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Thursday, April 30, 2015 Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker announce the 69th Annual Tony Award nominations at The Paramount Hotel on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in New York.
‘American in Paris,’ ‘Fun Home’ lead Tony nominations pack Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
NEW YORK — The musicals “An American in Paris” and “Fun Home” each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, showing two very different sides of this Broadway season. One side is sunny — the dance-heavy stage adaptation of the 1951 musical film with George and Ira Gershwin songs — and the other moody — the dark show based on Alison Bechdel’s coming of age graphic novel about her closeted, suicidal dad. “It’s nice to know if something’s good, there’s room for it,” said Max von Essen, who earned a nomination for featured actor in a musical in “American in Paris.” ‘’There’s room for a smaller, darker piece and there’s room for a big, show-stopping revival.” Michael Cerveris got one of the dozen nods for “Fun Home” — as best leading actor in a musical — and hopes they will attract more people to see his critically acclaimed and poignant show. “The real value of the Tonys — and I suppose any awards — is to draw attention to something that people otherwise might not seek out. So the fact that every aspect of the production has been acknowledged is the best kind of advertising,” he said. The nominations ranged from 11-year-old Sydney Lucas in “Fun Home” to 82-year-old Chita Rivera, looking for her third Tony. Helen Mirren and Bradley Cooper each got nominations but Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Kelsey Grammer and Matthew Morrison from “Glee” didn’t get nods. Rivera, who is wowing crowds just with a raised eyebrow, has championed her show, the dark John Kander and Fred Ebb musical “The Visit,” since 2001. She called its arrival on Broadway “joyous” and said the experienced cast and creators are superb. “We think it’s a jewel,” she said. The best new play category includes “Wolf Hall, Parts One & Two,” ‘’Hand to God,” ‘’Disgraced” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Larry David’s “Fish in the Dark” was snubbed entirely. The first casualty of the nominating process was “Living on Love,” which announced it would close May 3. The Renee Fleming-led play earned no nominations Tuesday and needed something to goose box office receipts. Last week, it grossed only about 16 percent of its $957,000 potential. In addition to “An American in Paris” and “Fun Home,” the best new musical category includes “Something Rotten!” and “The Visit.” The Peter Pan-themed “Finding Neverland,” Harvey Weinstein’s first-ever venture into Broadway as a lead producer, didn’t get a single nomination. (ap)
Courtney Love sued by co-author of long-awaited memoir
NEW YORK - A music journalist who worked on Courtney Love’s longawaited memoir has sued her, saying that the rock singer failed to compensate him. Anthony Bozza, known for his articles in Rolling Stone magazine and his biography of rap giant Eminem, said that Love -- the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain -owed him more than $200,000. In a lawsuit filed in New York last week, Bozza said that Love has received $400,000 out of a $1.2 million advance from publisher HarperCollins for the yet-to-be-released book. In the lawsuit, Bozza said that he sent drafts of the introduction and first two chapters to Love in 2012 and that she responded by email “that the work was ‘f***king beautiful!!!!’” But by mid-2014, Bozza said that Love told him by text message that she had started
working with a new writer, who turned out to be “worthless” and had put the project in “even more chaos.” Bozza said that he was never terminated but charged that new writers were using his work as a base. Love and HarperCollins did not immediately comment on the lawsuit. In an interview last year with Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, Love was quoted as saying that she rejected Bozza’s draft because it was too revealing. Love, who enjoyed success as the frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole, is infamous for her volatile personality and struggles with substance abuse. But she has recently shown a softer side as she appears at premieres for a new documentary about her late husband, “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” on which she cooperated. (afp)
NEW YORK - Young singing sensation Sam Smith on Tuesday canceled the rest of an Australian tour after developing a hemorrhage on his vocal cords. The 22-year-old British singer, who has maintained a punishing touring schedule amid a meteoric rise in his career, said he has been “vocally exhausted for a while now.” He was diagnosed with a small hemorrhage on his vocal cords after a performance Monday in Sydney, he said in a statement. “The doctors have told me I need to fully rest until my vocal cords have healed, otherwise this could become a huge long-term issue,” he said. “I am so sorry to all who have
bought tickets. I truly am. This kills me,” he said. Smith had been scheduled to perform through May 4 in Australia. Promoters said that they were looking to reschedule the dates for December. Smith is scheduled to play in Tokyo on May 7 and 8 before extensive summer touring in Europe and North America. Smith, who until a few years ago was a bartender in London, quickly amassed a global following with his song “Stay With Me,” a soulful ballad about a onenight stand. He was the big winner at the latest Grammys, taking home three of the four most prestigious awards. (afp)
Sam Smith cancels Australia tour over vocal hemorrhage
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Execution as part of “war” on drugs
CILACAP - Indonesia on Wednesday defended the execution of seven foreign drug convicts, with the attorney general saying that although the death penalty was not “pleasant” it was vital in waging a war against drugs. “We are fighting a war against horrible drug crimes that threaten our nation’s survival,” Muhammad Prasetyo told reporters in Cilacap, the gateway to the high-security prison island of Nusakambangan where the executions took place. President Joko Widodo, who has been a vocal supporter of the
death penalty for drug traffickers, also defended the executions:
“This is our rule of law, the rule of law concerning the death penalty. We also respect the laws of other countries.” The seven convicts -- two from Australia, one from Brazil and four from Africa -- were shot by firing squad, along with one Indonesian, despite strident foreign appeals and pleas from family members. Brazil expressed “deep regret” at
the execution of its national, whose family says is mentally ill, and said it was weighing its next move. The condemned men reportedly all refused blindfolds and sang hymns, among them “Amazing Grace”, as they went to face the firing squad in a jungle clearing, according to a pastor who was with them. As the clocked ticked down to
midnight, a group of tearful supporters also sang hymns, embraced and held candles aloft during a vigil at the port in Cilacap, the gateway to the prison island of Nusakambangan. After the executions, family members could be seen crying and were ushered away by friends and supporters, an AFP reporter saw.
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Angelita Muxfeldt (R), a relative of Brazilian Rodrigo Gularte, looks over his coffin at a funeral home in Jakarta, Indonesia April 29, 2015. An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their nationals.