"Hairspray" smashes UK theatre nominations record
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The flamboyant retro musical "Hairspray" on Thursday won a record 11 nominations for the Laurence Olivier Awards, Britain's top theatre prizes.
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Featuring the unlikely trio of John  Travolta as a woman, Michelle Pfeiffer as a racist and a chubby  singer as its star, &quot;Hairspray&quot; debuts in movie theaters on  Friday aiming to be a box office hit -- again.
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The world record for the biggest ensemble of spoon players has been set in Britain, the organiser of the event announced.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Consecutive nominations a first for Sheffield band  Â· Amy Winehouse is joint favourite on 12-strong list
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Lance Bass will join the Broadway cast of "Hairspray" on Aug. 14.
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Control, the biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, leads the British Independent Film Awards nominations.
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The new movie-musical version of 'Hairspray' is bouncy enough, but the high jinks smudge an important history lesson.
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Sir Peter Hall's production of Shakespeare's comedy, starring his daughter Rebecca Hall as Rosalind, is soul-stirring and exhilarating.
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Arts & entertainment: We celebrate a new golden age of British theatre by bringing together 50 actors in a unique portrait.
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British cinemas enjoyed a strong year in 2007, with Â£904m of tickets sold at box offices, UK Film Council figures reveal.
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&quot;Shrek&quot;, the CGI animated feature film that broke box office records worldwide and spawned an even more successful sequel, is coming to Broadway as a stage musical.
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world&#39;s biggest arts festival, this year broke its attendance record by selling 1.7 million tickets, organisers said Tuesday.
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The London Film Critics' Circle gives seven nominations to The Queen starring Dame Helen Mirren.
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Gone With the Wind has been seen by more cinema-goers than any other film in UK history, a study finds.
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The musical will open in London later this year.
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Australian coming-of-age film drama Somersault gets a record 15 nominations for the country's top film awards.
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Some 100,000 tickets for dates in Manchester and London sell out in 90 minutes.