Daily entertainment news covering West Side Story en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/31/guitar_hero_5_with_kurt_cobain_firestart Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:10 EST Entertainment News 135990@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kurt Cobain featured in "Guitar Hero 5"; Dire Straits; reporter gets stung by a bee; and fire starting for dummies (actually, dummies starting fires). Also, Ne-Yo channels West Side Story

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/28/spotlight_on_movies_that_became_musicals Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96705@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/01/circle_of_life_marks_john_bayless_first__1999 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 88868@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 1985, pianist John Bayless began his recorded music career with Bach Meets the Beatles, an album where he brilliantly improvised on the songs of the Beatles in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/06/the_cineplexes_are_alive_with_the_sound_ Tue, 06 May 2008 08:30:50 EST Entertainment News 86314@http://www.starpulse.com/news On April 22's episode of American Idol, renowned composer and lyricist Andrew Lloyd Weber stood patiently trying to teach a blank-eyed Jason Castro the song, "Memory" from one of history's most popular musicals, "Cats."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/18/young_fans_find_nostalgia_in_bruce_sprin Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:27:59 EST Entertainment News 84875@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bruce Springsteen and the beach are intrinsically linked. Imagine the Bruce of the 1970s chasing girls on a Jersey boardwalk, getting sand stuck in the scruff of his lazy beard and evading the pushers. It's nothing less than the embodiment of Mid-Atlantic state romance.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/13/leona_lewis_to_star_in_broadway_show_ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:25:34 EST Entertainment News 71234@http://www.starpulse.com/news British pop star Leona Lewis is in talks to take on the lead role of Maria in Broadway hit West Side Story, when it returns to the New York stage for its 50th Anniversary next year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/04/jennifer_hudson_re_tapes_botched_perform Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 70098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson was so disappointed with her performance of Somewhere from West Side Story at the Movies Rock event in Hollywood on Sunday she insisted on re-taping the song after the show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/26/touching_tv_charity_drive_brings_america Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:25:13 EST Entertainment News 39669@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tears of joy and sadness flowed in the US last night as American Idol highlighted the plight of poverty-stricken kids in Africa and America. The TV talent contest became a charity drive for two magical hours when pop, rock and movie stars filmed special messages, videos and performed live in a bid to highlight charity organization ONE: The Campaign To Make Poverty History.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/19/west_side_story_tops_best_movie_musical_ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:00:54 EST Entertainment News 30572@http://www.starpulse.com/news Screen classic West Side Story has topped a poll naming the greatest screen musicals of all time, beating out competition from such favorites as Singin' In The Rain and Mary Poppins. The 1961 movie, which starred Natalie Wood, was scored by Leonard Bernstein. Second place in British newspaper The Observer's poll is Gold Diggers Of 1933.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/27/tcm_rolls_out_the_red_carpet_for_its_ann Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:00:31 EST Entertainment News 26917@http://www.starpulse.com/news Turner Classic Movies (TCM) showcases the versatility of the films honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during its annual on-air festival "31 Days of Oscar," February 1 through March 3.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/afi_names_singin_in_the_rain_as_best_mus Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:54:37 EST Entertainment News 15085@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singin' In The Rain has topped the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 25 Greatest Movie Musicals. The feel-good 1952 Gene Kelly classic beat off competition from Natalie Wood weepie West Side Story and Judy Garland favorite The Wizard Of Oz.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/28/27_classic_prog_rock_anthems_on_2cds_fea Sun, 28 May 2006 15:00:11 EST Entertainment News 7498@http://www.starpulse.com/news Progressive rock ("prog") is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s principally in England, reaching the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, but continuing as a musical form to this day. Progressive rock was largely a European movement, and drew most of its influences from classical music and jazz fusion, in contrast to American rock, which was influenced by rhythm & blues and country,

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