”Julie Andrews” News

Julie Andrews writes autobiography of early life

LOS ANGELES - When Julie Andrews was 14, her mother took her to a party at the home of a man in a nearby town. At her mother's bidding, the girl sang a song for the guests and sat down for a talk with the host, who was "tall and fleshly handsome."
05 3 2008 2:34AM (...more)

Julie Andrews flies to "Tooth Fairy" role

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Julie Andrews has earned her wings.
09 10 2008 10:00AM (...more)

'Sound of Music' daughter returns to Austria

VIENNA, Austria - Seventy years after fleeing the Nazis, a woman whose family was immortalized in " The Sound of Music " has returned to Austria to visit her former home.
07 26 2008 11:00AM (...more)

Book Talk: Meg Cabot revisits her childhood for new character

SYDNEY, March 19 (Reuters Life!) - American writer MegCabot , the bestselling author of " The Princess Diaries " series,has gone back to when she was a nine-year-old girl to bring anew character to life, Allie Finkle.
03 20 2008 3:50AM (...more)

Bigelow Aerospace Wants Atlas 5 Rockets for New Space Station

WASHINGTON -- Bigelow Aerospace officials said Feb. 1 theyare making progress in their negotiations with United Launch Alliance for sixinitial launches for their planned commercial space station, starting around2011.
02 5 2008 8:18AM (...more)

Canadian search for next Maria von Trapp begins

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Thousands of actresses throughout Canada will be vying for a chance at stardom when auditionsbegin on Friday to select who will play Maria von Trapp in anew production of " The Sound of Music ."
01 25 2008 10:21AM (...more)

Henry Higgins, Python among new D.C. power players

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - If the main thing oneveryone's mind in the nation's capital right now is who'llstill be living here in '09, at least there are a pair oftop-tier musicals in town to take those battered minds off theuncertainties at hand.
01 15 2008 11:55PM (...more)

A `Fair Lady' is artfully reimagined

WASHINGTON - It's not easy reinterpreting a classic musical — especially one that has theatergoers quietly humming along as soon as the overture begins. Impossible expectations and all. Then add the intricacies of touring a big show that requires a certain degree of sumptuousness.
01 9 2008 12:19PM (...more)

Celebrated Choreographer Kidd dies

LOS ANGELES - Choreographer Michael Kidd , whose joyously athletic dances for ballet, Broadway and Hollywood delighted audiences for half a century and won him five Tonys and an Oscar, has died.
12 25 2007 11:53PM (...more)

Depp named top autograph signer as Ferrell bombs

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Johnny Depp , take a bow. The" Pirates of the Caribbean " star who turns menacing in his newrole as murderous barber Sweeney Todd, has been named the bestcelebrity autograph signer for the third year running.
12 18 2007 3:44AM (...more)