Emmy Countdown: Rehearsal stand-ins play stars while bleacher fans await the real thingLOS ANGELES — A look at the hours leading up to Sunday’s 61st Primetime Emmy Awards: British public serves up dancing disappointment for Martina Hingis on BBC talent showLONDON — The British public doesn’t care much for Martina Hingis’ dancing skills. Tabla weighing 30 kg is about to be heard!LUCKNOW - The musician who created it calls it the “world’s largest tabla”. It is 35 inches tall and weighs over 30 kg. Now the percussion instrument is about to make itself heard. Pancham brought out the best in every artist: Asha BhosleNEW DELHI - Queen of Bollywood playback music Asha Bhosle’s songs are synonymous with the compositions of Rahul Dev Burman aka Pancham who gave her the maximum number of hits at the peak of her career. 13,000-plus fans of Michael Jackson in Mexico set ‘Thriller’ dance recordMEXICO CITY — Thousands of Michael Jackson’s Mexican fans have won the world record for most people to dance to the song “Thriller” simultaneously in one place. Emmy Countdown: Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy rehearse Emmy dance routineLOS ANGELES — The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are days away, but Hollywood is already gearing up for Sunday’s awards. Here’s a look at what’s already going on around Tinseltown: For ‘Dancing,’ Kathy Ireland getting a little help from friend Elizabeth TaylorSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Elizabeth Taylor watches “Dancing With the Stars.” And if her longtime friend and business partner Kathy Ireland survives long enough into the show’s new season, Taylor’s presence — and presents — will be apparent. Arts crisis: Theater, TV and movies tackle causes and costs of global financial meltdownLONDON — Greed, hubris, vast fortunes erased at a stroke — the financial crisis is dramatic gold dust for writers. Nawabi sevian - at a royal price of Rs.10,000 per kg!LUCKNOW - Eid is round the corner, so sevian can’t be far behind! A shop in this erstwhile city of the nawabs has come up with mouthwatering varieties of the sweet vermicelli dish, the most elaborate being priced at Rs.10,000 per kg. Residents of NC town where ‘Dirty Dancing’ was filmed plan memorial for Patrick SwayzeRALEIGH, N.C. — Residents of the small North Carolina town where dance instructor Johnny Castle practiced lifts with Baby Houseman in the iconic movie “Dirty Dancing” will remember star Patrick Swayze with a memorial service this weekend. Details of Swayze memoir releasedLOS ANGELES - The first excerpts of Patrick Swayze’s memoirs were released Wednesday, two days after the “Dirty Dancing” star died from pancreatic cancer at age 57. Neil Patrick Harris, the awards show host of the moment, is ready for Sunday’s EmmysLOS ANGELES — If only one awards show host at a time holds the “it” title, then the current darling is Neil Patrick Harris. Emmy Countdown: Workers building stage, putting up fan bleachers at Nokia TheatreLOS ANGELES — The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are days away, but Hollywood is already gearing up for Sunday’s awards. Here’s a look at what’s already going on around Tinseltown: America’s Got Talent 2009 FinalsThe top 10 contestants of America’s Got Talent 2009 finals, to be broadcast today, are as follows: Marié gets emotional with Breathing UnderwaterSept 15 (IBNS) Marie Digby is up on the moon and in her new album Ancient Italian comedy set to enthrall capitalNEW DELHI - A leading Italian theatre ensemble will reinterpret William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”, “Romeo and Juliet” and “Othello” in the ancient theatrical tradition of Commedia dell’Arte (comedy of art) here at the India Habitat Centre Sep 27. ‘Dirty Dancing’ star Patrick Swayze dies at 57 after battle with pancreatic cancerLOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died from the illness on Monday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 57. Publicist: Patrick Swayze dies at 57; ‘Dirty Dancing’ actor had battled pancreatic cancerLOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Memories laced with laughter highlight a memorial for TV and stage star Bea ArthurNEW YORK — They remembered with love — and a lot of laughter — the star of television’s “Maude” and “The Golden Girls,” a woman who also appeared in such hit musicals as “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Mame.” Theater company hopes to turn ‘Shakespeare in Love’ set into replica Elizabethan playhouseLONDON — In a case of life imitating art imitating life, a British theater company has announced plans to rebuild an Elizabethan playhouse using the set from hit film “Shakespeare in Love.” VMA chaos, as usual: Kanye decries Swift win, Jackson honored, ‘Twilight’ stars make a cameoNEW YORK — Taylor Swift was relishing her unlikely win of best female video at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 19-year-old knew that the network doesn’t exactly make a habit out of giving their moonman trophies to country music stars. Hold that final curtain: ‘Avenue Q’ set to move to off-Broadway in OctoberNEW YORK — Hold that final curtain for “Avenue Q.” Tyler Perry’s ‘Bad’ enjoys good box office opening with $24 millionLOS ANGELES — Being bad is good for Tyler Perry, whose latest movie, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” opened at the top of the box office this weekend with more than $24 million. Writer Ira Trivedi takes a look at Delhi’s high lifeNEW DELHI - Her new book spotlights the high life of Delhi “that is still trying to come to terms with Western values”. Writer Ira Trivedi says “The Great Indian Love Story” is based on what she has seen in today’s India. Rains postpone DJ Tranzatma’s concertNEW DELHI - California-based disc jockey Lokesh aka Tranzatma, who was to play at the Garden of Five Senses here Saturday, will perform his concert “Say No to Racism” Sep 16. Larry Gelbart, writer of ‘M-A-S-H,’ ‘Tootsie,’ other hit comedies, dies at 81LOS ANGELES — Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the films “Tootsie” and “Oh, God!” and television’s “M-A-S-H,” is dead. Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman open ‘A Steady Rain,’ about Chicago police officers, on BroadwayNEW YORK — James Bond and Wolverine have hit Broadway. Woodstock’s next incarnation to take the form of a Broadway musicalNEW YORK — First it was an iconic concert, then an acclaimed documentary. It was followed by countless books and recordings, not to mention a recent film by Ang Lee. Next, it’ll be a Broadway musical. Potter magic? Comic book biography on Rowling soonLONDON - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s life story will soon be immortalised in a comic book. The famed writer’s life and career will become the subject of a 23-page comic, titled Female Force, and it will be published by American publishing firm Bluewater, reports imdb.com. Giselle Monteiro KFW II InterviewNow-a-days Giselle Monteiro is better known as Harleen Kaur from Hindi film ‘Love Aaj Kal’. But when this Brazilian model took the ramp for designer Ritu Kumar at Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW)II, the audience could hardly recognize her. India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu chats up with the model-turned-actor of ‘few words’ Amjad Ali Khan with sons interview & pictures in KFW-IIOnce in a lifetime do you get a chance to see sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan walking the ramp with sons- Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash. Ustadji and his two sons in conversation with India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu after their rampwalk for designer Zubair Kirmani at the Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) II Amjad Ali Khan on ramp!Kolkata, Sept 9 (IBNS) For the first time ever satod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan walked the ramp and that too at the first day of Kolkata Fashion Week II, started Wednesday here. Fans divided about Ellen DeGeneres as replacement for ‘American Idol’ judge Paula AbdulLOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres wants to represent the people on “American Idol,” but the people are split about the talk show host’s role as the Fox singing competition’s fourth judge. ‘Dancing With the Stars’ pros Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy splitLOS ANGELES — “Dancing With the Stars” pros Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are no longer in step with one another. De Niro, Springsteen selected for Kennedy Center HonoursWASHINGTON - Iconic American rocker Bruce Springsteen and legendary actor Robert De Niro were Wednesday named among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honours, one of the most coveted prizes in the US art world. |
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