Michael Douglas Can Play the Piano

Can Michael Douglas, the star of a new HBO movie about Liberace soon to be filmed in Palm Springs, play the piano?

Just two years after the Liberace Musuem closed in Las Vegas, filmmakers are again bringing him back to life with all the drama and fanfare in a new movie where Matt Damon plays Scott Thorsman and Michael Douglas, Liberace himself.

Liberace lived in Palm Springs, hence the movie will film here next month. The last time I wrote about Liberace was when I photographed Liberace's house in Palm Springs.

The showman's primary relationship was with Scott Thorsman, who wrote an epic biography about the time he spent with him.

The biggest question about the entire fiasco is can Michael Douglas play the piano?  Indeed he can as a quote from Catherine Zeta Jones, his wife said in an article by Jspace.com: “As Michael always does, he throws himself into it 125 percent, so he's playing the piano. I've sent him off to the guesthouse because I can't stand it."

I kind of had a hunch he had to learn something about the pain, the mainstay of Liberace's life...