Tidbits 10/26

NEIL SEDAKA 50 CONCERT TONIGHT
in New York City

• New York Daily News -

  NEIL SEDAKA: 50 YEARS OF HITS. Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, 65th St. at Columbus Ave. (212-721-6500). Tonight at 8, Natalie Cole, Clay Aiken, Captain & Tennille, David Foster; $40-$140.

• Times Herald Record -

  A "Neil Sedaka Tribute" featuring Clay Aiken, David Foster, Lou Christie, Natalie Cole, Raul Midon, Renee Olstead, the Bad Plus and the Captain & Tennille takes place at Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza in NYC, at 8 tonight.

• USA Today's Idol Chatter - Ken Barnes says:

  I hope everyone settles any Clay issues that have come up -- he's a unique case in Idol annals, with a large and extremely loyal fan base, a career that is thriving but seems beset by issues with less-than-ideal guidance (and maybe regard) from his record label -- and he seems to polarize people, arguably more (and on a larger scale) than any other Idol. Without jumping into anything specific, I'll just toss in that I'd love to see him make a really good record someday. (Some will immediately respond that he already has, but not yet in my estimation.)

• TV Fodder - Regis, Clay test their skills against "5th Graders" -

  Clay Aiken and Regis Philbin will try to outsmart the kids on November 1. Tony Hawk must get a gold star since he is the only one listed for November 8th's epsiode. Billy Bush and Kellie Pickler share the November 15 date.
  

• Spamalot mentions:
• Yahoo/Reuters - weekly tabloid run down, Life & Style magazine -

  Clay Aiken is coming to Broadway. The pop star will appear in the Tony-winning hit "Monty Python's Spamalot" from Jan 18-May 4. Mike Nichols, the show's director said, "Clay is amazing. ... He's an excellent comic actor" - LIFE AND STYLE

• MTV.com - this looks like the same article posted to MTV Canada yesterday ... Christmas tour & Neil Sedaka concert -

  Long-off-the-radar "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken is getting into the holiday spirit with an upcoming Christmas in the Heartland tour. Before hitting the road, he'll perform at the Neil Sedaka: 50 Years of Hits show on Friday in New York — the event will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
  

• Christmas tour mentions:
• Wichita Eagle
• Kane County Chronicle

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