Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical Will Make U.S. Debut With a 'Glee' Alum | W07JQ48 | 2024-02-21 13:08:01
Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical Will Make U.S. Debut With a 'Glee' Alum | W07JQ48 | 2024-02-21 13:08:01
Gwyneth Paltrow's ski trial musical goes again to the place all of it began in Utah — and getting a brand new vocal lead with Glee alum Darren Criss.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing is making its method to Park City, Utah, after a cease on the Edinburgh Fringe Pageant this summer time, Awkward Productions announced on Monday, February 19. Criss, who acted alongside Paltrow, 51, on Glee, is joining the show's subsequent rendition on the soundtrack. (Paltrow performed Holly Holliday on five episodes of the Fox musical, while Criss, 33, starred as Blaine Anderson from 2010 to 2015.)
Criss will lend his voice for plaintiff Terry Sanderson's musical numbers, which embrace "See You in Courtroom" and "I Want You Nicely." Comic Cat Cohen will sing Paltrow's songs, which have been written by RuPaul's Drag Race alum Leland. Trixie Mattel may also digitally be a part of the forged as Paltrow's mom, Blythe Danner, per Variety.
Creators Linus Karp and Joseph Martin will proceed to play their roles as Paltrow and Sanderson on stage after a successful run in London final yr.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing is a parody musical based mostly on Paltrow's 2016 skiing accident in Utah involving optometrist Sanderson. In January 2019, Sanderson sued the actress for allegedly crashing into him whereas on the slopes in Deer Valley, Utah.
He claimed in courtroom documents obtained by Us Weekly that he suffered "a mind damage, four broken ribs and other critical injuries" after Paltrow misplaced management on the slopes and hit him within the back. Sanderson asked for greater than $three million in damages.
Paltrow issued a press release to Us at the time, denying any wrongdoing. "This lawsuit is totally without benefit and we anticipate to be vindicated," she stated in response. Paltrow then filed a countersuit in February 2019, alleging that she sustained a "full body blow" after Sanderson "plowed into her back."
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The pair faced off in court in March 2023 after a decide lowered Sanderson's damages request to $300,000. The week-long trial made headlines for quite a lot of causes, including Paltrow's courthouse type and her eyebrow-raising testimony.
In the course of the third day of the trial, Paltrow claimed she initially thought the crash was a sexual assault. "I used to be snowboarding and two skis came between my skis forcing my legs aside after which there was a physique pressing towards me and there was a really unusual grunting noise so my mind was making an attempt to make sense of what was occurring," she informed the courtroom. "I assumed, 'Is that this a practical joke? Is someone doing one thing perverted? This is actually, actually unusual.' My mind was going in a short time and I was making an attempt to determine what was occurring."
Paltrow gained the case after the jury discovered her not liable. She acquired $1 in damages.
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After the trial, Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Eire announced in July 2023 that the case can be become a docuseries titled Gwyneth vs. Terry: The Ski Crash Trial. Awkward Productions' Karp and Martin announced their parody musical that October.
"She's the Goop-founding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood celebrity. He's a retired Optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing," the creators teased via Instagram on the time. "On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided and so did they — actually. Ouch. In 2023, they went to courtroom. Double ouch."
Gwyneth Goes Skiing opened in London in December 2023. The musical concluded a run at Pleasance Theatre on Friday, February 16.
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