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Bowie ok with stage show based on his songs


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Legendary rocker David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based on his...


Daniel Day-Lewis to take the musical lead in
London, May 17 : British actor Daniel Day-Lewis is all set to make his first musical debut on the big...


David Bowie gives nod for his songs to be turned into stage show
London, May 17 : Glam rock legend David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based around his mighty catalogue of classics....


The martial arts expert who drilled his own head!
London, May 17 : A martial arts expert stunned the audience by holding a running drill to his head and walking away without a scratch....


Alexis Petridis reviews the album
You don't need a degree in applied mathematics to unravel their formula. In Katie White, they boast a frontwoman so pretty you feel like giving her a round of applause just for existing. In That's...


What would Orwell say
At complicated times one envies born-again Christians their patent, decision-making system, What would Jesus do? How comforting to have a test that apparently works just as well for motorised...


In White Tiger, Killer Exploits India
, comes from a poor, rural village. He's desperate to break out of the "Darkness," as India's hinterland is called, and move to the big city. In witty, often humorous prose, Adiga shines a light on...


Ricco takes eighth Giro d
Italy's Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval team won the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia cycle race from Rivisondoli to Tivoli on Saturday. Ricco beat compatriot Paolo Bettini and Davide Rebellin...


Ricco with second stage win of race, Visconti continues to lead
Tivoli, Italy - Italian Ricardo Ricco on Saturday scored his second stage victory at this year's Giro, when he took the 208 kilometre-long stage from Rivisondoli to Tivoli. The 24-year-old Saunier...


Allen talks of Spain and threesomes at Cannes
CANNES, France -- Woody Allen's latest film touches on that classic male fantasy, a romantic threesome with two women. Has Allen ever entertained the notion himself? "You know, it's hard enough to...


Barnes Foundation wins latest legal tussle
The Barnes Foundation collection, seen here in 2007, is located in Lower Merion, 17 kilometres outside Philadelphia. Officials plan to move the collection to the downtown...


Former N.W.T. premier appointed to CBC board
Joe Handley, who retired as premier of the Northwest Territories last year, has been appointed to the CBC's board of directors. Federal Heritage Minister Josée Verner announced Handley's...


Richardson to be acting president at GSCC
MONTGOMERY - Gadsden State Community College has a new acting president starting Monday.Alabama Community College System Chancellor Bradley Byrne Friday named Valerie Richardson as acting president...


Center Of Contemporary Opera To Give World Premiere Of Peter Westergaard
Alice in Wonderland--A new opera by composer Peter Westergaard will have it's premiere in Princeton, NJ, and New York City by the Center for Contemporary Opera. New York, NY...


McEntire says she has more fun hosting ACM Awards
Reba McEntire acknowledges the crowd during taping of "CMT Giants" honoring Reba McEntire, in this file photo from Oct. 26, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. the tireless country star is...


Che sells out, while Turgoose causes a stir
Fox has become the first distributor to buy Steven Soderbergh's Che double bill, buying rights to distribute the film in Spain.Fox has been building its profile in Latin America in recent years and...


Stranded on Planet Cannes
Tyson is director James Toback's portrait of the artist as self-loathing, self-justifying screw-up. Here is a film that supposedly allows the boxer free rein to set the record straight and yet...


Star returns to stage after crash
Actor Kris Marshall has made his debut in West End comedy Fat Pig as planned, three weeks after suffering head injuries when he was hit by a car. The former My Family star showed no ill effects...


Rapp, Groovelily and Jarrow Compete in Broadway Battle of the Bands May 17
Theatre performers get the chance to demonstrate their rock-n-roll chops May 17 when the second annual Broadway Battle of the Bands plays the Zipper Factory. Original Jersey Boys cast member Daniel...


Tony Winner Menzel Makes Dress Circle Appearance May 17
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who was recently seen in the starry Chess concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, makes an in-store appearance at Dress Circle May 17. Menzel will head to the London...


WABC-TV Broadcasts South Pacific Special May 17
photo by Halsman (Martin) and Joan Marcus (O'Hara) "A Salute to Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific" is the title of a May 17 television special that will air in the metropolitan area on WABC-TV. ...


Signs point to imminent Simpson-Wentz wedding
View related video LOS ANGELES -- Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several...


Artists take axe to London gallery
It will be art and it will also, quite possibly, be terrifying - unless the feeling of paddling off the side of a building, or lying 20ft in the air on a transparent pillow, is one that fills you...


A festival where cinematic craft rubs shoulders with money
· An impossibly glossy Brangelina, actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have appeared on the red carpet; the streets are throbbing with scantily clad wannabes; restaurants are heaving with...


Cycle of life and death
ghostbike.org , there are now similar memorials in more than 30 cities across the world. I've never seen one in London, but there are, apparently, ghost bikes in Manchester, Oxford and Brighton.On...


Bosisio wins seventh stage
PESCOCOSTANZO (Italy): Gabriele Bosisio of LPR won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy here yesterday on a day when Giovanni Visconti retained the overall lead and Danilo di Luca and Riccardo...


Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrated on Stage
May 16, 2008 - It's been more than a century since the Fisk University Jubilee singers started performing Negro spirituals and slave songs. Today, the Fisk singers are still spreading the songs of...


Liberman Will Join Myers in Mufti Minnie
Andrew Gans 16 May 2008 Erik Liberman, who received a 2008 Helen Hayes Award nomination for his performance in the Signature Theatre production of Merrily We Roll Along, will play Julius...


Provincetown Playhouse, Threatened With Destruction, May Be Saved
Robert Simonson 16 May 2008 The Provincetown Playhouse, the Greenwich Village theatre built in 1918 which many historians regard as one of the crucibles of modern American theatre, may be saved...


Fox cuts ad time for two new prime-time shows
Fox Broadcasting says it's trying a "potentially revolutionary" concept in North American television by cutting the amount of commercials by half for two of its new prime-time dramas airing this...


Market exuberance surprises even the professionals
NEW YORK : The joint financial triumph enjoyed by the two giants dominating the international auction scene that concluded sales of contemporary art this past week has no precedent in art market...


Marcia Cross drops a few hints about Bree
May 16, 2008, 04:00 pm ET · It's true: "Desperate Housewives" will flash-forward five years.Marcia Cross, who plays domestic goddess Bree on the ABC comedy-drama, told AP Radio in a recent...


August, Catered, Macbeth, Pacific and LuPone Win Drama League Awards
photo by Jim Cox Winners of the 74th Annual Drama League Awards were announced May 16 at a luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel hosted by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein,...


Little Shop, Seussical and Millie Are Among Most-Produced High School Musicals
Andrew Gans 16 May 2008 Yes, Disney's High School Musical is, unsurprisingly, one of the most-produced musicals in high schools around the country, but it isn't at the very top of the list: That...


Noël Coward in Two Keys Completes Berkshire Season; Additional Season Casting Announced
Adam Hetrick 16 May 2008 The Berkshire Theatre Festival will present Noël Coward in Two Keys as its final offering of the 2008 summer season. Two Keys replaces the Jan Maxwell-Richard...


Marguerite, with Henshall and Ovenden, at London
photo by Tristram Kenton The world-premiere staging of the new musical Marguerite began previews in London May 7 and will officially open May 20. The final production of Jonathan Kent's Theatre...


Regina Symphony crowns its first
The Regina Symphony Orchestra has held its own version of Canadian Idol and crowned its first-ever Symphony Singing Star, who will perform with the RSO next year. Makyla Ingram was selected by...


Findlay and Field Will Star in Vincent River for Brits Off-Broadway
Adam Hetrick 16 May 2008 Olivier Award winner Deborah Findlay will star in the New York premiere of Vincent River, presented as part of the ongoing Brits Off-Broadway series at 59E59 Theatres. ...


not a fashion diva at home
In this May 14, 2008 file photo, American actress Eva Longoria waves as she arrives to the opening night ceremony and the premiere of the film "Blindness," at the 61st International film festival in...


Foote and Rasche Win Equity
photo by Aubrey Reuben Hallie Foote and David Rasche have been named the 2008 recipients of the annual Richard Seff Awards, presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation. The announcement was made May...


Days, Pazakis, Tam, Wilfert and More Join Brier at the Metropolitan Room May 16-17
Andrew Gans 16 May 2008 Kathy Brier and Friends, starring daytime actress and former Hairspray star Kathy Brier, will be presented at the Metropolitan Room May 16 and 17. The 10 PM concerts,...


Four New Plays in Southern Writers
Kenneth Jones 16 May 2008 Alabama Shakespeare Festival's sixth annual Southern Writers' Project Festival of New Plays May 16-18, shedding light on five new scripts, boast four that are set in...


Ellen DeGeneres, Madonna, Hugh Grant
and her husband for taking photos of them while they were vacationing in the Maldives. Britain's High Court says The Big Pictures and Eliot Press Sarl agencies have apologized for using a long...


New Dramatists Honor Fierstein with Lifetime Achievement Award
Ernio Hernandez 16 May 2008 New Dramatists honored Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein during its 59th Annual Spring Benefit Luncheon May 15. Friends and collaborators of the...


Cities mark Portrait Gallery of Canada deadline
Residents of Calgary and Ottawa had their eye on the deadline Friday for cities bidding to host the Portrait Gallery of Canada. Dozens of supporters who want the gallery in Ottawa, including artists...


Jury chosen in R. Kelly child porn trial
Singer R. Kelly, right, leaves with a bodyguard after the first day of jury selection on May 9 in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in...


Mark Wing-Davey Named Chair of Tisch School
Andrew Gans 16 May 2008 British actor, director and teacher Mark Wing-Davey has been named chair of and arts professor at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Wing-Davey will...


Mad magazine pioneer Will Elder dies
William Elder, the illustrator who pioneered the visual style for iconic humour title Mad magazine, has died at the age of 86. Gary VandenBergh, Elder's son-in-law, told comic world blog Journalista...


Sylvia Patterson interviews the Zutons
Will the Zutons send the Glastonbury crowd crazy with their zombie soul? Sylvia Patterson meets a young band dead set on raising the...


MIchael Billington on The Birthday Party
This month, The Birthday Party returns to the same theatre where it opened exactly 50 years ago. Slated by the critics, it nearly ended Harold Pinter's career. So how did it go on to become such a...