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| | Orlando Bloom Checks Out "Waiting for Godot" | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Showing his support for the arts, Orlando Bloom was on hand for the opening night of ?Waiting for Godot? in Sunday (November 24) in New York City.
Handsome in dark pants and a blazer, the ?Pirates of the Caribbean? hunk, who is currently starring on Broadway in ?Romeo and Juliet,? obliged the shutterbugs outside before heading in for the show.
The play, which stars Partick Stewart and Ian McKellen, is described as: two wanderers wait by a lonely tree, to meet up with Mr. Godot, who they hope will change their lives for the better. Instead, another couple of eccentric travellers arrive, one man on the end of the other's rope.
Playing at the Cort Theater, ?Waiting for Godot? is based on Samuel Beckett?s classic of the same name.
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| | Orlando Bloom's 'Romeo & Juliet' is closing early: is it because he's too old' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I hate being right about this, just so you know Orlando-loonies. As it turns out, there really wasn?t that much excitement about seeing a 36-year-old man play Romeo in a Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet. Despite the presence of LOTR fan-girls and despite some high-profile celebrity guests, Orlando Bloom?s Romeo and Juliet is closing early due to ?low ticket sales?. The last performance will be Sunday, December 8th.
The producers of ?Romeo and Juliet? have announced that the show, which was the Broadway debut of Orlando Bloom (?Lord of the Rings?), will close on Dec. 8, more than a month earlier than had been previously planned.
Mr. Bloom stars opposite Condola Rashad in David Leveaux?s production, which opened to so-so reviews Sept. 19 at the Richard Rodgers Theater. It is one of two productions of the tragedy to open in an unusually rich Shakespeare season; the Classic Stage Company?s ?Romeo and Juliet? finished its Off Broadway run Nov. 10.
While the Broadway show is closing two weeks after its initially announced 14-week engagement, producers had been selling tickets through Jan. 12, only to find the box office softening.
For the weekend ending Nov. 17, ?Romeo and Juliet? had the lowest capacity of 33 Broadway shows, filling only 39 percent of its seats, according to the Broadway League.
?Based on a combination of sales and availability of cast members we have determined that Sunday, Dec.8 will be our final performance,? the producers said in a statement.
When it closes the production will have played 27 previews and 93 regular performances.
[From The NY Times]
I?m not surprised. As soon as I saw Orlando trying to maneuver that motorcycle and pretend to graffiti (like he was a ?youth?), I knew that this was going to be a failed experiment. We spend a lot of time talking about how certain actresses are too old to play certain parts (coughNicoleKidmancough), but we need to devote some time to actors like Orlando Bloom. Orlando seemed to be clinging to his old heartthrob status when really, he should have phased that sh-t out years ago. And this is the fundamental problem: I don?t think Orly really knows what to do with his career or what parts he should audition for at this point. I think he?s getting crappy career advice. Why cling to this idea that he?s a leading man for films? Why not slowly build a career as a character actor? Why not try TV work in the UK and in America?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom split, they have been 'separated' for months | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This should be surprising to absolutely no one, but it?s still noteworthy to discuss how pretty much everyone saw this coming. Today, we are all gossip clairvoyants. E! News announced that Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have separated after three years of marriage. Three long years of infidelity rumors, long periods of time apart, some famewhoring and one child. Miranda and Orly dated for three years prior to their wedding, so this marks the end of a six year relationship.
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are no longer. Sources tell me the couple has split after three years of marriage.
A rep for Bloom exclusively confirms the breakup.
“In a joint statement, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have announced that they have been amicably separated for the past few months,” the rep said in a statement. “After six years together, they have recently decided to formalize their separation.”
The statement continued, “Despite this being the end of their marriage, they love, support and respect each other as both parents of their son and as family.”
The 36-year-old British actor and the 30-year-old Australian Victoria’s Secret model began dating in 2007. They were married in July 2010 after announcing their engagment just a month beforehand.
Kerr gave birth to their son, Flynn, on Jan. 6, 2011.
She and Bloom were last photographed together by the paparazzi on Oct. 8. Their last public appearance was at the opening of Romeo and Juliet on Broadway on Sept. 19. Bloom is currently starring in the production with Condola Rashad.
“When I saw Orlando on Broadway in Romeo and Juliet, I was blown away,” Kerr said in the November issue of Cosmopolitan. “For someone to be able to learn all that and hold the energy to do it every day, six days a week?I have so much respect for him. We don’t run lines though. We keep that very separate. That would be like me asking him to teach me how to catwalk.”
Bloom recently put his Hollywood Hills home on the market for $4.5 million. He had been renting it out for $16,500 a month while he and the family were living in NYC.
[From E! News]
When Orlando was filming several roles in Europe, New Zealand and Africa, Miranda camped out in New York, where she was reportedly acting like a single woman. Now that Orlando is tethered to NYC with his Broadway revival of Romeo & Juliet, Miranda has barely been in New York. So, just logistically, it seems like their marriage hasn?t been working for at least the past year, year and a half.
Anyway, it?s sad for Flynn. I?m kind of sad for Orly too, because I do tend to think Miranda was the cheater and that Orlando was faithful and that he really loved her. We?ll see what her next move is. Or should I say, we?ll see what Leonardo DiCaprio?s next move is.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Orlando Bloom & Condola Rashad: 'Romeo & Juliet' Opening Night Fun! | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Kicking off what will surely be a long and successful run, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad knocked it out of the park during opening night of ?Romeo & Juliet? on Broadway last night (September 19).
The ?Pirates of the Caribbean? hunk and the ?Smash? cutie took the stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City for the big performance, scoring rave reviews from the audience.
And though Shakespeare?s Romeo is actually a teenager in the story, Orly told press he hasn?t had any issues pulling off the role.
"It has been a joy. I'm not the youngest actor to play Romeo, or the oldest, but I really don't think I could have done justice to the role before now. There's so much more to the character that I've found having had more experience, even being a father. And of course, the play reaches everyone. Who doesn't want to see two kids experience that sheer ecstasy?"
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| | Orlando Bloom Channels Romeo for Broadway Debut | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Making his big debut on Broadway, Orlando Bloom greeted fans outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on Saturday (August 24).
Starring as Romeo in the adaptation of ?Romeo and Juliet,? the hunky star gave a thumbs-up to the gathered crowd as he emerged from the building in black pants and a denim button down.
In preparation for the A-lister?s run as the famous Shakespeare character, the theater underwent a $3.5 million make over.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the English actor?s wife, Miranda Kerr, was on hand for the special preview performance.
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| | Orlando Bloom poses on a motorcycle for 'Romeo?, this does not bode well | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Sigh? does anyone else feel sorry for Orlando Bloom? These photos just gave me second-hand embarrassment for him. Orlando has been in New York for several months now, rehearsing the new Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet. Orlando is 36 years old. Romeo was supposed to be a teenager. So, on that alone? I feel sorry for him. He?s much too old to play Romeo, but his acceptance of this role speaks volumes about the state of his career these days. Stuck in this sort of juvenile forever-heartthrob Teen Beat sort of thing.
Orlando?s Juliet is an actress named Condola Rashad. She?s really pretty, although I question her insistence on wearing high-top sneakers to the photocall. She?s 26 years old ? again, Juliet was supposed to be a teenager, although I?m giving this mid-20s actress a pass because I could see her pulling off ?teenager?. I guess it?s also notable that Juliet is being made into a woman of color. Is that notable? Eh. It speaks to the larger themes of Romeo and Juliet and the power of love in the face of societal, racial and familial norms, I suppose.
All that being said, just from this photocall alone, I fear that this production is going to be a MESS. You know someone was like ?We?ve got to youth it up! I know, put Orlando on a motorcycle! Get him some leather pants!!? Even Orly looks embarrassed. Poor Orly. I guess the production is going to be super-modern. Maybe Mercutio will be a Hell?s Angel.
He would have made a half-decent Hamlet though? I wonder why no one thought of him for that?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Orlando Bloom's Shirtless Stroll in the Big Apple | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Baring his torso to beat the heat, Orlando Bloom took a walk with his son, the nanny, and the dog in New York City on Tuesday (July 16).
Sporting black shorts, a matching baseball cap, and flip-flops, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star held onto Sidi while the nanny pushed little Flynn in a stroller close by.
This past weekend, the 36-year-old actor had some daddy-and-me time with the tot as they enjoyed a day out in Central Park.
Though currently enjoying family life at home, filming is underway on Orlando's upcoming sequel, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again."
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| | Orlando Bloom looks sweaty, muscular with Flynn in NYC: would you hit it? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some cute photos of Orlando Bloom and his son Flynn Bloom out and about in NYC over the Independence Day holiday. You know what this makes me wonder? Flynn was born in America, wasn?t he? So, Flynn is an American citizen, Orlando is a British citizen and Miranda Kerr is an Australian citizen?? Is that all, or do any (or all) of them have dual citizenship somewhere? At this point, it seems like Orlando and his family split their time between NYC, LA and Australia. We?ll see how that works out in the future.
Miranda and Orlando took a pap-stroll walk on the Fourth of July too ? you can see photos here. I have to give them some credit ? I didn?t think they would still be together at this point. I assumed that they would be over by now. So, they?re keeping it together. Good for them?
I do think these photos are particularly cute ? Orlando seems like a hands-on dad when he?s around. He also seems to light up when he?s around Flynn. Orlando is just looking particularly hot in these photos, right? I?m not an Orly-loonie by any means (he?s never done anything for my lady parts), but the combination of nice arms, good hair length, sweat and a dad being sweet with his son? it?s working. He?s hot in these pics, minus the weird skinny jeans and the too-small sunglasses.
Also, Peter Jackson recently posted this on his Facebook. I?ll just leave this here for the LOTR geeks:
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Katy Perry says Russell Brand informed her of their divorce via text message: harsh? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On Monday, we covered Katy Perry’s July Vogue cover, which featured a lovely Rodarte dress and a subdued, albeit moderately photoshopped Katy as photographed by Annie Leibovitz. The full spread has now been released, and it’s more of the same — Katy in flowery dresses and largely set in a farm and nature setting. Annie has had a thing for barns in quite a few of her recent celebrity shoots, and I’m instantly reminded of the picture where Daniel Radcliffe was photographed farting sunshine atop a puzzled looking horse. This shoot isn’t bad though, and I’m glad to see a side of Katy that isn’t obnoxiously in our faces. Actually, Katy looks really lovely here, so good on her.
I really do love this red leather skirt. Damn, it is gorgeous.
In addition to this new editorial, Vogue has posted a video clip on its site of Katy’s co-called beauty routine that basically shows her getting made-up by an entire arsenal. In the voiceover, Katy claims that she’s gone from “dramatic makeup” to a “more age-appropriate look.” She also claims that her skin is much better than it used to be, so she doesn’t wear as much makeup anymore. Hmm.
The interview is a mixed bag. Katy admits to being madly in love with John Mayer even though they were broken up at the time of this talk, which was conducted before the Met Gala (Katy mentions that she’ll be wearing Dolce & Gabbana), and of course, we’ve since learned that Katy and John are back together for a third round of grossness. The interview covers a variety of topics that are simultaneously enlightening and predictable. Katy talks both about her failed marriage to Russell Brand and her grand love affair with John, and she talks about her sanctimonious parents even more. Let’s do this:
Is superstardom overwhelming? “Of course I get fazed. And when I am in between records, sometimes I doubt myself. I?ll be like: Did I just get lucky, or did I mass-manipulate the world into thinking that seven songs were worth a number-one position? And then I go back into the studio and I start writing, and the true essential oil of who I am comes bubbling back up and reminds me that it?s always been inside of me, that nobody can take this away no matter what comment anyone makes. It’s going to be there because it?s what I was born with and it’s what I?ve worked on my whole life.”
More about her childhood: The atmosphere at home, she says, was “not fun.” She told me, “My parents did not spare the rod. I wasn?t going to great schools, because my parents didn?t believe in public education. They wanted the education to be influenced by their religion, so I was going to these halfway education-slash-Christian schools that were like pop-up shop–style education. My father is hilarious. That?s where I get my sense of humor from. Sooo, he?s very funny and a practical joker, but he?s more emotional and driven. I mean, my mother is very emotional as well, but my dad is more of the guts of the family. He was the main preacher, so he kind of had this little Pentecostal flair, but they are born-again. So there?s a little bit of my background.”
Russell Brand was a “magical man” at first: “He’s a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him. Let’s just say I haven?t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011. I mean, I have to claim my own responsibility in things. I do admit that I was on the road a lot. Although I invited him time and time again, and I tried to come home as much as I possibly could. You saw that in the movie.” Katy Perry: Part of Me, a documentary released last year that has garnered $32 million worldwide to date, covers the period before, during, and after her time with Brand. “That wasn’t edited to leave footage out–there wasn?t any footage of him.”
On their 14 month marriage: “At first when I met him he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can?t handle the equalness. He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting. I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that.”
Is her thing with John Mayer ongoing or over? “Over.” Oh, my. I had made the tabloid reader?s assumption that she was stepping out with Mayer as a classic “revenge” relationship, to show ol’ Rusty Brand what he was missing–but she cuts in: “No, not at all. No, I was madly in love with him. I still am madly in love with him.” With John Mayer? That wasn?t what I expected to hear at all. “All I can say about that relationship is that he’s got a beautiful mind. Beautiful mind, tortured soul. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds.”
On her future love life: “I hope I don?t have to live as a widow.” Whaaat? “An emotional widow. No, I don?t believe that. But I think that I can just right now focus on me and strengthening myself and my emotional support system. I’m not in a relationship, I’m just on my own–I am myself in my own bed. I have to be happy being alone, and I am happy.” She tries so hard, Katy Perry. It?s what she does. “I believe that I will be loved again, in the right way.” Bright-eyed, she looks up. “I know I?m worth it.”
[From Vogue]
This is kind of an odd interview for Vogue and features Katy taking the journalist to her favorite taco place for dinner where they run into Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr, and Flynn (journo notes that they act weird around each other, and “everyone’s performing except the baby.” LOL). Then Katy talks a lot about how she’s currently working on her third studio album (she plays a few songs for the journo, who nearly cries tears of happiness). Strange.
So what do you make of Katy’s discussion of Russell Brand? I think she’s hinting that he either cheated or just gave up on their marriage too early. He may have stepped out on her (dude isn’t one for monogamy and freely admits it) while she was on tour, but I think the even bigger problem is that these two got married before they even really knew each other. They were both enamored with each other’s public images and never imagined how they could “make it work” until they realized, very quickly, that it wasn’t working. As Rusty recently told Esquire, “you’ve got to really, really want” a successful marriage, and he just didn’t. Katy seems like she was upset he didn’t give it more time before throwing in the scarf. I am a Rusty fangirl, but I’ll admit that texting her about the divorce is pretty harsh. I’m sure that he’d already decided he wanted out no matter what, but Katy at least deserved a phone call.
That’s pretty hilarious how Katy calls John Mayer “beautiful” and tortured” though, isn’t it? Maybe she really meant “good in bed” and “douchey.”
Photos courtesy of Vogue
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| | Orlando Bloom goes solo in Cannes: the best he's looked in a while' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I forgot to add some photos of Orlando Bloom in yesterday?s Cannes Film Festival wrap-up. Which is fine, because he kind of deserves his own post! Orlando flew to Cannes solo ? no Miranda Kerr in sight, which is weird, right? I?m not saying it?s weird that a married couple isn?t joined at the hip, but it?s weird to me that Miranda would miss an opportunity to pose her ass off on the Croisette. Miranda loves to be on a red carpet in some revealing gown. Which makes me wonder why she didn?t switch her schedule around to accompany Orlando. Hm. Maybe she was just working super-hard with a really handsy and friendly photographer on some far-flung photoshoot?
Orlando was in Cannes on the last two days of the festival to promote his new drama/thriller, Zulu. Before now, I had only heard the name of the movie with no context, and I really thought it was a remake of that 1960s film with the same name about British soldiers fighting a Zulu insurgency. But it?s not, happily enough. This film costars Forest Whitaker, and Forest and Orlando play cops in South Africa investigating an apartheid-era crime. Orlando and Forest kept it tight while in Cannes too ? they were spotted eating together (Orlando ordered two desserts) and they shared a bottle of wine.
I?m including photos of Orlando from the Zulu photocall, the Zulu premiere and the Cannes closing ceremony where Orly presented the Best Actress award. Even though I think his tux is too fussy, I think Orly is looking really good here. Hm.
PS? The tongue photo is just for the Orly-loonies. They are out there and they are obsessed. They deserve some Orly Tongue.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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