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‘General Hospital’: Gwinnett edition
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“General Hospital” actress Rebecca Herbst had an interesting February sweeps on the venerable ABC daytime drama. For a month straight, she and her co-workers toiled in a “24”-styled, real-time hostage plot as her pregnant heroine, Elizabeth Spencer, endured ill-timed contractions while performing emergency surgery in a hotel lobby wired to explode.
“I’m looking forward to being away from all that!” a laughing Herbst told Buzz this week. On Saturday night at the Gwinnett Center’s Grand Ballroom at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Herbst and her hunky co-stars Jason Thompson, Greg Vaughan and Tyler Christopher come to town for an interactive show and autograph session with fans. “For three weeks straight, we had to wear the same dirty clothes and remember which side of our face had a cut on it.”
Off-screen, Herbst has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy along with Genie Francis, who briefly returned to the show last year to play Herbst’s catatonic TV mother-in-law, Laura Spencer. ” I’m so happy for her,” Herbst said. “Since I came on the show 10 years ago, she’s been motherly and sweet to me and took me under her wing. Getting to do scenes with her again was wonderful.”
Bear in mind, watching Herbst and company re-create some of their fave soap dialogue here won’t be a cheap ticket: $150 is the going rate. For info: soapguysshow.com.
‘EVOLVE!’ THIS WEEKEND
The music drifting down from the MidCity Lofts Sky Clubhouse at 845 Spring St. N.W. on Sunday afternoon could eventually help save a young life. The 2 to 6 p.m. “Evolve!” benefit will raise money for YouthPride, the city’s nonprofit that assists gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers. The money will be earmarked for a new suicide prevention program. On the bill: Atlanta singer-songwriter Guyton Maurice, who will debut selections from his upcoming album “20 Questions” (Buzz is currently punishing the “shuffle” function on our iPod with an advance copy of the long-awaited project) and singer Robbie Russell, the self-described “Lance Armstrong of Dance Music.” The Atlanta songwriting cancer survivor is also a reformed death metal drummer and concert bass violinist. DJs Kim Crawford and Travis Roache also will provide tunes. While there isn’t technically a cover charge, we’re told that donations will go to mental health counseling sessions, staff training and other needed materials on suicide prevention. For more info: www.myspace.com/evolve_yp.
CDS (CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, DUH!) SET TO GO OTP
For the first time, Cirque du Soleil is making a metro stop outside le Perimeter.
The circus spectacle will make its first appearance at the Gwinnett Arena for two shows June 8-9.
Cirque, a mixture of song, dance and acrobatics, will perform the “Delirium” show that it performed at Philips Arena in April 2006.
Gwinnett Arena expects sellouts, said marketing manager Chris Hendley.
“The last time they went to Philips, we were aggressively going after them,” Hendley said. “We’re definitely excited about having them come in.”
Reviews have not been as positive for “Delirium” as Cirque’s smaller big-top shows, such as the “Corteo” show that played at Atlantic Station in December and January. Still, the “Delirium” tour’s gross was the fifth largest of any tour in North America last year, according to Pollstar.
Tickets go on sale Monday and will range from $39.50 to $125. Tickets will be available at the arena box office at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, or at Ticketmaster, 404-249-6400 and www.ticketmaster.com.
HIGH FIVE
The Top 5 singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart
1. Akon, “Don’t Matter”
2. Fergie featuring Ludacris, “Glamorous”
3. Beyonce and Shakira, “Beautiful Liar”
4. Mims, “This Is Why I’m Hot”
5. Gym Class Heroes featuring Patrick Stump, “Cupid’s Chokehold”
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor Warren Beatty is 70. Musician Eric Clapton is 62. Actor Robbie Coltrane (“Harry Potter”) is 57. Actor Paul Reiser is 50. Rapper MC Hammer is 45. Actor Ian Ziering (“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 43. Singer Tracy Chapman is 43. Singer Celine Dion is 39. Singer Norah Jones is 28.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You do wonder whether she’s destined for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ at some point.”
— Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, on mouthy pundit Ann Coulter
DOUBLE THE BUZZ!
Starting today, AJC readers will get two Buzz columns as the Final Four rolls into town. Through Tuesday, the regular Peach Buzz column remains here. But over in Sports, Buzz will cover all the celeb-enriched parties, fan craziness and events downtown for readers in Final Four Buzz. Send all your Final Four-related Overscenes and tips to buzz@ajc.com.
Contributing: Nick Marino, Ken Sugiura and news services
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