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The British stage adaptation of hit movie LEGALLY BLONDE has triumphed after landing a series of prizes at London’s What’s On Stage awards.
The musical received four trophies over the weekend (19-20Feb11), including Best Actress in a Musical for Sheridan Smith, who plays the role Reese Witherspoon famously portrayed in the big screen original.
The show, staged at the Savoy Theatre in the U.K. capital, also won prizes for Best Supporting Actress (Jill Halfpenny), Best New Musical and Best Choreographer.
Meanwhile, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies scored two awards for Best Actor (Ramin Karimloo) and Best Supporting Actor (Joseph Millson).
Glee actor Jonathan Groff was also named Newcomer of the Year for his turn in Deathtrap.
Poirot star David Suchet was applauded as he picked up the Best Actor in a Play title for All My Sons, while his co-star Zoe Wanamaker won the female equivalent.
The musical Wicked, which was inspired by the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, took home two trophies including Best West End Show for the second consecutive year.

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SIR PATRICK STEWART is backing a campaign calling for a change in U.K. law over the right to assisted dying.
The X-Men star wants those who are terminally ill but mentally competent to be legally allowed to die at their request.
Stewart has joined Atonement author Ian McEwan and England cricket ace Chris Broad as a patron for the Dignity In Dying cause.
He says, "We have no control over how we arrive in the world but at the end of a life we should have control over how we leave it." And McEwan, who began campaigning after his friend Dr Ann McPherson fell terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, adds, "People who have a definite terminal illness and who are mentally competent and who want to be able to die and to do so on their own terms should be able to do so without criminalising the people around them.
"There is a lot of unnecessary suffering caused by people either having to leave their homeland to go and die or people having to criminalise near family and friends. The case seems to be quite overwhelming.
"The issue is not really of death but of how you live out that last chapter, those last sentences. To do it calmly with all the people around you that have mattered and you love in familiar surroundings should be a wonderful thing - not to be writhing on a hospital bed or sitting glumly several hundred miles away from home."

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TOM CRUISE cemented his interest in taking musical ROCK OF AGES from the stage to the screen when he turned up to Saturday’s (19Feb11) show at the Pantages theatre in Los Angeles - and then visited the cast backstage.
Cruise has signed up to hit the high notes as Stacee Jaxx in the film version of the stage spectacular, and his research included checking out the show.
Immediately following the performance, Cruise dashed backstage to meet cast members like Constantine Maroulis and Rebecca Faulkenberry.

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MOTLEY CRUE, THE CARS and GREEN DAY have made it onto a new magazine list of the Top 10 Best Rock Bands ever.
The three acts join the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Santana on the Parade magazine poll.
The Beatles topped the list
. Only Led Zeppelin are no longer performing and recording together
. The Cars recently reformed and are currently in the studio working on new material.
The top 10 list is:

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Queen
4. The Cars
5. Heart
6. Green Day
7. Journey
8. Santana
9. Rolling Stones
10. Motley Crue

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MATT DAMON fears pal STEVEN SODERBERGH is deadly serious about his plans to quit moviemaking and devote his life to becoming an artist - even he can’t talk him out of his career switch.
The actor is worried the upcoming Liberace biopic, in which he’ll play the pianist’s gay lover, will be the last time he’ll get the chance to work with the director.
Damon, Soderbergh and Michael Douglas plan to make a start on the film next year (12) after a series of hold-ups - and it could be the moviemaker’s swansong.
Damon tells The Orlando Sentinel, "It’s his life to do with what he wants.
"I’ve talked at length with Steven about it. He is going away for a while, I think. He genuinely wants to paint. And he feels if he really dedicates himself he can be really good. He’s not yet 50. He will put in the hours. He has a work ethic like nobody I’ve ever seen. He feels if he puts a hard decade of work in, he could really be doing something.
"But I see it as a waste of this incredible depth of knowledge of filmmaking. But his thing is form. He says, ‘I’m only interested in what I can do with form. I’ve made almost every movie I want to. And if I see another over-the-shoulder shot, I’m going to kill myself.’ "I said to him, right after I did Invictus, ‘Steven, I just finished a movie with a guy in his 70s (Clint Eastwood) who still charges out of bed every morning because he can’t wait to get to the set. He has a blast and is really loving it and he’s been doing it a lot longer than either of us.’ "And without a blink, Steven says, ‘But Clint’s a storyteller. A great storyteller. I’m not interested in stories. I’m interested in form.’"

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Guitar great STEVE VAI is calling on budding virtuosos to help him score a new world record for the largest online music lesson ever.
The rocker is teaming up with his old music college, Berklee in Massachusetts, to attempt the global guitar lesson on 3 March (11).
The Grammy Award-winning star hopes the stunt will encourage guitar players to cultivate their own unique style.
He says, "This online event, and the larger efforts Berkleemusic is making to teach students around the world, is a great example of the collaboration that happens at Berklee. Whether you’re in Boston, Bombay, or Brussels, we’ll all be together on March 3." Vai’s free online lesson will last 30 minutes, and will provide a unique look into Steve’s technique.

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ELVIS PRESLEY’s former Beverly Hills mansion is on the market to lease.
The gated compound, where the music icon lived with his wife Priscilla, is available at $25,000 (£16,600) a month.
The estate was built in 1958 and has recently been remodelled.
Handwritten tributes from fans still adorn the property’s entry gate.

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KILL HANNAH star MAT DEVINE has become the latest professional rocker to halt his career for a Broadway role.
After Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Melissa Etheridge both stepped onstage to play roles in American Idiot recently, Devine has signed up to portray Grim Hunter in the much-maligned Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Reports suggest the alternative rocker will play the role for a year - and he has put his band on hold to allow him to taste Broadway success.

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Socialite PEACHES GELDOF infuriated moviemaker QUENTIN TARANTINO when she was dating his pal ELI ROTH - she crashed into the ‘Pussy Wagon’ from KILL BILL.
The daughter of rocker Bob began dating Roth early last year (10) and spent much of her time with the actor in Los Angeles.
However, Geldof risked the wrath of Tarantino when a day out in the city ended in disaster.
She tells Britain’s Buzz magazine, "I can’t actually drive, but Eli let me take a spin in Quentin’s car down Mulholland Road in L.A., which is a crazy road anyway.
"Quentin was in front driving the actual Pussy Wagon pick-up truck that was in Kill Bill, and I took my eye off the road for a second and crashed into it. They were both not happy, and it was a very stressful situation. I just kept saying: ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry!’" The couple split in October (10).

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Hip-hop star FOXY BROWN was asked to leave a fashion show she was booked to perform at in New York last week (16Feb11).
TMZ.com reports the I’ll Be hitmaker allegedly turned up at the Indashio event late and intoxicated.
She was so late, the party was almost over when she arrived - and guests were leaving.
The website claims Foxy locked herself in a bathroom and refused to come out.
Event organisers aren’t the only ones questioning Brown’s attitude and behaviour - producer Daddy Digg$ recently slammed the hip-hop star for missing a number of studio sessions and is planning to take legal action over her "deceptive" antics.
Digg$ told the New York Daily News, "She can’t meet deadlines on anything… Very deceptive, and it hurts the credibility of our companies." Meanwhile, her former manager Bernadette Brennan has accused the star of indulging in "self-destructive behaviour" and is threatening legal action of her own to recoup money from missed studio time.

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LIAM NEESON’s thriller UNKNOWN has shocked movie industry experts by beating action film I AM NUMBER FOUR to the top of the U.S. box office.
The closely contested race ended with Neeson’s new film, in which he plays a botanist who ceases to exist in the eyes of his family and colleagues after a car crash, scoring a $21.8 million (£14.5 million) opening weekend - $2 million (£1.3 million) more than second-placed I Am Number Four, which stars Glee’s Dianna Agron and Brit Alex Pettyfer.
Unknown beat most projections by $3 million (£2 million).
Animated comedy Gnomeo & Juliet was just behind in third with $19.4 million (£12.9 million), taking its two-week tally to just over $50 million (£33.3 million).
Comedies Just Go With It and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son round out the new top five.

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Iranian drama NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION has been named Best Film at the Berlinale film festival in Germany.
As well as the event’s coveted Golden Bear, Asghar Farhadi’s controversial film also picked up Silver Bears for Best Male and Female Actor/Actress.
German moviemaker Ulrich Koehler took the Best Director Silver Bear Sleeping Sickness, while Hungary’s Bela Tarr landed the Jury Grand Prize for The Turin Horse.
Italian actress Isabella Rossellini presided over the Berlin competition jury, which included German actress Nina Hoss and costume designer Sandy Powell.
Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeremy Irons, Colin Firth, Helena Bonham-Carter and Ralph Fiennes were among the international stars who graced the 11-day festival in Berlin.
The full list of leading Berlinale winners is:
Golden Bear for Best Film Nader and Simin, A Separation Silver Bear, The Jury Grand Prix The Turin Horse Silver Bear, Best Director Ulrich Kohler for Sleeping Sickness Silver Bear, Best Actress for ensemble in Nader & Simin, A Separation Silver Bear, Best Actor for ensemble in Nader & Simin, A Separation Silver Bear, Outstanding Artistic Achievement Wojciech Staron for The Prize Ex Aequo Barbara Enriquez for The Prize Silver Bear, Best Script Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj for The Forgiveness Of Blood Alfred Bauer Prize If Not Us, Who?

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TOM HARDY has finally received his British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) trophy, after snubbing the ceremony earlier this month (Feb11) to go on holiday.
The Inception actor landed the Rising Star Award ahead of fellow nominees Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Aaron Johnson and Gemma Arterton - but he was not at the ceremony to claim his prize.
Hardy admits he chose to miss the BAFTAs to go on holiday with fiancee Charlotte Riley and his son, Louis, from a previous relationship - because he never expected to land the prize.
He tells U.K. TV host Alan Carr, "I was about to go away to Georgia for six weeks and start a new film. I had a choice whether to go away before with my missus and my little boy or go to the BAFTAs.
"We watched it on TV and I was like, ‘Oh no!’ I never expected to win so thank you." Carr presented Hardy with the award during an interview, which is set to air in the U.K. on Monday (21Feb11).

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JOE JONAS wowed girlfriend ASHLEY GREENE with a Chanel charm bracelet for her 24th birthday.
The Twilight star wore the jewellery item as she celebrated her birthday in Las Vegas on Saturday night (19Feb11), revealing her boyfriend tricked her into thinking it was a cheaper version of what she wanted.
She tells People.com, "When I got it, my boyfriend said, ‘It’s vintage Coach, and I was like, ‘Thanks so much’. And then I put it on and was like, ‘Oh my God, this is Chanel’.
"It was very cute and sweet and adorable to me because my boyfriend gave it to me. Coach, Chanel, makes no difference to him… I absolutely love it because he knows what I like."

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U.S. comedian BILL MAHER’s live political debate show REAL TIME was interrupted by an angry audience member on Friday night (18Feb11).
The comic was talking to moviemaker Kevin Smith, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and two political pundits about the treatment of women in Muslim countries, like Egypt, when an unseen man started yelling from the audience.
Maher and his guests attempted to laugh off the interruption, but the protester started yelling at security staff as they tried to evict him from the studio, stating, "Do not touch me; that’s battery… I will leave of my own accord." But he continued shouting at Maher, apparently upset by comments the comic had made about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on a previous show.
The host joked, "That went better in rehearsals," and then added, "I once had to go into that crowd and throw a guy out myself - and I think I might have to do it again."

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Actress ELIZA DUSHKU is nursing a broken finger after horsing around with boyfriend RICK FOX on the beach.
The couple marked Valentine’s Day (14Feb11) with a romantic trip to Mexico, but Dushku landed up in hospital after injuring a digit on her left hand.
In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Valentine’s Day 2011: YOU GUYS! Want to see what’s on my left ring-finger..? No joke! "Playing football on the beach. Official word from local doc/hospital/x-rays: BROKEN! So romantic." The star also posted a picture of her swollen finger on Facebook.com alongside the caption "Gross!!"

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A representative for SHERYL CROW has dismissed reports she’s planning to switch labels following poor record sales.
The star’s last album, 100 Miles from Memphis, has shifted just 150,000 copies in the U.S. since its release last summer (10).
Crow’s contract with Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records is coming to a close and rumours suggesting she’s eyeing a move to an independent label have been rife - but her spokesperson has moved swiftly to dismiss the gossip.
Her lawyer tells the New York Post’s gossip column PageSix, "As far as I know, I don’t know the story and haven’t heard this story", while a rep for the label adds, "This is untrue."

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British supermodel KATE MOSS is planning to design her own wedding dress, according to fashion mogul VIVIENNE WESTWOOD.
The beauty is busy planning her summer (11) nuptials after longtime boyfriend Jamie Hince proposed last month (Jan11), but rather than turn to one of her designer friends and ask them to create her wedding dress, Moss is dreaming up her own one-of-a-kind perfect gown.
Westwood says, "I think she’s designing it herself. She has done her own fashion range and she knows about clothes. She knows what she is doing, she doesn’t need my help.
"Kate is a mate. I’ve known her for years and I’m really happy for her."

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