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Jill Scott may say ‘I do’ to Atlanta home
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Before her appearance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Wednesday night at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, three-time Grammy Award winner Jill Scott had plenty to fill us in on.
Chief among them? She’s considering adding the adjective “Atlantan” to her résumé. You see, there’s an Atlanta-based fiancé in her life.
“Yes, I am engaged,” she cooed to us, referring to her intended, Lil John Roberts. “And there’s a wedding to be planned. Life is really good for me now, and we are enjoying each other.”
As for now, there’s no date set.
“We can’t,” she said. “He’s out rehearsing for the tour with Janet [Jackson] … But I’d do it tomorrow if I could. And I know he would. But you know, we want a wedding. I never had one. He’s never had one. And we want to be around family and friends and really do it — because this is it!
“I mean, right now, I’m glowing. John’s such a good guy. … And you know there’s been a little bit of an issue with the media saying, you know, ‘Jill jumped up and is marrying this drummer.’ This is a master percussionist we’re talking about here. I’m talking, at 15 years old he was playing with Wynton Marsalis. It’s not healthy, not nice, for your mate to be diminished. He’s an incredible musician. An incredible man.”
So how did he propose?
“You know, I have to keep some things for us,” the singer said. “But I will say he did it splendidly! So yeah, there is a possibility I could make Atlanta home. It’s definitely been in the discussion. … We haven’t set anything in stone; but we definitely want to have a place, after our honeymoon, where we can go home — together.”
Feeling ‘Wicked’?
Well, surrender, Dorothy. Get on a broom and zip over to the Fox Theatre this weekend.
On Saturday morning, “Wicked” fans will have an exclusive two-hour window to buy seats for the popular Broadway musical before they go on sale via Ticketmaster.
From 8 to 10 a.m., tickets will be available at the Fox Theatre box office at 660 Peachtree St. in Midtown. At 10 a.m., when the clock goes ding-dong, the masses can begin calling and clicking. (404-817-8700, ticketmaster.com).
Prices range from $31-$127.
Last time “Wicked” was in town, single tickets sold out in about two weeks. (Just to be clear: subscribers to the Broadway Across America-Atlanta and the new Atlanta Broadway Series at Cobb Energy Centre had first dibs on tickets for the upcoming show.)
The three-and-a half-week run of the popular “Wizard of Oz” backstory starts Oct. 8 and runs through Nov. 2. The local Broadway presenters planning Saturday’s special event promise prizes, raffles and food.
A hint of Atlanta ‘Housewives’
Late-night viewers got a 30-minute preview of the five women from the already-maligned Bravo spin-off reality show, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Wednesday night on the network. Here’s a few choice quotes from the local cast.
NeNe Leakes: “I know the viewers are going to love, love, love the real housewives of Atlanta.”
Lisa Wu Hartwell: “We have a lot to offer. We have the music scene. We have the film scene. We have fashionistas. We have athletes. We have everything. It’s hot. It’s hot in Atlanta!”
Leakes: “Being in the South is totally different, just being in the South. The women in New York are wound a little tight. Orange County? They were fun. We’re funner.”
“More fun,” corrected DeShawn Snow.
The show officially starts Sept. 16.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actress Susan Flannery (“Bold and the Beautiful”) is 65. Drummer Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is 50. Actor Wesley Snipes is 46. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is 43. Actor Dean Cain (“Lois and Clark”) is 42. Actor B.J. Novak (“The Office”) is 29.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“One of the reasons for taking the job was to learn a bit more about the South. I had been a great fan of Southern American literature, an enormous fan of Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor and William Faulkner. I was able to go to Milledgeville and have a look at Flannery O’Connor’s house. The thing about Southern hospitality is not a myth. People are incredibly warm and open and welcome you into their homes and try to give you a good time. So that’s made entry very easy. It’s been very hard not to have a good time.”
Author and Emory Distinguished Writer in Residence Salman Rushdie on 1690 WMLB-AM’s “Conversations with David Lewis.” The interview segments air at
9:20 a.m. and 1:20 and 5:20 p.m. today.
Contributing: Rodney Ho, Sonia Murray, Wendell Brock and news services.
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