More than 30 years after his seminal “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia,” The Who’s Pete Townshend has written a new rock opera that will be given a test run at a theater festival in New York this weekend. Townshend, 62, who wrote over 100 songs for the classic British rock band The Who as well Tommy” in [...]
Actress Elisha Cuthbert was almost killed during a recent visit to New York City, when she walked into oncoming traffic on a busy road without looking. The 24 star was hit by a car and thrown across the street and was convinced she was going to die. Obviously she wanted to die and had almost [...]
Amy Polumbo may have been out of her gourd a while back, but she’s still in the running to be Miss America. The reigning Miss New Jersey will get to keep her crown after going public with old pictures of her that were anonymously sent to pageant officials in a ploy to get Polumbo to [...]
Apparently the view from the ivory tower is good enough for Ivanka Trump right now. Despite the fact that The View is theoretically once again a Trump-friendly zone, the 25-year-old businesswoman and TV personality says that she has no interest in joining the morning chat fest. “I’m working on the sexiest projects around the world. [...]
Celebrated tenor Jerry Hadley remained hospitalized Thursday for a gunshot wound police said was self-inflicted. Hadley created the title role in composer John Harbison’s “The Great Gatsby” at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as the lead in Paul McCartney’s “Liverpool Oratorio.” Leonard Bernstein chose him to sing the main part in a 1989 production of [...]
The story Aida is about a Nubian princess that is captured by an Egyptian captain. It?s a Broadway production that is being brought to the big screen. The ?Dreamgirls? actress, Beyonce Knowles is reportedly in discussion with Walt Disney Studios to play the lead role in the Giuseppe Verdi opera. The role has been played [...]
Mary J. Blige, who looked like she was taking the part of Diddy?s event planner for his annual ?white party?, is the cover of Hampton?s magazine. Mary was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. The very religious soul singer has come a long way in her spiritual journey. The Grammy-winning singer is currently on [...]
Famous news anchor Katie Couric recently told a New York magazine that she tends to have occasional moments where she wonders if she made the right choice. She left NBC?s morning show ?Today? to join CBS Evening News. She then became the first woman to host a prime time news show alone. She has succeeded [...]
Dustin Hoffman is to direct his first movie, 30 years after his last attempt at filmmaking led to him firing himself. Hoffman was the original director of the 1978 film Straight Time, in which he also starred, but became so disenfranchised with simultaneously acting and directing, he handed over the movie’s reins to Ulu Grosbard. [...]
Latin-themed musicals are a rare commodity in the theater business. But an upcoming production based on the life of Cuban music queen Celia Cruz has potential to reach Latin and mainstream audiences in a major way. The biggest draw of “Celia: A Musical Journey,” set to open September 12 off-Broadway at New World Stages, is [...]
Mandy Moore, the angel-faced actress and sometime singer, interrupted her recent concert in Manhattan to grumble for a moment about the men who did her wrong. ?You know, guys suck,” she proclaimed, her sweet facial expression diluting any post-break-up bitterness. ?I don’t want to make a sweeping generalisation, but some guys suck! And I’ve come [...]
Kevin Richardson left the Backstreet Boys last year to pursue other things. Apparently, one of them was being a father. The 35-year old and his wife Kristin welcomed their first child on Tuesday, a son named Mason, according to his post on his MySpace page. He goes on to say that mother and baby are [...]
Lance Bass just made the all-American gay boy?s dream come true. He?s going to be on Broadway! The former NSync member has signed on for the role of Corny Collins in Hairspray with his first appearance set for August 14. But he needs some help. The up and coming Broadway gem is offering to have [...]
Hunt won the best actress Oscar in 1998 for As Good As It Gets. Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt is to make her directorial debut at the Toronto Film Festival. Then She Found Me, in which Hunt also stars, will be screened at the Canadian festival, which runs 6-15 September. She plays a New York teacher [...]
The original American Idol Kelly Clarkson was spotted dressed casually as she arrived at an airport in New York City on Thursday night. She recently opened up to USA weekend in their July 13-15 2007 issue. Kelly opened up about her boyfriend that cheated on her (the most probable inspiration for ?Never Again?). She says [...]
Pavarotti had surgery for pancreatic cancer last year Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, who is battling pancreatic cancer, is “very positive” and recording a new album, according to his manager. Terri Robson dismissed a story in Italian magazine Diva e Donna which claimed one of Pavarotti’s daughters said he knew he would “die soon”. Ms Robson [...]
If Webster?s dictionary comes out with an illustrated edition, the picture that would be right next to the definition of diva would be none other than Mariah Carey. And it?s not because I like her. It?s just because she gives good reason. A source told the NY Post that ?Carey entered Baseline Studio in Chelsea [...]
Siegel was married to artist Ena Swansea US film critic Joel Siegel, known for his often humorous reviews on Good Morning America, has died from colon cancer at the age of 63. Siegel had worked for the ABC network morning show since 1981. “He was a brilliant reviewer and a great reporter,” said ABC News [...]
Lily Allen is staying true to her stars. A certified Taurus, Lily is described to be mostly calm but can be easily enraged (she allegedly had a scuffle with a photog), self-indulgent (she?s a drunk), resentful (she doesn?t like Amy Winehouse) and inflexible (she cancelled several tour dates). Her horoscopes were pretty dead on the [...]
Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said. Sills, 78, died at her home in New York after being released from hospital on Friday where she was being treated for a broken [...]
