Reuters - One of the Thinker sculptures by French master Auguste Rodin was sold at auction for more than 3 million euros ($4.2 million) in Paris, auctioneers Drouot said Thursday.
Reuters - Verona will open its 87th Opera Festival on Friday, a summer-long event with five operas and a special evening for tenor Placido Domingo, celebrating 40 years since his debut in the northern Italian town's arena.
Reuters - Walt Disney is a global brand with film studios and theme parks bearing his name, but now his family are unveiling a museum to tell the story of the animation pioneer they say has been lost behind the trademark.
Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted publication of a novel using characters from J.D. Salinger's classic "The Catcher in the Rye" written without the original author's permission. -- read full article
Reuters - Walt Disney is a global brand with film studios and theme parks bearing his name, but now his family are unveiling a museum to tell the story of the animation pioneer they say has been lost behind the trademark. -- read full article
Playbill - The Tony Award-winning Old Globe in San Diego launches Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - the second production of its three-show 2009 Summer Shakespeare Festival - on June 17. -- read full article
Reuters - For one day only, visitors to the Royal Albert Hall in London will be able to go underground to the loading bay and see giant graffiti portraying the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger and Paul Weller. -- read full article
Playbill - Josh Grisetti, Bobby Steggert, Walter Charles, William Parry and Kelli Barrett are among cast members of York Theatre Company's upcoming concert version of the musical Knickerbocker Holiday, to be presented in the barebones Musicals in Mufti series. -- read full article
Reuters - For one day only, visitors to the Royal Albert Hall in London will be able to go underground to the loading bay and see giant graffiti portraying the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger and Paul Weller. -- read full article
Playbill - The 2009 Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation's leading forces in musical theatre, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers. Readings will give DC-area audiences a first look at new musicals. -- read full article
Reuters - Anonymous graffiti artist Banksy, who enjoys a cult following around the world, has returned to his home town of Bristol in western England to launch his biggest exhibition to date.
Reuters - Traditional works of fine art are fetching good prices despite the recession as buyers seek security and quality, industry insiders said this week at the Art Basel show. -- read full article
Reuters - It's Shakespeare, but with a twist. The dialogue is in Arabic, women wear veils and a despot is persuaded to seize power on a TV chat show as world leaders call in encouraging words. -- read full article
Reuters - Clint Eastwood has holed up on Hollywood Boulevard waiting for John Wayne and busloads of visitors to join him, as Madame Tussauds prepares to open its latest wax museum in the tourist mecca this summer. -- read full article
