Matthew Kelly and Tracey Childs will play, respectively, George and Martha in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which begins performances at Trafalgar Studios 2 on April 14 (also the press night) for a run of 31 performances to May 9.

Jimmy Boyd, a singer best known for recording the Christmas novelty hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952 when he was 13, died Saturday. He was 70.

The Harris family of Newark is all about music, especially this year.

Washington, March 3: Sir Sean Connery has contradicted reports claiming he had been summoned to a Swiss court over an alleged 50-million-pound scam.

Sergei Fedorov scored 2:20 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

GAGARIN (Smolensk Region), March 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Celebrations on the occasion of the 75th birth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first cosmonaut of the Earth, began in his native city of Gagarin (its name was Gzhatsk prior to 1968).

"In the 19th century the Japanese master Hokusai incorporated aspects of European art into the traditional Japanese visual style, creating a revolutionary new art, which was then avidly absorbed by European painters as a purely ‘Japanese art,' " Joe Earle, director of the Japan Society Gallery, explained recently.

Defense, prosecutors paint different portraits of racer One potential juror admitted he had voted a dozen times for the man on trial — when the defendant was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.

A top story from this week. Referred to as the "Stephen King of indie-pop", Chris Robley, with his band The Fear of Heights, is on the road touring in support of their new album

I am in total agreement with the sentiments expressed and recommendations made by Sarah Teather in her article, "Guantanamo: We need the truth" (Feb. 26). We cannot just sit by and allow the deprivation of a man's basic human rights to be trodden upon.

A 22-year-old man was shot at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the 600 block of 11th Avenue, about one block from Washington School.

MANILA, Philippines - Two of the suspects in last week's hostage-taking and disappearance of a police Medal of Valor awardee in Taguig City had surfaced to deny involvement in the case, City Police chief Camilo Cascolan said Thursday.

New Zealand designer Karen Walker has designed a new range for Barbie, to celebrate her 50th anniversary. Walker is the latest high profile fashion designer to dress the iconic doll.

NEW YORK — Laurence Fishburne says he and his new show are "a natural fit." Well, it isn't exactly a new show, of course. Now in its ninth season, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is one of TV's most durable hits and a Thursday fixture at 9 p.m.

Argentine midfielder Ariel Ibagaza scored one goal and then turned provider for Joseba Llorente's winner to lift Spanish club Villarreal into the Champions League quarter-finals after a 2-1 victory Tuesday night at Greek side Panathinaikos.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Andrei Murtazin) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Asian tour is an easy guide for understanding the new U.S. administration's foreign policy priorities.

WHEN Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway learnt that a Hollywood studio was planning a 21st-century remake of Bonnie and Clyde, the legendary 1967 film that earned both of them global acclaim, they each responded with the same question: "Why?"

Suffocating, man-to-man defense. Balanced, patient offense. And a four-corners spread to kill the clock and ice the victory.   Peoria high school basketball? Yes, currently being played at Notre Dame.   Never an upset in the confident minds of the fourth-seeded Irish, they controlled the entire game Tuesday night to oust top-seeded Central from the Class 3A Richwoods Regional, ...

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Known for his discretion, Graham Swift is at last confronting his own past, writes Edward Marriott In 1983, Graham Swift, with Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Ian McEwan and Salman Rushdie, was named by Granta as one of Britain's best young novelists. While the others have gone on to enjoy stellar careers, Swift's trajectory, like the man himself, has been more enigmatic, even ...

Despite a blustering wind and dropping temperatures outside, stars were shining in the Naples Grande Beach Resort for "A Night on the Red Carpet" with the Children's Advocacy Center on Feb. 28. Nearly 100 guests came to rub shoulders with impersonated stars such as Joan Rivers, Tom Selleck, Victor-Victoria, Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli or bid on sparkling stones and gift packages of themed ...

Early in the fourth show of Fleetwood Mac's Unleashed tour at Auburn Hills, Mich., on Sunday, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham referenced the group's "fairly complex and convoluted emotional history," drawing a laugh from the crowd and even some knowing smiles from his bandmates.

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Hollywood actress Sharon Stone is eyeing a career as an author after writing a collection of short stories.

04 March 2009 Abu Dhabi Economic Forum concluded yesterday with experts stressing that the UAE will be among the region's top countries to weather the fallout of the global financial crisis.

Add/Contribute Biography? Contact us. 05 March, 2009 According to reports, Amy Winehouse is planning to get fit with the help of Spice Girl Mel Brown's new Totally Fit workout DVD.

While Elvis impersonators started the "tribute" ball rolling during the 1970s, "tributes" have since evolved into full-blown Broadway productions like "Jersey Boys," a tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

Sunday is day for rededication

Max Mosley is anxious not to "overdo it" in his battle with the tabloid press. He told MPs that his father Sir Oswald Mosley leader of the British Union of Fascists "overdid it and that stopped people thinking seriously about his ideas".

He was a distinguished Guardian sports reporter, specialising in the Olympic games With the death of John Rodda at the age of 78, the Guardian is the poorer for the loss of one more notable journalist who bridged its expansion from Manchester to the newspaper of today. But the paper is the richer for a legacy of strong, mettlesome reporting and influential commentary on sport, especially ...

Elisabeth Moss, one of the stars of "Mad Men," has been cast opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant in "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy for Columbia Pictures..

THE local cycle racing season started on Saturday with Macc Wheelers taking part in the Nova CC two-up, 25-mile team time trial around Gawsworth, Siddington and Congleton.

The Sherwood Saints boys hockey team is heading to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) AAA-AAAA championship following their 5-1 over Notre Dame of Welland in the SOSSA final.

OMG! I have not laughed so hard since I pondered ''Octomom'' doing a porn spread, Joaquin Phoenix doing rap. Seriously, folks!

LONDON (AP) -- John Rodda, a British journalist who covered the Olympics for more than 30 years, die...

Reena Lee Corpos has been arrested on prostitution charges a few times.

Actor LAURENCE FISHBURNE had no idea he was in contention for a leading role on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - because his representatives completed all of the ...

THE man who penned Jacko's Thriller is now a multi-millionaire but he had a humble start

Fans of the television show "Home Improvement" might see a couple of familiar faces at North Central Texas College softball games this spring.NCTC sophomores Ashley and Lindsey Trefger appeared in four episodes of the popular show starring Tim Allen when they were 9-years old. The twins played the nieces of Allen's character, Tim "The Toolman" Taylor.

Any one want a Gardner/Gardener? Last Wednesday March 04 the Royal Hotel dart team journeyed down the Main to challenge the Railway Hotel for the town dart cup.

Hmm. Maybe it's like that scene in the Sylvester Stallone/Sandra Bullock movie Demolition Man where future cop answers the phone saying, "Hello, this is the Los Angeles police department. Press one for an automated attendant or stay on the line to speak to me" or something like that.

Luminato organizers this morning announced that the June 10 Neil Young tribute concert will feature 18 songs and up to 18 bands, with a star-studded lineup including Holly Cole, Steven Page and the Cowboy Junkies.

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