Ex-manager to pen tell-all book about Paris HiltonLONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton’s ex-manager Jason Moore, is reportedly planning to pen a tell-all book about her. A perpetual-motion ‘Burn the Floor’ brings ballroom dancing to Broadway with ‘DWTS’ pairNEW YORK — There’s nothing like a little help from a popular television talent contest to put some oomph into a Broadway show’s potential box office appeal. Jessica Biel marks major musical debut
26/11 hurt: Pakistan’s Shahvar Ali brings out peace anthemMUMBAI - Even as the governments of Pakistan and India still debate if they should talk to each other, Pakistani musician Shahvar Ali has come up with a peace album “No Saazish, No Jung” that features the voices of Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Benazir Bhutto and Barack Obama. Alternative therapy healer lists steps to heal conscious mindsNEW DELHI - Shivi Dua, a computer software professional, switched professions when her daughter was diagnosed with asthma in 2000. She started practising Reiki — and treated her daughter with it. Teens party on as families cut thousands off budgets to host coming-of-age celebrationsMIAMI — For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for a celebration that can be as much DIY as it is mini-wedding. Theater director Peter Zadek, known for provocative renditions on German stage, dies at 83HAMBURG — German stage director Peter Zadek, known for his provocative and unconventional renditions, died overnight in Hamburg after a serious illness, the theater where he was working said Thursday. He was 83. ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ scheduled to close on Broadway during Labor Day weekendNEW YORK — Goodbye, Dolly. Healthy food, hearty laugh: Supper theatre in BangaloreBANGALORE - How about some rib-tickling theatre and delectable dishes thereafter? Come August and that’s what many Bangaloreans will do every weekend for six months. Top 20 most popular prime-time programs this week
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Taiwan’s Lin Hwai-min calls Cunningham 20th century’s greatest choreographerHONG KONG — One of the top modern dancers of the East on Tuesday paid tribute to a giant of the West, as Taiwan’s Lin Hwai-min mourned the death of Merce Cunningham, calling the late American “the greatest choreographer of the 20th century.” Oh! Calcutta: Musical viedo
Avant-garde dancer, choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at age 90 in NYCNEW YORK — Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham was hailed Monday as a revolutionary artist who remade the very definition of dance. Famed avant garde dancer, choreographer Merce Cunningham dies at age 90 in NYCNEW YORK — Merce Cunningham, the avant-garde dancer and choreographer who revolutionized modern dance by creating works of pure movement divorced from storytelling and even from their musical accompaniment, has died at age 90, a spokeswoman said Monday. Indian cookbook wins prestigious award in ParisNEW DELHI - India has joined the elite club of 10 best cookbook publishing countries across the world by winning an award and a special mention at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris for two culinary works. Shakespeare’s Globe theater taking its Elizabethan-style staging on tour to United StatesLONDON — Shakespeare’s Globe, the London theater that stages the Bard’s plays in an Elizabethan setting, is taking its show on the road in the U.S. New faces at Bayreuth as festival opens under Wagner’s great-granddaughtersBAYREUTH, Germany — The annual Bayreuth opera festival opened under new management on Saturday, with composer Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughters in charge for the first time after their father ran the show for more than 50 years. ‘Dancing’ duo Smirnoff and Chmerkovskiy prepare to turn up the heat on BroadwayNEW YORK — Karina Smirnoff (kuh-REE’-nuh SMEER’-nahf) and Maksim Chmerkovskiy (MAKS’-ihm shmehr-KAWF’-skee) have no time to think about their wedding. New Santa Fe Opera offering, ‘The Letter,’ is short, steamy ‘opera noir’ based on Maugham workSANTA FE, N.M. — Gunshots. A dead lover. A cigarette-puffing leading lady whose neck could end up in a noose. Welcome to “opera noir.” Katie Holmes in So You Think You Can Dance
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Puerto Rico police to investigate claim of extortion try over nude pictures of Pablo MonteroSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities are investigating claims an exotic dancer tried to extort money from Mexican singer and actor Pablo Montero by threatening to release nude pictures of him, police said Thursday. Kavya Madhavan divorce: marriage photos
Bayreuth opening under new Wagners; co-director wants to bring opera ‘to the people’MUNICH — A new generation of Wagners is at the helm as the annual Bayreuth festival opens this weekend, with composer Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughter saying that she hopes to help bring “opera to the people.” Diane Birch- News
Cast and dates are set for Broadway’s ‘Finian’s Rainbow’; it’s set to open Oct. 29NEW YORK — Will “Finian’s Rainbow” find its pot of gold on Broadway? Brenda Joyce, only actress to play Jane opposite 2 ‘Tarzan’ actors, dies in Santa Monica at 92SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Brenda Joyce, a movie actress who played Jane in five “Tarzan” films, has died. She was 92. Slaying of actor’s sister prompts cancellation of 4 previews of musical premiere in SeattleSEATTLE — Five preview performances of “Catch Me If You Can,” a world premiere musical in Seattle, have been canceled because of the killing of a sister of one of the stars. ‘The Addams Family’ finds its Broadway home: the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre next springNEW YORK — “The Addams Family” musical has found a home on Broadway. Raveena Tandon excited about playing lawyer
‘Billy Elliot’ is set to begin its North American tour in Chicago next MarchNEW YORK — “Billy Elliot” will begin dancing across North America next March. Gangubai Hngal - the rising octave that transcended barriers (Obituary)NEW DELHI - A rebel who broke caste and gender barriers, a perfectionist and a singer par excellence - this is how Hindustani classical vocalist Gangubai Hangal will always be known to her numerous fans and fellow musicians. La Belle Ville: Montreal, a city with European flair, minus the long flight and high euroMONTREAL — For a slice of Europe’s old world charm, cafe culture and epicurean delights, minus the long flight and tres grande euro costs, head to Montreal. The Canadian city — actually an island in the St. Lawrence River — has maintained the culture and language established here by the first French settlers in 1642, while adding some new world ingredients. Chris Owens, glittery chanteuse of New Orleans’ rowdy Bourbon Street, dances down the decadesNEW ORLEANS — The band kicks up the tempo, the crowd applauds and Chris Owens prances out on stage at her Bourbon Street night club, her black curls flying and sequined tights twinkling. |
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WEEDS Season 5 Episode 8 “A Distinctive Horn” - Here the episode shows increasing tension between Nancy and Esteban due to Pilar who help add some conflict.
Oh! Calcutta was a totally different idea a blend of creativity, nudity and dance, backed up by excellent choreography by Margo Sappington. It was a landmark on sexual revolution.
Tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance celebrates its most special 100th episode. To make it memorable organizers arranged a pre-recorded performance by Katie Holmes doing a “homage to Judy Garland in that iconic outfit from ‘Summer Stock’ where she did ‘Get Happy.’
NEW DELHI - Twenty-nine- year-old IIM-graduate Karan Bajaj’s debut novel “Keep Off The Grass” has done incredibly well, selling 25,000 copies. Taking the story one step further, the book is now being made into a film which, the author promises, will be a ‘desi’ version of the hugely successful movie “The Motorcycle Diaries”.
As per the latest news reports, actress Kavya Madhavan has decided to seek divorce, it is a matter of time not, she already started the divorce procedure at the the family court in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Diane Birch is a very talented up-and-coming piano-and-Fender-Rhodes-playing singer-songwriter who might just be on the verge of major success, says Ashley Hans (examiner).
NEW DELHI - National award winning actress Raveena Tandon, who essayed a variety of roles in movies in her nearly two decade-long Bollywood career, is excited about playing a lawyer for the first time in her forthcoming movie Chassni.
