V FESTIVAL IN ENGLAND
British keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley, the songwriter from piano-rock band Keane, performs at the V festival in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England on August 19,2006. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)
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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) -- "From Here to Eternity," James Jones' 1951 novel about a soldier's life in World War II, will be a musical in London's theater district, promoters said.
NEW YORK, June 10 (UPI) -- Recording artist Ricky Martin is to co-star in the planned 2012 revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's stage musical "Evita," sources told Playbill.com.
LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Quality will determine whether British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will succeed in his sequel of "Phantom of the Opera," a lyricist says.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Actors James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are in negotiations to head the voice cast of Elton John's "Gnomeo and Juliet" U.S. animated film, sources say.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 2 (UPI) -- The Cure was already rocking on stage when Ashlee Simpson was rocking in the cradle in Texas but now they're collaborating on an album.
COLCHESTER, England, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Steven Pimlott, a British director known for his U.S. production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," died at his Colchester home in England.
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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Actor Jack Black, lead singer of the Tenacious D band, will play King Herod alongside original stars of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in a Hollywood benefit.
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