Daily entertainment news covering Stephen Sondheim en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/22/celebrity_birthdays_march_113 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109758@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Walk the Line" star Reese Witherspoon (1976), "Into the West" star Matthew Modine (1959), actress/singer Stephanie Mills (1957), Swedish actress Lena Olin (1956), British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/29/natasha_richardson_nervous_about_broadwa Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 102142@http://www.starpulse.com/news British acting mother and daughter duo Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson are teaming up for a one-off Broadway performance of Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/22/celebrity_birthdays_march_86 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80744@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Walk the Line" star Reese Witherspoon (1976), "Into the West" star Matthew Modine (1959), actress/singer Stephanie Mills (1957), Swedish actress Lena Olin (1956), British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), jazz guitarist George Benson (1943), Swiss actor Bruno Ganz (1941), British singer/songwriter Roger Whittaker (1936),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/sweeney_todd_song_almost_made_johnny_dep Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:00:08 EST Entertainment News 74323@http://www.starpulse.com/news Johnny Depp struggled with one song on the Sweeney Todd soundtrack because he had to hold a note he feared he'd never be able to.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/18/sweeney_todd_a_perfect_fit_for_burton_an Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:58:56 EST Entertainment News 71612@http://www.starpulse.com/news ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' is the quintessential Tim Burton movie, even though it springs from somebody else's celebrated mind.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/13/tony_bennett_s_the_ultimate_american_son Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 59801@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1 is a dream project for Tony Bennett, who personally chose the 15-song program from his Columbia repertoire. Literally hundreds of singers have recorded versions of these songs over the years,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/25/former_kiss_drummer_peter_criss_has_mell Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:51:40 EST Entertainment News 52980@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Peter Criss has had more than his share of goodbye Kisses. He's on his third marriage, and his third breakup from Kiss, the glam-rock legends he co-founded 34 years ago. Best known for crooning the ballad ''Beth,'' about how the rock 'n' roll lifestyle ends a marriage, the drummer has made peace with his tamer life as another transplanted New Yorker who moved to the Jersey shore.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/shirley_jones_honored_by_pittsburgh_civi Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:48:07 EST Entertainment News 45556@http://www.starpulse.com/news PITTSBURGH (AP) - Shirley Jones, the matriarch of TV's ''The Partridge Family,'' has been honored by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera for her lifetime contribution to musical theater.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/22/celebrity_birthdays_march_57 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 33105@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Walk the Line" star Reese Witherspoon (1976), "Into the West" star Matthew Modine (1959), actress/singer Stephanie Mills (1957), Swedish actress Lena Olin (1956), British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), jazz guitarist George Benson (1943), Swiss actor Bruno Ganz (1941), British singer/songwriter Roger Whittaker (1936), character M. Emmet Walsh (1935), "Star Trek" captain William Shatner (1931), American composer Stephen Sondheim (1930), French mime Marcel Marceau (1923), "The Streets of San Francisco" star Karl Malden (1912), and Marx Brother Chico Marx (1887; d. 1961).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/sweeney_todd_starts_principal_photograph Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:26:05 EST Entertainment News 32081@http://www.starpulse.com/news Principal photography has begun in London on Sweeney Todd, starring Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton directed screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller. The DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. co-production presents Depp as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison, who vows revenge not only for that cruel punishment but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/20/grateful_dead_the_doors_joan_baez_aamp_m Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:03:47 EST Entertainment News 24326@http://www.starpulse.com/news Recipients of the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical Grammy Award were announced today. Joan Baez, Booker T. & The MG's, Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Bob Wills will receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/18/tim_burton_insists_sacha_baron_cohen_sin Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:35:17 EST Entertainment News 24061@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tim Burton has hailed Sacha Baron Cohen's singing ability in the face of media reports suggesting his songs have been cut from the forthcoming "Sweeney Todd" movie. The Borat and Ali G creator plays Signor Adolfo Pirelli - the arch-rival of Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - in the big screen version of the hit musical.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/01/johnny_depp_s_sweeney_todd_role_upsets_g Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:40:52 EST Entertainment News 22768@http://www.starpulse.com/news Johnny Depp is terrifying his long-term partner Vanessa Paradis by going to extreme lengths to get into his new role as Demon Barber Sweeney Todd. Depp starts rehearsals for the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical in London next month, but he's preparing for the part already by slitting imaginary throats to the soundtrack of Dies Irae (Day Of Wrath) - the 13th century Latin Hymn traditionally used in the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/16/sacha_baron_cohen_to_star_in_sweeney_tod Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:16:27 EST Entertainment News 21586@http://www.starpulse.com/news British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen is set to get dramatic after landing a coveted villain role in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd film. The Borat star will play barber Pirelli opposite Johnny Depp and Burton's partner Helena Bonham Carter in the DreamWorks adaptation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/24/film_and_tv_stars_give_extraordinary_per Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:00:18 EST Entertainment News 6082@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who wouldn't want Hollywood's biggest stars to sing them to sleep? Some of the most surprising voices in Hollywood, accompanied by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, lend their talents to a new album, "Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars," to be released by Rhino Records on April 25. It's the perfect soundtrack for quiet evenings at home, with your children…or without them.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/22/celebrity_birthdays_march_22 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:04:30 EST Entertainment News 4043@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar-winner ("Walk the Line") Reese Witherspoon (1976), "Into the West" star Matthew Modine (1959), actress/singer Stephanie Mills (1957), Swedish actress Lena Olin (1956), British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), jazz guitarist George Benson (1943), Swiss actor Bruno Ganz (1941), British singer/songwriter Roger Whittaker (1936), character M. Emmet Walsh (1935), "Star Trek" captain William Shatner (1931), American composer Stephen Sondheim (1930), French mime Marcel Marceau (1923), "The Streets of San Francisco" star Karl Malden (1912), and Marx Brother Chico Marx (1887; d. 1961).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/30/teri_hatcher_scarlett_johansson_ewan_mcg Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:13:26 EST Entertainment News 2431@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who wouldn't want Hollywood's biggest stars to sing them to sleep? Some of the most surprising voices in Hollywood, accompanied by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, lend their talents to a new album, "Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars," to be released by Rhino Records on March 28. It's the perfect soundtrack for quiet evenings at home, with your children...or without them.

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