Famed for divorce, Yemeni girl set to read memoir (Reuters)
Reuters - In a harrowing memoir she has yet to read herself, Nujood Ali tells how at age 9 she was forced to marry a man three times her age, raped and beaten, then made Yemeni history by getting a divorce.more
'Sondheim on Sondheim,' a New Musical Reflection of a Life in Art, Begins on Broadway (Playbill)
Playbill - Stephen Sondheim as you've never known him will materialize on Broadway March 19 with the first preview of Sondheim on Sondheim, a musical portrait that integrates stars, songs and candid video interviews with the composer-lyricist himself.more
Jeff Daniels Makes a Unique Return to 'God of Carnage' - In a New Role (Playbill)
Playbill - Actor Jeff Daniels didn't know the famous story about Ed Begley and Inherit the Wind. Which is kind of funny because, right now on Broadway, Daniels is pulling an Ed Begley.more
McNally, MacArthur, Diaz, Edelen Will Be Among Presenters of 2010 Helen Hayes Awards (Playbill)
Playbill - Playwright Terrence McNally, recipient of the 2004 Helen Hayes Tribute, will present this year's tribute to his colleague Edward Albee at the April 5 Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, DC.more
Will "Heroes" and "Star Trek" Star Quinto Play Gershwin in New Film? (Playbill)
Playbill - Michael Feinstein, co-producer of a new biographical feature film about late Broadway composer George Gershwin, told Playbill.com columnist Harry Haun that Zachary Quinto, of TV's "Heroes," is being approached to play the famed songwriter.more
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: 'All About Me' - The Dame and the Damned (Playbill)
Playbill - Meet the first-nights at the Broadway opening of All About Me, starring Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein.more
'9 to 5' Gets a New Director-Choreographer for National Tour - Jeff Calhoun (Playbill)
Playbill - When Dolly Parton's Broadway musical 9 to 5 is launched Sept. 21 on its national tour, the work of the original director and choreographer won't be seen. Jeff Calhoun has been enlisted to direct and choreograph.more
Will Peter Pan Fly Into New York Theatre Workshop? (Playbill)
Playbill - Peter and the Starcatchers, the Peter Pan-related play with music seen in a developmental run at La Jolla Playhouse in 2009, may fly into Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop, Variety reported.more
PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: 'Fela!' Goes East (Playbill)
Playbill - Here's an interesting repertory schedule.more
Shaw Fest and IATSE Reach Tentative Agreement (Playbill)
Playbill - George Bernard Shaw, who was concerned with issues of fairness and social justice, would be pleased with this news: The Shaw Festival and IATSE Local 461 announced on March 19 that a marathon bargaining session has led to a tentative agreement for a collective agreement for the festival's Facilities Department, and tentative renewal agreements for the Production and Audience Sales and Services Departments.more
Artist places sculptures on melting Arctic iceberg (Reuters)
Reuters - A Dutch artist arranged two large sculptures on an iceberg in Greenland on Friday to raise awareness about climate change, and people will be able to monitor it online as the ice melts.
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New York art dealer pleads guilty to swindle (Reuters)
Reuters - A New York art dealer pleaded guilty on Thursday to engineering a nearly $100 million art investment scam that duped tennis star John McEnroe, actor Robert De Niro and major figures in the art world.more
50-year-old ballet gets street-smart treatment (Reuters)
Reuters - A piece of the past is beautifully revived in "NY Export: Opus Jazz," a note-perfect adaptation of Jerome Robbins' 1958 "ballet in sneakers" that updates the street-cool vibe of a piece reminiscent of his "West Side Story."more
Levy, Mantel battle 7 debut novels for UK prize (Reuters)
Reuters - Literary heavyweights Andrea Levy and Hilary Mantel are up against seven first-time novelists in the longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction honoring women writers in the English language.more
Christie's puts record price tag on "key" Picasso (Reuters)
Reuters - Christie's has put a record price tag on an important Picasso painting from his celebrated Blue Period that will be offered for sale in London in June.more
Hysteria, tears in Berlusconi book on Italy's love (Reuters)
Reuters - Hysterical and tearful messages from Italians imploring Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to persevere after being attacked last year fill a new book that hits stores just as campaigning for regional elections steps up.more
"Lost" Shakespeare play to be published (Reuters)
Reuters - The discounted claims of an 18th century author to have re-shaped the words of Shakespeare into a play are finally being taken seriously by a respected publisher of the Bard's works nearly 300 years on.more
Dog Has Identity Crisis In New Bernadette Peters Book, Due in May (Playbill)
Playbill - Following the success of her first children's book "Broadway Barks," which landed on the New York Times' best-selling list, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters has penned a second tome to benefit Broadway Barks, the charitable organization co-founded by Peters and good friend Mary Tyler Moore over a decade ago.more
Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash (Reuters)
Reuters - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.
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Kathleen Turner Is Molly Ivins in 'Red Hot Patriot', Premiering in Philly (Playbill)
Playbill - The late Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins lives again - as played by Kathleen Turner - starting March 19 in the Philadelphia world premiere of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.more