Japan LOVES Hairspray

As the never ending promotional tour for our favorite musical, Hairspray, continued in Japan, Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron, joined this time by director Adam Shankman, won over yet another crowd of premiere goers. And if Nikki doesn't look like she's having the time of her life doing it! Zac and Adam were obviously enjoying themselves as well. Now as far as I know, the promo tour is now over, but I'll keep you posted if I find out more ;-)







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Nicest Kids on the town.

Ah, first you all get my sincere apologies for neglecting this lovely blog for the past three or four weeks. Things got a little crazy and my dearest co-blogger is off on a job hunt, all our luck to her :) But, I am back and here to stay.

So, in order to get you guys to forgive me, I am giving you a minor picspam of the events our fave 5 have been at. More images for all events can be found at the photobucket.

First up, Zac Efron. He got to spend some one-on-one time with members, old and new, of the L.A. Dodgers. Talking to his favorite players old and new, you could tell Zac was enjoying what was probably one of his favorite perks of being a "superstar."


Then, in rolls another great perk. Being at the launch party for the biggest game of the year, Halo 3. Pictured below with Master Chief, you could tell Zac had a blast as he played the game and helped hand out the copies to the game's fans.

Elijah Kelley, Amanda Bynes, and Nikki Blonsky all met up with costar James Marsden at The Advocate Magazine's 40th Anniversary Party. Seeing these 4 together sure brought a smile to my face.

Elijah also appeared at Variety's Power of Youth Benefiting St. Jude Children's Hospital and performed. Seeing him sitting at that keyboard singing definitely gets me excited again for his album.

Amanda joined several other young fashion stars at US Weekly's Hollywood Hot Party, looking fierce, might I add.


And last, but never the least, Brittany Snow has been out and about all over the place. Faced with the media continuing to prod into her past problems with eating disorders, Brittany still stands strong with a smile on her face as she attended Emmy gifting lounges and showed off Reebok's products for Pink Ribbon Month.





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Nikki goes Zoom!

I, personally, have been waiting for more information about Nikki's new movie, Harold. Needless to say, when I was browsing nikkiblonskyfans.com and saw these pictures from on the set, I got a little bit excited. So far, I haven't found much more information, but I hope these pictures of Nikki on the back of an electric wheelchair with Spencer Breslin will tide you over. ;-)







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A few more photos can be found here

Sydney White charms the big screen

As I'm sure you all have seen by now, Sydney White is now playing at a theater near you. But, that is no excuse for me to stop you from telling you all I know about it. ;-)

On September 20th, Amanda ran the red carpet again looking fabulous as she posed with director Joe Nussbaum and co-stars Sara Paxton and Matt Long. I swear this girl just gets more gorgeous by the day.





Unfortunately, the box office hasn't seem to love Amanda as much as we do here at The Nicest Kids in Town. Opening weekend the movie ranked 6th overall only bringing in $5,196,380. The following weeks haven't been looking too great either.

However, as a fan who has seen the movie, I can say I do believe it is one of her best. It's funny without being dirty and adult. It has a cute romance story. And who doesn't love the story of Snow White? The seven dorks are absolutely adorable, and you cannot deny the charm Amanda brings to the big screen.

What am I saying? If you haven't seen the movie yet, go find a movie buddy and a bucket of popcorn and check out this flick. I mean, c'mon ladies, Matt Long should be enough to draw you in. Will it help if I tell you he sings?



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More photos can be found here

Elijah, the new voice of New Line Records

It's official. The Hairspray Soundtrack is no longer the only place we can hear Elijah Kelley's smooth sounding voice. It was reported that he signed a long term contract, and we should expect his first album by the end of 2008's first quarter!


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Hairspray DVD news & Madrid photo call

We have some new pics of Zac and Nikki's Madrid photo call. I'll let the pictures do the talking...um sorta...



Ain't she cute? The girl knows how to dress.




Awwwwwness, these two are the personification of adorable.



Nikki: Yay for me, round 2!



Long night eh? Tired but cute, as always Mr. Efron.

More beauties in the NKIT photobucket. See the sidebar and browse away.

Hairspray DVD news! The Special Edition DVD gets released on November 20th and there are loads of goodies on it. For a list of the lovely bonus features be sure to check HERE at the Hairspray blog. Oh and check out the locker gift sets. I like the idea of Link Lime (waggles eyebrows), Sarah wants that and the Penny Pink. Check it out!

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Amanda Bynes, such a busy girl

With the Hollywood premiere of Sydney White coming up next Thursday, just the night before its theatrical debut, Amanda Bynes is nothing if not a busy, busy girl. Tuesday morning she appeared on The Early Show to talk about the movie and her life as a celebrity. She spoke about feeling "ugly" and "awkward" growing up. She's a comic book junkie. She also contributes a lot of her "good girl" lifestyle to the impact of her upbringing. You can see the full article here.

This week you can find Amanda several other places. On the 12th she will be co-hosting MTV's TRL. Friday the 14th, she will be appearing as the guest on Rachel Ray. Saturday don't miss her as she hosts a Made marathon on MTV. Lastly, next Monday night she will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Don't forget to set your tivos ;) But if you do, you know we'll have all the goods for you.

Finally, IESB has 7 clips from Sydney White up on their website along with an interview and fun stills from the movie, including ones like this:




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Thanks to amandabynesnews.blogspot.com for a lot of this info :)