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'Rent' to bring down the curtain on Broadway run

AP - Sun Sep 7, 3:55 PM ET

NEW YORK - Broadway prepared to say goodbye Sunday to "Rent," 12 years and 5,124 performances after it first became a rock musical with a message for theatergoers of all ages.

  • Actress Taryn Manning, left, and reality TV personality Audrina Patridge pose together at the Verizon Wireless Samsung Style Villa at the Thompson Hotel in Bevely Hills, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Nekesa Mumbi Moody)
    Side events bring out celebs in advance of VMAs AP - Sun Sep 7, 3:06 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Though the MTV Video Music Awards are the main event in town this weekend, some celebrities are satisfied enough with the side activities connected to the extravaganza.

  • In this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo, singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
    One More Time: Britney returns to MTV VMAs AP - Sun Sep 7, 12:20 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Another year, another attempted comeback for Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards.

  • Madonna performs during the opening night of her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff August 23, 2008. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)
    Madonna dedicates "Like a Virgin" to pope Reuters - Sun Sep 7, 10:03 AM ET

    ROME (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a Virgin" to the pope at a sold-out concert held in Rome.

  • Pal: Ashlee and Pete Expecting Twins(E! Online)
    Pal: Ashlee and Pete Expecting Twins E! Online - Sun Sep 7, 7:33 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz could find themselves facing another round of twin rumors.

  • Brother and sister duo, Donnie and Marie Osmond, host the Miss USA 2008 pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada April 11, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)
    Donny and Marie bring G-rated variety to Vegas Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 9:02 PM ET

    NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Veteran sibling performers Donny and Marie Osmond are about to begin a 26-week stand in Las Vegas, and Marie Osmond points out that they just might turn Sin City into Sincere City.

  • Actress Lindsay Lohan, left, and Samantha Ronson attend the Charlotte Ronson 2009 Spring Collection in Bryant Park during Fashion Week in New York on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
    Lindsay and Samantha rock the runway crowd AP - Sat Sep 6, 3:09 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Nobody draws attention like Lindsay Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson.

  • Britney's Not Rehearsing for the VMAs(E! Online)
    Britney's Not Rehearsing for the VMAs E! Online - Sat Sep 6, 11:11 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - E! News has confirmed that the Britney Spears dance video leaked yesterday on MSN.com does not show a rehearsal for a performance on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards.

  • Fashion Week Starts Strong With Fashion Rocks(E! Online)
    Fashion Week Starts Strong With Fashion Rocks E! Online - Sat Sep 6, 10:04 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - She's got style for miles. Kicking off New York Fashion Week, Beyoncé looked fabulous in this beautiful banana-colored gown at Friday night's Fashion Rocks event.

  • Fran Drescher, left, and Sharon Osbourne pose together before the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV AP - Sat Sep 6, 7:12 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.

  • Justin Timberlake and Beyonce Knowles perform on stage during Conde Nast's Fashion Rocks show, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
    Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks AP - Sat Sep 6, 1:59 AM ET

    NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion.

  • Peter Wentz of Fall Out Boy gestures as he arrives at the Trump International Hotel and Tower Dubai party in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles August 23, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Fall Out Boy rolls out viral campaign for "Folie" Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 1:43 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - A starlet having lunch at the Ivy is not a rare sight in Los Angeles; it's common knowledge that the restaurant is the place to see and be seen by the paparazzi.

  • Burning Q's: Slick Jonas Duds & Baby-Pic Dollars(E! Online)
    Burning Q's: Slick Jonas Duds & Baby-Pic Dollars E! Online - Fri Sep 5, 12:56 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - I feel like a total creep asking this (I'm too old to be thinking about them!), but I'm a fashion student and I simply must know: Do the Jonas Brothers have a stylist? What are some of the labels they wear most?

  • Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee arrives at the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Hollywood, Florida, April 10, 2008. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
    Hispanic radio targets young listeners Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 1:34 AM ET

    MIAMI (Billboard) - Hispanic radio is showing new interest in reaching a bilingual and bicultural population.

  • Sting Can Be Your Hero, Baby(E! Online)
    Sting Can Be Your Hero, Baby E! Online - Fri Sep 5, 12:02 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Every note you fake, it will look like Sting is watching you.

  • Ann (L) and Nancy Wilson of Heart perform at the 'Idol Gives Back' show at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California April 6, 2008. The rock group Heart, angry that its 70's hit 'Barracuda' is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is biting back at the Alaska governor. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Heart says "Barracuda" use is fishy Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 1:24 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The rock group Heart, angry that its '70s hit "Barracuda" is being used as the unofficial theme song for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is taking aim at the Alaska governor.

  • DUI Plea All Greek to TV Star(E! Online)
    DUI Plea All Greek to TV Star E! Online - Fri Sep 5, 9:23 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - The star of Greek may be in for a bit of a hazing by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.

  • U.S. blues legend B.B. King greets his fans during 'The B.B King 80th Birthday Tour Auctions' at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona in this July 10, 2006 file photo. (Gustau Nacarino/Files/Reuters)
    Blues legend B.B. King achieves new chart record Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 8:47 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - With his 83rd birthday fast approaching, blues legend B.B. King has just scored the highest-debuting solo album of his career.

  • Musician Jon Bon Jovi answers a question during a news conference about affordable housing with New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, right, in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Bon Jovi's Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation is providing $1 million toward construction of a 51-unit building in Newark that will cater to homeless people with special needs, like AIDS patients.(AP Photo/Mike Derer)
    Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser AP - Fri Sep 5, 11:18 PM ET

    MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.

  • Dramarama! Dating Aubrey O'Day(E! Online)
    Dramarama! Dating Aubrey O'Day E! Online - Fri Sep 5, 9:03 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Don't look for Making the Band's new star Donnie Klang to be reuniting with former flame Aubrey O'Day anytime soon.

  • R and B singer and songwriter Keri Hilson arrives at the 2008 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 24, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    "Gimme More" songwriter steps up to the mic Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 1:39 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Keri Hilson is already a successful songwriter. Her enviable list of credits includes songs for Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Mary J. Blige ("Take Me As I Am"), Ludacris ("Runaway Love") and Usher ("Love in This Club").

  • In this Feb. 27, 2008 file photo, Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko is seen during anniversary celebrations of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. Netrebko has a new tenor in her life.The soprano gave birth to a 7-pound, 13-ounce boy Friday Sept. 5, 2008, in Vienna, Austria, New York-based publicist Glenn Petry said. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service,File)
    Soprano Anna Netrebko gives birth to baby boy AP - Fri Sep 5, 6:57 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Anna Netrebko has a new tenor in her life.

  • Republicans Take Heart; Heart Takes It Back(E! Online)
    Republicans Take Heart; Heart Takes It Back E! Online - Fri Sep 5, 4:01 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Ann and Nancy Wilson are hoping the Republicans change their tune—and aren't planning on waiting until November to find out.

  • "Idol" grad Pickler writes from the heart Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 10:16 PM ET

    NASHVILLE (Billboard) - She has domestic turmoil and tabloid-fodder romance in her past, but Kellie Pickler just wants people "to get to know me through my music." It's fitting, then, that the "American Idol" alumna's sophomore album, due September 30, is self-titled.

  • In this May 18, 2008 file photo, singer Darius Rucker arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)
    Hootie frontman Rucker a hit with country radio AP - Fri Sep 5, 5:49 PM ET

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Darius Rucker says he's always been a sucker for a country shuffle.

  • Gene Simmons Rocked by Racing Suit(E! Online)
    Gene Simmons Rocked by Racing Suit E! Online - Thu Sep 4, 8:58 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - If a former associate has his way, Gene Simmons could be wagging his tongue in court.

  • Meyers turns toward pop to make "Beautiful Noise" Reuters - Sat Sep 6, 12:09 AM ET

    NASHVILLE (Billboard) - "Make Some Noise," Christian rocker Krystal Meyers' third studio album, represents a shift in direction for the 20-year-old singer-songwriter.

  • Nicoletta Mantovani, widow of late Italian Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, looks on during a press conference at Rome's Culture Ministry building, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, to commemorate the first anniversary of his death. Pavarotti who died in Modena, Sept. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
    Pavarotti to be remembered around the world AP - Fri Sep 5, 12:31 PM ET

    ROME - The world will mark the first anniversary of the death of Luciano Pavarotti with a series of concerts, an exhibit and other events, organizers and his family announced Friday.

  • Christina Aguilera Reaches Target Audience(E! Online)
    Christina Aguilera Reaches Target Audience E! Online - Wed Sep 3, 11:47 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Ain't no other retailer for Christina Aguilera.

  • Carlos Santana performs on the stage during this year's 'Connection' concert, an admission-free event organised annually by Hungary's telecommunications provider T-Mobile in Budapest June 28, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Santana offers fans a "Multi Dimensional" valentine Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 10:54 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Guitarist Carlos Santana says his new compilation, "Multi Dimensional Warrior," is "a love letter to fans" -- as well as a reminder that his repertoire includes more than the hit duets he's been releasing since 1999's "Supernatural."

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