Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that he would be ‘honoured’ to write an anthem for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. For the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, the Welsh composer William Mathias was asked to write a stirring anthem. And for their son”s marriage, Andrew Loyd [...]
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Andrew Lloyd Webber wants to write â€solid love†song for Royal wedding
November 27th, 2010 |
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Ricky Martin Book “Me†Available Nov. 2
August 19th, 2010 |
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Who wants to go down Memory Lane with Ricky Martin? Hip-shaking pop star Ricky Martin will share his thoughts on tasting music superstardom, being a dad to his twin sons, and his journey to accepting himself as a “proud homosexual man.” Ricky, a former child star, rose to prominence in the late ’90s with a string of [...]
Antonio Banderas laughs off Madonnaâ€s crush
June 30th, 2010 |
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Actor Antonio Banderas has laughed off Madonna”s two-year crush on him. The ”Queen of Pop” disclosed her crush in her 1991 documentary film, ”In Bed With Madonna”, after meeting the Spanish actor. But, much to her dismay, the feelings were not reciprocated. “Yeah, she says these things – she didn”t repeat it to me; it [...]
Ricky Martin to bring Evita back to Broadway
June 10th, 2010 |
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Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin is all set to return to Broadway in an attempt to revive the famous Tony Award winning musical Evita.
According to producers, the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice production will be returning to Broadway, reports The Daily Express.
Evita accounts the life and loves of Argentina’’s former First Lady Eva Peron.
The [...]
Ricky Martin “Evita†Broadway Revival
June 9th, 2010 |
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Put on your Broadway shoes and shake your bon-bon, Ricky Martin’s on his way back to the theater. The Grammy winner — who publicly confirmed speculation that he is gay earlier this year — will star in the first Broadway revival of Evita since the Andrew Lloyd Webber production first hit the Great White Way in [...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice to team up for new Oz musical
May 28th, 2010 |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice are all set to recreate their musical magic for the new ‘Wizard Of Oz’, according to reports.
Revered lyricist Rice has spilled the beans that he”ll join his former song-writing partner for his upcoming stage spectacular, ‘Over The Rainbow’.
In a recent BBC interview, Rice revealed that he would “likely” collaborate [...]
Susan Boyle Ripped By Idol Elaine Paige: “She’s Like A YouTube Virus!â€
January 28th, 2010 |
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Oh boy….it just isn’t SuBo’s week, is it? Theater legend Elaine Paige — the Evita star idolized by Scottish songbird Susan Boyle — has revealed that she has no “pride†for Boyle, who she dismissed as “virus who has spread across the world in a nanosecond.”
Well…that was harsh. Paige made the reference while talking about [...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber Cancer; Legendary Composer Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
October 25th, 2009 |
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Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokeswoman for the famed Brit said in a statement Sunday.
“Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The condition is in its very early stages,” said a statement from public relations firm Brown Lloyd James. “Andrew is now undergoing treatment and [...]
Hindus glad that pop icon Madonna finally “woke upâ€
August 3rd, 2009 |
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Hindus are happy to note that American entertainer Madonna finally “woke upâ€.
Writing an exclusive article in July 31 edition of Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Madonna wrote that she was looking for an answer for quite some time which she has now found in Kabbalah.
Indian American leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) [...]
Police hunt killer of Israel gays
August 2nd, 2009 |
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Israeli police are searching for a gunman who killed two people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre in the city of Tel Aviv.
Gay leaders say it is Israel’s worst hate crime against the community.
Most of the victims were gay teenagers who were meeting at the centre on Nachmani street when the gunman entered and started firing indiscriminately.
Police have ordered the temporary closure of the city’s gay clubs and are releasing few details of the search.
"That’s actually the surprising issue, there is not at all any homophobic activity in Tel Aviv"
Yaron Arad
Tel Aviv hotel worker
Hundreds of police are reported to be involved in a door-to-door hunt for the masked, black-clad gunman, who witnesses said fired in all directions with a handgun.
At one point, three deaths were being reported but later accounts spoke only of two fatalities – that of a young man and a young woman.
The shootings took place at the headquarters of the local lesbian and gay rights association.
Shock
Anon Shabtie, who works at the Evita gay bar close to the centre, told the BBC that the gunman had attacked a place which helped young gay people:
EYEWITNESSYaniv Weizman, head of Israel’s youth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association
We still don’t know who is behind this attack but someone that knew this place – because it’s not a place you can see outside – knew exactly where is the place, got in, and just shot everyone there.
It’s a horrible, horrible shock for the gay community, and the Tel Aviv municipality. Tel Aviv is supposed to be a very safe city.
There is a big anger and if we will know that behind this action it’s a religious movement, we will punish the people behind it, and the gay community here is very strong, and there will be a reaction from the gay community and the people in the government will be the first one to give us answers.
"We have a centre for people who want to go out of the closet or get support from the community and they come there every day and there are people supporting them.
"And unfortunately on Saturday evening there are teenagers coming there and they were like I don’t know many guys sitting there with a guy who help them.
"And then the guy came with a helmet on his head and he was shooting them without any reason."
Hundreds of lesbian and gay Israelis held a rally and lit candles in Tel Aviv in protest at the shooting.
One woman said she was "terrified, shocked, surprised, amazed" by the attack "because it was so unexpected".
Yaron Arad, who works at a nearby hotel, said the gay community was part of the city.
"We know that Tel Aviv has a very lively gay community with plenty of activities going around," he told the BBC.
"That’s actually the surprising issue, there is not at all any homophobic activity in Tel Aviv.
"Jerusalem does not naturally accept the gay community but here in Tel Aviv it’s different, totally different story. A lot of parties, a lot of gay people having fun here. That’s why it’s so shocking what’s happened here tonight."
‘Inside knowledge’
Annual gay pride marches are often met with violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem.
The head of Israel’s youth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association, Yaniv Weisman, told the BBC the gunman must have intended to attack the centre "because it’s not a place you can see outside".
He said the gay community was demanding to know why it had been targeted.
"The gay community in Israel, in Tel Aviv, today got a message, a very strong message, a red light, that Israel, Tel Aviv, no longer a safe place to no one," he said.
"And if someone can give himself the option just to say like hate and to say things against the gay community, today he can see the pictures and to see what these words can lead to."
Tel Aviv has in the past been targeted in attacks by Palestinian militants but there was no suggestion that Saturday’s attack had a political motive.
A police spokesman described the attack as "criminal rather than nationalistic".
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