entertainment - "music"

The Monty Python-inspired musical is a smash on Broadway. It's a smash in London. The national US tour is a hit as well. So what in the name of Arthur went wrong in Australia?...

One of the reasons that South Pacific hasn't been revived more often is the problem of casting Emile de Becque, the male lead. 'Not even the biggest names in musical theater would have satisfied all the expectations that come with a difficult role in a beloved show seen in new york only a few times.'...

Millions around the world know Julie Andrews from her songs in movies such as 'The Sound of music.' Less well-known is the true story of her path to stardom, which she tells in her new memoir, 'Home.'

Three days after the Rev.. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, performer Nina Simone and her band played at the Westbury music Festival on Long Island, N.Y. They performed 'Why? (The King of Love is Dead),' a song they had just learned, written by their bass player Gene Taylor in reaction to King's death.

Philip Glass has, in his seventies, become one of the world's most well-known avant-garde composers. In this documentary, director Scott Hicks (SHINE) follows Glass as he collaborates with other artists, debuts a new opera, and rides Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster (a tradition). It all makes for a unique ride with one of American music's true virtuosos.

Music News: Songstress wins five prizes a music awards -- Feist, the Nova Scotia-born, Calgary-raised singer-songwriter, handily dominated the Junos this weekend in Calgary, winning five trophies, all in major categories. She won in every category in which she was nominated.

An insurance plan offered by the Country music Association is becoming a popular option for musicians from new york to Nashville....

music mogul TRACEY EDMONDS has spoken out about reports she briefly dated 50 CENT after splitting from 'husband' EDDIE MURPHY in January (08). Edmonds, who wed Murphy on ...

Country star CLINT BLACK will be showing off his stand-up comedy skills while STAR TREK star GEORGE TAKEI attempts country music as part of a quirky new U.S. reality ...

TV News: Network looks to reinvent itself with new shows -- Cablevision's long-neglected Fuse cabler is looking to reinvent itself, starting with an ambitious new roster of music-themed series.