Funeral set for classical actor William Hutt A public funeral will be held Monday, July 9, at St. James Anglican Church in Stratford, Ont., for the great Canadian classical actor William Hutt.
Shilpa Shetty to hit London stage in musical Celebrity Big Brother winner and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty will star in a musical premiering in London later this year. Former New York opera diva Beverly Sills is gravely ill with cancer and has been hospitalized, according to media reports. A Chinese-born director has turned the traditional tale of the Monkey King into an opera cum circus that will take to the stage next month in Manchester.
Movie critic Siegel dies at 63 Joel Siegel, the long-time movie critic from Good Morning America, died Friday after a battle with colon cancer. Prince William requests favourite song at Concert for Diana Britain's Prince William has put in a special request to British soul and blues singer Joss Stone for the songs he'd like to hear at this Sunday's Concert for Diana. Lightfoot delights in postage stamp honour Music icon Gordon Lightfoot was thrilled when Canada Post approached him about being one of the four recording artists recognized in a new stamp series, available as of Friday.
Canada's television regulator is recommending a more "market-oriented" Canadian Television Fund that would channel money to shows that are a ratings success. Chrétien, MacLeod among new appointments to Order of Canada Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pop singer Molly Johnson, award-winning writer Alistair MacLeod and broadcaster Pamela Wallin are among the latest distinguished Canadians set to receive the Order of Canada.
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