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Wide theatre zoom into sign2. Wide poster3. Wide Penelope Cruz zoom in pull out to wide 4. Camera cutaway 5. Close-up Cruz tilt up 6. Wide Gabriele Union 7. SOUNDBITE: (English)...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York,  22 August 2006\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide theatre zoom into sign\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide poster\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide Penelope Cruz zoom in pull out to wide \u003cbr/\u003e4. Camera cutaway \u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up Cruz tilt up \u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide Gabriele Union \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gabriele Union: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Scared for him It's hard. You have to deliver eight shows a week. Knowing how talented he is and knowing what a great guy he is. I am sure he has humbled himself and asked for help. I am sure he is going to do a great job.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 15 August 2006\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Usher: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Many years ago I decided to become an entertainer. I didn't really know what that meant until I began to look at other people who had become the motivating force for me to do what I do. As a young entertainer I looked at Bob Fosse's work. I look at Sammy Davis Jr. I looked at Ben Vereen. I looked at all of the people who were real entertainers. They had the ability to be triple threats: dance, sing and act. I've danced. I've sang and done exceedingly well. I've acted and done well. I want the opportunity to be able to say, 'You can't call me a half entertainer. I'm not. I've done it all.'\"\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York 22 August 2006\u003cbr/\u003e9. Ben Vereen and Brian Barber\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Vereen: \u003cbr/\u003e\"What's exciting for me is that Usher is about to get on stage and do this character in his own interpretation of him. We worked for two and a half weeks. Not enough time. He is brilliant and he is shining. You've got to see it tonight. We are excited about it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide Rosie Perez\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide photographers pan to Gayle King pan back to photographers \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rosie Perez: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Who knows? I am going to wait and see. I am very curious. He's a showman. He's an entertainer and I think he will make the transfer smoothly.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Question: Why do so many entertainers want to be on Broadway?)\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) Rosie Perez: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It is to prove yourself. It's to prove your talent. As soon as the curtain is up, it is only you. It's only you and the people on stage supporting you. There is no cut. There is no take two. It's just you and your talent and if you don't have it, you'll bomb.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York 15 August 2006\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Usher: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I say this: the person who dwells on his failure can't see the lesson in it. You have to become greater. You have to get up and keep going if you do fail. I can't say that I've failed at anything because it has all been an experience, a journey. Entertainment is that. You've got to do it all. Go after it. Whether it's entertainment. Whether it's Broadway. Whether it's stage show performance. Whether it's record sales. Whatever it may be. If you really want to be an entertainer, you've got to do it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAssociated Press Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York 22 August 2006\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide curtain call \u003cbr/\u003eR\u0026amp;B superstar Usher has won five Grammy Awards and sold over 15 million records worldwide; now the 27-year-old is out to conquer the theatre world starring in 'Chicago' on Broadway.\u003cbr/\u003eUsher plays the slick, seductive lawyer, Billy Flynn in the John Kander-Fred Ebb musical.\u003cbr/\u003eSeveral of Usher's A-list friends came out to support his Broadway debut. \u003cbr/\u003ePenelope Cruz paused long enough to have her picture taken, but did not stop to speak with the press.\u003cbr/\u003eActress Gabriele Union has known Usher for many years. The duo starred in a hair commercial together when Usher was just a young boy. They then reunited to work on the 1999 film, 'She's All That.'\u003cbr/\u003e\"Scared for him. It's hard,\" Union said about seeing Usher on Broadway. \u003cbr/\u003e\"You have to deliver eight shows a week. Knowing how talented he is and knowing what a great guy he is. I am sure he has humbled himself and asked for help. I am sure he is going to do a great job.\"\u003cbr/\u003e'Chicago' which tells the story of murderous chorine Roxie Hart, originally opened on Broadway in 1975. T\u003cbr/\u003ehe revival has been running since 1996. In November, the musical will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Broadway.\u003cbr/\u003eUsher says having the chance to star on Broadway is a dream-come-true.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Many years ago I decided to become an entertainer. I didn't really know what that meant until I began to look at other people who had become the motivating force for me to do what I do,\" Usher told the Associated Press. \u003cbr/\u003e\"As a young entertainer I looked at Bob Fosse's work. I look at Sammy Davis Jr. I looked at Ben Vereen. I looked at all of the people who were real entertainers. They had the ability to be triple threats: dance, sing and act. I've danced. I've sang and done exceedingly well. I've acted and done well. I want the opportunity to be able to say, 'You can't call me a half entertainer. I'm not. I've done it all,'\" said Usher.\u003cbr/\u003eUsher's idol and godfather Ben Vereen was on hand to support the entertainer. \u003cbr/\u003eHe gave Usher pointers about how to bring the character of Billy Flynn to life. Vereen actually played Flynn on stage when 'Chicago' was in Las Vegas. \u003cbr/\u003e\"What's exciting for me is that Usher is about to get on stage and do this character in his own interpretation of him,\" Vereen said. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We worked for two and a half weeks. Not enough time. He is brilliant and he is shining. You've got to see it tonight. We are excited about it,\" Vereen added.\u003cbr/\u003eActress Rosie Perez says it is important for actors to hone their craft in front of a live audience:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is to prove yourself. It's to prove your talent. As soon as the curtain is up, it is only you. It's only you and the people on stage supporting you. There is no cut. There is no take two. It's just you and your talent and if you don't have it, you'll bomb.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough Broadway critics are notoriously tough (think of Julia Roberts' reviews in 'Three Days of Rain'), Usher says he is not worried about failure:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I say this: the person who dwells on his failure can't see the lesson in it. You have to become greater. You have to get up and keep going if you do fail. I can't say that I've failed at anything because it has all been an experience, a journey. Entertainment is that. You've got to do it all. Go after it. Whether it's entertainment. Whether it's Broadway. Whether it's stage show performance. Whether it's record sales. Whatever it may be. 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