'The Scottsboro Boys': New Fred Ebb musical is based on Alabama race case
In 1931, nine young black men were unjustly sent to an Alabama prison after being falsely accused of rape. Six years and eight trials later, they were still rotting there. Lily-white, liberal Northerners fumed; Southern crackers licked their chops. Either way, it was great entertainment.
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Tags: 'When the Rain Stops Falling': A family play that puzzles and pleases
You won't need an umbrella, but you will need concentration and patience for Andrew Bovell's play "When the Rain Stops Falling."
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Liz Lee Says Justin Bieber 'Influenced' 'My Life As Liz' Crush Bryson
'The swoop! They have the Bieber swoop!' she jokes about similarities in their hairstyles.By Jocelyn Vena
Liz Lee
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Corey Haim Was A 'Tormented Soul,' Corey Feldman Says
'We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with,' Feldman says of friend's death.By Eric Ditzian
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Corey Haim Said He 'Wouldn't Change Anything' About His Past
'Then I wouldn't have experiences like this. I wouldn't know what I know,' actor explained in a 2007 interview.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Corey Haim
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'American Idol' Report Card: How Did The Girls Do?
Katie Stevens and Paige Miles appear to be headed home.By Eric Ditzian, with additional reporting by Gil Kaufman
Crystal Bowersox on "American Idol" on Tuesday
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Corey Haim Talks Drug Addiction In 2007
'They built rehabs because of me,' the actor, who died Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose, told us.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Cory Haim
Photo: Jim Spellman/ WireImage
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Corey Haim Found Dead
'Lost Boys' star pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his Los Angeles-area home.By Jocelyn Vena
Corey Haim
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Diddy, Rick Ross Rock Notorious B.I.G. Memorial Party
Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Red Café also join party in Brooklyn on anniversary of Biggie's death.By Shaheem Reid
Diddy at the Notorious B.I.G. Memorial Party
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Corey Haim Autopsy Planned, Coroner Says
'Lost Boys' actor was pronounced dead early Wednesday morning.By Eric Ditzian, with additional reporting by Jocelyn Vena
Corey Haim
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Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers
'I've listened to their music since I was a child,' says the R&B diva, who recorded 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love.'By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll
Mary J. Blige
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You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.
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Lady Gaga Reveals More Looks From 'Telephone' Video
Singer teases her 'monsters' with new stills from clip, which premieres Thursday.By Jocelyn Vena
Lady Gaga in her "Telephone" video
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DMX Arrested For Violating Probation
Sheriff said rapper repeatedly violated probation by using illegal drugs.By Gil Kaufman
DMX (file)
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David Letterman 'Grateful' After Extortionist Pleads Guilty
Joe Halderman sentenced to six months in prison for attempted grand larceny after threatening to expose talk-show host's affair with staffer.By Gil Kaufman
David Letterman
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David Letterman breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after former CBS News producer Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in a Manhattan courtroom.
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The White Stripes' 'Under Great White Northern Lights': Jack White Invades Canada, Because He Can!
Frontman's workmanlike attitude is on full display in the rock doc, in Bigger Than the Sound.By James Montgomery
The White Stripes
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Jay Electronica Disguised His Voice To Avoid Hip-Hop Prejudice
'I was embarrassed from being from the South,' he tells Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid
Jay Electronica
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The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive
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Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers
'I've listened to their music since I was a child,' says the R&B diva, who recorded 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love.'By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll
Mary J. Blige
Photo: MTV News
You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.
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See Cuba bloom in Bronx
Exiled Cuban landscape architect Jorge Sánchez recently took a return trip to his homeland that turned auspicious. Shortly after the visit, the New York Botanical Garden was looking for a firm to design its eighth annual orchid show. The result of the joint effort is the glorious "Cuba in Flower," a tropical explosion in the Bronx of thousands of orchids and lush greenery on view through April 11.
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Jimi Hendrix re-experienced, on 'The Valleys of Neptune,' first release of new material in 10 years
Posthumous albums should come affixed with a field of red flags. In Jimi Hendrix's case, fans should proceed with as much caution as you'd use to defuse an atom bomb.
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¡Wepa! house party captures barrio vibe
In the right circumstances, the vibe created among deejay, dancers and the ambience at a dance club can feel like a release not just for the body, but for the soul. Sometimes, this happens in cavernous halls filled with flashing lights. But in the case of the "¡Wepa! Welcome to El Barrio" parties, it happens in a small third-floor room with a line of laundry strung across the dance floor.
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