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Webisodes of ‘The Office’ now online
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Sandy Springs resident Brian Baumgartner, who plays accountant Kevin on the NBC sitcom “The Office,” is front and center on this summer’s online “Webisodes” of the comedy.
NBC devised the series of 10 clever original shorts, dispensed every Thursday via nbc.com, not only to toss the show’s rabid fan base some fresh material, but also to gauge just how many fans are downloading the episodes from the Web (the eccentric cubicle comedy is among the most downloaded shows on the Internet).
In the short clips, titled “The Office: The Accountants,” Baumgartner’s character and fellow accountants Oscar and Angela will try and track down $3,000 that’s gone missing from the department.
Other “Office” workers, like actress Melora Hardin (who portrays corporate office boss Jan), and Phyllis Smith, who plays, well, Phyllis, pop up as guest stars.
In the debut episode posted this week, the always agitated Angela carefully explains to Jan, “It is not an accounting error. Well, it’s not my accounting error.”
Baumgartner’s hilariously deadpan expressions (Kevin has a slight crush on Jan, you see) enliven the two episodes that Buzz previewed.
The actor has also scored a prime opportunity at tvguide.com where Baumgartner is blogging weekly this summer as the “Webisodes” unspool online.
Writes Baumgartner on his debut blog of the online-only story line, “I like to think of it as part murder mystery —without the murder— and part tragic comedy — without the tragic.”
Usher on Broadway
Alpharetta resident Usher will be relocating — at least temporarily.
The multi-platinum recording singer and five-time Grammy winner will make his Broadway debut, taking over the role of conniving lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running musical revival “Chicago,” producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced Friday.
“I have always admired Broadway actors for their showmanship, dedication and focus that goes into performing live onstage every night,” Usher said in a statement. “Being on Broadway allows you to connect to audiences in a whole new way that’s different from music and movies.”
Usher bows Aug. 22 in “Chicago” and will appear through Oct. 1.
He joins a wide-ranging list of folks who have played Billy Flynn on Broadway, including Huey Lewis, Wayne Brady, Kevin Richardson, George Hamilton, Taye Diggs, Alan Thicke and Billy Zane.
The Who hits the road
It’s been more than 20 years since the Who blasted their way through a major concert tour. This fall, the band will give it another go.
The opening date will be Sept. 12 in Philadelphia, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey announced Thursday. Then they will wind their way through the United States and Canada before jumping to South America, the Far East, Australia and Europe.
Stops on the tour include New York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Seattle, Los Angeles and Toronto. Alas, no Atlanta date is yet scheduled.
The Who will perform songs from their new “mini-rock” opera, “Wire & Glass,” and their upcoming studio album, tentatively titled, “Who 2,” set for release Oct. 23. It will be their first studio album since 1982’s “It’s Hard.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to a tour as much as this one,” Townshend said in a statement. “Roger and I are both fit and well, ready to rock.”
Daltrey said he and Townshend plan to perform “some rarities that we’ve not played for a long time.” They will be joined by keyboardist John “Rabbit” Bundrick, bassist Pino Palladino, drummer Zak Starkey and singer-guitarist Simon Townshend.
Weez-ing its last?
Rivers Cuomo says that, for now, Weezer is “done.”
Cuomo, the band’s bespectacled songwriter and frontman, told MTV that, while he remains in touch with his bandmates, “We’ve never mentioned getting together.
“Really, for the moment, we are done,” he said. “And I’m not certain we’ll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one.”
Jim Merlis, a spokesman for Geffen, says the label has no official response, but added that Cuomo has made similar statements in the past.
Celebrity birthdays
Today: Actor Philip Carey (“One Life to Live”) is 81. Actor Jan-Michael Vincent is 62. R&B singer Millie Jackson is 62. Singer Linda Ronstadt is 60. Actor Terry O’Quinn (“Lost,” ) is 54. Actor Willie Aames (“Charles in Charge”) is 46. Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 45. Actor Brian Austin Green (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) is 33.
Sunday: Drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police) is 54. Dancer Michael Flatley is 48. Actress Phoebe Cates is 43. Actor Will Ferrell (“Anchorman”) is 39. Actor Corey Feldman is 35.
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