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Elton John's AIDS musical

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:03:19 GMT

Sir Elton John is writing a "film musical" about a man who has AIDS.

Tehran-Moscow ties in an unprecedented stage

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:17:25 GMT

Sadonikov Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexander Sadonikov said here Wednesday that Iran-Russia relations are now in an unprecedented stage and mutual cooperation in the oil and gas sectors will get a...

FINA World Cup to Commence Second Stage in South Africa

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:12:25 GMT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 15. THE second stop of the FINA World Cup circuit opens up on Friday at the Kings Park Aquatic Center in Durban, South Africa. The short course meter meet will run from ...

Economy To Take Center Stage In Final Debate

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:08:32 GMT

October 15, 2008 · The economy is likely to be the focal point Wednesday night when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain face each other in the last debate before the Nov. 4 preside...

Will Lane and Irwin Star in Broadway Revival of Waiting for Godot

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:21:27 GMT

Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin are currently in negotiations to star in a Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot that will open before the end of the current theatre sea...

Funeralogues, with Mayer, to Play All Souls Chapel in November

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:21:26 GMT

15 Oct 2008 Funeralogues, which is billed as a "site-specific look at eulogies and the people who deliver them," will begin previews Nov. 7 at the All Souls Chapel in Manhattan. Conceived and pe...

Pop Singer Madonna to Divorce British Filmmaker

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:10:07 GMT

Madonna's spokeswoman confirms British media reports that divorce from Guy Ritchie is imminent

Britney Spears - Spears Falls Back Into Robson's Routine

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:58:18 GMT

Caption: Britney Spears , with a Minnie Rose white shawl on her head, is met by a frenzy of photographers as she arrives at LAX airport on an American Airlines flight from New York.

eBay for arts and crafts

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:01:17 GMT

Etsy, the website which provides an online marketplace for artists and crafters to sell their handmade goods, has proved hugely popular since launching three years ago. It now boasts more than 1.3 mil...

Free alternatives to Frieze

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:39 GMT

Frieze art fair opens to the public tomorrow, and as a consequence London is as electric as a Bridget Riley painting. The fair attracts thousands of international collectors into the capital all seeki...

Turbine Hall or Gagosian Two sculptural installations epitomise the contrast between good and bad art

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:34 GMT

Good art ... Open Ended, 2007-8, by Richard Serra in an exhibition of his sculpture at the Gagosian Gallery in King's Cross, London. Photograph: David Levene You can get an instructive lesson in goo...

Financial concerns expected to take centre stage at EU summit

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:49:01 GMT

Leaders of European Union countries were to hold a two-day summit in Brussels starting Wednesday and the financial crisis was expected to dominate the talks. The EU was expected to throw its support ...

Dance teacher faces prison

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:38:28 GMT

Former America's Junior Miss choreographer George Fagan has pleaded no contest in Florida to sex charges involving a minor and faces more than six years in prison, plus four years probation. In Semino...

Cameron Diaz giving acting tips to beau Paul Sculfor

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:01:04 GMT

London, October 15 : Cameron Diaz has turned into a real-life teacher for the sake of love - the stunner is giving her British boyfriend Paul Sculfor a few acting tips.

John Adams' `Doctor Atomic' opens at Met Opera

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:56:24 GMT

John Adams' intense and fascinating "Doctor Atomic," given its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera three years ago, made it to the Met on Monday night.

Nbc Eyeing Broadway Digs

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:16:17 GMT

NBC, which has flitted every which way in its citywide search for office space, and in the process has looked more like a butterfly than a peacock, might have just landed on as much as 200,000 square ...

Private view with Adrian Searle, part 22 - Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:10:06 GMT

The 22nd instalment of Adrian Searle's weekly audio series on major contemporary artworks. This week: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's TH.2058 in the Tate Modern's prestigious Turbine Hall

90 Miles Off Broadway presents "The Case of the Murdering Microphone"

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:59:19 GMT

NAPANOCH, NY, October 15, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Audiences will be taken back to 1941 when they enter the Casa Mia Restaurant in Highland, NY, to be part of the 90 Miles Off Broadway production of...

Madonna and Guy Ritchie to reportedly divorce

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:36:51 GMT

Singer Madonna, who directed the film, attends a Cinema Society and Dolce Gabbana hosted special screening of 'Filth and Wisdom' on Monday, Oct.13, 2008 in New York. British newspapers are reporting W...

Europe shares slip; recession fears centre stage

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:34:09 GMT

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - European shares headed lower on Wednesday to break a two-day winning streak as the euphoria over bold government action to arrest a financial sector meltdown dissipated and ...

Dance Instructor Found Guilty On Child Sex Charges

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:24:49 GMT

-- A former dance instructor is found guilty on child sex charges, and could spend the next six years behind bars.George Fagan pleaded guilty Monday to one charge of lewd and lascivious behavior, ...

Homecomings Dance To Beat Of Economy

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:07:10 GMT

TAMPA - The days of decorating the high school gym for homecoming may be coming back, thanks to the economy. Jefferson High swapped last year's $29,400 bash at Raymond James Stadium for a $17,500 dan...

'To Be or Not to Be' receives a wan adaptation

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:52:59 GMT

The film classic 'To Be or Not to Be' receives a wan, unnecessary stage adaptation NEW YORK - The fall theater season is still young, but Nick Whitby's "To Be or Not to Be" may turn out to be the most ...

Plays Feature Zany Actors, Singing Pirates

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:03:31 GMT

Lakeland Community Theatre announces the cast for the first show of its 23rd season, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940."A production team has been invited to the mansion of a rich Broadway angel, El...

Charity dance will help poor

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:54:08 GMT

COMPANIES and individuals are urged to support a charity dinner dance to raise funds for the poor in Bahrain. The Ecumenical Christian Charity (ECC) is staging its Annual Charity Fundraiser from 7.30...

British opera singer Paul Potts to make debut in Taiwan

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:50:31 GMT

er an appearance on a television singing competition, was to open the Taiwan leg of his world tour yesterday night. Potts, visiting Taiwan for the first time, will sing in Taichung, Taipei and Tainan ...

Spotlight on contemporary dance

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:30:26 GMT

To most Chinese people, the Netherlands means the tulip, windmill and its orange soccer team. But for dance fans, the Netherlands is synonymous with the best contemporary dance in the world.

Hit London Sound of Music Revival Opens in Toronto Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:21:02 GMT

The North American premiere of the recent Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced London revival of The Sound of Music opens in Toronto Oct. 15 following previews from Oct. 3. As in London, the "Maria" was cast...

Hughie, with Dennehy and Grifasi, Opens at Long Wharf Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:21:01 GMT

The Goodman Theatre production of Eugene O'Neill's Hughie, starring two-time Tony winner Brian Dennehy and Joe Grifasi, officially opens at the Long Wharf Theatre Oct. 15. Goodman Theatre artistic di...

Roth Joins Altar Boyz Cast Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:21:00 GMT

Ravi Roth joins the cast of Off-Broadway's Altar Boyz Oct. 15 at New World Stages. Roth succeeds Ryan Strand in the role of Abraham. Roth previously played this role in the Cincinnati Playhouse and S...

Oct. 14 Performance of Broadway

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:21:00 GMT

The Oct. 14 performance of the new musical Billy Elliot, which is currently in previews at the Imperial Theatre, was canceled due to a hydraulic malfunction, according to a spokesperson for the produc...

Celebrating Women Songwriters, with Barnett, Mason and Lavin, Presented Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:59 GMT

15 Oct 2008 The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) and ASCAP join forces Oct. 15 to present an evening Celebrating Women Songwriters at the Triad Theatre in Manhattan. Jamie deRoy h...

World Premiere of Managing Maxine, with Robbins and Bickell, Opens in Atlanta Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:58 GMT

Broadway veteran Jana Robbins stars in the world premiere of Janece Shaffer's Managing Maxine, which officially opens Oct. 15 at the Alliance Theatre. Alliance artistic director Susan V. Booth direct...

A Presidential Rivalry, with Giamatti and Straithairn, Begins L.A. Theatre Works Run Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:58 GMT

Adam Hetrick 15 Oct 2008 Paul Giamatti, David Straithairn, Lily Rabe and James Gleason begin a timely campaign in The Rivalry for L.A. Theatre Works Oct. 15. Academy Award-winning documentary fi...

Romeo and Juliet Begins Oct. 15 at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:55 GMT

15 Oct 2008 The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey offers Romeo and Juliet Oct. 15-Nov. 16 at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. Jordan Coughtry and Rebecca Brooksher play the star-crossed lover...

Brothers Karamazov, a World Premiere Adaptation by Lookingglass, Begins in Chicago Oct. 15

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:54 GMT

15 Oct 2008 Lookingglass Theatre Company's 50th world premiere, The Brothers Karamazov, an adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, begins Oct. 15 for a run through Dec. 7 in Chicago. Writt...

Colin Powell shows off his hip hop dance moves

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:06:23 GMT

Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State, performed an impromptu hip hop dance routine in front of a delighted crowd at a concert in aid of Africa.

Adiga wins literature's Man Booker prize

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:48:42 GMT

Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker award Tuesday for his first novel "The White Tiger." Adiga won the $87,000 prize for his book about a protagonist who will use any means necessary to fulfill his ...

For sale: one toilet, slightly used

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:13:09 GMT

Victoria Miro's gallery in London is usually a neat white space of impeccable elegance. Now, however, it has been transformed into a gay nightclub by artists Elmgreen & Dragset. At the opening on ...

Aravind Adiga wins literature

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:00:39 GMT

Indian author Aravind Adiga, seen with the Booker Prize award, following the award ceremony, at the Guildhall, in the City of London, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Book...

9 to 5 Will Now Begin Broadway Previews April 7, 2009; Tix on Sale Oct. 29

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:34:27 GMT

Preview and opening dates have been slightly altered for the eagerly awaited 9 to 5: The Musical, which boasts a score by the Grammy Award-winning star of the concert stage and screen, Dolly Parton. ...

Dogs take centre stage for feel-good Croatian play

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:29:50 GMT

Published Date: October 15, 2008 Stray dogs play a star role in a groundbreaking Croatian show that has won rave reviews for raising awareness about abandoned canines and homeless people. Director Bo...

Pussycat Dolls perform at Opera House

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:16:19 GMT

The Pussycat Dolls performed an exclusive concert at the Sydney Opera House last night. Running several hours late, the five-piece burlesque dance group took to the stage at 9:10pm AEDT in front of a...

White Tiger novelist roars to victory in Man Booker

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

FIRST-TIME novelist Aravind Adiga last night won the �50,000 Man Booker prize for his book The White Tiger, which scathingly attacks the inequalities of life in his native In

Hirst tops list of art's 100 most powerful

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

DAMIEN Hirst has regained his place at the top of the 100 most powerful people in the art world, while the Chelsea football boss Roman Abramovich makes his debut on the list.

The film classic

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:36:09 GMT

NEW YORK - The fall theater season is still young, but Nick Whitby's "To Be or Not to Be" may turn out to be the most unnecessary Broadway production of the year. A wan if sporadically amu...