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Against all odds, "The Killing" lives. This AMC whodunit, which solved a tangled murder case _ Who killed Rosie Larsen? _ during two often gripping, sometimes exasperating seasons, then was canceled last July for low ratings, will rise from the dead for a welcome third season on June 2. With this new lease on life, it's preserving one of TV's most delicious acting duos _ co-stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman _ while also restoring the faith of Kinnaman, who, in an interview last June, when...

Patty Griffin, "American Kid" (New West) Patty Griffin bookends her seventh album "American Kid" with two songs about the death of her father, opening with the wistful, spiritually open-hearted "Go Wherever You Wanna Go." The song features a series of poetic images conveying to a loved one that it's OK to let go and pass to the other side. She closes with the sweetly mournful "Gonna Miss You When You're Gone," which blends old jazz chords set against a background of haunting, sustained keyboards....

Parsons The New School of Design in New York City has canceled a four-day workshop by the controversial fashion designer John Galliano. Galliano was creative director at Christian Dior when he was fired in 2011 for an anti-Semitic rant. He's currently involved in a lawsuit against his former employer. The school said in a statement that his appearance was to include "a candid discussion about the connection between his professional work and his actions in the world at large." It said it canceled...

Small businesses are getting a lot of the reality TV spotlight _ for good reason: A starring role on a reality TV show can dramatically boost a small company's sales. The shows get big national exposure, turning a tiny restaurant or hair salon into a household name. Below is a sampling of reality TV shows that feature small businesses and the average number of people that are watching. The numbers are from Nielsen, which provides information and insight into what consumers watch and buy, and are...

A French painting owned by Madonna has sold at a New York City auction for more than $7 million. Sotheby's auction house hasn't said who bought Fernand Leger's (lay-ZHAYZ') "Three Women at the Red Table" for $7.2 million on Tuesday. The abstract work had a pre-sale estimate of $5 million to $7 million. Proceeds of the sale will benefit the Ray of Light Foundation, which supports girls' education in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries. Madonna says she wanted to "trade something valuable...

The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife. Tim Lambesis, 32, was arrested at a retail business in Oceanside, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. The statement said detectives received information Thursday that Lambesis had solicited someone to kill his wife, who lives in nearby Encinitas. A task force from several...

Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer and rap chorus specialist Nate Dogg and New York rapper Tim Dog all died of ailments in their 40s. Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was found dead last week in Atlanta of a suspected drug overdose at 34. Some of the genre's elder statesmen say they're worried about...

The man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday, despite their fears that the plea could severely hamper his ability to mount a defense against the death penalty. James Holmes is charged with more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder in the July 20 assault on a packed Aurora movie theater that killed 12 and injured 70. Prosecutors announced last month they would seek the death penalty. Holmes...

Michael Jackson's doctor was not qualified to treat the singer for insomnia or drug addiction and botched resuscitation efforts, an expert cardiologist testifying for the singer's mother told a jury on Tuesday. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter said he reached his conclusion after reviewing the credentials of Conrad Murray, who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's 2009 death. Wohlgelernter testified during a lawsuit filed by Katherine Jackson claiming Murray was negligently hired...

An atheist student who fought to have a prayer banner at her Rhode Island public high school removed is getting an award named for Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. WPRO-AM reports ( http://bit.ly/10ngeRr ) Jessica Ahlquist is among this year's winners of the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards. She won in the education category for what a Tuesday news release calls her "courageous and successful lawsuit." A May 22 reception is scheduled at the Playboy Mansion, in Los Angeles. An event publicist...

When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. On Tuesday, Harryhausen died at London's Hammersmith Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for about a week. He was 92. Biographer and longtime friend Tony Dalton confirmed the special-effects...

Scottish author and playwright J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan and Neverland, also wrote intelligent comedies for adults confounded by the fast-changing Edwardian era. The Pearl Theatre is closing out its 29th season with a lighthearted pair of Barrie's plays, combined in "This Side of Neverland" and deftly staged by Pearl artistic director J. R. Sullivan. Sullivan creates a period atmosphere of breezy charm in the winsome production, which features several members of the Pearl's resident acting...

PepsiCo Inc. officials will meet Wednesday with members of Emmett Till's family and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton continued to press for the meeting last week after the company's partnerships with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future to promote Mountain Dew sparked controversies. PepsiCo and Lil Wayne have since parted over creative differences after the rapper's offensive lyrics related to the civil rights icon Till. The company also pulled a commercial directed by Tyler that angered...

A production company owned by television psychologist Dr. Phil has filed a federal lawsuit in Texas claiming improper use of an interview he conducted with the man who perpetrated a hoax on former Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o (MAN'-ty TAY'-oh). Texas-based Peteski Productions is claiming in the suit filed Monday that Gawker Media committed copyright infringement by airing portions of Phil McGraw's interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo (roh-NY'-uh too-ee-ah-suh-SOH'-poh). The 22-year-old Tuiasosopo...

Before he passed away last month, George Jones had scheduled a star-packed final concert for November. It turns out the show will go on. Jones' widow, Nancy, said Tuesday that Garth Brooks, Kid Rock and several more performers have agreed to keep the Nov. 22 date and appear in tribute to Jones at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The show was previously sold out. Jones passed away April 26 at a Nashville hospital at 81. Thousands attended a memorial last week in Nashville to celebrate a defining...

Michelle Obama on Tuesday returned to the business of selling her first book, and she started by telling scores of people waiting in line at a popular bookstore to "buy away" because Mother's Day is coming. "It's a great gift," she said of "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America." The book was published about a year ago in late May, and the first lady did just one book-signing event in Washington about two weeks afterward. She was, at the time,...

Listeners to public radio's "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" have the chance to connect host Peter Sagal's voice to his face _ and brush up on the U.S. Constitution. For a monthlong PBS series, Sagal traveled cross-country to illuminate the original document and its 27 amendments that define America. "Constitution USA" debuts Tuesday (check local listings for times). While most people think they know more about the Constitution than they do, Sagal said, they all share a firm belief in it. "They...

Gov. Chris Christie will guest-host the "Today" show later this month. NBC announced Tuesday that Christie will be a co-host for an hour of the May 24 show, which will broadcast from the Jersey shore as part of its "Great American Adventure" road trip. A location for the appearance hasn't been finalized. The road trip segment involves the show's anchors traveling together to five U.S. destinations in a single week. Christie has stressed the Jersey shore's importance as a tourist destination in...

The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest. Last week's Nielsen Co. ratings make that clear. "The Following," the gruesome series that debuted on Fox in January, is a hit. With 7.8 million viewers, it was Fox's most popular program last week after "American Idol" and will be on the network's schedule for next season when that is unveiled next week. Meanwhile, struggling NBC had a lot of hopes for...

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for April 29-May 5. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "NCIS," CBS, 18.29 million. 2. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 16.29 million. 3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.45 million. 4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 13.07 million. 5. "Person of Interest," CBS, 12.96 million. 6. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 12.67 million. 7. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 12.12 million. 8. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.84 million. 9. "American...

Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Punk: Chaos to Culture," celebrates that influence. It's an enduring irony that probably makes punk's rebellious originators cringe _ and might make those wearing expensive couture dresses with heavy hardware and sexy slashes a little uncomfortable, too. But when you rip back the shock value of dresses made with garbage bags, others held together by safety pins or staples,...

A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright's "King Hedley II" with powerful skill. Tambi Gxuluwe, who attends West Mifflin Area High School, took the first place trophy Monday night by beating out 14 other students during the finals at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre. "It feels like I'm floating. I feel like I'm swimming on air," Gxuluwe said moments after her victory. "This is not just a trophy for me. This...

It hasn't been an easy road for the three final "American Idol" contestants. Candice Glover was twice rejected by the show before making it to the final three. Kree Harrison chased her dream for so long in Nashville, she thought it might be time to give up. And Angie Miller sang despite having suffered ruptured ear drums and impaired hearing. Now the three women will duke it out Wednesday night on Fox as the journey winds down for two of them _ and one is crowned the winner on next week's finale....

Subscription music service Rhapsody has signed on to assist The Recording Academy's push for the availability of digital liner notes. Last year the Academy launched the "Give Fans the Credit" campaign that is designed to give music listeners more information on the people behind the creation of a song, aside from the song's main performer. The Academy announced Tuesday that Rhapsody will begin to offer information on the songwriters, producers, engineers and background performers behind songs...

There were plenty of risk-takers on the Met gala red carpet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser known as "the party of the year" had a red carpet Monday night to rival the Oscars. But with stars on the arms of designers and the theme "Punk: From Chaos to Couture," many braved the chance they'd end up a "don't." Miley Cyrus (in Marc Jacobs), Anne Hathaway (in Valentino) and Cameron Diaz (in Stella McCartney) were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme, and Beyonce, the event's...

British media say comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested and questioned about alleged child abuse _ the latest in a long list of British entertainers to face sex crime allegations. The BBC, the Press Association and others say 73-year-old Tarbuck was arrested April 26 and later released on bail. Police in Britain don't usually name suspects who have not been charged. North Yorkshire Police said Tuesday "a 73-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a historic child sex abuse investigation."...

Cinderella wasn't sure where her prince was. She could hear her stepmother, but they couldn't see each other. And her fairy godmother? Waiting in a hallway in jeans. Such was the scene one day in March when the cast and orchestra of the lush Broadway musical "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" were packed into a Times Square recording studio in a one-day bid to record their cast album. The 29-member cast _ the lead singers in one studio and the ensemble in another _ plus a 20-piece orchestra...

Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two were jointly honored as the nation's most outstanding chefs by the James Beard Foundation, an exclamation point on circuitous careers that began in other fields _ Chang in finance and Kahan in computer science _ but saw them quickly ascend to the top of the restaurant world. The men _ only the third pair to tie for the top chef award in the foundation's...

Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse _ this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight headliners at least partially coming from across the Atlantic Ocean. Also among the list of headlining performers announced Tuesday were Atoms For Peace, Phoenix, Lionel Richie and Wilco. The festival in Austin, Texas, expands to two weekends this year, Oct. 4-6 and 11-13, at Zilker Park. Three-day passes go on sale Tuesday. D'Angelo, Queens of the...

Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse _ this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight headliners at least partially coming from across the Atlantic Ocean. Also among the list of headlining performers announced Tuesday were Atoms For Peace, Phoenix, Lionel Richie and Wilco. The festival in Austin, Texas, expands to two weekends this year, Oct. 4-6 and 11-13, at Zilker Park. Three-day passes go on sale Tuesday. D'Angelo, Queens of the...

Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade. "I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them," Hill said before U.S. Magistrate Madeline Cox Arleo. "I had an economic system imposed on me." Hill, who started singing with the Fugees as a teenager in the...

Miley Cyrus, Anne Hathaway and Cameron Diaz were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme at Monday night's Met gala, the fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that's affectionately known as "the party of the year." But Beyonce, the event's honorary chairwoman, seemed the girl on fire on the red carpet that might rival the Oscars in celebrity wattage. Wearing a flame-motif gown with long gloves and a long train by Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci, Beyonce was one of the last arrivals, following...

What a thrill it must have been to be present during artistic collaborations between performing arts legends like George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky. Richard Nelson's intimate, bittersweet new drama, "Nikolai and the Others," about the immortality of art, showcases a purely imaginary country weekend in the lives of a group of famous Russian emigres in America that depicts those two great talents working together, surrounded by supportive friends. The richly detailed drama, which opened Monday...

Tony Award nominations often mean a big bump at the box office, but not this year so far. "Kinky Boots," "Matilda: The Musical," "Pippin" and "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" _ the four shows that got the most nominations Tuesday _ either lost money or saw only small increases, according to data released Monday from The Broadway League. "Matilda" made $4,785 less than the previous week's haul of $1,107,815, while "Cinderella" dropped $91,345 from last week's $943,353 total. "Kinky Boots"...

The Oklahoma Legislature has recognized award-winning actress and Tulsa native Mary Kay Place for her donation to a planned popular culture museum in Tulsa. The star of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and "The Big Chill" was honored Monday with special receptions in the House and Senate lounges. She donated costumes and other items from her career. Oklahoma Historical Society officials are lobbying the legislature to pay for the proposed Tulsa museum. The planned 75,000-square-foot, four-story building...

A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and the former Van Halen frontman is pleased with the result, his attorney said Monday. U.S. District Judge Linda Reade ruled April 30 that Hagar did not defame the woman _ identified as Jane Doe in court documents _ when he accused her in his 2011 memoir of falsely naming him as the baby's father in order to extort money. "We're certainly gratified by the result and we...

The "bad boys" are on the move. The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years and will be shown on the Spike network. The cable network aimed at young male viewers said it will begin airing the action documentary series with the indelible theme song ("bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?") in September. The move isn't really a surprise. Fox had cut down on the number of episodes ordered this season and frequently pre-empted the show for football...

The play "Orphans" has been orphaned on Broadway. Producers said Monday that Lyle Kessler's play starring Alec Baldwin will close May 19 after 27 previews and 37 regular performances at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The play earned Tom Sturridge a best lead actor Tony Award nomination and it was named among the Tony contenders for best revival. It tells the story of two orphaned brothers who kidnap an older man. The show was perhaps best known for a creative dustup between Baldwin and Shia...

"VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave" (Atria Books), by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn with Gavin Edwards Long before Snooki, there was music. It seems quaint to remember a time when Americans didn't have cable TV, before music videos and reality stars, but the original MTV VJs describe the beginning of one of the most influential media experiments of all time in "VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave." Video jockeys Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman,...

Atlanta police are investigating after a CNN anchor reported that her iPhone was snatched from her hand as she strolled down a street in the city's midtown section. Police tell WSB-TV ( http://bit.ly/13dhr16 ) that Carol Costello was talking on the phone while walking around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when two teenagers ran up from behind and grabbed the phone. Costello said in a post on her Facebook page that she struggled with one suspect as she tried to keep her phone, but he pulled out a chunk of...

Justin Timberlake brought his smooth moves to the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday night. The nattily dressed crooner performed for nearly two hours with his band, also dressed in suits _ and some in ties _ for some 3,000 fans. He started his set by strumming the guitar to "Like I Love You," and his falsetto kicked in on "My Love." "Anyone drunk yet?" he yelled before going into "Cry Me a River." He danced _ alone and a lot _ throughout the 15-song set, running to the keys for "Until the End of...

Members of the American rock band Aerosmith have arrived in Manila for their first ever concert in Southeast Asia. Lead vocalist Steven Tyler told journalists jostling for pictures Monday that "I can't wait to play, I can't believe you guys." Aerosmith is performing in Manila on Wednesday, with tickets costing up to 20,000 pesos ($480). The band's show in Indonesia was canceled, with promoter Ismaya Live citing safety concerns. It was not clear if the decision was connected to an alleged bomb...

More than 14,000 rock and folk music fans braved steady rains over the weekend at the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival near downtown Atlanta. The festival featured indie folk music heavyweights such as Band of Horses and The Lumineers, as well as soul-rock standouts Vintage Trouble. Here is a look at the performers who entertained thousands of music fans who donned plastic ponchos and galoshes to deal with the muddy field and torrential downpours.

Aerosmith canceled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert promoter Ismaya Live cited safety concerns as the reason for the cancellation, but it wasn't clear if there was a direct connection to the alleged embassy plot. The American rockers were scheduled to perform this coming Saturday for a nearly sold-out crowd of 15,000 in the capital, Jakarta, said Helmi Sugara, event organizer spokesman. The statement about the...

To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder with each downward step toward a pulsating, football field-sized club where lasers cut the air above thousands of dancers. The revelers take their cues from the famous DJs onstage who are known to surf the crowd in inflatable...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." And on Sunday, the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest court explained why, saying "you can't come from the world I grew up in, the South Bronx, without feeling the frenzy of exile, constantly." She spoke at Cooper Union, a private college in Manhattan's East Village where Abraham Lincoln once gave a speech against slavery. The justice said she wasn't "doing press" on an evening...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." And on Sunday, the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest court explained why, saying "you can't come from the world I grew up in, the South Bronx, without feeling the frenzy of exile, constantly." She spoke at Cooper Union, a private college in Manhattan's East Village where Abraham Lincoln once gave a speech against slavery. The justice said she wasn't "doing press" on an evening...

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai has been given France's highest cultural honor. Wong was named a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday. Fabius bestowed the medal on Wong in a ceremony at the French consul-general's official residence in the southern Chinese city. The filmmaker said the award is "in a way, a tribute to Hong Kong cinema," and that France is cinema's "spirit home." Fabius said French artist Jean Cocteau might have called...

A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France. Aime Navello said Sunday the couple followed French tradition when he married them at the Mazan town hall on Saturday. Navello read the service in French and the couple responded in French and English. He said about 10 people were present. Righton is keyboard player for the rock group Klaxons. He and Knightley got engaged a year ago. Knightley first...

Little Big Town says that some networking they did is paying off with a chance to cross a couple of items off their "bucket list." After playing Bayou Country SuperFest in Baton Rouge last year, group member Karen Fairchild said they talked to festival producer Quint Davis about other things they hoped to accomplish. They mentioned that they'd one day like to perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Davis was in a position to help since he also produces Jazz Fest. Known for its...

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who a criminal jury convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson's June 2009 death. AEG's attorney says the case is about personal...

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" _ Investor Warren Buffett; Jim DeMint, president of the Heritage Foundation; former Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" _ Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif.; former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _ Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Dutch...

The winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation book, broadcast and journalism awards announced Friday are: ___ COOKBOOK AWARDS _ Cookbook of the Year "Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America" by Maricel E. Presilla _ Cookbook Hall of Fame Anne Willan _ American Cooking "Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking" by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart _ Baking and Dessert "Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza" by Ken Forkish _ Beverage "Wine Grapes:...

Charlie Sheen supports a decision by child protective services to remove his twin sons from the custody of his ex-wife and have them live temporarily with another of his exes, actress Denise Richards, his spokesman said Friday. Larry Solters wrote in a statement that Sheen will participate in court proceedings related to ex-wife Brooke Mueller's custody of their 4-year-old sons. Mueller and Sheen were married in 2008 and divorced in 2011. "He knows Max and Bob are safe and in a stable, loving...

PepsiCo says it cutting ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song. Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda. The controversy erupted after Wayne referred to beating someone during a sexual act and said he wants to do as much damage as was done to Till. The black teen was visiting family in Mississippi in 1955 when he was killed, allegedly for whistling at a white woman....

CNN says Howard Kurtz will address his mistaken story on gay basketball player Jason Collins on "Reliable Sources," the weekly media criticism show he hosts on the news network. Kurtz also worked for website The Daily Beast, which retracted one of his stories that suggested Collins had hid a previous engagement to a woman when the basketball player came out as gay. In fact, Collins had disclosed the engagement. Kurtz and The Daily Beast parted ways Thursday after the retraction. CNN had said...

The revival of "Jekyll & Hyde" won't last nearly as long as the original on Broadway. Producers said Friday the show starring former "American Idol" contestant Constantine Maroulis and singer Deborah Cox will play its final show May 12. It had initially been scheduled to run through June 30. When it closes, it will have played 15 previews and 30 regular performances at the Marquis Theatre following a 25-week national tour. "Jekyll & Hyde" made its Broadway debut in 1997 with songs such...

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has voted "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" as best play and "Matilda: The Musical" as best musical. The circle on Friday also handed out special citations to the New York City Center's "Encore!" concert series, to the Soho Rep for a stellar season and to John Lee Beatty for career excellence in scenic design. Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia" beat out "The Assembled Parties" for best play honor on the fourth ballot. The group chose not to pick a best...

Lindsay Lohan has checked into a rehab and will not face a probation violation for leaving another treatment facility after a few minutes, a prosecutor said Friday. Santa Monica Chief Deputy City Attorney Terry White said he has received confirmation that Lohan has checked in to a rehab facility and he is satisfied with her location. He declined to say where Lohan is receiving treatment, but a source close to the actress who was not authorized to speak publicly said she has checked in to the Betty...

Aerosmith, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett are among the scheduled performers for a Boston Marathon benefit concert on May 30. The show, at the TD Garden, will benefit One Fund _ the collection of donations that will be distributed to the survivors of the April 15 bombings and the families of those killed in the attack. Other confirmed acts include Jason Aldean, Boston, Extreme, Godsmack, The J. Geils Band, Carole King and New Kids on the Block. Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block said that...

A famous German World War II bomber nicknamed "the flying pencil" has spent decades submerged in the English Channel after being shot down in the Battle of Britain. Now, divers are braving dangerous tides to bring it to the surface. British officials on Friday announced a complex salvage operation just off the Kent coast in southeastern England to rescue the only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber. The operation is under way and if all the preparations go well, the plane...

Ashton Kutcher's production company has settled a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a planned reality series focusing on the agency's offices. Court records in Los Angeles show Kutcher's production company Katalyst Media Inc. has settled its case for undisclosed terms. The company sued the DMV in June claiming it reneged on a reality show deal worth at least $1.4 million. The lawsuit stated the DMV backed out of the reality show on claims it was no longer in the...

Abraham Orellana, the hip-hop producer known as AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is hospitalized. Orellana's publicist said in a statement late Thursday that he is "currently alive and well" after being shot Wednesday night, noting he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with friends. Police are investigating. The statement said he was in his neighborhood when he was shot, but didn't specify a city. Orellana's hometown is Providence, R.I. The producer's manager, George Moore,...

Will.i.am wants to be known as a maker _ not just of music, but things, from cars to headphones. The Black Eyed Peas frontman is computer chip-maker Intel's "director of creative innovation." He's also partnered with Coca-Cola to create a new brand of products from recycled bottles and cans, including headphones and clothes. Not that the seven-time Grammy winner _ who produces, writes, sings and raps _ has lost his ear for hits. Three songs from his new album, "(hash)willpower" _ featuring...

Lindsay Lohan's whereabouts were unknown Thursday hours after her attorney told a judge that the troubled actress had checked into a rehab facility only to later learn that the starlet apparently never checked in for treatment. Lohan's lawyer and publicist did not return messages Thursday seeking comment about the actress' decision to quickly leave a rehab facility that a state official said is not licensed to perform the type of restrictive in-patient treatment a judge sentenced her to undergo....

Just a few months after his daughter survived a drug overdose, Jon Bon Jovi joined New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Thursday for the signing of a law to encourage reporting of overdoses so victims don't end up dead. Bon Jovi called the law a lifesaver and encouraged other states to do the same. "I hope that Governor Christie's actions here will cause other states to stand up and to pay attention and also to follow in his footsteps," Bon Jovi said before accompanying the Republican governor on a...

The website TMZ has posted videos from a police dashboard camera of actress Reese Witherspoon's arrest in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge on the night of April 19. Her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, was being given a field sobriety test following a traffic stop. Here's a transcript of two exchanges involving Witherspoon and a Georgia state trooper, after she left the car during the test. The 37-year-old has since apologized for her behavior, saying she's "deeply embarrassed" by what...

Saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter is a triple winner in the 2013 Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association. Shorter was a member of Miles Davis' legendary mid-1960s quintet and co-founded the fusion band Weather Report. He won awards for lifetime achievement in jazz, top soprano saxophonist and best small ensemble. Veteran trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has been recognized as jazz musician of the year and best trumpeter. Smith's civil rights-themed composition "Ten Freedom Summers"...

Mixed in among the jazz, Cajun, blues and zydeco flowing from the stages here are the singing, chanting and drumming of Native American acts featuring dancers donned in colorful feathers and fringe. Louisiana Native Americans have long been represented at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but this is the first year the focus on the culture has been expanded to include tribal nations from elsewhere in the United States, as well as Canada and Latin America. At the center of the festival...

Ashton Kutcher's production company has settled a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a planned reality series focusing on the agency's offices. Court records in Los Angeles show Kutcher's production company Katalyst Media Inc. has settled its case for undisclosed terms. The company sued the DMV in June claiming it reneged on a reality show deal worth at least $1.4 million. The lawsuit stated the DMV backed out of the reality show on claims it was no longer in the...

A judge won't extend the deadline for Michael Winans Jr. to report to federal prison for financial fraud. Winans is a member of the gospel music Winans family. He's due to start a nearly 14-year prison term on May 9, but he wants 60 days to clear up what he considers to be "major errors" in the case. Detroit federal Judge Sean Cox said no Thursday. In a court filing, Winans says he should be held responsible for $1.2 million in losses, not $8 million. He blames his former attorney for wrong...

The music director of the Minnesota Orchestra is threatening to quit until a musician lockout is resolved soon. Osmo Vanska (VAN'-skah) says he will resign as music director if the orchestra loses a prestigious concert at Carnegie Hall in November because of the ongoing lockout. In a letter to the orchestra's board president and CEO, Vanska says he believes the orchestra needs to be playing by early September to be ready for the Carnegie appearance and a recording project scheduled this fall....

Ever wonder what makes young, pretty, "good" girls pursue careers in porn? So did Deborah Anderson, that's why she made a documentary and fine-art photography book on the subject. "Aroused" opens in select theaters Thursday and is available for download on iTunes. The book is available on Amazon. Many of the 16 adult-film actresses featured in "Aroused" attended the film's premiere Wednesday night at the Landmark Theatre and hung around afterward to autograph the coffee-table book. Anderson...

Organizers say Jennifer Lopez has joined the lineup of a Beyonce-headlined charity concert in London next month. John Legend, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding and Florence + the Machine are also due to perform at the "Sound of Change Live" show at Twickenham Stadium on June 1. James Franco, Blake Lively and Jada Pinkett Smith have been lined up as presenters. The concert is raising funds for Chime for Change, a Gucci-backed campaign to support projects improving health, education and justice for women...

"Viva Forever"? Not as it turns out. Producers announced Thursday that the Spice Girls musical will close at London's Piccadilly Theater June 29 after a disappointing six-month run. Producer Judy Craymer said despite tweaks since the show opened in December, "we just can't make it work." Written by "Absolutely Fabulous" comedian Jennifer Saunders, the show is a modern-day tale of female friendship and mother-daughter bonds set to songs by the 1990s "Girl Power" icons. It set out to take a timely...

You've eaten at the restaurant _ or probably you haven't. Now visit the exhibition. Spanish chef Ferran Adria, the man behind the late, lamented elBulli restaurant, is bringing an exhibition dedicated to the art and science of his distinctive brand of molecular gastronomy to London. Diners lucky enough to get reservations at elBulli before it closed two years ago feasted on 50-course tasting menus featuring frozen cocktails, ham tapioca, lobster and lamb's brain salad and many other challenging...

A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has vowed to fight charges he raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967. William Roache said in a statement Thursday he is "deeply horrified" by the charges and "strenuously" denies them. The 81-year-old actor has played Ken Barlow on the popular show since it was first broadcast in 1960. The soap, set in a fictional working-class district in northwestern England, is among the longest-running programs on British television. He is charged with...

Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywood's Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. She was 91. Family friend Bob Koster of Los Angeles told The Associated Press that Durbin died on about April 20 in a village outside Paris, where she had lived out of public view since 1949. The exact date of her death was not known, and Koster also did not know the cause. Koster's father, Henry Koster, directed six of Durbin's...

Albee is out at the Signature. Foote is in. The Signature Theatre said Thursday it is replacing the much-anticipated world premiere of Edward Albee's new play "Laying an Egg" with one by Horton Foote. Michael Wilson, who directed the current Broadway revival of Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" with Cicely Tyson, will helm Foote's play "The Old Friends." It will star Betty Buckley, Hallie Foote and Lois Smith. Performances of "The Old Friends" will begin Aug. 20 with a Sept. 12 opening planned....

Reese Witherspoon recalled that she panicked, said some "crazy things" and even claimed to be pregnant the night she was arrested in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge. During an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Witherspoon repeatedly apologized for her behavior during the April 19 traffic stop. A police report states that Witherspoon asked a Georgia state trooper, "Do you know my name?" and added, "You're about to find out who I am." In her first sit-down interview about the arrest,...

Gemze de Lappe first danced in "Oklahoma!" in 1943 as a member of the Broadway hit's first national touring company. Seventy years later, at age 91, she's still with it _ choreographing a production of the musical at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. De Lappe has traveled the world over the decades working on the Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers masterpiece in places across Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States. Now she's in Chicago, trying to help director Gary Griffin recreate a version...

YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle _ if there ever was one _ is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching. Instead he declared: "That's already happened." Schmidt said "the future is now" for YouTube, which recently passed the milestone of 1 billion unique visitors every month. But, he added with the Third World in mind, if you think that's a large number,...

The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: CHINA'S SURPRISE TAX PROMPTS HOLLYWOOD STANDOFF Fox refuses $23 million in "Life of Pi" money as the MPAA fights to enforce a trade deal. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/iron-man-3-chinas-surprise-449205?AP `TWO AND A HALF MEN:' JON CRYER GETS A RAISE, ASHTON KUTCHER DOESN'T The Emmy-winning actor will earn $620,000 per episode for the show's 11th season, while Kutcher stays the highest-paid actor on TV at $700,000 per...

"Iron Man 3" _ No matter how much of a scrap heap of metal-twisting mayhem the "Iron Man" franchise piles on (and it's a lot), Robert Downey's sheer charm _ his unsentimental, offhand yammering _ is the real superpower in Marvel's trilogy. The latest follows not just "Iron Man 2" but the box-office busting "The Avengers." These global blockbusters are more produced than directed, but it's nevertheless fitting that Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," also with Downey) here inherits the helm from...

Conde Nast is launching a slate of Web series inspired by its the fashion magazine Vogue and the technology monthly Wired. The media company announced the new digital programming in a presentation to advertisers on Wednesday. The Vogue- and Wired-inspired shows follow similar digital video initiatives for Conde Nast's Glamour and GQ. Amid dwindling print profits, the venerable publisher has been seeking to capitalize on its popular stable of magazines. It recently formed the Conde Nast Entertainment...

William "Billy" Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show "Billy the Exterminator," has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possessing synthetic marijuana, his attorney said. Bretherton was put on probation for a year and prosecutors dropped charges against his wife at a hearing April 19 in Bossier Parish, attorney Allyn Stroud said Tuesday. He said Bretherton was given a suspended 60-day jail term and fined $500 and that the reality TV star has agreed to undergo substance abuse evaluation...

May 5: Actress Pat Carroll is 86. Actor Michael Murphy is 75. Actor Lance Henriksen ("Millennium," "Aliens") is 73. Comedian-actor Michael Palin (Monty Python) is 70. Actor Roger Rees ("Boston Common") is 69. Actor John Rhys-Davies is 69. Former MTV News correspondent Kurt Loder is 68. Drummer Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 65. Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen is 54. Newsman Brian Williams is 54. Actress Tina Yothers is 40. Singer Raheem DeVaughn is 38. Singer Craig David is 32. Actress...

Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. He was 34. "It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose," said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County police. This, Lester said, is based on statements received at the scene as well as evidence turned up at Kelly's home in south Atlanta. According...

YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle _ if there ever was one _ is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching. Instead he declared: "That's already happened." Schmidt said "the future is now" for YouTube, which recently passed the milestone of 1 billion unique visitors every month. But, he added with the Third World in mind, if you think that's a large number,...

Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kriss Kross, has died in Atlanta. Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said the 34-year-old Kelley was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the south campus of the Atlanta Medical Center. Honey said authorities are unsure of Kelly's cause of death and that an autopsy has yet to be performed. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy" performed alongside Chris Smith, known as "Daddy Mac," in the early...

Mitch Albom, one of the country's most popular authors, has a new publisher and a new novel coming this fall. The author of the sentimental favorite "Tuesdays With Morrie" has a three-book deal with Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Albom's previous publisher was the Disney-owned Hyperion, where he had spent much of his career. At Harper, Albom will be edited by Karen Rinaldi, a friend since the 1990s when she attempted _ and failed_ to acquire "Tuesdays With Morrie" for Crown....

A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the "Hannibal" TV show because of its graphic violence. The first three episodes of the serial-killer drama that aired on KSL-TV became increasingly graphic and "extremely gory," drawing complaints from many viewers and rising eyebrows among station executives, said Tami Ostmark, KSL-TV vice president of marketing. KSL executives were somewhat uncomfortable with the "Hannibal" show after viewing the pilot and promos but decided to give it...

William "Billy" Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show "Billy the Exterminator," has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possessing synthetic marijuana, his attorney said. Bretherton was put on probation for a year and prosecutors dropped charges against his wife at a hearing April 19 in Bossier Parish, attorney Allyn Stroud said Tuesday. He said Bretherton was given a suspended 60-day jail term and fined $500 and that the reality TV star has agreed to undergo substance abuse evaluation...

A top literary journal founded in 1925 has hired a Library of Congress director to be its new editor. The Virginia Quarterly Review announced Wednesday that W. Ralph Eubanks will take over as editor, effective June 3. Eubanks is director of publishing at the library and becomes the Review's first black editor. There has been no permanent editor at the Review since last year, when Ted Genoways (JEHN'-uh-wayz) resigned. The Review is published by the University of Virginia and has had a brilliant...

A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital _ and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills. Police say the 53-year-old Monticello man went to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment April 20. He claimed he was Pink Floyd singer-guitarist David Gilmour and that he didn't have health insurance. He was treated and released, but not before signing an autograph. The St. Cloud Times ( http://on.sctimes.com/10rU8fe ) says hospital security was...

A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the "Hannibal" TV show because of its graphic violence. KSL-TV vice president of marketing Tami Ostmark says the show's first three episodes were "extremely gory" and drew complaints from many viewers. She says it wasn't the type of show the station wanted leading into its 10 p.m. news cast. Utah residents still will be able to watch the show: The ABC affiliate is picking it up and will air it late Saturday. This isn't the first time KSL-TV...

CBS' soap "The Young and the Restless" earned a leading 23 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including three of the four competitors for best actor, while ABC rival "General Hospital" had 19 nominations. The 40th annual Daytime Emmy awards will be held June 16 in Beverly Hills, Calif., televised for the second year on the cable network HLN. Nominations were announced Wednesday. PBS' venerable children's show "Sesame Street" earned 17 nominations, including one for Kevin Clash, who played...

Furthur is cancelling a tour date after guitarist Bob Weir fell onstage at a concert last week. Weir said on his website Tuesday that the Grateful Dead offshoot is "unable to perform for the next several weeks ... due to unforeseen circumstances." They were scheduled to play May 9 in Napa, Calif. Weir was quickly helped off the floor after collapsing onstage at a concert last week in Port Chester, N.Y. The statement adds that the 65-year-old Weir plans to hit the road in late June for solo shows....

The religious scenes playing out on the interior walls of St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church could have been painted centuries ago: Saints with gilded halos, winged angels hugging curved arches, calligraphic lettering helping to tell ancient stories. But the paint is barely dry. This brick sanctuary on a street busy with shopping and fast food was, on and off for more than six years, the canvas of the Rev. Theodore Jurewicz as he quietly practiced an art form that had its beginnings in the...

The standoff between publishers and libraries over e-books is rapidly easing. On Wednesday, Hachette Book Group became the fourth major publisher this year to announce it was expanding its digital offerings to libraries. Hachette, whose authors include Stephenie Meyer and Malcolm Gladwell, will offer its entire e-catalog to libraries after two years of pilot programs. New books will be available simultaneously in paper and e-editions, a policy also recently adapted by Penguin Group (USA). Hachette,...