Jeremy Piven

It's the 20th anniversary David Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow and the Belasco Theatre will start the birthday celebrations on Oct. 3. with director Neil Pepe (who recently helmed Ethan Coen’s Almost an Evening) and stars Jeremy Piven as greedy producer Charlie Fox hugging it out with The Homecoming's Raul Esparza as Bobby Gould, according to BroadwayWorld.com.

The play is a scathing portrait of the film industry and the people who are willing to sell their souls for sex, fame and fortune--a timely revival with the Screen Actors Guild and studio negotiations still in the works. Speaking of unfinished business, producers have yet to cast is the role of Karen that Madonna originated on Broadway in the 1988 production.

Thanks to on-demand viewership, TV programming honchos really need to come up with something good th  read more »

Just because Haute Living has launched a New York-based spin-off doesn't mean the magazine has forgotten its bleached Floridian roots.

So in a morning email (mysteriously titled "RE: Dolly Lenz in Haute Living Feature"), The Real Estate learned that our favorite mega-haute mag is helping to host a sunny Super Bowl fete:

Attorney Roy Black and wife Lea will be hosting an exclusive, private celebrity party on Star Island on Thursday, February 1 thanking the previous major donors and sponsors of the Bay Point Gala 2006. Sponsored by Rolls-Royce and Haute Living Magazine, Bay Point and Forge heavyweight Antonio Misuraca is securing a hefty list of athletes and celebs including: Jim Brown, Oscar de la Hoya, Gloria Estefan, Marshall Faulk, Jaime Foxx, Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Lennox Lewis, Rush Limbaugh, Hulk Hogan and family, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O' Neal, Mike Piazza, Scottie Pippen, Jeremy Piven, DB Sweeney and the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. For inquires regarding charity donations to Bay Point Schools and the opportunity to attend, email [Redacted]@hotmail.com.

Jeremy Piven plus Rush Limbaugh? Heaven. And maybe Ms. Lenz will be there to chat up the Hulkster [above].

- Max Abelson

AIMEE: Brian and I are camped out watching reruns of Entourage when we hear a few familiar notes and Jeremy Piven starts dancing. I light up and involuntarily begin swaying to the music, like a muppet.

"Why does this song sound familiar?" Brian asks looking at me.

"This is 'For Once in My Life!' Stevie Wonder!" I tell him. "This is what I walked down the aisle to!"

"Ahhhhh!" I can tell his mind is running through all the sentimental moments of our wedding when he asks: "Hey, do you think it would be terrible if I had just a little slice of that cake?"  read more »