'Glee' does Justin Bieber; Scott Morgan blogs on soul; Robocop meets goal
The Justin Bieber Experience
I thought last night's episode of "Glee" was a pretty good one, with considerable Justin Bieber-related humor. Rolling Stone liked it too, but MTV.com's recap has a more negative take.
Meanwhile, in other "Glee" news, Out magazine has an interview with Darren Criss, the 2009 University of Michigan grad who's become a sensation on the show playing Blaine. (He touches on his college days.) And in still other "Glee" news, Nick Jonas would like a role on the show.
Other entertainment items of note online today:
MUSIC
• Check this out: Locally based music great Scott Morgan — of the Rationals, Powertrane and much more — has started doing soul music blog posts for the Retro:Kimmer website.
• A couple more nuggets on Esperanza Spalding, surprise Best New Artist winner at the Grammy Awards: AnnArbor.com reader Chuck Anderson wrote to note she was a visiting faculty member at Michigan State University a few years ago —Â and he pointed me to a video of her on "Austin City Limits."
• MTV.com reports that Eminem and Lil Wayne will headline this year's Bonnaroo Festival.
STAGE
• University of Michigan graduates Hunter Foster and Jennifer Laura Thompson, both veterans of Broadway's "Urinetown," will be back together again in "Little Miss Sunshine," Playbill.com reports.
• How about this! New York actor and playwright Jeff Talbott, who happens to be a friend of mine, has won the inaugural Laurents-Hatcher Playwriting Award.
MOVIES
• Kevin Smith plans his next movie about a song Mitch Albom wrote, and he plans to shoot it in Detroit, MLive reports.
• The people who have nothing better to do than raise money for Robocop statue in Detroit have met their goal.
TELEVISION
• Billy Ray Cyrus says "Hannah Montana" destroyed his family.
Renee Tellez and Jenn McKee contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.