MTV VMAs: Lady Gaga Opens Show as Alter Ego Jo Calderone (Video)

Lady Gaga opened the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards as her alter ego Jo Calderone. Dressed in black Brooks Brothers pants, white t-shirt, black jacket and smoking a cigarette, the singer did a spoken word routine for several minutes before even singing a note, talking mostly about Lady Gaga.our editor recommendsLady Gaga Debuts 'You and I' Single ArtMTV VMA Preview: Katy Perry, Adele Battle for Moonmen, Lady Gaga to Perform With facial hair drawn on her face, she said of Gaga, "She gets out of bed, puts on heels, she comes out of the bathroom dripping wet, she still has the heels on. And what's with the hair?" PHOTOS: Lady Gaga's MTV Evolution The audience appeared that it didn't know what to make of the Jo Calderone routine: Britney Spears watched with mouth agape, Katie Holmes stared with amused confusion, and Justin Bieber, wearing glasses, had a blank expression on his face as Gaga/Calderon carried on. Gaga eventually took to the piano and segued into a dance routine for "You and I." She opened what appeared to be a beer, took a swig and shook it on the crowd. She then introduced Queen guitarist Brian May for a guitar solo, which Dave Grohl stood up and cheered for. PHOTOS: VMAs Most Outrageous Red Carpet Fashion After the performance, comedian Kevin Hart took the stage and called Gaga's routine "a little weird." Jo Calderone, supposedly a mechanic from Sicily, first appeared on the September 2010 cover of Japanese Men's Vogue. 2011 VMA - Music - Lady Gaga Related Topics Dave Grohl Lady Gaga Video Music Awards

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A Sentimental Journey: The Story of Doris Day

Sally Hughes plays the 1950s icon in the biographical tuner A Sentimental Journey: The Story of Doris Day. A Mill at Sonning production of a musical in one act by Adam Rolston directed by Alvin Rakoff.Doris Day - Sally Hughes Alma Kappelhoff - Elizabeth Elvin Terry Melcher - Conor Michael Sheridan George Weidler/ Frank Sinatra - Tom Sellwood Marty Melcher - Nick WaringWith perfect timing Doris Day has released her first album in 17 years just as U.K. theater the Mill at Sonning prepares to takes its bio-drama about the '50s icon to El Portal Theater in Los Angeles after a successful run on the Edinburgh Fringe. Like Day herself -- or at least her public persona -- the tuner is pleasant, inoffensive and well intentioned, giving auds an excuse to hear the old hits sandwiched between brief vignettes about her life. The low-budget production by helmer Alvin Rakoff, a two-time Emmy winner, is neither demanding nor inspired, but it has a good heart and does some justice to the easy-listening originals. The book by Adam Rolston is a straight-forward run-through of the life of the singer born Doris Kappelhoff in Cincinnati in 1924. It is narrated by Terry Melcher (Conor Michael Sheridan), Day's son by her first husband, trombonist Al Jorden. The show doesn't shy away from the domestic abuse that prompted Jorden's departure, but neither does the episodic script dwell on it. Whatever the dramas in Day's life, another breezy song is never far away. This is not a show that requires our emotional investment; even the death of Melcher, an unusual fate for a narrator, passes swiftly by. Before that point, we get brisk scenes in which Doris marries a fickle George Weidler, then a controlling Marty Melcher, before settling with Barry Comden. There is an early talent contest and the railway-crossing accident that nearly ended her career, as well as the ups and downs of her Hollywood years. For the most part, Rolston writes these snapshots efficiently, even if the credibility of his dialogue sometimes sinks under the weight of factual information. The songs are well integrated, with the exception of "Que Sera Sera" which Day's mother (Elizabeth Elvin) introduces with a clunky, "What will be will be, Doris." It's a self-consciously cheesy line that's not typical of the show as a whole: In general, the songs are well matched to the mood, so "Day by Day" sets out the journey ahead, "Pretty Baby" is about Terry's arrival and "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" responds to the uncertainty of Day's relationship with a shy boyfriend. Crucially, tunes are played with a low-key lack of fuss that this pre-rock 'n' roll music demands. Sally Hughes is an unhistrionic Day with a feel for the honey-voiced girl-next-door charm of a star whose music gave away no secrets about her volatile private life. Supported by a four-piece band, she is the unshowy center of a modest and unpretentious production.Musical numbers: "Que Sera Sera," "Tea for Two, Day by Day," "Canadian Capers (Cuttin' Capers)," "Pretty Baby," "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps," "You Oughta Be in Pictures," "It's Magic," "Love Me or Leave Me," "The Deadwood Stage," "Secret Love," "Move Over Darling," "Young at Heart," "It's Been a Long Long Time," "These Days," "With a Song in My Heart," "Sentimental Journey"Set, Eileen Diss; costumes, Jane Kidd; choreography, Joseph Pitcher; musical direction, Jo Stewart; lighting by Matthew Biss. Opened Aug. 3, 2011. Reviewed Aug. 23, 2011. Running time: 1 HOUR, 20 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Anthony Quinns Son, Francesco, Dies at 48

Francesco Quinn, son of legendary Oscar winner Anthony Quinn, died Friday night near his Malibu home. The actor, 48, was reportedly running in the street with his son Max when he collapsed, according to a neighbor who attempted to revive him. "There was a moment where we thought that we were making progress, that we started to sense that this could work," neighbor Tim Lawrence told Malibu Patch. "We were working feverishly at it. But at a certain point it turned, and there was no response." Paramedics came to the scene, but Quinn was pronounced dead at the hospital, the local Patch site reports. Francesco was born in Rome on March 22, 1963, to Anthony Quinn and his second wife, Iolanda. He had a role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Oscar-winning film Platoon, as drug dealer Rhah. He later appeared in several TV shows, including The Young and the Restless, NCIS, ER and 24. He is survived by his wife Valentina Castellani-Quinn and three children. "Francesco was my soulmate and the best father for Sofia, Michela and Max," Valentina told Malibu Patch. "I will love him forever." Related Topics Obituaries