AP - Mar 24, 2007
PHOENIX (AP) — Billy Crystal has been friends with Muhammad Ali for 33 years. That s why he showed up Saturday night for Celebrity Fight Night, the glitzy gala that raises funds and awareness for...
More »Reuters - Nov 20, 2006
This birthday gift to the grand old man of pop is probably the best thing of its sort that you will ever see. Nine Tony Bennett classics are heard in nine micromovies, each with a new guest star, a...
More »AP - Sep 12, 2005
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is in the black. The show has now joined a select group of Broadway productions from last season that have recouped their investments. Spelling Bee is the...
More »AP - Sep 7, 2005
Yes, there will be more to Broadway s fall season than the Nathan Lane-Matthew Broderick revival of The Odd Couple, although judging from its mammoth advance sale, the Neil Simon comedy is the show a...
More »AP - Jun 6, 2005
It was a familiar scene: Billy Crystal in a tux taking center stage before an array of show biz royalty to host an awards show. A couple problems, though: It was the Tonys, and it wasn t his gig. But...
More »AP - Jun 5, 2005
Spamalot didn t get a lot. Monty Python s Spamalot, an irreverent romp inspired by the British film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, led all plays and musicals at the Tony Awards with 14 nominations,...
More »E! Online - Jun 2, 2005
Paul McCartney is working on attracting a new generation of fans. The former Beatle has signed on to write a children s book titled High in the Clouds: An Urban Furry Tale, to be published by Penguin...
More »AP - Dec 8, 2004
Gift cards are everywhere this time of the year, so why should Broadway be excluded from what could be the perfect stocking stuffer this Christmas? Now, the League of American Theatres and Producers...
More »AP - Dec 6, 2004
Meet the latest celebrity children s author: Gloria Estafan. And don t forget her dog, Noelle. I don t think too much is known about the affinity that I feel for animals. I have a very real connection...
More »Reuters - Nov 5, 2004
Revisiting a concept she began in the early 1970s, actress Marlo Thomas has assembled an all-star cast for a new children s project. Due Nov. 16 via Kid Rhino/Atlantic, Thanks & Giving: All Year Long...
More »Reuters - Aug 27, 2004
Organizers of the Vote for Change tour say they are pleased with initial ticket sales for the politically charged trek and expect shows to sell out by Labor Day. The tour features superstar acts performing...
More »AP - Jun 25, 2004
Comedian Billy Crystal called it Woodstock for really, really rich people as Hollywood s artists came out to raise $5 million to put Democrat John Kerry in the White House. A presidential candidate...
More »Reuters - Jun 23, 2004
Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond will sing together for the first time in 24 years on Thursday, bringing not flowers but millions of dollars for Democrat John Kerry s U.S. presidential campaign....
More »AP - Jun 7, 2004
The irreverent little show Avenue Q came out a surprise winner as best musical at this year s Tony Awards , where the much more expensive and lavishly mounted Wicked had been favored. Tonight was about...
More »Reuters - Jun 2, 2004
Artists are coming out in full force in support of Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry . Two major concerts will be held next week -- one Monday in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert...
More »AP - Nov 3, 2003
Vince Gill , who will host the Country Music Association Awards for the 12th time, says he ll try to be low-key. I ve always felt that my role is to try to make everybody else look good, Gill tells...
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