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'Spider-Man' to Open in Early Summer
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man" musical postponed the show's official opening for a stunning sixth time, announcing Wednesday that it will not officially open until this summer, and that it will bring in a new creative team that will include visionary Julie Taymor. The delay revealed a production so trouble-plagued that it has taken itself out of the running for Tony Award consideration this year, but it will be eligible for the 2012 season. The $65 million show was scheduled to open on March 15. "The team will be implementing a new plan to make significant and exciting ...
U2 Concert Moves Marlins-Mariners Series From Miami to Seattle
By Marc Lancaster - AOL NewsIt's no secret the Marlins are in quite a hurry to get out of the edifice currently known as Sun Life Stadium and into their new digs in Little Havana in 2012. Now they'll have three fewer games to play at the facility better known as the home of the Dolphins. A conflict with a U2 concert at the stadium has prompted MLB to switch a June 24-26 Marlins-Mariners series to Seattle. The long-anticipated move was officially announced Thursday as MLB unveiled the full 2011 schedule. The Marlins will wear their home uniforms and bat last for all three games to be held at Safeco Field, and the ...
Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Stage and Into Concert Mishap Fraternity [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsRoughly 40 years into his music career, Jimmy Buffett completed a painful rite of passage when he tumbled off the stage after closing a recent show in Sydney, Australia. The "Margaritaville" singer, who shocked his audience when he suffered a large gash on the head from the fall, is reportedly recovering and "doing well" since being released from the hospital on Wednesday. At 64 years old, Buffett can take comfort in knowing that he is not the first rock star to fall victim to an untimely stage mishap. Surge Desk pulled together a few clips of other famous musicians at some of their less ...
More Trouble for 'Spider-Man' as a Leading Actress Leaves
By Mara Gay - AOL News"Spider-Man" can't seem to catch a break. Natalie Mendoza, one of the lead actresses in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," is reportedly leaving the $65 million show, in yet another major blow to the most expensive Broadway production ever staged. The much-hyped production has suffered a series of setbacks while still in previews -- including serious injuries to four cast members. And now, The New York Times reports that Mendoza, who sustained a concussion during a performance last month, has quit. Bruce Glikas, FilmMagic Natalie Mendoza poses backstage after the opening-night ...
Marlins Consider Relocating 2011 Series Against Mariners to Canada
By Marc Lancaster - AOL NewsThe Marlins have become somewhat accustomed to taking their show on the road the last few years, with series in San Juan, Puerto Rico popping up occasionally. They might still end up back at good old Hiram Bithorn Stadium in 2011, but they're also considering relocating a home series about as far away from home as possible while remaining in North America, the Sun Sentinel reports. The Marlins need to move a June 24-26 home series against the Mariners because of the extensive setup required for a June 29 concert by U2 at Sun Life Stadium. Because both the Marlins and Mariners are facing ...
New Eco-App Declares U2 Bad for the Planet
By Alex Eichler - AOL News(Sept. 7) -- Justin Bieber's place in the musical canon may be a matter of debate, but from an environmental standpoint, at least, he's on the side of the angels. Bieber is one of a number of artists -- along with Jay-Z, Lady Gaga and the Georgia indie-pop band Of Montreal -- to be designated an "Earth Saver" by a new app that measures a touring act's carbon footprint. The app, Earth Destroyers, calculates how many pounds of carbon dioxide an artist produces by touring. Using data from the tracking site Bandsintown, artists are classified as either good or bad for the planet depending on how ...
U2, World Cup United Thanks to Soccer-Playing Copywriter
By John Walters - AOL NewsIt's not about politics, Or religion, Or the economy, It's not about borders, History, Trade, Oil, Water, Gas, Mineral rights, Human rights, Or animal rights, When Nicholas Sonderup (right), a 34 year-old copywriter at the advertising firm of Wieden-Kennedy, turned in his script for the FIFA ad entitled "United", he was understandably anxious. And not just because he had spent eight months working on the campaign for ESPN's five FIFA ads. Sonderup's avocation, you see, is writing music and the man whose approval his lyrics needed was none other than the lead singer and lyricist of the biggest ...
U2's Bono Undergoes Emergency Back Surgery
By not in system - AOL News(May 21) -- U2 frontman Bono underwent emergency back surgery after suffering an injury during the band's rehearsals for their upcoming world tour, his spokesperson announced on Friday. According to the statement, Bono "will spend the next few days" in a Munich hospital "before returning home to recuperate." There's no word just yet as to how this will affect the band's upcoming U.S. concert dates. ...
Bono: Obama's Nobel Prize Was the World Saying 'Don't Blow It'
By David Sessions - Politics DailyIn Sunday's installment in his series of occasional columns for the New York Times, U2's lead singer wrote that the Nobel Peace Prize represented the world's hopeful fantasy about Barack Obama -- one that could come true. Bono cheered Obama's embrace of the Millennium Development Goals, a U.N. agreement that aims to improve global quality of life. He said such support signals major progress for the United States and suggests that Obama deserved the "aspirational" award. "Many have spoken about the need for a rebranding of America," Bono wrote. "Rebrand, restart, reboot. In my view [Obama's ...
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