STAGE TUBE: Perez Hilton Chats NEWSICAL THE MUSICAL Debut on VH1's 'Morning Buzz'

Gossip columnist Perez Hilton appeared on this mornings 'Big Morning Buzz' on VH1 to discuss his upcoming appearance in NEWSical The Musical. Check out what he had to say about making his off-Broadway debut as well as his take on some of the hottest celebrity gossip stories of the summer!

Hilton joins the cast of the off-Broadway musical revue, NEWSical the Musical, for four weeks only beginning this Saturday, September 8th.

From John Travolta, Anderson Cooper, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to the national fight for marriage equality and the 2012 Presidential Election, NEWSical the Musical sets all of today’s biggest news and pop culture headlines to song. With Hilton’s arrival, award-winning composer-lyricist Rick Crom will add new satirical spoofs to the show including a Chick-fil-A number and a song about the phenomenon of Perez Hilton that will be performed by the man himself. Perez Hilton will begin preview performances on Saturday, September 8th . The opening night press performance will be Monday, September 17th .

NEWSical the Musical is the ever-evolving, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that’s fit to spoof. The Associated Press calls it “The Daily Show set to music ” The show was named Best New Musical of 2011 by the Off Broadway Alliance. Infectious melodies, razor-sharp lyrics, biting satire and more unpredictability than a Courtney Love tweet make NEWSical a laugh-filled, high octane musical revue of all the most talked-about headlines of the day.

In addition to Perez Hilton, NEWSical the Musical features Christine Pedi (Forbidden Broadway, Talk Radio), Christina Bianco (Drama Desk nominee, Forbidden Broadway), Michael West (Forbidden Broadway, When Pigs Fly), Tommy Walker (Evil Dead The Musical), Amy Griffin (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) and Ryan Knowles (host of Nickelodeon’s ME:TV).