When the Tony Awards air Sunday night on CBS, the celebration of New York theater naturally will feature some faces closely associated with Hollywood. But has the annual Broadway event become too celebrity-focused? While the Tonys have long honored performers with a mix of credits on their resumes, last year’s ceremony skewed noticeably toward the movie business side of the spectrum. Three out of the four lead acting winners — Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Viola Davis — are best known for their Academy Award-nominated film work, while everyone who was nominated as best leading actor in a play has starred in at least one blockbuster. (To be fair, all of them — Washington, Jude Law, Alfred Molina, Liev Schreiber and Christopher Walken — also have significant stage experience, as does Viola Davis.) Read full article > >

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The Tony Awards: Why they need star power

This probably isn’t the celebration Newt Gingrich had in mind. The Republican presidential hopeful and his wife Callista were attacked by a glittery confetti-wielding protester at a book-signing in Minneapolis. Two Associated Press reporters saw Nick…

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Gingrich Pranked With Confetti

Cambodia’s prime minister said that more than 300 people were killed in a stampede during the celebration of a water festival.

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Hundreds Die in Stampede at Cambodian Festival