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‘Phantom of the Opera’ marking 10,000 shows in NYC (omg!)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:40:03 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Phantom of the Opera” is making musical history on Broadway.

The production is celebrating its 10,000th performance Saturday in New York City‘s storied theater district.

The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/Ac4KnA ) reports that 2011 was the show’s highest-earning year. The newspaper says the show made a record $1.5 million in its best week last year, in December, and has made $845 million overall.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened on Broadway on Jan. 26, 1988.

It is an adaptation of the French novel by Gaston Leroux.

The historic performance at the Majestic Theater included a giant cake and special curtain call.

Blue Ivy Carter’s Debut: Beyonce "Really Wanted to Do It This Way" (omg!)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:39:56 +0000

It was the baby reveal seen round the world!

On Friday night, Beyonce and Jay-Z surprised everyone — revealing five heart-melting photos, the first ever, of daughter Blue Ivy Carter on a brand-new tumblr site.

PHOTOS: Look back on Bey’s pregnancy

Celeb stylist June Ambrose is pals with Beyonce, 30, and Jay-Z, 42, and met little Blue weeks ago. “I couldn’t say a word,” she told Us Weekly at the Mara Hoffman fashion show at NYC’s Lincoln Center Saturday. But the superstar couple thought carefully about sharing the hugely-anticipated first snapshots. “B really really thought about this,” Ambrose said, “and she really wanted to do it this way.”

PHOTOS: Cutest celeb baby debuts of 2011

“She just couldn’t imagine selling pictures of her baby,” Ambrose added of

‘Phantom of the Opera’ marking 10,000 shows in NYC (omg!)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:39:22 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Phantom of the Opera” is making musical history on Broadway.

The production is celebrating its 10,000th performance Saturday in New York City’s storied theater district.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened on Broadway on Jan. 26, 1988.

It is an adaptation of the French novel by Gaston Leroux.

The historic performance at the Majestic Theater included a giant cake and special curtain call.

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:39:21 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

News of Houston’s death came on the eve of music’s biggest night — the Grammy Awards. It’s a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to case a heavy pall on Sunday’s ceremony. Houston’s longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday; it was unclear if it was going to go forward.

At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful,

Alexander Wang gets Gisele Bundchen back on runway (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:39:21 +0000

NEW YORK – There they were: Gisele Bundchen, Shalom Harlow and Karolina Kurkova, along with Alexander Wang’s slick, glossy fall collection, all on the catwalk Saturday evening at New York Fashion Week.

Wang assembled a most impressive group of top models for a test spin of his newest looks boasting leather, shine and chiffon in black, oxblood red and an optic white he called “peroxide.”

Wang’s runway always has a good turnout of big names, but most of these top models don’t work the seasonal previews anymore. He gave them a grand stage with a complicated layout of mirrors and narrow pathways.

The clothes, however, were more straightforward than Wang has offered recently. The downtown vibe he embraces often limits his appeal to the cool-girl, downtown model types. This time, the military-inspired trenchcoats (including one worn by Bundchen), wool sweaters and tweed jackets — waxed and with vinyl visors for effect — potentially

Blue Ivy Carter’s Debut: Beyonce "Really Wanted to Do It This Way" (omg!)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:39:06 +0000

It was the baby reveal seen round the world!

On Friday night, Beyonce and Jay-Z surprised everyone — revealing five heart-melting photos, the first ever, of daughter Blue Ivy Carter on a brand-new tumblr site.

PHOTOS: Look back on Bey’s pregnancy

PHOTOS: Cutest celeb baby debuts of 2011

“She just couldn’t imagine selling pictures of her baby,” Ambrose added of the pics, which would

Alexander Wang gets Gisele Bundchen back on runway (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:57 +0000

Wang assembled a most impressive group of top models for a test spin of his newest looks boasting leather, shine and chiffon in black, oxblood red and an optic white he called “peroxide.”

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:55 +0000

Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful,

‘Phantom of the Opera’ marking 10,000 shows in NYC (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:46 +0000

NEW YORK – “The Phantom of the Opera” is making musical history on Broadway.

The production is celebrating its 10,000th performance Saturday in New York City’s storied theater district.

The New York Times ( http://nyti.ms/Ac4KnA) reports that 2011 was the show’s highest-earning year. The newspaper says the show made a record $1.5 million in its best week last year, in December, and has made $845 million overall.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened on Broadway on Jan. 26, 1988.

It is an adaptation of the French novel by Gaston Leroux.

The historic performance at the Majestic Theater included a giant cake and special curtain call.

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies (AP)

Editor - Entertainment News — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:32 +0000

Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful,