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Madonna, Malawian child end 6-day visit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mu/people_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070419/capt.xkp20104191616.aptopix_malawi_madonna_xkp201.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=m9ln98GU73__9PnQDX9E6w--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Madonna holds David Banda in her arms, Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Consol Homes, a day care center that she is funding in the village of Masekese, Malawi. Madonna on Thursday visited a new day care center she is funding in Malawi, one of the world's poorest, most disease-stricken countries. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna jetted out of Malawi on Sunday after a six-day visit to the impoverished homeland of the toddler she wants to adopt, carrying the boy in her arms as she boarded her plane.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sandler plays gay poseur in new film
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mo/people_sandler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.7d168c0dba6044449aac6fb18fdffd2d.people_sandler_ny123.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=Iedd8jvH9Iy6ItQkbtie5A--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Adam Sandler is seen in this Tuesday, March 20, 2007 file photo in New York. Sandler plays a straight fireman posing as gay in his upcoming movie, and he says there's something wrong with that. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Adam Sandler says there's a moral to his upcoming movie, in which he plays a heterosexual fireman who pretends to be gay.</p><br clear="all"/>
'The Producers' brings down the curtain
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_en_mu/theater_producers_closing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.e565cdaf5b424eee86e3e971505b9fd2.the_producers_closing_nyr104.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=BUTiyYf_rZP7_tR5DhsXQg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Mel Brooks, left, and Matthew Broderick react to a standing ovation at opening night of 'The Producers' at the St. James Theatre in New York in this April 19, 2001, file photo. After six years and 12 Tony Awards, 'The Producers' is calling it quits. The final performance of the show was scheduled for Sunday, April 22, 2007. 'The Producers' was Brooks' Broadway musical, based on his 30-year-old campy movie. Broderick plays the part of Leo Bloom. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom said goodbye Sunday to Broadway, as "The Producers," the hit Mel Brooks musical, ended its New York run after 2,502 performances.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crow, David on global warming 'mission'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_en_mu/global_warming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.1641cb881073418d830c797cf14e9212.global_warming_wx117.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=VgRDAkDfpYa0TCK_aT7xfg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Filmmaker and environmentalist Laurie David, left, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow speak with reporters at George Washington University in Washington Sunday, April 22, 2007, the last day of their 'Stop Global Warming College Tour' that began in Texas earlier this month. They appeared before their final Earth Day show with Grammy-winning musicians Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Carole King, and with David's husband, Larry, and environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Laurie David said 'federal inaction is no longer acceptable' and they are pressing for Congress to enact a bill to impose mandatory curbs on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases within two years. She predicted the 2008 election would revolve around three main issues: jobs, terrorism and temperature. (AP Photo/John Heilprin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Their college tour ended, Sheryl Crow and Laurie David describe their efforts to stop global warming as part of the most important mission of the times.</p><br clear="all"/>
McGreevey's wife tells all in new book
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_ot/books_gay_governor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070420/capt.47549ffe6f5b4d7fac98bff1a4e8bdbf.gay_governor_divorce_ny110.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=3lauDzHsZaoZY0vLtrYrLA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="In a file photo Gov. James McGreevey, left, leaves the assembly chambers at the Statehouse with his wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004. McGreevey had little time for his daughter while he was running the state, and exposed her to a picture of a nude male model at his home, his wife said in divorce papers Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Brian Branch-Price)" border="0" /></a>AP - The wife of former Gov. James E. McGreevey describes him in her upcoming memoir as self-absorbed and controlling and says that, among other demands, he insisted she move out of the governor's mansion before his official resignation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Murdered actress wins film festival award
(Reuters)
Reuters - Murdered
actress/filmmaker Adrienne Shelly's romantic comedy "Waitress"
won the narrative feature competition award at the 9th annual
Sarasota (Fla.) Film Festival Saturday.
Review: 'Frost/Nixon' slick and showy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mu/theater_frost_nixon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070423/capt.3d8559929902498dbfb6b0308e53e4b1.frost_nixon_nysf102.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w6Eky81mGSEOl8vJ2fAthQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Writer Peter Morgan arrives for the opening of the Broadway play 'Frost/Nixon' in New York, Sunday, April 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)" border="0" /></a>AP - Playwright Peter Morgan and director Michael Grandage have more than nostalgia on their minds in "Frost/Nixon," a slick, showy docudrama about the historic television interviews between David Frost and the 37th president of the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Greek," "Cats" new offerings at ABC Family
(Reuters)
Reuters - ABC Family will launch two
series and two original movies this year amid the success of
the cable channel's current stable of series.
Blu-ray burning its high-def DVD rival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/media_nm/bluray_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t224232_450x346_us_bluray.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=ZFIhgJQjHvJaXo1Jp6yJ7Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand, displays the new Blu-ray Disc drive for personal computers and Blu-ray discs in Tokyo, in this April 21, 2006 file photo. Of the high-definition discs bought by consumers in the first quarter, 70% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD, according to sales figures provided by trade publication Home Media Magazine. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Of the high-definition
discs bought by consumers in the first quarter, 70% were in the
Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD, according to sales
figures provided by trade publication Home Media Magazine.</p><br clear="all"/>
'A Time for Love', Maltby & Shire's New Musical, Dawns at Studio Arena in Buffalo
(Playbill)
Playbill - Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo is offering the emergent new Maltby & Shire musical, <i>A Time for Love,</i> its next step in an April 20-May 13 run.
Murdered actress wins film festival award
(Reuters)
Reuters - Murdered
actress/filmmaker Adrienne Shelly's romantic comedy "Waitress"
won the narrative feature competition award at the 9th annual
Sarasota (Fla.) Film Festival Saturday.
Sandler plays gay poseur in new film
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mo/people_sandler"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.7d168c0dba6044449aac6fb18fdffd2d.people_sandler_ny123.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=Iedd8jvH9Iy6ItQkbtie5A--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Adam Sandler is seen in this Tuesday, March 20, 2007 file photo in New York. Sandler plays a straight fireman posing as gay in his upcoming movie, and he says there's something wrong with that. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Adam Sandler says there's a moral to his upcoming movie, in which he plays a heterosexual fireman who pretends to be gay.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ferrera reluctantly wears "Pants" in sequel
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/ferrera_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t234249_450x340_us_ferrera.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=ga6QRQBEqXlL3.Z5iSv65A--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Actress America Ferrera smiles at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles February 3, 2007. The DGA awards honor outstanding directorial achievement in feature film, documentary and television. Ferrera is in negotiations to reprise her role as Carmen in 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,' a sequel to the 2005 comedy-drama about a group of galpals who bond over a pair of shared jeans. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - What a difference a hit
TV show makes.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hogs" a wild one at overseas box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t234034_450x319_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ygsdHuL73c7Rary1MuWMOA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Actors John Travolta (C), Ray Liotta (L) and Tim Allen pose for photographers during a photocall to promote their latest film 'Wild Hogs' (Cerdos Salvajes) in Madrid March 27, 2007. The lull before the summer blockbuster invasion brought a surprise top finisher at the weekend foreign box office as 'Wild Hogs' zoomed past 'Mr. Bean's Holiday' and '300' to take the No. 1 spot. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The lull before the
summer blockbuster invasion brought a surprise top finisher at
the weekend foreign box office as "Wild Hogs" zoomed past "Mr.
Bean's Holiday" and "300" to take the No. 1 spot.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Get Smart" stars in control of DVD spinoff
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/smarter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t233820_450x322_us_smarter.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=aJBB_FkSDSuM1cNAhjA0JA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Cast member Masi Oka poses at the wrap party for season one of his NBC television series 'Heroes' in Hollywood California April 17, 2007. Oka and Nate Torrence, who are shooting a big-screen adaptation of 'Get Smart,' are set to reprise their characters for a direct-to-DVD sequel of sorts. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Heroes" star Masi Oka
and Nate Torrence, who are shooting a big-screen adaptation of
"Get Smart," are set to reprise their characters for a
direct-to-DVD sequel of sorts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Statham in "Death Race" driver's seat
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/statham_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t231800_450x322_us_statham.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=213dDTVbbZQsA51cRU7sWg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="British actor Jason Statham attends a news conference for his movie 'Transporter 2' in Tokyo May 16, 2006. Statham, who most recently starred in the action movie 'Crank,' is in talks to star in the futuristic thriller 'Death Race.' (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - English actor Jason
Statham, who most recently starred in the action movie "Crank,"
is in talks to star in the futuristic thriller "Death Race."</p><br clear="all"/>
Blu-ray burning its high-def DVD rival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/bluray_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t224232_450x346_us_bluray.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=ZFIhgJQjHvJaXo1Jp6yJ7Q--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand, displays the new Blu-ray Disc drive for personal computers and Blu-ray discs in Tokyo, in this April 21, 2006 file photo. Of the high-definition discs bought by consumers in the first quarter, 70% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD, according to sales figures provided by trade publication Home Media Magazine. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Of the high-definition
discs bought by consumers in the first quarter, 70% were in the
Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD, according to sales
figures provided by trade publication Home Media Magazine.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Disturbia' peeks in at top slot again
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.6e19763d9a1c472aa6edfd34557e10dc.box_office_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=awAuy8RIHOt5..NBdbZzbQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Shia LaBeouf poses in Austin, Texas, in this March 10, 2007, file photo. His latest effort, 'Disturbia,' won the weekend box office for a second straight week, according to studio estimates Sunday, April 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)" border="0" /></a>AP - The face of Hannibal Lecter was no match for Shia LaBeouf in a box-office battle of murder thrillers. DreamWorks and Paramount's "Disturbia," starring LaBeouf as a teen who suspects a neighbor of murder, took in $13.5 million to hold the top weekend movie spot for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Old interviews redefine "Star Wars" mythology
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070422/film_nm/starwars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070415/capt.90c0078da3f74867bb7754ebda8153d9.champ_long_beach_gp_auto_racing_camw107.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=dlhrk6YjFEQq5lnsSI4jCw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Grand Marshal George Lucas, left, stands in front of a pair of Storm Troopers from his 'Star Wars' movies before the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race in Long Beach, Calif. on Sunday, April 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Star Wars" is so firmly
ensconced in the pop culture firmament that its success -- in a
movie universe a long time ago -- would seem to have been
pre-ordained. But that was hardly the case.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Disturbia" spies second week atop U.S. box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070422/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070422/2007_04_22t142018_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=AMMCMaOat8vQEj4k24qGcg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows cast member Shia LaBeouf attends the premiere of 'Disturbia' at the Mann's Chinese theater in Hollywood April 4, 2007. The teen thriller led the North American box office for a second weekend, while new releases such as the crime drama 'Fracture' and the hotel horror 'Vacancy' failed to make much of an impact. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The teen thriller "Disturbia" led
the North American box office for a second weekend, while new
releases such as the crime drama "Fracture" and the hotel
horror "Vacancy" failed to make much of an impact.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: 'Frost/Nixon' slick and showy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mu/theater_frost_nixon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070423/capt.3d8559929902498dbfb6b0308e53e4b1.frost_nixon_nysf102.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w6Eky81mGSEOl8vJ2fAthQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Writer Peter Morgan arrives for the opening of the Broadway play 'Frost/Nixon' in New York, Sunday, April 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)" border="0" /></a>AP - Playwright Peter Morgan and director Michael Grandage have more than nostalgia on their minds in "Frost/Nixon," a slick, showy docudrama about the historic television interviews between David Frost and the 37th president of the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
Madonna, Malawian child end 6-day visit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_en_mu/people_madonna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070419/capt.xkp20104191616.aptopix_malawi_madonna_xkp201.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=m9ln98GU73__9PnQDX9E6w--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Madonna holds David Banda in her arms, Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Consol Homes, a day care center that she is funding in the village of Masekese, Malawi. Madonna on Thursday visited a new day care center she is funding in Malawi, one of the world's poorest, most disease-stricken countries. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Madonna jetted out of Malawi on Sunday after a six-day visit to the impoverished homeland of the toddler she wants to adopt, carrying the boy in her arms as she boarded her plane.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crow, David on global warming 'mission'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_en_mu/global_warming"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.1641cb881073418d830c797cf14e9212.global_warming_wx117.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=VgRDAkDfpYa0TCK_aT7xfg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Filmmaker and environmentalist Laurie David, left, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow speak with reporters at George Washington University in Washington Sunday, April 22, 2007, the last day of their 'Stop Global Warming College Tour' that began in Texas earlier this month. They appeared before their final Earth Day show with Grammy-winning musicians Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Carole King, and with David's husband, Larry, and environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Laurie David said 'federal inaction is no longer acceptable' and they are pressing for Congress to enact a bill to impose mandatory curbs on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases within two years. She predicted the 2008 election would revolve around three main issues: jobs, terrorism and temperature. (AP Photo/John Heilprin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Their college tour ended, Sheryl Crow and Laurie David describe their efforts to stop global warming as part of the most important mission of the times.</p><br clear="all"/>
U2 guitarist buys $15 million Malibu property
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070422/music_nm/edge_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070423/2007_04_22t193339_450x302_us_edge.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=FT_eSHy6eTWwgDitHNpw.w--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Irish rock band U2's guitarist The Edge performs during the band's first of three Sydney concerts in this November 10, 2006 file photo. The Edge has paid almost $15 million for a 120-acre property in the upscale beach resort of Malibu, the Los Angeles Times said on Sunday. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U2 guitarist the Edge has paid
almost $15 million for a 120-acre property in the upscale beach
resort of Malibu, the Los Angeles Times said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'The Producers' brings down the curtain
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_en_mu/theater_producers_closing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070422/capt.e565cdaf5b424eee86e3e971505b9fd2.the_producers_closing_nyr104.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=BUTiyYf_rZP7_tR5DhsXQg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Mel Brooks, left, and Matthew Broderick react to a standing ovation at opening night of 'The Producers' at the St. James Theatre in New York in this April 19, 2001, file photo. After six years and 12 Tony Awards, 'The Producers' is calling it quits. The final performance of the show was scheduled for Sunday, April 22, 2007. 'The Producers' was Brooks' Broadway musical, based on his 30-year-old campy movie. Broderick plays the part of Leo Bloom. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom said goodbye Sunday to Broadway, as "The Producers," the hit Mel Brooks musical, ended its New York run after 2,502 performances.</p><br clear="all"/>
Radio success fuels Maroon5's "Wonder" years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Maroon5 sure knows how to make an
entrance. Or in this case, a re-entrance.
Tourfilter site keeps concertgoers in the know
(Reuters)
Reuters - Despite the best efforts of
promoters and venues, music fans often miss the chance to see
concerts simply because they didn't know about them.
Tim Finn returns with first solo album in 6 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tim Finn wound up with a new album
by starting to look at his old material.
Music biz wakes up to boom in music-based games
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kerstin Murphy won't be quitting her
day job. Microphone in hand, she tries her best to belt out a
karaoke rendition of Hoobastank's "The Reason" while her
friends at a dinner party in Denver cringe in glee at the
cheesy lyrics and her unsuccessful efforts to hit the high
notes.
Less-edgy recordings in store for L.A. Phil?
(Reuters)
Reuters - During an era in which many top
American orchestras are assailed for their utter lack of
risk-taking when it comes to hiring music directors, the Los
Angeles Philharmonic has shaken up the orchestral world with
its decision to put 26-year-old Gustavo Dudamel at its helm.
The move also leaves the orchestra's recording profile in
potential flux.
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