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Susan Boyle will perform in the second half of tonight's Britain's Got Talent live tour gig in Birmingham, a spokesman for the event said.

An Ohio man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing underwear from more than 20 women in a series of home break-ins going back to 2006. Thomas Williams, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday to 11 felonies, including nine burglary counts. He also...

The Play Company is thrilled to present Susan Quinn, acclaimed author of 'Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times' as part of The Play Company's event series Idea Lab. Ms. Quinn uses rare archival footage culled from the National Archives to illustrate the story of one of the New Deal's boldest initiatives - The Federal Theatre Project.

Macau, June 12 (IANS) Product placement in Bollywood took on a whole new meaning at the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza here Friday night in aid of film industry workers, even as a number of film stars walked the ramp, but the jokes scripted by hosts Zayed ...

M&S's national ad campaign pushes £200m ethical plan and chides rivals for retreating from commitment to green issuesMarks & Spencer is to launch a national advertising campaign pushing its £200m ethical plan and chiding rivals for giving up on 'fashionable' eco-policies due to the recession.The national press and digital campaign, called 'Doing the Right Thing', breaks this weekend with a 'manifesto' press ad outlining the key tenets of its £200m five-year ethical trading initiative, called Plan A.M&S's eight-point manifesto ad ends with the line: 'Above all, doing the right thing is doing it today, because our planet can't wait until tomorrow.'A range of at least eight ads will run in the coming weeks, including one featuring a fashion model in a green dress with the strapline: 'For some retailers, green went out of fashion as quickly as it came in.'Smaller print in the ad argues that 'helping the planet can't be put on hold when times are tough'.'Without being specific there are ple

Florida Studio Theatre announces the 2009 Sarasota Improv Festival. A two-day event, July 10th and 11th, the festival will highlight great improvisation companies from across the United States. The festival will also feature workshops, such as Intro to Improvisation, Longform Improvisation, Music and more. Each workshop will be taught by the professional Improvisers attending the festival. From New York City to Los Angeles this is a must see event for anyone with a funny bone!

Variety is reporting that Broadway looks to be set to get a double dose of David Mamet this fall, with a transfer of his OLEANNA. Variety reveals that the production is likely to join a fall slate that also includes the playwright's new play 'Race.' The Doug Hughes-helmed staging of OLEANNA, starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, opened Sunday at L.A. Center Theater Group's Mark Taper Forum to enthusiastic reviews.

Controversial "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Danielle Staub is opening up, including commenting on allegations that she has a criminal past. "I was arrested -- what is the big deal?" she told People magazine. "I haven't gotten as much as a traffic ticket in all these years." Although Staub acknowledges that she was arrested, she also disputes allegations that surfaced in her ex-husband Kevin Maher's book, Cop Without a Badge, including the assertion that she was a call girl.

MGM and EON Productions Ltd have officially announced the screenwriters for the 23rd James Bond movie. Drum roll please... And the winning writers are Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Peter Morgan. Wade and Purvis wrote the screenplays for Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, and The World is Not Enough, but Morgan is a newbie to the Bond, James Bond franchise. Morgan's past credits include The Last King of Scotland, The Queen and Frost/Nixon (which he adapted from his play). Morgan's currently at work on HBO's The Special Relationship and DreamWorks' Hereafter and won't set to work on Bond 23 until after he finishes up those two projects. Daniel Craig will, thankfully, be back as the super-suave superspy, reprising his role for the third time. MGM hasn't announced a start date for production on the 23rd film, the film's name (let's hope it's better than Quantum of Solace), or any additional cast. (Pictured: Peter Morgan, Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)

Like it or not, John Travolta is a bonafide Hollywood legend. After a career spanning four decades he's the true embodiment of the Hollywood success story. He's had his ups and his downs. The ups include iconic turns that redefined the way films are made and looked at. The downs, well, the downs created ...