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What happens when a Crown Prince walks into a bar — and the bouncer demands to see his ID?

The unlikely scenario recently unspooled at the Jade Buddha Bar in Brisbane, Australia, when security detail for Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, 49, were turned away because they could not produce the prince’s required identification documents. The prince returned 15 minutes later with seven officers from Queensland Police’s Dignitary Protection Unit, who encouraged door staff to waive new local liquor licensing laws requiring venues to scan the IDs of all patrons entering after 10pm.

Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart subsequently apologized for the “breach of the legislation,...

2017-05-16T13:52:25-07:00Live-Action (and Live) 'Little Mermaid' Musical Coming to ABC

ABC is reviving its dormant The Wonderful World of Disney brand and getting into the hot live-musical space at the same time. The network announced its fall schedule this morning which included this nugget: a two-hour special event, “The Wonderful World Of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!,” on October 3 that will meld Disney’s animated classic “The Little Mermaid” with live musical performances in a live action/animation hybrid presentation.

The special, “The Wonderful World Of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!,” will feature soon-to-be-unveiled “celebrity artists” to perform Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s songs from the 1989 film (the pair won two Oscars, for score and the song “Under The Sea,” and were nominated for “Kiss the Girl”). Little else is known, other than that they’re weaving together live and animated elements.

Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday I was watching Animaniacs Live, interviewing folks about Turtles and cartoons, seeing the latest in geek fashions, hanging out with American Gods, and chatting with the Kings of Con at Sdcc, not to mention chillin’ at Nerd HQ. And now suddenly it’s September, and I’ve since attended both the UK Discworld Convention and Dragon Con! Convention season: it really never stops, does it?

Despite my busy schedule, I don’t want to miss sharing any of the fantastic adventures I’ve been having with you; so first, let’s rewind to San Diego and reminisce about the summer party-party-parties, because they are a staple of Sdcc and deserve to be featured. Every year, I try to line up at least a couple of parties each night, because, let’s be frank, I just love a good party. (I...

For the first time in almost two decades, a new, weekly live music series will kick off on MTV. The Wonderland TV show premieres live, Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:00pm Et/8:00pm Pt. Watch a preview, below. Hosted by "Lizzo" Melissa Jefferson, Myke Wright, and Rachael Finley (aka Steak), Wonderland's upcoming performers include Tinashe, Ty Dolla $ign, and Broods.Danny Bell, Derek McLean and Ian Stewart from Done + Dusted executive produce Wonderland. Russell Thomas directs. Sandy Alouete is Executive in Charge of Music Talent. Wonderland, season one, consists of ten episodes. Watch the promo and get the details from the MTV press release, after the jump.Read More…...

Yahoo is expanding its live content and scripted programming with big names in 2015, the digital company announced at its newfront presentation on Monday. On Yahoo Live, Simon Cowell returns to live music competition series with “Ultimate DJ,” a global Electronic Music show produced with Patrick Moxey, Hamish Hamilton, Ian Stewart, and Kelly Belldegrun. Set to air on Yahoo Live with voting via Tumblr, the winner will be crowned the Ultimate DJ and be offered an opportunity to headline a major Electronic Music festival and a record contract with Ultra Records & Sony Music. The iHeartRadio concert series comes to Yahoo...

Red Nose Day is coming to the U.S. NBC will introduce Americans to the long-time U.K. charity tradition with a three-hour live telethon on May 21.

Variety reports Christina Aguilera, Jon Hamm, and Sienna Miller have already begun promoting the New York-based event, which will feature comedy sketches, standup sets, musical performances and celebrity appearances.

Launched 30 years ago by Love Actually and Bridget Jones’ Diary director Richard Curtis, the drive raises money for various charities and attempts to raise public awareness about the plight of underprivileged people living throughout the world. The U.S. effort will donate proceeds to 12 charities that help young people in the U.S., Africa, Asia, and Latin American, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Vaccine Alliance, Children’s Health Fund, and United Way.

As in the U.K., people will be encouraged to buy red clown noses to don on May 21 to show solidarity with the cause.

[Press Release] North Andover, Mass., March 2, 2015 -- Today, Converse Inc. announces the global launch of "Made by you" - a landmark brand campaign celebrating fans of the brand who have been expressing themselves and their creativity in Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers for nearly 100 years. For the Spring 2015 campaign, Converse scoured the globe to collect beloved and distinctly personal Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers, each of which tells a story of transformation from blank canvas to self-portrait of their owner. "'Made by you' originated from a simple human truth – we all want to be our true, authentic self in this world," said Ian Stewart, Vice President of Global Marketing. "Fans of Chuck Taylor are the ones who have made Chuck Taylor an iconic badge of creative self-expression. It...