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Ambassador Theatre Group buys Live Nation

The Ambassador Theatre Group said Tuesday it has completed a 90 million pound ($147 million) deal that makes it one of Britain's biggest theater groups.

Kirk Douglas, at age 92, stars in one-man show

Kirk Douglas emerges from behind a black curtain and walks purposefully, if a bit unsteadily, to center stage.

Stars perform for president at Ford's Theatre gala

Broadway came to the nation's capital Sunday night during a gala for the Ford's Theatre attended by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush.

Chicago Theatre to Be Sold

The Chicago Theatre, famous for its landmark marquee, is being sold to New York's Madison Square Garden Entertainment, according to a published report.

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Naked rock musical proves too big a hit with nudists
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Plans to offer free entry to the rock muscial Naked to audience members who turn up in the nude at the Muscial Theatre Bremen were scrapped on Friday due to overwhelming demand.

What is the worst movie you ever sat all the way through? (And why did you stay?)

Recently I was watching some bad movie or other on television with my wife when she looked over at me and made the following statement: "You'd watch anything wouldn't you?"

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Call halts Craig and Jackman play
Source: BBC News

Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig were in a middle of a performance in a live stage show play, when someone's cellphone, in the audience, started to ring. Hugh Jackman halted, stayed in character, and told the audience member to pick it up! Video included.

Hugh Jackman hissy fit stops Broadway play
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Pity the theatregoer whose persistently ringing mobile phone caused Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig to stop their Broadway show and ask it be answered.

African Theatre Becomes European Success

The rich cultural experiences of Africa and Africans have now become a hit in London's theatreland. A flurry of plays are successfully drawing in audiences over the past year.

Books | New reference book is the A to Z of black theater in the U.S. | Seattle Times Newspaper
Source: The Seattle Times

This will be a great and much needed reference on Black theatre.

Murali — Master of subtle portrayals
Source: The Hindu

Actor Murali, who died on Thursday night, was part of a dwindling breed of character actors in Malayalam cinema who took the silver screen by storm in the 1980s and 1990s.

Audience Uses Pedal Power to Run Cinema
Source: Telegraph

One cinema in Liverpool uses bicycles to provide electrical power.

New York Council Approves Manhattan Traffic Fees
Source: Bloomberg.com

Perhaps to generate more revenue for the city, the New York City Council should consider waiving tolls for anyone seeing a Broadway Show:

Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig to Star on Broadway
Source: The New York Times

Hugh Jackman, best known as the superhero Wolverine in the "X-Men" movies, and Daniel Craig, the superspy in the "James Bond" films, will star together on Broadway in "A Steady Rain," a play about two Chicago policeman.

Playbill News: Pace Production of Giering and Harrington's Crossing Brooklyn to Benefit ASTEP
Source: Playbill.com

Crossing Brooklyn is an original musical about the trauma of 911. Students in Pace University's Acting program managed to convey the poignancy of a young married couple's life after the attacks on the World Trade Center.

The Addams Family becomes a Broadway musical!

After "The Producers," Nathan Lane turned to an even funnier source for his next musical -- the Addams Family!

Raw Spirit Festivals Raw Vegan-Eco-Peace Celebrations

1. Santa Barbara, CA at Live Oak Campground June 5 – 7, 2009 2. Washington, DC at a Beautiful Park in Maryland Aug 29 – 30, 2009 3. Prescott, AZ in the Gorgeous Granite Dells Sept 26 – 27, 2009 4. Maui Camp Keanae Dec 30, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010

Dykstra's Play on Words: NYT Review
Source: The New York Times

Brian Dykstra's "Play on Words" at 59E59 Theaters is basically just that: a play about words. And meaning.

Susan Boyle to star in Evita musical?
Source: Comunidad Terra

This is just speculation, but Susan has been talking to Andrew Lloyd Webber and from comments he has made, he would not be averse to casting her in one of his shows. What role, though, is not specified.

US professor wanted for murder found dead
Source: Independent.co.uk

A US university professor wanted for killing his wife and two other people at a community theatre two weeks ago was found dead in the north Georgia woods, his body covered in brush and dirt.

Assault costs playwright honorary degree
Source: Times of the Internet

A Scottish playwright's past has caught up with him, forcing him to turn down an honorary degree from Stirling University because of an undergraduate assault.

Seattle Named 2009 City of the Year
Source: Fast Company

In a year like this, we need a city upon a hill.

From homeless to actress
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Girl Talk Theatre, an acting class offered at various women's homeless shelters in Boston, aims to restore the confidence of homeless and marginalized women

Kafka's Monkey
Source: Telegraph

In Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka described the fate of Gregor Samsa, a young man who woke up one morning and discovered he had been transformed into a gigantic insect.

Betsy Blair, 85, Actress and Wife of Gene Kelly, Is Dead
Source: The New York Times

Betsy Blair, an Academy Award-nominated actress also known for her forthright memoir describing her youthful marriage to Gene Kelly and her firsthand experience of the Hollywood blacklist, died on Friday in London. She was 85 and had lived in London for many years.

Ron Silver, 62, Persuasive Actor and Activist, Dies
Source: The New York Times

Ron Silver, a versatile actor and independent-minded political activist who played Henry Kissinger, Alan M. Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee on the screen and supported Bill Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani and George W. Bush on the stump, died at home in Manhattan on Sunday. He was 62.

Liam Neeson's wife Natasha Richardson 'injured in skiing accident'
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The family of Natasha Richardson — wife of actor Liam Neeson — today said they were "very concerned" after she suffered a serious head injury while skiing.

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