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Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally Crave Fame | Movie News | 12/1/2008

Fame is looking good the second time around for Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally and Debbie Allen.

The trio, along with Bebe Neuwirth and Charles S. Dutton, has been tapped to star in the remake of the 1980 classic as ...

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Darth Vader, Mrs. Huxtable Make Cat Calls | Today's News: Our Take | 12/12/2007
A fourth and all-black Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will open March 7 at the Broadhurst Theatre, it was announced on Tuesday. Directed by Debbie Allen (Fame, fame!), this staging features James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad as Big Daddy and Big Mama, Terrence Howard as their son, Brick, and Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) as Brick's "in need of an itch scratching" wife, Maggie. Previews begin Feb. 12. read more
Episode 21 Recap: The Hardest Cut of All | TV Show Recaps | 8/14/2007
It was results night and we all had to sit and wait five days to find out our final four. I tuned in a bit late and caught the opening number already in progress; it looked to me like zombies in the jungle. I just knew it was choreographed by Wade. The poor audience getting the fake fog blown into them; that fog is so not nice to be on the receiving end of. It is also not the best thing for the lungs when you are trying to dance.There was also an update on Cedric, who has been hanging with Debbie and has gotten a full ride to the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. It's great to hear that Debbie kept her word and was not just blowing smoke.We were treated to solos by the top six dancers before the results were announced. I liked Sabra's number; she picked a song from Fosse. I was actually surprised by Lacey’s solo; I expected her to do another pole dance or striptease, but she actually danced. I was pretty indifferent about Lauren’s routine.Cat’s comments about Lacey forgett... read more
Episode 20 Recap: Oldies But Goodies | TV Show Recaps | 8/9/2007
We are in the homestretch — the final show is a week from tomorrow.Tonight’s judges were Debbie Allen, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. Each dancer danced two different routines in two different styles with the same partner, plus a solo.Pasha and LaceyThe first routine was hip-hop and was choreographed by Dave Scott to "In the Morning" by Junior Boys. When they were describing the number, the first thought that popped into my mind was Mannequin, a movie from 1987. This was a fantastic way to open the show, and the best number of the night as far as I am concerned. Did you see how Pasha looked like a geek?The second routine was a smooth waltz choreographed by Hunter Johnson to "A Daisy in December" by Mick McAuley and Winfred Horan. This looked like a very classic dance, in very classic outfits (black and white). It reminded me of something I’ve seen in the movies.Danny and LaurenThe first routine was in the contemporary style and was choreographed by Mia Michaels to "... read more
LL Cool J to Heat Up Tin Roof Revival? | Today's News: Our Take | 4/25/2007
An all-black revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is still headed for the Great White Way, despite a number of setbacks. When behind-the-scenes catfighting prompted the departure of some key players a few weeks back, the show looked like it had run out of lives. But the New York Post's Page Six now reports that first-time producer Stephen Byrd has lined up a new director, Fame's Debbie Allen, and is in talks with the likes of Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose, Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. and Tony-winner Phylicia Rashad (Allen's real-life sis) to star. Byrd is also hoping to snag hip-hop hunk LL Cool J for the pivotal role of Brick, a character who spends much of the play solely in pajama bottoms. (I am buying my tickets now.) Although Cat has yet to book a theater or opening date, the Tony Awards have: the kudofest will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall (and watched by tragically few) on Sunday, June 10, on CBS. — Reporting by Raven Snook read more

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Queen Latifah, Debbie Allen courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

So You Think You Can Dance, Mia Michaels, Lil C, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Nigel Lythgoe courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

So You Think You Can Dance, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

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Debbie Allen: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Next Day Air (Actor - Ms. Jackson)	2009	Movie
Family Television Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale (Director)	2006	TV Show Series
Evening of Stars (Remarks by)	2005	TV Show Series
Fame (Host)	2003	TV Show Series