As the opening night of RENT quickly approaches, the Hollywood Bowl has updated their site page to include cast and ticket information.  BroadwayWorld.com also had scoop on the cast list:

“The Hollywood Bowl previously announced Vanessa Hudgens for the role of Mimi in its production of RENT, which will have three performances August 6, 7, and 8. Today the Bowl is announcing additional casting, led by Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady in the role of Tom Collins. Aaron Tveit, from Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal and the upcoming feature film Howl plays Roger, and Skylar Astin, who played Georg in Spring Awakening on Broadway, plays Mark. Collins Pennie who appeared in the films Fame and the upcoming Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, plays Benjamin (“Benny”) Coffin III. Tracie Thoms, a regular on CBS’ Cold Case, will be Joanne, a role she played in the film and the final cast of RENT on Broadway. Telly Leung, member of the final cast of RENT on Broadway, will play the role of Angel. Gwen Stewart, the original Broadway vocalist of “Seasons of Love,” will join the production as well.”

The show will be directed by Neil Patrick Harris and choreographed by Jamal Sims, co-choreographed Hairspray, the 82nd Academy Awards, and Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour.  Let us know if you’re going to see it and what you think! It looks fabulous!

Source: BroadwayWorld/Hollywood Bowl

As has been announced,  ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ will be released next week, July 30th, the original release date of Vanessa’a movie Beastly. Vanessa said in a recent interview with MTV, ““I just didn’t feel right about us having movies coming out on the same day. It’s just not right. We’re actually going to be doing some re-shoots and changing it up a bit, so hopefully we’ll make it that much better.”  Zac added, “It was disappointing. It was hard. I actually had to break the news to her. I was like, ‘I think we are moving on to your date.’ … She took it really well, but it’s hard when that kind of stuff happens. We don’t, as actors, have any control over it, so we’ll see. I mean, hopefully it will work out for the best. Beastly is a great movie, and when it does come out, people are absolutely going to love it.”
In this circumstance, the extra time shall allow for further shooting, editing and perfecting of the special effects.  The tentative release date is spring 2011, and I don’t know about you, but I am quite excited!

Source: MTV/CBS Films

Hey, ZA Angels community!  I’m Maddy, your new Vanessa Hudgens site staff member! Zac and Vanessa are both extremely talented and I enjoy the fact that seem grounded and down-to-earth both as a couple and professionals.  Being an actress and dancer, HSM was a godsend: a story in which those of us who love to break out into song and dance found an awesome message.

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Its official! After lots of rumors over the last few weeks, the Beastly Facebook page today posted the following message:

Beastly’s new date is MARCH 18, 2011! Thank you for all your patience Beastly fans. The studio is so proud of the work that the filmmakers, Vanessa and Alex have done and of the fan support and look forward to showing you the movie! Until then, we will continue to bring you, our fans, all the latest news and exclusives on the film.

What do you think of the date change? Tell us in the comments below!

Bandslam is available for purchase on DVD today! Order a copy now on Amazon.com or download the movie on iTunes. Let us know inside if you’ve picked up your very own copy!

Pic source: Amazon

Comedian Kevin James will host a special charity day of fun for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Sunday, March 14, and he has enlisted the help of a whole bunch of his celebrity friends.

The event will take place at the Santa Monica Pier for Make-A-Wish children and their families from Los Angeles and surrounding cities. The Santa Monica Pier will be closed down for the event as celebrity friends of Kevin and his wife come out to meet the children, and host rides and booths at the Pier…

Stars slated to attend include Mischa Barton, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Sophia Bush, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Hudgens, Ali Landry, Juliette Lewis, Christian Slater and many more. ..

The event takes place from 11am-2pm.

Are any ZA’s planning on attending the charitable event? If so, let us know in the comments section! *Update: At this point, it does not appear Vanessa was in attedance at the event.
Source: Looktothestars.org

Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer of CBS Films’ upcoming horror fantasy “Beastly” will be honored as ShoWest 2010’s male and female Stars of Tomorrow.

The duo will be feted at an awards gala set to close the exhibition confab on March 18. ShoWest opens March 15 at the Bally’s and Paris hotels in Las Vegas.

 ShoWest managing director Robert Sunshine called Hudgens and Pettyfer “outstanding young talents”

Congratulations, Vanessa!

Source: THR