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Sinatra Dance Show Soars, But Nancy Sinatra Sours
“Come Fly Away,” the sizzling, sexy Twyla Tharp dance show with the music of Frank Sinatra, is a hit. Last night’s opening...
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Johnny Maestro Dies: It’s the Worst that Could Happen
Johnny Maestro, lead singer of the Brooklyn Bridge, and famed vocalist from the 50s and 60s has passed away. He was 70...
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Michael Jackson Fan Fest Press Conference Set for Monday in Indiana
Michael Jackson’s fake kid, Omer Bhatti, a cousin named Genevieve Jackson, and Katherine Jackson–via satellite link–are all going to converge on a...
Music
Could the Beatles Wind Up with Bronfman’s Warner Music?
You read earlier this week that EMI Music, desperate to settle its staggering debt, is thinking of licensing its recorded music to...
Empire State of Mind
Sweet Smell of Success: Brill Building Landmarked
According to the New York Times, the Brill Building has been designated a landmark. It’s safe from greedy real estate developers and...
Music
Sting Will Rock Today Show’s Plaza for First Time
If you’re a Sting fan, circle May 13th and 14th.
The former Police front man, I am told, is going to rock Rockefeller Plaza...
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Addams Family Pre-Bway Opening A Smash
The Broadway musical version of “The Addams Family” is a smash.
Last week, in previews, “The Addams Family” had the second highest gross...
Music
Reba McEntire: $900,000 for Lunch with Country Superstar
I always liked Reba McEntire , but get this: on Saturday night in Phoenix, at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night concert and dinner, three bidders spent a total of $900,000 to have dinner with her. The winners were Bill Austin , of the Starkey Hearing Foundation; Bob Parsons , of GoDaddy; and self made philanthropist Walter Scott , one of Warren Buffet’s childhood buddies. Each spent $300,000 to have a meal with Reba, and presumably, her husband and manager Narvell Blackstock.