'Idiot,' 'Fall' earn Outer Critics nods
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- "American Idiot," "Come Fly Away" and "Fela!" were nominated for outstanding new Broadway musical by the Outer Critics Circle in New York Monday.
Also nominated in the category are "Memphis" and "Sondheim on Sondheim."
The nominees for outstanding new Broadway play are"Next Fall," "Red," "Superior Donuts" and "Time Stands Still."
In the running for outstanding new off-Broadway musical are "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson," "The Scottsboro Boys," "Tin Pan Alley Rag" and "Yank!"
Vying for the title of outstanding new off-Broadway play are "Clybourne Park," "The Orphans' Home Cycle," "The Pride" and "The Temperamentals."
Up for outstanding revival of a play are "Fences," "Lend Me a Tenor," "The Royal Family" and "A View from the Bridge."
The contenders for outstanding revival of a musical are "La Cage aux Folles," "Finian's Rainbow," "A Little Night Music" and "Promises, Promises."
The winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards are to be announced at a ceremony May 17 at Sardi's restaurant in Manhattan.
George W. Bush memoir set for Nov. release
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- Crown Publishers says it plans a November release for "Decision Points," former U.S. President George W. Bush's reflections on his political career.
The 63-year-old Republican served as commander in chief from 2001 to 2009.
"Since leaving the Oval Office, President Bush has given virtually no interviews or public speeches about his presidency," the New York Daily News quoted Crown as saying in a statement Monday. "Instead, he has spent almost every day writing 'Decision Points,' a strikingly personal and candid account revealing how and why he made the defining decisions in his consequential presidency and personal life. ... (He) writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his historic achievements."
The Daily News said Bush was paid $7 million for the book. Former President Bill Clinton was paid $15 million for his memoir, "My Life."
Stars line up for '30 Rock' appearances
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- Buzz Aldrin, Elizabeth Banks, Jon Hamm, Julianne Moore, Dean Winters and Jason Sudeikis are to guest star on the U.S. sitcom "30 Rock," NBC said.
The celebrities have been booked to appear on episodes of the show to air next month.
Aldrin, Banks, Jan Hooks, Patti Lupone and Elaine Stritch are to appear on the May 6 edition of the series, which is set behind the scenes of a sketch comedy show in New York.
Banks, Hamm, Moore, Sudeikis and Winters, as well as Michael Sheen are to appear on the May 13 installment of "30 Rock," while Banks, Sudeikis, Moore, Sheen, Matt Damon and Will Forte are to be the guest stars on the May 20 episode, NBC said.
Publicist says Mariah Carey not pregnant
NEW YORK, April 26 (UPI) -- Mariah Carey's publicist says the 40-year-old U.S. pop star is not pregnant with her first child, contrary to media reports suggesting she might be.
Carey married 29-year-old singer, actor and television personality Nick Cannon in 2008.
Her representative, responding to recently published photos that prompted gossip about pregnancy, told UsMagazine.com Monday the recording star is "not pregnant."
