Broadway ticket availability through Sunday, May 10Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of May 4. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters’ box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end. Online work print leak doesn’t keep fans away from ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’LOS ANGELES — Not even pirates can stop Wolverine. Beijing lashes back over Obama World Press Freedom Day speech naming detained journalistsBEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists. Springsteen, Matthews, Mellencamp and others honor Pete Seeger at 90th birthday concert in NYCNEW YORK — A star-studded medley of musical guests played tribute to Pete Seeger at a benefit concert for the legendary folk singer’s 90th birthday. 40th New Orleans’ Jazz Fest wraps up another successful gumbo of classic, new tunesNEW ORLEANS — Music fans old enough to have attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 40 years ago boogied alongside those who weren’t yet born when the celebration of music, food and the culture of Louisiana began. Senators hope Obama will look beyond the bench as he considers appointing the next justiceWASHINGTON — Wanted: Supreme Court justice. Judicial experience not required. Hollywood Wax Museum auctions Beatles, Charlton Heston and other wax celebsCALABASAS, Calif. — Wax figures of all four Beatles brought in nearly $13,000 at the first auction in the 44-year history of the Hollywood Wax Museum. Springsteen, Matthews, Mellencamp and others honor Pete Seeger at 90th birthday concert in NYCNEW YORK — Pete Seeger is still singing strong at age 90. Springsteen, Matthews, Mellencamp and others honor Pete Seeger at 90th birthday concert in NYCNEW YORK — Pete Seeger is still singing strong at age 90. Ron Howard movie ‘Parenthood’ reborn as NBC series; Peter Krause, Maura Tierney starLOS ANGELES — The 1989 movie “Parenthood” is going to be reborn as an NBC TV series. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 245 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 245 in 35 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. CBS aggressively trying to tout its successes for advertising gainsNEW YORK — CBS is launching an unprecedented campaign to publicize its prime-time successes weeks in advance of the year’s most important ad sales season, trying not to be dragged down by the economy and struggling rivals. Craigslist founder speaks at memorial concert for MN woman killed after responding to phony adEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The founder of the popular online advertising site Craigslist on Sunday joined the effort to honor a 24-year-old Minnesota woman who died in 2007 after responding to a phony ad for a baby sitter. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 244 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 244 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ revival finds a home in the new Henry Miller’s TheatreNEW YORK — The first Broadway revival of “Bye Bye Birdie” has found a home. Best of this year’s offerings at Tribeca Film Festival include ‘The Eclipse,’ ‘Racing Dreams’NEW YORK — Slimmed down to 85 films, the eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday, nevertheless had one of its most successful years — at least in terms of the films screened. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 241 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 241 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. In ‘Everyday Rapture,’ Sherie Rene Scott chronicles a woman’s rise to semi-stardomNEW YORK — Thank goodness for crises of identity and faith. AP Interview: Author Roberts views Rodriguez as insecure, needing stardom to pleaseNEW YORK — Journalist Selena Roberts makes the case that Alex Rodriguez likely used steroids in high school and may have taken HGH while with the Yankees in her new biography of the MVP, a portrait of a deeply insecure man trying to cope with being abandoned by his father and obsessed with becoming a superstar. Acting director of CDC thrust into public role with swine flu outbreakATLANTA — Dr. Richard Besser had a relatively low public profile at the nation’s public health agency. Then swine flu hit. Heritage stage is also a draw at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalNEW ORLEANS — Dr. John sat quietly behind the keyboard, still 90 minutes away from his second gig of the week at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 226 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The government’s tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 226, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. Washington Opera premieres new “Siegfried” production with 2 tenors teaming for title roleWASHINGTON — It’s one of an opera company’s worst nightmares: The star tenor loses his voice before opening night, and there’s no understudy to take his place on stage. Yankees manager Joe Girardi criticizes A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashed out Sunday at a potentially damaging biography of Alex Rodriguez, questioning why the book was written and its accelerated release date. Chuck Mangione, who lost 2 band members in NY plane crash, performs for victims’ familiesBUFFALO, N.Y. — Jazz musician Chuck Mangione has performed in upstate New York at a concert rescheduled after two of his band members died in a plane crash there in February. Other victims’ relatives attended. Yankees manager Joe Girardi criticizes A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashed out Sunday at a potentially damaging biography of Alex Rodriguez, questioning why the book was written and its accelerated release date. Should news organizations pay attention to think-tank scorecards on presidential coverage?NEW YORK — As President Barack Obama passed his 100th day in office last week, two studies judged that the news media has given him more coverage, and more positive coverage, than his two predecessors at the same point in their terms. Tired of sad songs that don’t pay so much, performers try again for royaltiesJack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of “Louie Louie” still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher’s pension and his Social Security checks. They are paying down a mortgage. Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashes out at A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Joe Girardi is already sick of an unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez, and the book isn’t even out yet. Jackman’s ‘Wolverine’ leads box-office pack with $87M; ‘Girlfriends Past’ does $15.3MLOS ANGELES — You can’t keep a good X-Man down. Jack Kemp, who went from gridiron to career as politician and tax crusader, dies at age 73WASHINGTON — Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73. CDC optimistic new flu not as dangerous as first feared, but ‘we’re not out of the woods yet’WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are cautiously optimistic that the new swine flu isn’t as dangerous as first feared, but urged people on Sunday to keep taking commonsense precautions — and they can’t predict if it will roar back in the fall. Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiations, face another deadline to make concessionsBOSTON — Labor union leaders at The Boston Globe say the deep cuts in workers’ pay and benefits they’re offering should be more than enough to save the newspaper, which has been threatened with closure by its owner, The New York Times Co. |
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