Wednesday, July 31, 2024

HGTV Hosts Support Co-Star Jonathan Knight at His New Kids on the Block Concert

People Magazine posted a new article about some HGTV stars going to see Jon tour!

HGTV Hosts Support Co-Star Jonathan Knight at His New Kids on the Block Concert: 'Teenage Dream Come True’

Alison Victoria, Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt cheered for the 'Farmhouse Fixer' host at his other job as a boyband superstar during a concert in Tampa 

Jonathan Knight could count his fellow HGTV stars among his fans at a recent New Kids on the Block concert.

When the band performed in Tampa on Friday, July 19, as part of their Magic Summer 2024 Tour, several personalities from the network came out to cheer on the Farmhouse Fixer host.

Alison Victoria shared a carousel of photos from the evening on Instagram, starting with a snap of her en route to the show with her Battle on the Beach castmates Sarah Baeumler and Taniya Nayak. 

She followed it up with a video of her and Nayak singing along with NKOTB’s 1990 hit “Step by Step,” the title track to their fourth studio album. The Windy City Rehab star also posed with Knight for a pair of pictures backstage.

In a group shot, the three women were joined by Victoria’s new boyfriend Brandt Andersen, Sarah’s husband, Bryan Baeumler, and Nayak’s husband, Brian O’Donnell.

In her own post, Nayak called the event “a teenage dream come true,” adding, “The best part (besides ALL of it) was spending time with our very own @hgtv fam!”

100 Day Dream Home stars Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt also joined in on the fun.

“About last Knight,” Mika began her Instagram post. “Great time with some HGTV/ NKOTB family❤️❤️🙌🥰 Tampa was showing all the love, and we all had a blast hanging out off camera😂”

An accompanying video shows Mika dancing in the audience, posing with Jonathan’s brother and bandmate, Jordan Knight, and the group chatting with Paula Abdul, one of the tour’s special guests.

Mika's husband captioned his post, “Our voices are gone, our ears are still ringing and our feet hurt but it was so worth it.”

Jonathan also shared a shot of the entire group of HGTV stars on his personal Instagram account, writing, “So happy I got to see some of my HGTV friends this tour. I love the love we all share.”

New Kids— which consists of Jonathan, Jordan, Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre — first announced their tour last October.

Their original Magic Summer Tour ran from April to September 1990, and was one of the top 10 grossing tours of that year.   

The band, who released Still Kids, their first full studio album in 11 years, in May, recalled the frenzy of NKOTB’s touring schedule in the late '80s and early '90s in a recent interview with PEOPLE.

"In the early incarnation of New Kids, they had us on the road constantly," Jonathan said. "We would go on the road for 360 days a year, and just keep going and going. You wouldn't see your family, you wouldn't see your friends, you wouldn't sleep in your own bed. I don't want it to sound like I'm complaining because we had such a amazing experience and we're really thankful and grateful for that, but it was also a lot to go through, especially when we were young kids like that."

More recently Jonathan and Jordan have been filling their days with the restoration of a historic summer camp in New Hampshire. The brothers and bandmates have been documenting the journey in the new spin-off series, Farmhouse Fixer: Camp Revamp.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Joey McIntyre's interview with My Carolina

Joey was interviewed My Carolina, and he talked about the Magic Summer Tour, recording some new solo music in Raleigh during his time off this week, and more!

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Friday, July 26, 2024

New single from Drag the Musical out now!

"Straight Man" from "Drag: The Musical", performed by Joey is out today! You can stream/purchase it online here!

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NKOTB to appear at "We Can Survive" on September 28

The New Kids on the Block have been announced as a performer at "We Can Survive" in Newark, NJ on September 28! Tickets on sale on August 2!


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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Listen to Joey McIntyre sing "Straight Man"

Entertainment Weekly posted a new article about Joey's role in "Drag: The Musical". They also included a studio version of a song that featured Joe on the leads: "Straight Man". Check it out below: 

NKOTB star Joey McIntyre sings satirical song about being straight in Alaska's drag musical: 'I'm clearly not gay'

EW has the exclusive debut of McIntyre's new song from "Drag: The Musical," which stars and was written by "RuPaul's Drag Race" legend Alaska.

Joey McIntyre's character in Drag: The Musical was simply born this way — and by that, he definitely means not gay.

As the New Kids on the Block performer prepares to hit the New York City stage when Drag: The Musical heads Off-Broadway later this year, Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive preview of the singer's standout number from the project, which stars and was written by RuPaul's Drag Race icon Alaska.

The boy band heartthrob stars in the production as Tom Hutchinson, a straight-laced accountant who helps his drag queen brother save his beloved drag club from financial despair. "Straight Man," which you can exclusively hear below, joins the show as a new track for its New York edition, and soundtracks a moment in the story where Tom romances Dixie Coxworth, a drag artist who was assigned female at birth.

"I always know the directions, so I never ask. I'm just a straight man," McIntyre sings in the tune, which was inspired by pop-rock singles by Weezer, Green Day, and Good Charlotte. "I might not be so fantabulous. I'm clearly not gay. I was just born this way."

Drag: The Musical also features fellow drag entertainers like Jujubee (Drag Race season 2, All Stars 1, All Stars 5) and Jan (season 12, All Stars 6), as well as pop singer Lagoona Bloo and star J. Elaine Marcos. The show's plot also incorporates the tale of a bitter split between former colleagues, with tension between two estranged queens ultimately reaching a boiling point when they both open competing clubs.

In a statement, Drag: The Musical co-writer and producer Tomas Costanza jokes that "Straight Man" is an "anthem for every dude who cracks open a cold one, swings a club, and cranks up the rock at the family barbecue," as well as "a celebration of that unapologetic, raw, heterosexual, frisbee-throwing spirit."

Adds songwriter and production writer Ashley Gordon: "This one goes out to the devoted cis hetero men who have been dragged to our musical by their own personal queens. We salute you."

In addition to starring in the show, Alaska wrote Drag: The Musical alongside Costanza and Gordon.

"Straight Man" accompanies Drag: The Musical for its Off Broadway debut, with performances beginning Sept. 30 at New World Stages ahead of the show's official opening on Oct. 21. Alaska is slated to perform in the New York City production through Jan. 11, while McIntyre departs earlier on Nov. 24.

Listen to McIntyre sing "Straight Man" above.

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Donnie's speech on the final day of Blue Bloods

Here's a video of Donnie giving a speech on the Blue Bloods set on the final day of filming. Thank to Robin for sending me the link.  

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Catching up with Joey

It's been awhile since we caught up with Joey!

He made a post thanking the people behind the scenes:


He has accumulated a large bracelet collection: 

He was able to spend some quality time with Griffin over the 4th of July: 


He had an opportunity to be on the other side of the stage and see a show by Ben Platt while in Texas:



And he and Griffin had a celebrity encounter of their own: they ran into Morgan Wallen! This post was a collaboration with Griffin, and Joey added this in the comments:

Ok so let me give you the dad perspective: Griff LOVES Morgan Wallen. (See his TikTok covers). We heard he might be in the neighborhood so to speak. It was pie in the sky anyway… until… End of day and as we are pulling out of the valet, pulling in is a certain suv and somehow Griff felt it:”that’s Morgan Wallen.” I said What?! Can’t even see thru the windows. That’s him he said. So fine I wait and look in the rear view mirror to see who gets out of said suv. MORGAN FRICKIN WALLEN. a total gentleman. What an ending to a fantastic week for Griff in Nashville. More on that later!! 😎🤩😍😭

Here are some highlights from his stories: 



And he's been making some new music with Sean Thomas again!

Check out Joey's Spotify playlist here!


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Jordan Knight's interview with Fox News

Fox News recently interviewed Jordan: 

New Kids on the Block star Jordan Knight on staying in top shape in middle age

New Kids on the Block singer Jordan Knight, 54, is on their Magic Summer 2024 tour
By Janelle Ash, Larry Fink Fox News

New Kids on the Block singer Jordan Knight is excited about touring with his band again, and this time, he is able to appreciate the experience more than ever.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Knight explained that during the band's Magic Summer 2024 tour, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood incorporate several different ways of maintaining their health while on the road: diet, ice baths and strength training. Mark Wahlberg was a band member from 1984 to 1985.

"It's been really hot. Like today, it's over 100 degrees and we're going to be performing. So, yeah, we have to pace ourselves," Knight said. "We have to watch what we eat. We want to look good. We want to stay slim. We want to stay healthy."  

Knight noted that the band members "don't party" and try to "be really healthy on the road." All the band members have different health regimens that they stick to while touring.

"Like Joe and Donnie, they're doing ice baths during the day to stay cool. I have a little regimen I do before I perform. I'm getting ready for the show and stretch, like some calisthenics." 

Knight also explained that the New Kids on the Block members are staying on top of what they eat while on tour. 

"We're not out here eating, you know, burgers, fries and stuff like that," he began. "My breakfast is like an egg white omelet with, like, chicken and broccoli and vegetables and stuff like that." 

Knight continued, "So, yeah, we definitely take care of ourselves. You really have to. It's such a grueling schedule."

Knight told Fox News Digital that this tour looks a little different from when they rose to fame in the 1990s.

"Everyone's a little older, and I think we're all a little wiser and smarter. I think the New Kids On The Block put on a better show now than we did then," Knight noted. 

Reminiscing on previous shows the band played at the start of their careers, Knight said, "Our shows definitely had a lot of hype and energy and the fans were wild, young and crazy about us. We were like crazy young kids and with energy."

"I think now we really appreciate what we have more, and we're just better at putting a show together as well," Knight continued. "We're more appreciative, and we soak in the audience more. I think we put more thought into creating the show and making sure there are great moments. We're not afraid to edit things that aren't working and add things that do work and stuff like that. So, I think we're more surgical almost about putting a show together."

The band has brought back their 1990 tour by the same name for fans to experience. The New Kids On The Block are currently traveling across the United States with shows through August.

Special guests Paula Abdul and D.J. Jazzy Jeff are also on the tour.

Speaking of Abdul joining the tour, Knight said, "It's fun. It's funny when we're getting dressed in a dressing room, we hear her out on stage, and it's fun to hear those songs." 

He continued, "It's fun to hear those songs again. We really get it. Like how people want to come to shows and see people perform those classy, huge hits." 

"It's just like, ‘oh, my God, this song was just so cool back in the day, and it stands up the test of time even now.’ So, it's kind of like when she's on stage and getting hyped up and pumped up because she's on stage and, listening to our music."

The New Kids On The Block disbanded in 1994 before rejoining as a group in the early 2000s. The dismemberment of the band is what Knight believes has made them so strong 30 years later. 

"Disbanding helped us. We disbanded in '94 and didn't come back together until late 2007, when we started making new music. So I think that time off really helped us to stay together in our chronically just pissed off at each other, rage and like a lingering irritation with each other," Knight said. "I think taking that time off, discovering who we were, going down different avenues and then kind of realizing, like, ‘wow, we had something really special.’" 

Due to the time off, Knight believed that it gave them the "perspective to see how special" the group was. "Just appreciating each other. I think that the time off really helped with that," he explained.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Catching up with Donnie

It's been a while since I've "caught up" with the guys, so let's start with Donnie: 

It looks like plans for a Blue Bloods spin-off are not happening, at least for now. However, in one of Donnie's recent stories (see below), he says "more acting to come"!

Here are some highlights from his IG stories from the past few weeks: 
















And some video highlights: 


Check out some more posts from Donnie on his Instagram profile. 

Jenny McCarthy was finally able to get away from The Masked Singer tapings to join Donnie in Jacksonville, and she was his dance partner for "A Love Like This": 



Check out Donnie's Spotify playlist!


Mr. Professor Nick Harrison went backstage and hung out with Donnie and the guys in Texas: 


I can't get the second video to embed, but you can view it here!

In case you missed it: 

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