| Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar |
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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| Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love |
One clue to understanding how David Rockwell’s mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.
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| Glitzy amfAR raises $25 million, goes to space |
With an apt rendition of "Gold-finger," singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity-revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala in the Cap D’Antibes Thursday, helping to raise an estimated $25 million for AIDS research.
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| Brown hounded for calling Manila ’gates of hell’ |
Dan Brown’s description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist’s latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.
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| Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral |
Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria’s corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country’s elite came to praise him.
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| WWII historian taking on American Revolution |
An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next project: the American Revolution.
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| New Victory Theater offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare |
A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian take on "Peter Pan" are among next season’s offerings at The New Victory Theater.
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| Coen, Guirgis on tap at Atlantic Theater Company |
The world premiere of Ethan Coen’s first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company’s upcoming season.
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| Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M |
An Edward Hopper painting of New York City’s Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.
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| Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24 |
Nick Carter isn’t only writing songs _ he’s written a book.
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| Lea Michele has book scheduled for 2014 release |
Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed.
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| Newly found Pearl S. Buck book is to be published |
A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.
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| Paul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot |
Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison.
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| Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1 |
May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 68. Singer Stevie Nicks is 65. Actor Philip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice") is 64. Actress Pam Grier is 64. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 64. Actress Margaret Colin is 56. Singer Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 54. Actress Genie Francis ("General Hospital") is 51. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 51. Singer Lenny Kravitz is 49. Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 47. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 45. Actor Joseph Fiennes ("Shakespeare in Love") is 43. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 42. "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone is 42. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 35. Actress Elisabeth Harnois ("CSI") is 34. Actor Hrach Titizian ("Homeland") is 34.
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| Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94 |
Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.
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| Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death |
Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."
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| Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014 |
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal.
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| Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death |
Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."
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| Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading |
Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is.
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| Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA |
Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality.
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