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Not much can be written about "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake," a nifty new play by Dan LeFranc, without ruining the central gimmick.

Intended for audiences 8 and older, this rousing and amusing play retells the story of "Jason and the Argonauts" using two actors and an assortment of action figures.

'Gossip Girl' actress Leighton Meester can't resist 'dark and bad' men. The 22-year-old star, who plays high school queen bee Blair Waldorf in the hit US TV show, has something in common with her character - they are both attracted to wild men.

It was a monster year on Broadway . . . even without Young Frankenstein.Plays and musicals on Broadway brought in more than $940 million in 2008, including welcome year-end...

Liz Smith: Actress honored by A-listers -- In Hollywood Harvey Weinstein and Salma Hayek honored their friend, the Oscar-nominated Penelope Cruz (for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona') at an all-movie star party in Salma's white wood, jewel of a little house in Bel Air. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, who she once played in a film where she should have won the Oscar, hang Salma's walls with paintings. Her windows overlook L.A. The decor is stunning, contemporary and tastefully bright. The hostess received in a black cocktail dress wearing five-inch heels and carrying her baby, Valentina, in her arms. Some guests? Colin Farrell, Brett Ratner, Josh Groban, Prince, Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Quincy Jones, Drew Barrymore, Penny Marshall, Bob Balaban, Adrien Brody, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones who say they're moving back East.

'Confessions of a Shopaholic' star Isla Fisher is joining Johnny Depp in an ensemble cast for the animated adventure 'Rango,' according to Variety. Fisher will voice the female lead in the movie opposite Depp, who plays a household pet who goes on an adventure to discover his true self. More details about the film are being kept tightly under wraps. Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty round out the cast of the project that reteams Depp with his 'Pirates of the Caribbean' director Gore Verbinski, scheduled for a 2011 release.

Helena D. Lewis's Call Me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker returns to the legendary Nuyorican Poets Caf? for two shows only, Sunday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 28, at 7p.m. in East Village, NYC. In this autobiographical one-woman play, Award-winning Actress/Poet Lewis, reveals in a dark, yet, humorous journey of a woman's account of the drama that can occur in the workplace and the results it can lead to.

"American Idol" champ David Cook heads out on his first-ever solo tour, "The Declaration Tour -- 2009," in support of his eponymous album, released last November. The tour launches on Feb. 13 in Tallahassee, FL and continues through April 25 at various college campus and major venues around the country."I'm more than excited to hop on the road and support this record. This tour represents both a new beginning and a return to form for me," said Cook. "It's our first full tour, and we're all ready to pour whatever blood, sweat, and tears that we can muster into making this show, and every show from here on out, an experience. Part of that experience is bringing back this college tour idea. There's something inherently nostalgic about playing college shows. So many amazing acts used to do it, so it's nice to be able to bring that ideal back, in some small way. And besides, touring on a bus beats what we used to do, which was cram five guys into a

After CBS gig, trio from Flamborough, Ont., will play additional show in New York

In an exclusive statement to ET's Cheryl Woodcock, original Daisy Duke Catherine Bach speaks out about the recent media buzz surrounding Jessica Simpson's new look. "I think it's a shame that Jessica has been viciously attacked for superficial reasons," Catherine says. "It sends a bad message to our young girls that in order to fit in, you have to be skinny and your outfits better make you look skinny, too. What I hope my daughters are learning from me is to respect themselves, honor their bodies, and show compassion and kindness towards others." Recent photos of the singer made headlines for showing off a new, curvier look. Jessica played Daisy Duke in the 2005 film 'The Dukes of Hazzard' -- a role Catherine played in the popular late '70s/early '80s television series by the same name.