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Brooks' 'March' Wins Pulitzer for Fiction
(AP)
 AP - Geraldine Brooks has taken a minor character in a major American novel and transformed his story into the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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Cruise, `Da Vinci' Kick Off Summer Films
(AP)
 AP - There's something really wrong with Hollywood if it can't get off to a better start than it did during the dreary summer of 2005.
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Julia Roberts Set for Broadway Debut
(AP)
 AP - Julia Roberts, Movie Star, officially becomes Julia Roberts, Stage Star, when the Oscar winner opens Wednesday on Broadway in a revival of Richard Greenberg's "Three Days of Rain."
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Marsalis Celebrates Jazz in New Orleans
(AP)
 AP - Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis kicked off a weeklong fete Monday that signals the return of high-profile jazz to New Orleans, which is still reeling from Hurricane Katrina.
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Delacroix Painting Gets 1st Public Display
(AP)
 AP - The image on the canvas swirls in a frenzy of violence — two horses tangled in a fight set against a dark, turbulent landscape.
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Zellweger takes "Case" of thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Renee Zellweger has
signed to star in the horror thriller "Case 39," playing a
social worker who saves an abused 10-year-old girl from her
parents only to discover that things are not as they appear.
Heppner, Mattila Renew Their Magic at Met
(AP)
AP - Near the tragic end of "Lohengrin," the title character is forced to abandon his bride, Elsa, after telling her their story would have ended happily if only she had been able to wait a year before asking his name. Audiences at the Metropolitan Opera have had to wait far longer — more than seven years — to see the company revive Richard Wagner's romantic masterwork.
Actress Walsh brings beauty to "Big Bang" pilot
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian actress Amanda
Walsh has landed the female lead in the CBS comedy pilot "The
Big Bang Theory."
Producers Guild eyes Herskovitz for top job
(Reuters)
Reuters - Filmmaker Marshall
Herskovitz is in the running to take over as president of the
Producers Guild of America, as Kathleen Kennedy prepares to
step down after five years in office, sources said Monday.
Broadway bows aplenty; biz marks Ford's 90th
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's avalanche time on the
Great White Way. Three new Broadway entries open this week, and
four others begin the preview process.
Zellweger takes "Case" of thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Renee Zellweger has
signed to star in the horror thriller "Case 39," playing a
social worker who saves an abused 10-year-old girl from her
parents only to discover that things are not as they appear.
Producers Guild eyes Herskovitz for top job
(Reuters)
Reuters - Filmmaker Marshall
Herskovitz is in the running to take over as president of the
Producers Guild of America, as Kathleen Kennedy prepares to
step down after five years in office, sources said Monday.
Australian actress gains role in War drama "Loss"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australian actress Abbie
Cornish has signed on to play the female lead in "Boys Don't
Cry" director Kimberly Peirce's Iraq War drama "Stop-Loss."
Heigl getting "Knocked Up" in Apatow comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Grey's Anatomy" star
Katherine Heigl is set to get "Knocked Up" in writer/director
Judd Apatow's follow-up to "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."
High-definition DVD finally in stores
(Reuters)
Reuters - The first HD-DVD titles
are slated to go on sale Tuesday and, contrary to speculation,
Toshiba players have arrived at Best Buy and should be on sale
in at least some of the chain's locations.
Oscar moves back to February
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Next year's Academy
Awards will take place on the last Sunday in February,
returning to a slot they vacated this year to avoid competing
with the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.
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Author Jakes lands inspiring deal with Sony
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bishop T.D. Jakes, the
self-help author behind the religious-themed drama "Woman Thou
Art Loosed," has signed a production and distribution deal with
Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Matthew Perry getting "Numb" for indie comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Matthew Perry has signed
to play a mentally unstable screenwriter in "Numb," an indie
dark comedy that marks a rare foray to the big screen for the
former "Friends" star.
Director McTiernan Pleads in Wiretap Case
(AP)
 AP - John McTiernan, director of such hit movies as "Die Hard" and "The Thomas Crown Affair," pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements to an FBI agent about hiring celebrity private eye Anthony Pellicano to wiretap a business associate.
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A "Da Vinci" Disclaimer?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Sure, everybody might have read The Da Vinci Code, but
not everyone's a fan.
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Heppner, Mattila Renew Their Magic at Met
(AP)
AP - Near the tragic end of "Lohengrin," the title character is forced to abandon his bride, Elsa, after telling her their story would have ended happily if only she had been able to wait a year before asking his name. Audiences at the Metropolitan Opera have had to wait far longer — more than seven years — to see the company revive Richard Wagner's romantic masterwork.
Neil Young urges Bush impeachment on protest album
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Veteran rocker Neil Young has
recorded a protest album featuring an anti-Iraq war track with
"a holy vow to never kill again" and a song titled "Let's
Impeach the President," the singer said on Monday.
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Ashanti's Family Crisis
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Ashanti's South African adventure has been cut tragically
short.
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Jazz great laments politics of New Orleans revival
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wynton Marsalis is an impatient
man, so for the jazz trumpeter who's become a global ambassador
for New Orleans culture, the politics of reconstruction in his
battered city are frustrating.
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Suit Alleging Abuse by Jackson Dismissed
(AP)
 AP - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against Michael Jackson by a man who claimed that the pop star molested him more than 20 years ago.
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Proof Suspect Arraigned; Funeral Set
(E! Online)
 E! Online - The man who gunned down Proof has been arraigned on weapons
violations.
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Tool begins theater tour May 2 in Seattle
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hard rock band Tool will begin a
North American tour of theatre-sized venues May 2 in Seattle,
the same day it releases its first album in five years, "10,000
Days."
Marsalis Celebrates Jazz in New Orleans
(AP)
AP - Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis kicked off a weeklong fete Monday that signals the return of high-profile jazz to New Orleans, which is still reeling from Hurricane Katrina.
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Springsteen begins tour next month in Boston
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Bruce Springsteen has scheduled 18
U.S. tour dates in support of his folk album, "We Shall
Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," which comes out next Tuesday.
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Teddy Geiger on Edge of Stardom at 17
(AP)
 AP - He landed a summer tour, a TV show and the cover of Billboard magazine, all before his debut album hit stores.
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