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Lion King Keeps Crown, Beats Moneyball

Mark Russell — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:46:46 CDT

Moneyball may have scored a homerun with critics , but at the end of the weekend the only number that mattered was 3D, as Disney's souped-up re-release of its 17-year-old The Lion King topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The Lion King earned another $22.1...

Lion King Star, 11, Dies of Cancer

Rob Quinn — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:23:19 CDT

A young girl with a giant voice who won an open audition for a role in the Broadway production of The Lion King has died of leukemia at the age of 11. Shannon Tavarez spent seven months performing in the show before she was diagnosed in April. Thousands of people,...

U2's $31M Spider-Man Musical Hits Delays

Nick McMaster — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:01:09 CST

Spider-Man has hit more snags en route to its debut as a Broadway musical, Bloomberg reports. Rehearsals for the U2-scored production, set to begin this spring, have been postponed indefinitely. With its budget currently at $31.3 million, the Spidey musical is the most expensive Broadway show ever, and costs...

Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll

Harry Kimball — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:15:01 CDT

Bambi is the best “tear-jerker” ever, the Daily Telegraph reports. An online poll puts the Disney cartoon at the top of the list, and it should be no surprise: Even Paul McCartney credits the death of Bambi’s mother for his vegetarianism. Ghost , the sentimental story of the relationship between Patrick...