Musical of the book 'Beaches' to wash ashore in Chicago
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicagoans, get out your hankies — a stage musical of “Beaches” is coming.
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Memories from the CBS boss who signed Dave 22 long years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — In his long career at CBS and then as Sony boss, Howard Stringer faced plenty of ticklish negotiations and weighty talent deals.
Latest on Boston trial: Warden called as rebuttal witness
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Picasso, Giacometti works set to challenge auction records
NEW YORK (AP) — With collectors’ appetite for masterpieces of impressionist, modern and contemporary art seemingly unbounded, two works are poised to challenge world auction records on Monday.
Diddy talks 'tasteful' sex clip, new fragrance and Baltimore
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be the first to tell you that he doesn’t launch brands, he launches lifestyles. So when it came time to promote his latest fragrance, he put himself on the line and starred a racy video with girlfriend Cassie that many have deemed to risque for television.
Fox calling an end to 'American Idol'
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox is lowering the curtain on “American Idol,” ending a series that dominated television throughout the 2000s and made stars of the likes of Simon Cowell, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
Kevin McCollum, a Broadway producer who seeks the fresh idea
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway producer Kevin McCollum’s company is named Alchemation. Don’t bother looking it up. He coined the word. And it speaks volumes about how he thinks.
'Macbeth' to 'Mad Max' set to invade Cannes Film Festival
NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no selfies on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year, but, rest assured, there will be every other type of image-making at the French Riviera extravaganza.
New series given the go-ahead by NBC
New series given the go-ahead for next season on NBC:
Saudi, Kuwait to shut neutral zone oilfield
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait decided to shut the second oilfield in the neutral zone, effectively halting output in the area which produced 500,000 barrels of oil, an official said Monday. “A decision has been taken today to shut operations at Wafra oilfield… for two weeks for periodical maintenance,” head of the trade union of Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. (KGOC) Fadghoush al-Ajmi told AFP. KGOC and Saudi Arabian Chevron jointly run