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Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton Expected to Star in 'Sweeney Todd' at U.K's Chichester Festival Th …
Playbill - Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton are set to star in a new production of Sondheim's 1979 Broadway musical Sweeney Todd, that will open at Chichester Festival Theatre in the 2011 summer season, ahead of a projected West End transfer.
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A&E network unveils Jackson TV show (Reuters)
Reuters - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert.
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Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder (AP)
AP - A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
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A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13 (AP)
AP - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.
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Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show (AP)
AP - Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.
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Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes' (AP)
AP - Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah) says ex-boyfriend Chris Brown had "no soul in his eyes" after he attacked her in a car following a pre-Grammy Awards party.
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"The Mentalist" sold into syndication at TNT (Reuters)
Reuters - The Simon Baker crime drama "The Mentalist," which just began its second season on CBS, has netted a rich off-network syndication deal with TNT.
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A&E orders cop pilot with Aussie actor (Reuters)
Reuters - A&E has given the green light to "Sugarloaf," an hour-long pilot starring Australian actor Matt Passmore.
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Cartoon Network adds live-action series (Reuters)
Reuters - Cartoon Network has picked up its first two original scripted live-action series: "Tower Prep" and "Unnatural History."
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TV producer J.J. Abrams gets deeper "Undercovers" (Reuters)
Reuters - J.J. Abrams wants to take a hands-on approach to "Undercovers," his NBC pilot described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity."
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USA buys syndication rights to "NCIS" spinoff (Reuters)
Reuters - In what might be an industry record, CBS' freshman drama series "NCIS: Los Angeles" has been sold into syndication after seven weeks on the air.
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'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery (AP)
AP - Former "Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.
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Sotheby's flags art market recovery following Q3 loss (Reuters)
Reuters - Sotheby's, the world's largest publicly traded auction house, said it was past the bottom in the art market with net auction sales trending higher in the second half of the year.
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Rihanna, Jay-Z to perform at American Music Awards (AP)
AP - Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah), Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood are among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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Diaz and Morton to Headline Signature Theatre's November Cabarets (Playbill)
Playbill - Virginia's Signature Theatre continues its 20th anniversary season with Signature Sings, an evening of cabaret performances starring Natascia Diaz and Euan Morton.
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Billon, Clarke, Gall, Maggs, Placey Among Playwrights Heard in Tarragon's Play Reading Week (P …
Playbill - Toronto's Tarragon Theatre will present its annual Play Reading Week Nov. 19-28, giving writers a chance to test new plays in readings.
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Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office' (AP)
AP - Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose.
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No, really: Onion, Comedy Central team on TV pilot (AP)
AP - ESPN had better watch its back.
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No decision yet on Oprah Winfrey move to cable (Reuters)
Reuters - Oprah Winfrey has not yet made a decision on a possible move of her syndicated chat show -- one of the TV industry's biggest money makers -- to her new cable network OWN, her production company said on Thursday.
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"Golden Girls" star McClanahan has heart surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - "Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a hospital after having heart bypass surgery this week, her manager said on Thursday.
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