LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- An 800-word "Harry Potter" prequel penned by the series' author J.K. Rowling reportedly has been sold for $50,000 at an auction held at Waterstone's in London.

LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling has written an 800-word prequel to her wildly popular "Harry Potter" series of books to be auctioned for charity.

NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- The new musical, "A Catered Affair," led the way with 12 nominations Monday when the nominees were announced in New York for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards.

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, British playwright Tom Stoppard and Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan are among this year's Dan David Prize honorees in Israel.

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NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- "Spring Awakening," the off-Broadway hit musical that moved to New York's Great White Way, captured 11 Tony Award nominations, the most of any play this year.

LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- More than 25,000 artists thus far have donated money and art to a British project dedicated to raising funds for Oxfam and Save the Children.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 18 (UPI) -- The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas has acquired the papers of playwright David Mamet, it was announced Wednesday.

BERLIN, March 24 (UPI) -- Europe's literati denounced the nations of the European Union for failing to bring about peace in the Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. In a letter to 27 EU leaders gathered in Berlin for a weekend of events celebrating the single market that began 50 years