol for instant results. (Primezone Releases)
Craftsmanship is instrumental in ''Note by Note'' Jan 4, 2008
Along the way, we meet classical pianists Lang Lang, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and H l ne Grimaud, and jazzmen Harry Connick Jr., Marcus Roberts, Bill Charlap, and Kenny Barron, among others ... With: Lang Lang, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Hlne Grimaud, Harry Connick Jr., Bill Charlap, and Kenny Barron. (Boston Globe)
Lacking excitement, 'P.S. I Love You' should return to sender Jan 4, 2008
Harry Connick Jr. plays a very unconvincing and unappealing potential love interest ... Starring: {M3Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr.. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
'This Old House' makes house call to NOLA Jan 2, 2008
"But when producers of the show surveyed the city's post-Hurricane Katrina landscape, they found old houses were only part of the story.They couldn't ignore the pastel-colored homes being built for displaced musicians, or the construction projects led by actor Brad Pitt. So both will be included in the show's 10-episode series set to begin airing Jan. 24 on PBS."It was worth departing from our comfort zone to tell every part of this story," said producer Deborah Hood, in New Orleans recently... (Florida Today)
'Old House' focuses on New Orleans Dec 31, 2007
On a previous visit, they interviewed singer-pianist Harry Connick Jr. and saxophonist Branford Marsalis, the New Orleans natives who launched the Musicians' Village. They also included the story of a handicapped woman whose flooded Broadmoor home is being renovated by Rebuilding Together, one of the volunteer organizations so vital to the city's recovery. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Love and lossDouble Oscar winner Hilary Swank on her new film PS I Love You Dec 31, 2007
"Lisa is so hilarious in this movie - as is Harry Connick Jr. I think he had some really hilarious lines as well," says Swank. The relationship between Holly and Gerry is pivotal to the film, which begins with a mammoth argument between them. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Capsule reviews of feature films Dec 30, 2007
Sunday December 30, 2007 TODAY'S WEATHER: M/CLOUDY 29. By Carrie Rickey and Steven Rea The Philadelphia Inquirer December 30, 2007 6:00 AM. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
P.S. I Love You Dec 29, 2007
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Philippa Hawker, ReviewerDecember 28, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
