entertainment - "music"

Clay Aiken will return to the scene of his triumphant Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Monty Python's SPAMALOT this Fall. Clay's debut on Broadway earlier this year was met with wild enthusiasm from both his legion of fans and the new york press. He will reprise the role of 'Sir Robin ' at the Shubert Theatre from September 19 2008 - January 4 2009.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) is proud to announce the on-sale date for tickets for Disney's High School Musical.

A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings.

Singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson has one of the most incredible and unique voices you will ever hear. That is, from a guy. Upon hearing Hanson's third full-length record, Madam Owl, the first thing anyone will notice is the singer's impossibly high voice that sounds more like that of a highly skilled female vocalist (or maybe a eunuch) than a 30 year old man. But if you listen closer, there is far more to Hanson's music than his beautiful singing. The warm strings and acoustic guitars that back his sparkling falsetto are equally as dramatic, and the sound he has created is huge and anthemic in spite of his modest solo artist ouevre.

THE British marketing agency behind campaigns for West End musicals including Miss Saigon and Mamma Mia! is merging with its Broadway counterpart in a deal reflecting the globalisation of theatre productions.

Radiohead write the score for the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's latest book, Choke, the author tells BBC 6 music.

Music producer claims the 'HSM' star failed to pay him his share of earnings.

Obituary: Wrote the book for Sondheim's 'Company' -- George Furth, an actor and playwright who wrote the book for the innovative Stephen Sondheim musical 'Company,' died Monday. He was 75.

California Musical Theatre's music Box will present the third and final collaboration between British musical theatre legends Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario has announced the two musicals for the season, both with roots in the classics, are West Side Story and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.