Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arts News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/10/id/bf7bedafac502d48/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:55 -0400 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:55 -0400 30 Beijing, July 24 (Xinhua) From yellow dragon and red peonies to 2008 smiling faces -- all will be displayed by spectacular fireworks on the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/385892/cs/1/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:01:18 -0400 Canada Standard.com http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/385892/cs/1/ Residents of Cyprus encountered the art of film for the first time in 1913 when a Greek and a Turk worked together to introduce a cinema to the island. Cinema halls, where both Greeks and Turks shared... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399214/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:46:10 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399214/ A Draper man convicted of climbing nude onto the bed of a sleeping 17-year-old Provo girl in May 2007 was ordered back to jail Wednesday after "acting out sexually" in rehab. Forrest Barth, 22, will g... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399219/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:28:11 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399219/ ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead Wednesday from CSC teammate Frank Schleck on the hardest ride up three huge Alpine climbs... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399220/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:28:23 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399220/ JERUSALEM — The wall of spent Qassam rockets was perhaps the most jarring backdrop Barack Obama has used so far during his campaign to become president of the United States. It was also a reminde... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399217/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:41:44 -0400 Globe and Mail http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399217/ Batman shows off his Bat Pod. THE Dark Knight, the follow-up to the action hit Batman Begins, reunites director Christopher Nolan and actor Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399215/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:39:44 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399215/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- The bubble might have burst for off-Broadway's "Gazillion Bubbles Show." Someone has stolen the show's specialized soapy bubble solution, which takes two months to ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399213/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:27:54 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16399213/ In this June 30, 2008 file photo, 50 Cent makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" show in New York. 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name with... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396803/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:18:46 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396803/ The film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray, which itself was based on the original John Waters film, was such a hit that New Line Cinema has asked Waters to pen a sequel to the movie musical. ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396977/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:39 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396977/ photo by Joan Marcus Tom Cavanagh, Anthony Rapp, Corey Stoll and Enid Graham are featured in the cast of the Second Stage Theatre revival of Some Americans Abroad, which officially opens July 24. Gor... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396978/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:38 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396978/ 24 Jul 2008 The Cape Rep's production of the award-winning musical Ragtime begins performances July 24 at the company's Indoor Theatre. Directed by Elizabeth Lucas with musical direction by Scot... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396979/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:34 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396979/ Body Politic makes its West Coast premiere July 24 at the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood, CA. Presented by The Echo Theater Company, Jessica Goldberg's play, which was previously titled Ward 57, wi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396980/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:33 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396980/ photo by Joan Marcus The Joe Iconis musical The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks officially opens at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre July 24. Based on Nancy McArthur's children's book of the same tit... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396981/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:32 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396981/ Adam Hetrick 24 Jul 2008 Twelve Ophelias, a Hamlet-inspired work from the Woodshed Collective, officially opens at McCarren Park Pool July 24. All performances are free. Woodshed Collective co-a... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396982/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:31 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396982/ Matthew Blank 23 Jul 2008 Actor James Van Der Beek - best known to TV audiences for his starring role on the teen drama "Dawson's Creek" - headed to Avenue Q on July 22. While most may know Van ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396983/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:29 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16396983/ The Council of Pacific Arts, which oversees the promotion of culture in the Pacific including preparations for the Festival of Pacific Arts, met earlier today at the 10th Festival in American Samoa to... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395285/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:30:46 -0400 Pacific Magazine http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395285/ Stage winner and new overall leader Carlos Sastre of Spain reacts as he crosses the finish line in l'Alpe-d'Huez during 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and l'Alpe-d'Huez, ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395283/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:42:15 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395283/ Stage winner and new overall leader Carlos Sastre of Spain reacts on the podium after the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and l'Alpe-d'Huez, French Alps, Wednesday July 23... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395287/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:39:55 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395287/ SAN JOSE (BCN) ― San Jose will host the fourth stage of the nine-day Amgen Tour of California bicycle race through the state, city officials said at a news conference Wednesday.The tour marks ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395286/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:04 -0400 5PIX http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16395286/ CHAOS AT QE THEATRE Pre-Olympics renovation work at the QE Theatre has apparently gone so drastically wrong -- with workers sandblasting so much lead paint off the old stage -- that the entire site is... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389748/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:57:16 -0400 The Province http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389748/ Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 15:01 CDT SEATTLE, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) has filed an Investigational New Drug Application with the FDA for the clinical testing of a... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389756/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:42:07 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389756/ Musician Ry Cooder poses alongside a custom-built ice cream truck commissioned by him and featuring a mural of Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine by artist Vincent Valdez, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16393126/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:26:22 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16393126/ July 23, 2008 · Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, whom you may know as the little baby floati... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391747/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:18:50 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391747/ Other Stories by Gil McClanahan Parkersburg -- Titletown Mania is alive and well in Parkersburg. The Wood County city is one of 20 across the country vying for ESPN's "Titletown, USA". Their nominati... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389750/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:31:31 -0400 State Journal http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389750/ not ready for his close-up? Reticent, not a camera-hog, he stays on the fringes of the screen, either smart enough not to crave unearned celebrity, or lucky enough not to get it. At one point, his eye... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391746/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:18:42 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391746/ Say Something: A Spoken Word Salon, an evening featuring spoken word performances from a mix of writers and actors, will be presented Aug. 15 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. The 6 PM performance at t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392043/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:00 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392043/ JAUSIERS, France | Frank Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey in the Tour de France on Tuesday, with riders pushing themselves through the Alps as the race left Italy and returned to France. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389754/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:28:06 -0400 The Ledger http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389754/ NEW YORK -- Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended - more than one fan, in fact. Neil Young was singi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16393127/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:26:23 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16393127/ Kenneth Jones 23 Jul 2008 Scott Barrow, Caralyn Kozlowski, Robert Gomes and Charlotte Parry are the four newlyweds in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's August production of Noel Coward's Pr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392046/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:02 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392046/ Tim Tebow found himself once again wading through a throng of people who were trying to pin him down.This time it was Southeastern Conference media days, and Florida's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterba... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389757/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:40:45 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389757/ Composer Lee Johnson, shown in June 2007 in the music department at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga., adapted Grateful Dead music for a classical score. (John Bazemore/Associated Press) http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391772/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:51:07 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391772/ Les Paul, guitarist and inventor, at Iridium jazz club, Manhattan. Photograph: Andrew Testa It could only happen in New York. Where else in the world would people queue around the block for a seedy-... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389758/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:59:43 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389758/ 23 Jul 2008 The scheduled July 24 performance of "Broadway in Bryant Park" will now hit the midtown greenery's stage Aug. 15. According to an annoncement: "Broadway in Bryant Park [July 24] has ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392045/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:03 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392045/ TOKYO — It's not everyday a world leader invites you to his home. But during a visit to Tokyo, that's exactly what happened to China's Zhang Liangying, better known as Jane Zhang, who sang for ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389755/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:46:32 -0400 Japan Today http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389755/ A U.S. management and accounting firm has filed a nearly $1 million US lawsuit against rocker Courtney Love over profits from her partial sale of grunge pioneers Nirvana's publishing catalogue. Love,... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391771/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:51:07 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391771/ Complete casting has been announced for All Singin' All Dancin', the final evening of the Summer Broadway Festival, which kicked off July 14 with A Night at the Operetta II and continued July 21 with ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392044/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:55:58 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16392044/ July 23, 2008 · Janis Ian is known for the revolutionary hit song "Society's Child," which she wrote when she was 15 years old. It was a rock song in the voice of a white teenage girl, addressi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391745/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:18:37 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16391745/ The Yukon government is putting $642,150 into the hands of arts organizations across the territory through its Yukon Arts Funding program, Culture and Tourism Minister Elaine Taylor said Wednesday. A... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389759/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:14:04 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389759/ This 1986 file photo, originally supplied by NBC, shows Larry Haines in a posed studio shot promoting his starring role on NBC's "Search for Tomorrow" television soap opera. Haines died died July 17, ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389747/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:18 -0400 ABC http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389747/ London's Royal Opera House has triggered an energetic debate about "culture for the masses" after limiting tickets for a prestigious premiere to readers of a tabloid newspaper. The respected venue wi... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389749/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:53 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16389749/ Kenneth Jones 23 Jul 2008 Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton, FL, will spike its 2008-2009 mainstage season with the world premiere of Florida writer Michael McKeever's Dangerous, inspired by... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385875/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:19 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385875/ South Korean movie executives are watching to see if an unusual summer blockbuster - a "kimchi western" - can help change the fortunes of a struggling domestic industry known for holding its own again... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16386339/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:12 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16386339/ The CSC rider Carlos Sastre, left, took over the yellow jersey from team-mate Frank Schleck, right, after winning the 17th stage. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP The CSC rider Carlos Sastre led a Spanish... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383019/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:19:18 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383019/ (France/Luxembourg/Belgium), starring Van Damme as himself. In director Mabrouk El Mechri's film, Hollywood's faded "Muscles from Brussels" must deal with being an ordinary Joe when caught in the midd... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385510/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385510/ Ernio Hernandez 23 Jul 2008 Bailey Hanks, Broadway's new Elle Woods of Legally Blonde The Musical, greeted the public July 22 at her new musical home, The Palace Theatre. The winner of MTV's rea... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385872/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:16 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385872/ Golden Girls and won in 1988. She was also nominated three times for a Golden Globe and won in 1986. Getty took the role of Sophia Petrillo into four spinoff series — http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385505/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:51 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385505/ July 23, 2008 - Hailing from Prince Edward Island in Canada, Brooke Miller writes lush folk tunes that are highly influenced by her home province. Singing numbers from her debut recording, http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383017/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:31:57 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383017/ Daniel Braid It took less than 24 hours, although coach Graham Henry had thrown out the warning signals.In that time All Black captain Richie McCaw went from a possible starter to a spectator for Satu... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383015/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:53:12 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383015/ AG2R team rider Cyril Dessel of France cycles in the Alps mountains during the sixteenth stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Cuneo and Jausiers, France on Tuesday. http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383022/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:50:09 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383022/ Adam Hetrick 23 Jul 2008 The Cleveland Playhouse will offer the world premiere stage adaptation of Thornton Wilder's 1934 novel Heaven's My Destination as the final production of its 2008-2009 se... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385874/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:18 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385874/ Adam Hetrick 23 Jul 2008 Anne Bogart will direct the first professional U.S. production of Virginia Woolf's Freshwater for the Women's Project 2008-2009 season. Founded in 1978 by Julia Miles, t... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385879/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:22 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385879/ ST. PETERSBURG : The Maryinsky Opera Company will supply the bulk of the opera offerings at the Edinburgh International Festival next month, the company's first engagement in Britain since Wagner... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16386338/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:08 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16386338/ Adam Hetrick 23 Jul 2008 The Yellow Wood, The Alchemists and The Gypsy King have been selected for the Village Theatre's eighth annual Festival of New Musicals. Running Aug. 14-17, the Festival ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385871/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:15 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385871/ photo by Paul Kolnik A starry line-up has been assembled for the July 26-27 readings of the poetry and prose of Samuel Beckett, part of the current Gate|Beckett production presented by the Lincoln Cen... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385876/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:19 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385876/ is just one of many on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that is so damaged it's tripping tourists. Singer Peter Frampton and actors Walter Matthau and Burt Lancaster are also safety hazards. The Hollywood... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385508/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:53 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385508/ Toronto philanthropist Helen Gardiner, best known for co-founding the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art with her financier husband George, has died at age 70. Gardiner, who was diagnosed with pancreatic... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385506/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:52 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385506/ View related video PHOENIX -- Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Tho... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16387221/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:40:16 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16387221/ The Filipino-born Syjuco's novel, which has not yet been published in English, is among 21 novels on a long list for the $10,000 Man Asian prize. "I was surprised! I honestly can't stop laughing," he... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385511/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:55 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16385511/ Bailey Hanks has yet to stage her Broadway debut, but already she's got an entourage worthy of Patti LuPone. Surrounded by a team of publicists... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383016/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:37:00 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383016/ (DowJones)--Canada's forest and paper-products companies fared poorly in 2007 when it comes to the performance of global forestry sectors, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' 11th annual Global For... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383018/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:31:19 -0400 Morning Star http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16383018/ Austria's annual tuxedo-and-ball-gown shuttle in Mercedes and Rolls across a storybook landscape returns Saturday with the start of the Salzburg Festival, one of the world's most prestigious music fes... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16377604/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:06:45 -0400 Breitbart http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16377604/ When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra warms up a week from Friday, the musicians will be clad in their usual summer attire: White dinner jackets and bow ties for the men, white tops and black skirts o... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380282/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:25:58 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380282/ '); George Michael started his concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday night with "Waiting (Reprise)," a ballad that concluded: "Is it too late to try again? Here I am." It was the first of two... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380283/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:25:57 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380283/ photo by Aubrey Reuben A new musical entitled Robin and the 7 Hoods is aiming for a Broadway opening in spring 2010, according to its producers. Producers Barry Brown, Bruce Charet, Dennis Mastro, De... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379896/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:57:28 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379896/ This July 21, 2008 file photo shows New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of the Major League Baseball game at Yankee Stadium in ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16381004/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:27:35 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16381004/ , Warner Brothers' latest Batman in its smash hit "The Dark Knight," has denied allegations of assault made against him by his mother and sister. In a statement, Bale said that he had voluntarily... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380284/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:26:00 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16380284/ Andrew Gans 23 Jul 2008 Ben Elton's Olivier Award-winning comedy Popcorn, based on his acclaimed novel of the same name, will arrive on Broadway in fall 2008, according to a casting notice. Laur... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379897/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:57:27 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379897/ The Fourth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, created by Scott Siegel, will be presented at Town Hall in Manhattan Oct. 17-19. The Festival will kick off Oct. 17 at 8 PM with A Tribute to Lerner & Loe... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379895/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:57:25 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379895/ photo by Carol Rosegg Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen, who co-created and co-star in the new Broadway musical [title of show], will sit down for a chat with host Seth Rudetsky at the July 24 edition of Set... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379898/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:57:23 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16379898/ Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated says it will expand its Martha Stewart Crafts line in Wal-Mart Stores starting this month. The step announced today will be the company's first foray i... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16377605/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:48:58 -0400 K8 http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16377605/ The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen: Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to write a memoir and has returned his advance to publisher HarperCollins, a spokeswoman for the actor told The Associa... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374879/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:50:24 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374879/ Singer Ashanti is photographed in New York on Thursday, May 29, 2008. Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador. The R&B singer was introduced Tuesday July... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374279/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:43:47 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374279/ Tnuva Food Industries Ltd. and Hypershuk Ltd. have sold the 24-dunam (six acre) Cinema City lot in Ramat Hasharon to Israel Financial Levers Ltd. (TASE: http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372369/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:32:19 -0400 Globes http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372369/ It's the most famous mountain climb in the Tour de France - something has to give ... surely? Refresh this page for all the latest action after 12.30pm. Email your thoughts to http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372372/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:34:26 -0400 The Guardian http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372372/ It's now down to three Marias, and in just a few days a relatively unknown Canadian actress will land the leading role in the upcoming Toronto production of http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374289/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:15:29 -0400 CBC News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16374289/ Attention: Arts/Entertainment Editor HUSSAR, ALBERTA, COMPANY PUBLIC LAUNCH--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - C0708-1Release date: July 1, 2008Written by: Wanda Reinholdt, Artistic DirectorOf Reinholdt... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372367/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:59:54 -0400 Market Wire http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16372367/ July 22, 2008, 09:30 pm ET · The Jonas Brothers reportedly bought a house in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb — and some young neighbors sound thrilled.Tarrant County records obtained by The Da... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369210/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:12:16 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369210/ Performances of Joe Gilford's Finks, part of the Vassar and New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater season, begin July 23 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Josh Radnor ("How I Met Your Mother") and Jennifer We... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369463/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:54 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369463/ To experience the show at full throttle, start with the main exhibition in the museum's sixth-floor galleries. It opens with a vision from the mass-produced utopia of tomorrow: two gorgeous wall ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369766/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:18:42 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369766/ photo by Aubrey Reuben Tracie Thoms, who played Joanne in the 2005 "Rent" film, will join the Broadway production of that Pulitzer Prize-winning Jonathan Larson musical. Thoms, Variety reports, will ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369462/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:54 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369462/ In this photo released by "The Wendy Williams Show" showing Omarosa, left, during a visit with Wendy Williams, right, on the set of her new television show on Fox TV, on Monday July 21, 2008. The real... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369211/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:12:17 -0400 NPR http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369211/ Actor, singer and reality-show judge John Barrowman is scheduled to autograph copies of his new autobiography, "Anything Goes," July 23 in Los Angeles. The 7 PM event will be held at Book Soup, which... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369460/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:52 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369460/ photo by Yegam, Inc. The Korean martial arts spectacle Jump, which officially opened at Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre Oct. 7, 2007, ended its run Sunday, July 20 without any advance warning. Th... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369465/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:45 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369465/ ld be sent out. And they were still unable to issue paper tickets at the Fringe box office yesterday or say when the full system would be up and running.The Fringe had to suspend phone and over-the-co... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367372/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:52:58 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367372/ Andrew Gans 23 Jul 2008 Carter Calvert, who was seen on Broadway in It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, stars in the July 23 and 24 readings of Brian Hampton's The Jungle Fun Room. Three readings of... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369458/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:48 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369458/ Kenneth Jones 23 Jul 2008 Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2008 First Look Repertory of New Work, featuring three developmental productions of new plays, begins July 23 in Chicago. The works are pr... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369461/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:53 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16369461/ LOS ANGELES -- Some Mulder and Scully fans were dubious when the title for the new movie based on their favorite TV show was announced: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." How, the skeptics wondered, c... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16370422/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:20:45 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16370422/ The Minerva Festival, organised by the state department of information and culture, is scheduled from July 25 to August 8 and will be free and open to all. This will be the first public function at th... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367374/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:54:17 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367374/ Riccardo Ricco, a two-stage winner of the Tour de France before being expelled for testing positive for the blood-booster EPO, tried to flee anti-doping officials after the fourth stage.Pierre Bordry,... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367375/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:32:04 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367375/ Christian Vandevelde of the U.S. waits for a mecanic to hand him his bicycle prior to the start of the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Cuneo, northern Italy, and Jausiers, French... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367373/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:31:58 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16367373/ In Sarah Greenman's remarkably thoughtful new play, German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl strides through her afterlife barking orders. Filming her memories, she seeks to capture "die Wahrheit," the Truth... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16366028/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:48 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16366028/ It's not billed as a comedy, but a recent performance of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Intiman Theatre had the audience roaring. Angela Pierce and Chelsey Rives, who play Blanche and Stella, respecti... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16366029/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:47 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16366029/ This July 7, 2006 file photo shows Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine in Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. In a statement released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, July 15, 200... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16365382/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:47 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16365382/ BREGENZ, Austria : Mention the Bregenz Festival to a music lover and you will trigger thoughts of mammoth productions of familiar operas performed on the festival's floating stage atop Lake Const... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364756/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:39:48 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364756/ Production: A Tale of Two Cities, book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, directed by Warren Carlyle, starring James Barbour, Brandi Burkhardt, Aaron Lazar, ... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364408/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:14:12 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364408/ photo by Aubrey Reuben Tony Award winner Lillias White will celebrate her upcoming birthday with a concert at the Triad Theatre in Manhattan. Part of Lee Summers' Just a Piano concert series, the Jul... http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364407/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:14:11 -0400 Playbill http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf7bedafac502d48/id/16364407/