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  • MJs stage manager was concerned before death

    Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' stage manager, John Hougdahl, was concerned about the singer's deteriorating health before his death. According to RadarOnline.com, the new evidence submitted by the late King of Pop's mother Katherine Jackson in his wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter, reveals that Hougdahl warned promoters about Michael's health and advised them to hire a ...

  • Late Elvis Presley may appear live on stage after sell-off of 130m pounds kingdom

    Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion along with his music and rights to his image are up for sale in a 130million-pound deal, which could see The King appear "live" on stage more than 35 years after he died. American owner Core Media Group is offering a package that includes royalty rights to 24 of the star's films and numerous TV appearances, the Daily express reported. The package also includes ...

  • Bhupathi announces late 2014 launch of IPL-style revolutionary tennis tournament

    Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi has lifted the lid on his plans for an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), in the style of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is to be scheduled to stage its inaugural season at the end of 2014 in Paris. Branded by world number one Novak Djokovic as potentially "revolutionary", Bhupathi's vision is for an elite competition that would feature the ...

  • Local arts entertainment

    Does your organization have an upcoming event? Tell us -- and our web readers -- all about it at dailyherald.com/calendar. Des Plaines Community Garage Sale: Sunday, May 26, households in ZIP code 60018, Des Plaines. Prudential Starck Realtors, located on the corner of Golf and Elmhurst roads, has compiled a map of garage sale addresses. Shoppers may visit desplaines.org or contact Prudential ...

  • Arts Education in Singapore Moves to Center Stage

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Movie Review

The Good Girl

While The Good Girl purports to be a quirky slice-of-life melodrama about simple people caught in a dead-end world, what it ultimately does is deflate the myth of escape. Jennifer Aniston, in an impressive dramatic turn, plays a sad woman who hates everything about her life, but is powerless to do anything about it. At one point, she literally finds herself at a crossroads, with one turn l ... ...

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  • Get-up-and-dance Fela coming to Seattle May 28-June 2

    May 26--The Afrobeat star Fela Kuti might have seemed an unlikely candidate for a Broadway musical. But theatrical producer Stephen Hendel, a passionate fan, was determined to create a biographical show about the man, a musical with both artistic and mass-audience appeal. He brought the idea to the right person: Bill T. Jones, the leader of the innovative Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Dance Company ...

  • Song dance at centre of Odawa festival

    Odawa Festival of Aboriginal Culture held at the Ottawa Municipal Campground on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Festival celebrates the diversity of Aboriginal cultures in Ottawa, and includes the 37th Annual Odawa Traditional Pow ...

  • President’s Counsel Finds Herself Center Stage

    WASHINGTON -- It is a Washington truism that if the White House counsel -- the president's lawyer -- is in the news, that cannot be good for either of ...

  • 3 Off-Broadway Musicals Are Hitting a Higher Note

    By Robert Feldberg Within the past month, three notable musicals have opened that offer off-Broadway audiences a different way to experience theater. "I think there's a real desire to reinvent musicals," said Julia Jordan, who conceived and wrote "Murder Ballad," the last to arrive, opening last week. "People want to explore, to use new kinds of music." She ...

  • Angelina Jolies Aunt Debbie Martin Dies After Breast Cancer Battle

    has been with us, giving his support day by day," Ron said to E! News. "They both loved Debbie very much and although Angie is not able to come right now she has sent her love and support which was very nice." Last month, Jolie revealed in ...

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