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In 2 days, ‘Grease’ takes in $1.3 million at the box office

NEW YORK (AP) – The Broadway-bound production of “Grease,” currently the focus of an NBC reality series, sold $1.3 million worth of tickets during the first two days tickets were on sale.The $10 million revival begins preview performances July 24, most likely at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, after the Kevin Spacey revival of Eugene O’Neill’s […]

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Addicted to beauty: When cosmetic surgery becomes an obsession

MIAMI – Helen Leon, 32, is a pretty young thing. Bebe Neuwirth with a dash of Gloria Estefan.In December, the Miami real estate agent had breast implants, rhinoplasty and a blepharoplasty (fat sucked out of the lower eyelid). Ballpark: $17,000.“I figured I’m in my 30s now, it was time for a tuneup,” says Leon. “My […]

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Web Search: Diet plans

For many, the year begins with a new resolve to lose weight, as Web Search discussed recently in an overview of calorie counting online. For some, sharing their dieting struggles and triumphs is the motivation behind their Web sites. Join them on their weight-loss journeys. www.fatguyblog.com Greg Todd’s new No More Mr. Fat Guy blog […]

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James Brown’s 5-year-old left out of singer’s will

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The 5-year-old child of James Brown and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, is not included in the will read Thursday to six of the entertainer’s children, attorneys for the late singer say.While the will provides for six children, Hynie’s son, James Jr., is not one of those listed in the document, […]

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Timberlake, Diaz split

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are officially kaput.The duo – dating since 2003 – confirmed their split Thursday in a joint statement.“We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship, and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another,” the pair said.The two said they […]

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‘Dreamgirls’

The title of the film is “Dreamgirls” but it could have been called “A Star Is Born.” Former “American Idol” contestant Jennifer Hudson absolutely walks away with this big, splashy dazzler of a picture, based on the 1981 Broadway musical, even before performing her plaintive, showstopping number, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” […]

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Movie review

Big names voicing characters fail to give weight to movie There must have been some charm to the French blend of animation and live action titled “Arthur et les Minimoys,” a fantasy concocted by the director of “The Fifth Element.”Re-cut into “Arthur and the Invisibles,” with English speakers doing the cartoon voices, the charm is […]