"I would like this show to reflect what happened in 1989," says this year's Oscar show producer, Gilbert Cates, explaining why he hired Abdul. After suffering through the Snow White-Rob Lowe musical debacle of last year's show, most viewers, even those unmoved by Abdul's music, will no doubt be curious about what she can offer up on the Oscar stage. And despite all the attention already showered on her, tomorrow night promises to be climactic, since she will face her largest international audience ever - as both an Oscar presenter and a choreographer. As choreographer of the show's two musical numbers, she's been rehearsing more than 30 dancers every day. Tollin explains, "They gave us two days and we had all these commitments that couldn't be changed."Ĭiting similar time constraints, Abdul canceled an interview she had scheduled in connection with this article.įor weeks, the Academy Awards show has laid first claim to Abdul's time. The White House press office confirms this.
"We had an offer from the president," says Larry Tollin, her manager, referring to an invitation to Abdul to make an appearance at an anti-drug rally in Santa Ana, Calif., with President Bush and several other celebrities early this month. What if she wasn't feeling up to the "Soul Train" awards the next night, her manager fretted? She recovered. And in one hectic week, while she rehearsed for the Oscar show during working hours, she went to the People's Choice awards one night, a cocktail party for the music retailers convention the next, and the following afternoon developed a 101-degree fever. She appeared on the American Music Awards show and the Grammys. In fact, every music awards show wants - and because of her widespread popularity has probably earned - a piece of her. Actor John Stamos? Well, she took him to the Grammys, didn't she?) She's posed for the cover of People and answered rumors of romantic alliances. There are endorsement contracts with Reebok and Diet Coke to fulfill, overseas tours to plan, and the Academy Awards show to choreograph.
These days, the dancer-choreographer turned vocalist, whose songs haven't left the top 40 pop charts for a year, spends much of her energy juggling the demands of stardom. But as she walks into La Loggia, one of the valley's tonier Italian restaurants, receives effusive greetings, and heads for a table with her guest, the car is probably the last thing on her mind. LOS ANGELES - Paula Abdul's black XJ12 Jaguar convertible needs a wash.
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