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Musical Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, dances its way to the top of the UK box office.

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Raised in the folk community of New York's Greenwich Village, the guitarist has spent her career in music perserving the Southern acoustic blues traditions of predecessors such as Son House and Robert Johnson.

The upcoming Broadway bound musical Spiderman will be holding an open call for the roles of Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and one female ensemble member on July 28th at the Knitting Factory from 10am 5pm. The casting call states they are looking for the following:Peter Parker: male, 16-20's, great Rock voice, can be nerdy with understated sex appeal, good sense of humorMary Jane: female, 16-20's, beautiful girl next door, strong pop/rock singing voicePrincipal Woman: female, 25-35 years old, Amazing Rock vocals, think Sinead O'Connor with a Middle Eastern /Bulgarian/Greek/ twist. Foreign, world music types are great, foreign accents are great! All ethnicitiesMarvel Comic executive Peter Cuneo has confirmed that the musical version of the popular comic and film Spider-Man is 'definitely a go'. They are still waiting on a venue to announce show dates and location. Film site IESB.net reports that Marvel's Peter Cuneo says they are, 'very pleased with our Broadway show. The show i

Phil Spector's prosecutor has found a sixth woman who wants to testify that the music producer threatened her life, according ...

Producer Robert Greenblatt announced today that 9 To 5: The Musical, based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture, will begin previews on Broadway Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and will open Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist. The musical's book by Patricia Resnick is based on her original story and screenplay for the smash 1980 film comedy.

Blender music critic Lizzy Goodman says she holds an 'absolute mad love' for the group Hold Steady.

Award-winning North Shore music Theatre (NSMT) is holding auditions for its production of 42nd STREET which will be presented at the theater October 28 through November 23, 2008.

Twenty-five years after its first album, the New Jersey band is still selling out Madison Square Garden and putting out chart-topping singles. But these days, its sound is a little more country, and it's recording in Nashville. That may be because pop and rock songs have left behind the working-class, everyday guy, while country music sings straight to him.

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