Paul Newman takes on Steinbeck at revamped theater
Reuters - Now that Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe are back in charge at the Westport Country Playhouse -- both had taken a sabbatical -- things are looking up again for the 78th season of the venerable Connecticut venue. More »
Ashlee Can't, Um, Bump Mariah, Leona or Conchords (E! Online)
E! Online - A high-profile engagement, endless speculation about major uterine developments and plenty of face time on TV and magazines couldn't put Ashlee Simpson over the top. More »
Tim McGraw designs men's fragrance (Reuters)
Reuters - Why didn't Merle Haggard or Waylon Jennings think of this? More »
McKellen Confirms Hobbit Habit (E! Online)
E! Online - Sir Ian McKellen is going there and back again. More »
Review: `Son of Rambow' a charming adventure (AP)
AP - Like "Be Kind Rewind" from earlier this year, the small comedy "Son of Rambow" has a love of movies and is bursting with unbridled imagination. More »
Vin Diesel endorses Dominican president (AP)
AP - Vin Diesel has stopped chasing bad guys long enough to endorse the president of the Dominican Republic for re-election. More »
Still Sleek for City Sophisticates, Banana Republic Celebrates 30 Years (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Banana Republic marks its 30th anniversary this year, but far from harkening back to their casual safari roots, the brand refined and updated the modern, tailored basics that have come to distinguish the brand for their Fall/Holiday 2008 men's and women's collections. More »
Gisele Bundchen is top earning model: Forbes.com (AFP)
AFP - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen remains the highest-earning catwalk queen after raking in more than 35 million dollars last year, Forbes.com revealed on Wednesday. More »
Ugly Betty's Beauty of a Role (E! Online)
E! Online - America Ferrera's next project is shaping up to be a simple numbers game. More »
Report: McKellen to reprise Gandalf role (AP)
AP - Ian McKellen will again take up the robes of Gandalf the Wizard in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic "The Hobbit," a British film magazine reported Wednesday. More »
Pink Floyd's missing giant pig has landed (Reuters)
Reuters - A giant inflatable pig that went missing from a Southern California music festival at the weekend has been found in tatters in a desert town. More »
PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Tommy Tune (Playbill)
Playbill - The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards have found a nice way to honor Tommy Tune's 50th year in show business. More »
Gallagher, James and Norton Are Dubliners in NYC Bow of McPherson's 'Port Authority' (Playbill)
Playbill - Conor McPherson's Port Authority begins its New York City premiere by Atlantic Theater Company April 30 in a staging featuring Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James, Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. and Olivier Award winner Jim Norton. More »
'Russian on the Side', Nadler's Eclectic Tour of Songs and Scribes, Opens in Chicago (Playbill)
Playbill - Mark Nadler's "one-man comedy-in-music adventure," Russian on the Side - formerly known as Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians) - opens a pre-Broadway engagement at the Royal George Theatre Mainstage April 30 in Chicago. More »
Sandra Bernhard Will Kick Off Steppenwolf Traffic Series This Fall (Playbill)
Playbill - Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2008-09 Traffic Series will begin with two "hauntingly hilarious" performances of A Sandra Bernard Halloween at 7 and 9:30 PM Oct. 27 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre in Chicago. More »
Judith Ivey Is Ann Landers, Dishing 'Answers' in IL (Playbill)
Playbill - Tony Award winner Judith Ivey will be The Lady With All the Answers - newspaper advice columnist Ann Landers, that is - in the Northlight Theatre's Midwest premiere of David Rambo's solo-actress play, The Lady with All the Answers, May 27-June 29. More »
Miley Still Working for the Mouse (E! Online)
E! Online - Miley Cyrus is ready for another, more age-appropriate close-up. More »
Flight of the Conchords soar on U.S. chart (Reuters)
Reuters - A pair of New Zealand comedians who play struggling musicians on a cult hit television show officially graduated to stardom on Wednesday when their debut album opened at No. 3 on the U.S. pop chart. More »
Cristián Returns to Dancing; Shannon, Not So Much (E! Online)
E! Online - Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough are just going to have to dance to the beat of their own hearts now. More »
Blaine Takes a Breather (E! Online)
E! Online - It's no illusion. David Blaine has done it again. More »
SATC Cast to Oprah: Everything You Think You Know Might Be a Lie (E! Online)
E! Online - The cast of Sex and the City visits Oprah tomorrow, and though we prayed at our Birkin shrine that the gals would spill some secrets about the upcoming movie, their lips stayed tighter than a pair of half-size-too-small Manolo Blahniks (at least according to today's press release about the upcoming show). More »
Michelle Trachtenberg Is Totally Gay for Blake Lively (E! Online)
E! Online - Things are going well on the Gossip Girl set. Too well. More »
Paula Abdul: "It Was So Confusing" (E! Online)
E! Online - It was the gaffe heard round the country. Now Paula Abdul (with some serious assistance from American Idol host Ryan Seacrest) tries to explain exactly what went down last night: More »
Burning Q's: Dancing Tunes & LiLo's Buddy (E! Online)
E! Online - Who picks what music contestants dance to on Dancing With the Stars? Is it selected by the professional? My friend says they are told what song to dance to?I think no way! Help! More »
Comedian turned candidate Franken to pay $70K in back taxes (AP)
AP - Senate candidate Al Franken, dogged by accusations that he failed to file tax returns in California, said Tuesday he will pay about $70,000 in back income taxes in 17 states dating to 2003. More »