Multiple outlets confirm that Midler will sing “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns at this year’s Oscars. The song and its composer, Marc Shaiman, are nominated for best original song alongside “All the Stars” from Black Panther, “I’ll Fight” from RGB, “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Midler took to Twitter Saturday to announce the news. She was immediately retweeted by the Academy.

“So, (drum roll) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be chanteusing (that’s singing) on the Oscars on Feb 24…the nominated song from “Mary Poppins”…”The Place Where Lost Things Go” …so excited!!” she wrote.

“As a child of the ’60s, I grew up obsessed with the Mary Poppins soundtrack, learning everything about songwriting and film scoring from it,” Shaiman, who is expected to accompany Midler on piano wrote on Facebook. “As a teenager in the ’70s, I became obsessed with new star Bette Midler, who fate amazingly led me to, resulting in our 40-year relationship. Could I have ever imagined that one day Bette Midler would sing a song I co-wrote with Scott Wittman for a sequel to Mary Poppins at the Academy Awards?! My heart is exploding.”

The song was originally performed by Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns.

The Oscars will be held on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Variety will honor the 35-year-old actress with the Creative Impact Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. She will be honored on Friday, January 4 as part of Variety’s annual brunch with the festival, which runs January 3-14. 

Blunt has had a big year starring in A Quiet Place and Mary Poppins Returns. She has landed SAG nominations for both roles and a Golden Globe nomination for the latter. 

“No actor has had a bigger year than Emily Blunt in 2018,” said Variety co-editor-in-chief, Claudia Eller. “From playing a mother fighting to save her family’s life in A Quiet Place to tackling one of cinema’s iconic characters in the musical Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt has proven to be a versatile and commanding actress who can cross genres easily and with great success.”

Previous recipients of the annual award include Daniel Kaluuya, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, and Steve Carell.

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Walt Disney Pictures has just released another sneak peek at Mary Poppins Returns and it features one of the film’s new music. 

According to Entertainment Weekly, Composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman thought up a fresh score for the film. The short video showcases a song called “Can You Imagine That”.

“Some people like to splash and play / Can you imagine that? / Perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done / Some stuff and nonsense could be fun,” Blunt sang in the clip. “Can you imagine that?” The music, of course, included a whimsical Poppins touch with Dolphins in the bathtub.

Blunt stars as the magical nanny who returns to the Banks family’s home to help siblings Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael (Ben Whishaw)—and their own kids deal with a family tragedy. Also starring are Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke. 

Mary Poppins Returns opens in theaters on December 19.

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Multiple outlets confirm that Midler will sing “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns at this year’s Oscars. The song and its composer, Marc Shaiman, are nominated for best original song alongside “All the Stars” from Black Panther, “I’ll Fight” from RGB, “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Midler took to Twitter Saturday to announce the news. She was immediately retweeted by the Academy.

“So, (drum roll) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will be chanteusing (that’s singing) on the Oscars on Feb 24…the nominated song from “Mary Poppins”…”The Place Where Lost Things Go” …so excited!!” she wrote.

“As a child of the ’60s, I grew up obsessed with the Mary Poppins soundtrack, learning everything about songwriting and film scoring from it,” Shaiman, who is expected to accompany Midler on piano wrote on Facebook. “As a teenager in the ’70s, I became obsessed with new star Bette Midler, who fate amazingly led me to, resulting in our 40-year relationship. Could I have ever imagined that one day Bette Midler would sing a song I co-wrote with Scott Wittman for a sequel to Mary Poppins at the Academy Awards?! My heart is exploding.”

The song was originally performed by Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns.

The Oscars will be held on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The post Bette Midler to Perform at the Oscars appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Variety will honor the 35-year-old actress with the Creative Impact Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. She will be honored on Friday, January 4 as part of Variety’s annual brunch with the festival, which runs January 3-14. 

Blunt has had a big year starring in A Quiet Place and Mary Poppins Returns. She has landed SAG nominations for both roles and a Golden Globe nomination for the latter. 

“No actor has had a bigger year than Emily Blunt in 2018,” said Variety co-editor-in-chief, Claudia Eller. “From playing a mother fighting to save her family’s life in A Quiet Place to tackling one of cinema’s iconic characters in the musical Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt has proven to be a versatile and commanding actress who can cross genres easily and with great success.”

Previous recipients of the annual award include Daniel Kaluuya, Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, and Steve Carell.

The post Emily Blunt to be honored at Palm Springs Film Festival appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Walt Disney Pictures has just released another sneak peek at Mary Poppins Returns and it features one of the film’s new music. 

According to Entertainment Weekly, Composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman thought up a fresh score for the film. The short video showcases a song called “Can You Imagine That”.

“Some people like to splash and play / Can you imagine that? / Perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done / Some stuff and nonsense could be fun,” Blunt sang in the clip. “Can you imagine that?” The music, of course, included a whimsical Poppins touch with Dolphins in the bathtub.

Blunt stars as the magical nanny who returns to the Banks family’s home to help siblings Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael (Ben Whishaw)—and their own kids deal with a family tragedy. Also starring are Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke. 

Mary Poppins Returns opens in theaters on December 19.

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