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‘Ready to come home’: Regina’s Globe Theatre to reopen in fall after major renovation
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
REGINA – Canada’s only permanent theatre-in-the-round was hollowed out like a pumpkin nearly four years ago. Work crews removed thousands of kilograms of concrete. They added reinforcements and new features. More than $40 million later, the Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan’s largest professional theatre company, is almost ready to reopen. “It’s been a labour of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit naming Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as co-defendant alleges his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says that Sean Combs created the circumstances that led to the assault, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor in spinoff of popular TV western ‘Yellowstone’ is found dead, authorities say
By Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – An actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” was found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said Friday. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies found the body of 27-year-old Cole Brings Plenty in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce last year after more than 20 years together. The English “Borat” star and the Australian “Wedding Crashers” actor who married in 2010 announced their split Friday in joint Instagram posts that showed them together in tennis outfits. “After a long tennis match lasting over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
Colin Farrell playing a private investigator in the new series “Sugar” for Apple TV+ and Andrew Scott stepping into the role of fraudster-turned-killer Tom Ripley for Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean Paul helped bring dancehall to the masses. With a new tour, he’s ready to do it all over again
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It has been 21 years since Sean Paul’s dancehall anthem “Get Busy” topped the Billboard Hot 100 – which means “Get Busy” is finally old enough to hear “Get Busy” at the club. “It’s changed for me now,” Sean Paul told The Associated Press over Zoom from his studio in Jamaica, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex, drugs and the Ramones: CNN’s Camerota ties up ‘loose ends’ from high school
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Wandering the former site of New York’s famed CBGB nightclub, pointing to familiar names on band posters spread amid carefully preserved graffiti, is like being transported to a life that CNN’s Alisyn Camerota has long since left behind. The high-end apparel store there now has kept some of those artifacts to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics
By Joey Cappelletti, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions. “True Gretch” is scheduled for release July 9 and a book announcement provided to The Associated Press promises insights into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. They’re the latest to participate in an ongoing trend of blockbuster acts and their rights holders inking deals to sell their back-catalogs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Markus Hinterhäuser given third 5-year term through 2031 as Salzburg Festival artistic director
By The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, extending his tenure in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles to the longest since Herbert von Karajan’s reign from 1956-89. The festival said Thursday that its board of directors agreed to a contract through 2031 with a provision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conan O’Brien will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ 14 years after his acrimonious exit
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
Does time – and a new host – heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno – the comedian is finally back. O’Brien will appear on the April 9 show to promote his new travel series “Conan O’Brien ... Read More »
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