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After 25 years, every generation of Reefer Madness: The Musical gathered this week in Hollywood to celebrate the show’s milestone anniversary and a new age of cannabis.

During Tuesday’s Reefer Madness Legacy Concert in Hollywood, the cast and creators of the cult stage musical performed some beloved songs from the show, as well as some cut numbers, and revealed some hilarious behind-the-scenes secrets.

According to Og director Andy Fickman, who served as the evening’s emcee, Mary Lane star Kristen Bell chipped her tooth on a pullout couch in her trailer while filming the 2005 Showtime movie musical adaptation. Although the actress wanted to repair the tooth with superglue and continue filming, Fickman insisted she go to a professional.

Fickman also revealed that movie was made under the caveat that they film on the same Vancouver, Canada set previously used for the pilot of The L Word (2004-2009). The director...

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is willing to put in the work to make her dreams come true, even though her mom is theeeee Angelina Jolie. It may not be the coolest job in the world, but the 16-year-old is apparently excited to get her theater dreams rolling

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt – Serves As Usher At Reunion Concert For ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’

The 16-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was seen helping people find their seats at the ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’ reunion concert on Tuesday, July 30. She was also seen chatting with some of the other employees during the show.

The report was published by People, as the magazine had writers on hand at the event which was held at The Whitley in Hollywood, California.

The evening was filled with songs and stories from the original cast members who first starred in the musical 25 years ago.

The original casts include Kristen Bell,...

For one night only, Reefer Madness is taking a trip back to its musical roots.

Kristen Bell and Christian Campbell are reuniting onstage July 30 for a Reefer Madness: The Musical 25th anniversary concert in celebration of their new Los Angeles revival getting extended through August 18 at The Whitley.

Bell and Campbell will return alongside fellow alums Harry S. Murphy, John Kassir, Lori Alan, Stacy Sibley, Larry Poindexter, Samantha Harris, Aukai Cain, Elijah Myles Breckel and Paul Nygro, according to Playbill. More guests will be announced soon.

The ensemble will perform songs and share stories, accompanied by musicians Nathan Wang, Sid Sosa, Jordan Lamoureux and Phil Morore, with music director David Lamoureux. An after-party will be held at the Victory Garden, the immersive theater’s outdoor lounge.

In 1999, Campbell first starred as Jimmy Harper in Reefer Madness: The Musical when it debuted in L.A. Bell joined the production as Mary Lane...

Now that 2008 has drawn to a close, Back Stage thought it might be fun --- and illuminating --- to look back at all those New Year's resolutions actors made at the start of last year. Did they do what they vowed, or did their best-laid plans get waylaid? Did they fulfill their goals, or were those "auld acquaintances" soon forgot and never brought to mind? Growing Your CareerChioma Nwosu resolved, at the start of 2008, to make inroads into the voiceover market, and she's happy to report she scored a hit. "Since January, I've been on The Tom Joyner Morning Show's radio drama It's Your World," she says. Nwosu also achieved her second goal for the year: to appear on a television series as a guest or co-star. When we spoke, she'd just returned from six days of filming in Argentina for the new series Estate of Panic and couldn't wait...