Who will win at the Tony Awards? AP predicts
NEW YORK - There's "Follies" and then there's folly. The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical that wowed Broadway this season.
View ArticleTom Cruise: movie star, not rock star
LONDON - Tom Cruise attended the European premier of his new film "Rock of Ages" in London's Leicester Square on Sunday and was joined on the red carpet by fellow stars Julianne Hough, Russell Brand,...
View Article'Madagascar 3,' 'Prometheus' team for big weekend
LOS ANGELES - Circus animals and space beasts have lifted Hollywood to a huge weekend. The cuddly critters of "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" led the weekend with a $60.4 million debut...
View ArticleList of winners for 2012 Tony Awards
NEW YORK - Winners from the 2012 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday. Musical: "Once." Play: "Clybourne Park." Revival of a Play: "Death of a Salesman." Revival of a Musical: "The...
View Article'Once' crowned best musical at the Tony Awards
NEW YORK - The bittersweet musical "Once" captured the hearts of Tony Award voters on Sunday night, winning eight trophies and earning bragging rights as the top musical on Broadway, even as most shows...
View ArticleGermans recover Stuka bomber wreck from Baltic Sea
BERLIN - German military divers are working to hoist the wreck of a Stuka dive bomber from the floor of the Baltic Sea, a rare example of the plane that once wreaked havoc over Europe as part of the...
View Article'Clybourne Park' wins best play at the Tony Awards
NEW YORK - "Clybourne Park," the remarkably perceptive Pulitzer Prize-winning play about race and real estate, has won the Tony Award for best play.
View ArticleIndependent bookstores embrace digital publishing
WASHINGTON - Clare Dickens only wanted to share her story to help others. But in the process, she became a successful independent author - with the help of a local bookstore and its instant publishing...
View Article"Scream" star Arquette has bar mitzvah in Israel
JERUSALEM - David Arquette got more than he bargained for during his first trip to Israel. The "Scream" star came to shoot a segment for his travel show and ended up having a bar mitzvah ceremony, too.
View ArticleRatings for Tony telecast drop almost 1 million
NEW YORK - CBS' Tony Awards show was seen by 6 million viewers, down significantly from last year's 6.9 million - and against much softer competition, according to preliminary Nielsen figures released...
View Article5 young veterans anointed on Tony night
NEW YORK - At the Tony Awards, while "Once" was being crowned best musical, there was another sort of anointing going on - five first-time Tony winners, all under 40, were being hailed as Broadway's...
View Article'Madagascar 3,' 'Prometheus' pack movie theaters
LOS ANGELES - The animated sequel "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" was the most-wanted movie for audiences, debuting at No.
View ArticleOscars venue reopens as Dolby Theatre
LOS ANGELES - The venue for the Oscars has a new name - and sound. The posh 3,400-seat theater formerly known as the Kodak Theatre reopened Monday with a new audio-visual system and new signage as the...
View ArticleReview: Naturalism key to 'Your Sister's Sister'
An almost hypnotic sense of naturalism draws you into "Your Sister's Sister," an intimate comic-drama about three people who find their lives intertwined in sudden and unexpected ways.
View ArticleCzech supermodel Nemcova named envoy for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supermodel Petra Nemcova has been named ambassador at large for Haiti because of the charity work she's done through her nonprofit group the Happy Hearts Fund.
View ArticleBaldwin: Used celebrity to market oil cleaners
NEW ORLEANS - Stephen Baldwin testified Monday that no one asked him to invest any capital or join Kevin Costner in lobbying BP to use oil cleanup devices that the two actors were touting in the...
View ArticlePhilly Pops seeks to end conductor's contract
PHILADELPHIA - The Philly Pops wants to get rid of the artistic director who has been its leader for more than three decades, saying his contract is too expensive.
View ArticleCzech supermodel Nemcova named envoy for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supermodel Petra Nemcova has been named ambassador at large for Haiti because of the charity work she's done through her nonprofit group the Happy Hearts Fund.
View ArticleJudge grants Jeff Goldblum 3-year stay-away order
LOS ANGELES - A judge ordered a woman who has repeatedly tried to contact Jeff Goldblum for the past decade to stay away from the actor for the next three years.
View ArticleThe top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 11, 2012: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Plague Inc.
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