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Alan Cumming cast in 'Burlesque' alongside Cher and Christina Aguilera

Scottish Actors (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Alan Cumming has been added to the cast of Burlesque which is about a small-town girl who ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer: Screen Gems and writer-director Steve Antin have set Alan Cumming as the final piece of casting for "Burlesque," the musical that begins production Nov. 9. He joins a cast that includes Cher, Christina Aguilera,...

• Alan Cumming Boards Burlesque - ComingSoon.net
• Alan Cumming Dances Into Burlesque - Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com

Casting Notes: Alan Cumming in Burlesque; Mirren Does Espionage; Dempsey Steals Laughs; Weaver and Shawkat Hit Cedar Rapids

/Film (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

It's casting notes time again. Alan Cumming has joined Steve Antin's Burlesque, about "an ambitious small-town girl with a big voice who finds herself at a neo-burlesque club." Christina Aguilera is the girl, Kristen Bell is the rival dancer, and Cumming is the gender-bending club MC. So this is really a failsafe in case that Showgirls sequel falls through? [Variety] After the break, news...

Strip Club Pink Diamonds Shuts Down

SFist (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Prompted by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, notorious Tenderloin strip club Pink Diamonds was forced to shut its doors yesterday. According to SFGate , a judge ordered the, eh, burlesque club to officially close for a year and "directed its operator, Damone H. Smith, to pay at least $688,500 in fines after he violated a court agreement to bring the club into compliance with local and state laws."...

Christina Aguilera Spends Time w/ Baby Max; Hits Up Pumpkin Patch!

The Bastardly (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

These were snapped over the weekend at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in West Hollywood. First off, we’re pretty sure Christina bought the most expensive pumpkin in the patch for baby Max. It goes along perfectly with her goal to rear the most spoiled kid on the planet. Anyway, just when you through Christina Aguilera was gonna be thrown into the hasbeen basket , she’s actually gonna hit the...

Kristen Bell Joins 'Burlesque'

Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in "Burlesque," a film about an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club,[...] Read more!

• Julianne Hough Is Dancing "Burlesque" With Christina Aguilera & Cher - Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul

Bell Burlesque

Electronic Cerebrectomy (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Kristen Bell has just been cast in Burlesque , which is supposed to be the acting debut of Christina Aguilera. Aguilera plays "an ambitious small-town girl with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club." K. Bell is going to play Nikki, the "loose-cannon lead dancer and main attraction at the club who spirals out of control when Aguilera’s...

Kristen Bell is Aguilera Rival in Burlesque

[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Kristen Bell is set to star opposite of Christina Aguilera in the musical drama Burlesque . The blond babes will play rivals in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club owned by a character being portrayed by...

Kristen Bell Does Burlesque!!

PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

As we previously reported, Cher, Christina Aguilera and Twilight's Cam Gigandet have signed on to Burlesque, a semi-musical revolving around a burlesque club. We were wavering on it before, but now the deal is sealed for us! Kristen Bell is on board! The former stage actress is set to play the lead dancer at the nightclub [...]

Kristen Bell Joins Aguilera In 'Burlesque'

KillerMovies (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in "Burlesque," Screen Gems' musical drama being directed by Steve Antin. "Burlesque" centers on the journey of an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse's "Cabaret." (Aguilera has guested in...

Kristen Bell Becomes a Burlesque Dancer

Cinematical (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Cristina Aguilera's big-screen Burlesque debut is already a pretty interesting mix. We've got the slight girl with the powerful pipes, plus Cher returning to Hollywood as a nightclub owner and Stanley Tucci as the man who turns Aguilera's small-town girl "from bumpkin to bombshell." (Please tell me she's living in a lonely world.) But now, in a pretty wild twist, The Hollywood Reporter posts...

Bell joins Aguilera

JoBlo (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Kristen Bell has signed on to co-star in BURLESQUE, the upcoming musical-drama featuring Christina Aguilera in her first starring role. But wait... isn't Kristen Bell > Christina Aguilera? Just checkin... Bell will star as the antagonist to Aguilera's character, a small-town girl who finds success in a Los Angeles burlesque club. Bell's character was the previous star who finds her life unraveling...

Casting Notes: Kristen Bell, Parker Posey and Mia Wasikowska Have New Gigs; Eliza Dushku Teases Videogame Adaptation

Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Just because Peter is back on the scene with Page 2 doesn't mean I have to skip the occasional casting roundup. First up, Kristen Bell will appear opposite Christina Aguilera in the musical drama Burlesque, not to be confused with that Showgirls sequel we talked about the other day. The film takes place in "a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse's Cabaret."...

• Casting Notes: Kristen Bell, Parker Posey and Mia Wasikowska Have New Gigs; Eliza Dushku Teases Videogame Adaptation - /Film

Kristen Bell Cast as Christina Aguilera's Rival in 'Burlesque'

Aceshowbiz.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

The ' Couples Retreat ' actress takes on the role of the lead dancer and main attraction at a neo-burlesque club who spirals out of control when Aguilera's character steals her spotlight.

Kristen Bell for Burlesque

IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

KRISTEN Bell is to play Cristina Aguilera’s rival in new film Burlesque . The film, to be directed by Steve Antin, will follow the story of an ambitious small-town girl (played by Aguilera) who finds success and love in a neo-burlesque club in Los Angeles. Bell is to play the loose-cannon lead dancer at the club who spirals out of control when Aguilera’s character gains the spotlight, according...

• Kristen Bell Is a Burlesque Dancer - Rotten Tomatoes
• Kristen Bell to Star Opposite Christina Aguilera in Burlesque - FirstShowing.net
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Kristen Bell Joins Burlesque

ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Kristen Bell will play Christina Aguilera's rival in Burlesque , Screen Gems' musical drama being directed by Steve Antin. The film centers on the journey of an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse's Cabaret . Bell will play Nikki, the loose-cannon lead dancer and main attraction...